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!

How is it the end of September?! I can't believe it! I always start these in the middle of the month because I love writing them so much! These seems to be my most popular posts so it's nice to know that other people enjoy them too!

This month has certainly been a busy one for me but also one of the best months and I can't wait for the next few months either!

I thought I would find it so hard to try and talk about different things I've loved every month but as this blog will soon be coming up to it's 1st birthday I can happily say that's not the case. I love discovering new things and then sharing them with you! This one is a little earlier, I normally put my favourites up around the 25th/26th but those are the days I'm moving to Uni and I also have another post for that day so I want to get this one up as soon as I can.

So let's get down to it!


Beauty / Skincare :

Now, as I mentioned in my last favourites I bought a foundation to replace my MAC one in the summer because it was starting to feel a bit heavy! So I did just that and I have to say, I feel a lot better, I feel much less cakey and as excited as I am for wearing my MAC foundation much more in the winter, it's been nice to have a bit of a lighter one. So this month, my beauty favourite is...

Rimmel - Match Perfection Foundation - 103 (True Ivory)




I don't think I've ever really used this foundation before, I have used a few Rimmel ones and I don't think I've ever been particularly impressed, this one however has changed my mind! The first time I out this on it matched my skin so well and even though I had a tan back then it still blends in really well. I find it easy to wear and I don't feel or look (in my personal opinion) like I have too much makeup on. I'm now saving my MAC one for special occasions because I think I'm running out and I will need a lot of makeup to cover my under eye bags at Monday morning lectures. It's on my christmas list though so it won't be long until I *hopefully* get a new bottle of it.


Music :

Normally I do an album for this section but I can't really give you a specific album I've been loving, however, I have discovered the joys of Spotify so I can tell you my favourite artist of this month!

Oh Wonder




You can buy that HERE!

Book :

I don't normally include this either and even though there's a book I've already spoken about on my blog, it HAS to be here!

Eleanor And Park



You can read my review by clicking HERE. I talk about it there and I gush about how good it is, I just thought it deserved a spot here!


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, if you read my 'Holiday Books' post then you will know that I set myself the challenge of reading five books in to weeks. Update on that, I read one a bit...fail. However, as promised, I'm going to do reviews on them! I know I love reading reviews on books because it gives me an idea of whether it's something I should spend my hard earned money on! I will eventually get round to reading the books, even if I have to take them to Uni with me!

So, without further ado, I present to you..

Girl Online - Zoella/Zoe Sugg



Now, I won't lie, I only bought this because I love Zoe. However, now I'm so glad I did (even if I have only just read it, soz Zo).

I also have to admit that when I first started reading it a long long time ago (ok not that long but like a few months is a lot to an 18 year old...) I wasn't the biggest fan. Being 18, I'm not the ideal demographic, let's be honest, and that was kind of obvious.

Maybe it was the way it was written? I don't really know how to explain it! If I was thirteen I think it would have been more accessible to me maybe? It took me quite a while to get in to because it wasn't really written like the kind of books I read now.

However, once I DID get in to it, I was so invested in the story and in the characters and even though I knew what was going to happen at the end (ruined it for myself, well done Becky) I still loved going through all the twists and turns that lead to that ending!

This was most definitely a good choice for a holiday book I think! It was easy to read, had bits of comedy in it, places i recognised the names of and was just lovely! It also made me want to write so many blog posts since Penny is a blogger herself!

So, overall, I would recommend this book! If you have it and have tried to read it but haven't got thee, keep going! Once Penny meets Noah you get so gripped and it's so worth it! Looking back I think I should have waited for the paperback to come out as it would be a lot lighter but it did make some pretty instagrams when I first got it!

I'm still reading Eleanor and Park and with packing for Uni it's getting hard to find time but I will get there! If I haven't finished it by the time I move it is so coming with me (along with a few other books which I haven't decided on yet but I'm going to write a 'What I'm Taking To Uni' post soon so you'll see then!)

P.S. - This is my 50th blog post! It's crazy! I remember starting this in January thinking I would get so bored of it and I would give up but blogging is my favourite thing to do. I love just sitting down and writing about stuff! My blog blew up when Sprinkle of Glitter tweeted about it and I was so shocked! I like to think I write alright posts? Even if nobody's reading they're still enjoyable to write!

Thanks For Reading!!

Becky x

Hello you lovely lot!

So, as you may, or may not know, I am on holiday at the moment!

I am in a lovely little village in Wales called Llangranog! This holiday is a bit bittersweet for me because it could be my last holiday with my Mum, Dad and Brother depending on how University goes. However, it is still one of my favourite places to go ever and as excited as I am about Uni, I'm enjoying my time here.

As an English Literature student I think it's a given that I like books. I haven't really had a chance to sit down with a good book and just read until a few weeks ago (and even when I did have the chance, I didn't take it, I sat in bed playing Sims..). So, I'm taking the chance, whilst I'm on holiday to get through as many of my books as I can so that I have less to take to University with me!

I bought 5 all together which may be a bit of a stretch as I'm only here for two weeks but I am already nearly on number 2 and I've been here 4 days so...go me. I thought I would just tell you all about the books I'be brought! I think they're great holiday books and hopefully good books in general!


1. Girl Online - Zoe Sugg

If you've read my blog posts before then it probably doesn't surprise you that I own this! I've had it since it came out and I did start reading it but then my exams took over and I forget all about it so I started it again the other day. I'm really enjoying it so far even though i spoiled it for myself by watching Zoe's vlog where she read the start of the second one! It's just a feel-good book I think. Being 18 I'm clearly not the ideal demographic but I'm still enjoying it, it's easy to read and just lovely really!


2. Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell





I've heard so many good reviews about this! My best friend Natalie was the one who really made me want to read it because it appears we have the same taste in books and she loved it! So i bought it quite a while ago and it, once again, got pushed to the side thanks to exams! So I'm determined to give it a read!

3. You're The One That I Want - Giovanna Fletcher