rebecca

Hello you lovely lot!

So it seems now I'm back off holiday and don't really have a lot to do with my time since all my friends have already gong to University, I'm going through books like nobodies business! Since I've finished another one I thought I'd give you all a lovely little review...


Vet On Call - Marc Abraham 



My mum reccomended this me ages ago and it was on my bookcase for at least a year I would say. When I sorted out my bookcase I couldn't give it to charity because I hadn't read it and I felt so bad! So, I picked it up and started to read it, for some reason I stopped reading it for a while and started reading my other books so once again it was forgotten. However, after I finished Girl Online I knew I had to read it just so I didn't feel like it was staring at me from the bookcase. It took me 3 days to read this because I was hooked!

It's a true story and is written by a man who opened an Out-of-Hours vet in Brighton. Its got loads of tales about all the animals he had to see and the situations he got himself stuck, it's written SO well and there's loads of bits of comedy in with all the, obviously very serious, down sides of being a vet.

I would recommend this book to anyone, whether you like animals or not, as I've said before romance books aren'y my favourite so I love it when I find a book that isn't like that and a book that I love! It was on the list of my books to take to University so I'm glad I now have one less thing to shove in the car with me!

I'm already on to another book which I'll hopefully be able to finish before I move next Friday but you never know!


Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello you lovely lot!

So if you're a regular reader you'll know I took quite a few books on holiday with me! Truth is I only managed to finish one and a bit. However, I literally JUST finished the second one! So, I thought I'd do a quick little review as I did with Girl Online, seems only fair to me! If I hadn't finished this come the end of September I knew that I was going to take it with me to University but now I don't have to!

Eleanor And Park - Rainbow Rowell




I tried to read 'Fangirl' a while ago but I have to say I was quite disappointed so I didn't really have high hopes for this book I must admit. I am so pleased to say that I have been proved wrong. I think it was Natalie that first introduced me to this book and I'm so glad she did! It might now even be one of my favourite books?!

When I first started and saw that it kept switching between Eleanor's P.O.V and Parks I had a little sigh. I'm not a big fan of books like this because I tend to get confused by it all but I powered through! I found this book so easy to read which really made it a lovely holiday book even though it did take me a bit to get in to it, but I think that can be said of every book. It was written in such a lovely way and was so easy to get and understand, great for someone with the attention span of 3 seconds like me.

I'm a HUGE fan of plot twists and I can honestly say, I let out a physical gasp when I got towards the end so if you're a sucker for stuff like that, give it a go. I like to think I'm good at working out what's going to happen in books and I also have a habit of skipping to the last page and reading it but I did neither of these things with this book.

I also don't tend to be one for romance books (even though 'The Fault In Our Star' is possibly my favourite book ever) and I thought this would be straight romance but it isn't, it deals with so much more! Stuff like bullying and abuse which is totally not what I expected but I'm glad these issues were in there!

I'm glad the blurb gives literally no clues as to what happens in the book because sometimes reading the blurb basically means you've read the book and where's the fun in that? The blurb on this book just tells you about the character!

One thing I can say is that I don't really have clear pictures of either character in my head when normally I find it so easy to imagine them? I think this could be a good thing because it leaves a bit of mystery and also, if this were ever to be made in to a film, I wouldn't be disappointed when the characters didn't look the way they did in my head!

So yes, such a lovely book that even got a few tears from me at the end! I'm not sure what I'm reading next but there will definitely be a review up as soon as I've finished it (which could be a week or a month since I move to University next week.)

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello you lovely lot!

So, as some of you may know I am part of 'The Sprinklerinos Book Club' (and very proud to be a member may I add). So, I got sent the a signed copy of the book a few weeks before general release so I could tell you all how lovely it is! It came the other day along with a few sweet treats and today I finally had the time to sit down and read the first chapter 'Glitz'.

I thought it would be better to do this review in sections so that it's not the biggest blog post ever and so I don't forget anything that I want to say about it in the mass of writing!

First Impressions

When I came home on Thursday after just finishing my final exam my Mum said 'Becky a book or something came for you?' and I squealed. I was SO excited to get the book and start reading! I opened it and gasped (literally, that's not a joke). It is so beautiful. Full of colour and sparkles and glossy pages it is easily the most aesthetically pleasing book I ever did see. I even made sure I told Louise how beautiful it was!


I had a little cry at this moment. Louise has always been someone I've looked up to and someone who has had a huge impact on my life, whether she knows it or not. To see her come so far and to finally release something as amazing as this, I am very proud of her.

All of the pages in this book are beautiful. Every single one has lovely pictures and a glossy feel (can we make that mandatory for all books please?). The front cover even has glitter on it that you can FEEL (I KNOW RIGHT, IT'S GREAT)


Some pages even have lovely little quotes on them and some summaries of what's been said in the previous section...



Another first impression that I had is that the writing style is SO Louise. If you are scared of this book being 'not very Louise' or being all serious and what not, it's not. It's like you're listening to Louise talking in one of her videos and there's little jokes in brackets, kind of similar to the way I write which makes me ever so happy!

Glitz

So there are 6 sections inside the book (including 'Aloha Sprinklerinos' and 'Toodlepip!)'. The other four are 'Glitz', 'Create', 'Need To Knows', and 'All About Love'. Then each of these sections is split in to smaller sections. The sections for Glitz were..



BEAUTY AND PAMPERING

I loved this section. I am all about looking snazzy and feeling great! It was nice to read some tips from someone who always looks lovely in the hope that I too can always look like that (although you know, I doubt it's gonna happen). It made me want to sit in a bath for hours and do my makeup all nice even though I've been sat in bed all morning with a hangover. Woe is me.

PARTYING

Now, since I've just told you all I have a hangover we now know I like parties. I'm not a big party go-er to be honest. I like a party and I like a drink but I'm not out every weekend. Louise gave some tips for dinner parties (and I now really want to go to one or have one) and also some tips for drinking (which it's clear that I need).

MEETING CELEBRITIES

This section made me a giggle a lot. It included 'The Kylie Minogue Story' (if you know, you know) which is my favourite story that Louise has ever told. I like to think I'm quite cool when it comes to meeting celebs but I'm not. The moment I saw Louise in real life I started to cry but by the time she got round to me I had calmed down and felt like I was on top of the world.

THE ART OF SHOPPING

I love me some shopping. Just yesterday I went out and spent like 50 quid on makeup (it was payday, I was allowed). I completely agree with everything Louise says in this section, all the tips for a perfect shopping trip.

TRAVELLING IN STYLE

I don't travel very often, I live at home with my parents and so I only really go to surrounding cities and never anywhere very far without my family. However, with this being the year I start University (ha ha or not thanks to the exams I got given) I have a feeling that I will be travelling a lot more so I'm glad I now know some tips on how to make the best of my time!



Overall I already love the book and I'm only 77 pages in! It is so Louise and so beautiful and pretty and just so great! I can't wait to read the other sections and voice my opinions on them (which will hopefully be very soon). You can preorder the book now if you so wish. I know that it's currently half price at Waterstones and you can also win the chance to meet Louise, and who doesn't want that?!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x