- Middlemarch by George Eliot 2*
- Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult 4*
- Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult 3*
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5*
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 4*
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 3*
- Lone wolf by Jodi Picoult 3*
- Whatever you say I am by Anthony Bozza 2*
- Divergent by Veronica Roth 5*
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth 4*
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon 4*
- The Transfer by Veronica Roth 5*
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 2*
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth 3*
Friday, 7 April 2017
Books I read 2013
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Book: Allegiant
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Book description: The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered - fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.
But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningliess. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend to complexities of human nature - and of herself - while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.
Picture and description taken from goodreads.com
What I thought of the book:
***
After the first two books in this series being so fantastic and having to wait for the release to read this book it was definitely a big let down. With the first two books I read them so quickly, couldn't put them down and I just wanted to know more but I just couldn't seem to get into this one.
Some parts of the story are clever and they do wrap up some loose ends left behind previously but the ending to the series was a huge disappointment and not what you'd expect.
I did enjoy the series as a whole and if you've read the first two books I'd still recommend reading this last one because other wise you'd be left in a cliff hanger with a lot of unanswered questions.
Book read December 21st 2013.
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Day At The Beach
Saturday 21st December 2013
This morning we went to the beach. It's still crazy to me that just a few days before Christmas I now live somewhere that's so sunny and hot enough to go and walk along the beach and splash around in the sea. This was Elliot's first time at the beach and he enjoyed rocking in a hammock (as he has been at home too lately).
Chloe was fine walking along on the beach at first but then as soon as she went near the water and started getting splashed by the tide she cried and didn't want to even walk anymore.
We played a while in the pool before eating.
We walked along the beach to find a shell to keep in Elliot's keepsake box (for his first time at the beach).
It's such a beautiful place and I'm glad my kids get the chance to grow up somewhere with such beauty and so many great places to make fabulous memories.
This morning we went to the beach. It's still crazy to me that just a few days before Christmas I now live somewhere that's so sunny and hot enough to go and walk along the beach and splash around in the sea. This was Elliot's first time at the beach and he enjoyed rocking in a hammock (as he has been at home too lately).
Chloe was fine walking along on the beach at first but then as soon as she went near the water and started getting splashed by the tide she cried and didn't want to even walk anymore.
We played a while in the pool before eating.
We walked along the beach to find a shell to keep in Elliot's keepsake box (for his first time at the beach).
It's such a beautiful place and I'm glad my kids get the chance to grow up somewhere with such beauty and so many great places to make fabulous memories.
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
London Trip - Buckingham Palace
Tuesday 19th November 2013
We would have liked to be able to go and see the river Thames, London eye and some other things but we didn't want to be rushed and end up missing our coach home. When we arrived at the coach station there was still a few hours waiting time so we decided to look up how far away Buckingham Palace was - it turned out to be about 10 minutes away so we walked over there to see it and get some pictures. We saw some horse drawn carriages and the famous Royal guards.
When we were done being tourists it was time to head home. Our coach set off at 4.30pm and it was already starting to go dark at that time. Both kids slept pretty well on the way home and I even nodded off for a little while. When we arrived back to Liverpool we still had to get a bus back home so we arrived back home at about 11pm and all went straight to bed.
We would have liked to be able to go and see the river Thames, London eye and some other things but we didn't want to be rushed and end up missing our coach home. When we arrived at the coach station there was still a few hours waiting time so we decided to look up how far away Buckingham Palace was - it turned out to be about 10 minutes away so we walked over there to see it and get some pictures. We saw some horse drawn carriages and the famous Royal guards.
When we were done being tourists it was time to head home. Our coach set off at 4.30pm and it was already starting to go dark at that time. Both kids slept pretty well on the way home and I even nodded off for a little while. When we arrived back to Liverpool we still had to get a bus back home so we arrived back home at about 11pm and all went straight to bed.
Monday, 3 April 2017
London Trip - Madame Tussauds
Tuesday 19th November 2013
On day two of our trip to London we got up early to have breakfast before catching a train to get to Madame Tussaud's. We were waiting outside before the doors were opened so we got in pretty fast.
It really is amazing how life like all of the figures are. We took pictures with all of the celebrities we know (Armando took photos of the rest too even though we had no idea who some of them are).
The last part was a Marvel section which had Spider-man, the hulk, wolverine and some other characters. In that section there was a 4D film with some super heros getting together for a meeting, the special effects were pretty good - even Chloe kept her glasses on to watch the whole thing.
We had a look around the Madame Tussaud's shop and bought some gifts and suvenirs before eating and getting a bus back to the area of the coach station.
On day two of our trip to London we got up early to have breakfast before catching a train to get to Madame Tussaud's. We were waiting outside before the doors were opened so we got in pretty fast.
It really is amazing how life like all of the figures are. We took pictures with all of the celebrities we know (Armando took photos of the rest too even though we had no idea who some of them are).
Chloe was really staring at and trying to touch some of the models, I'm not really sure what she thought of them but she seemed to like it (especially Emma Watson for some reason).
There are all kinds of different celebrities there. Lots of current film and music stars, some iconic figures like Shakespeare and Albert Einstein, sports stars, musical legends like Michael Jackson and the Beatles, the Royal family, the American president and lots of British political figures. There was even a dungeon section that was supposed to be scary, Chloe jumped when she heard dogs barking on a recording but we stayed out of the main section (while Armando went through it).
There are all kinds of different celebrities there. Lots of current film and music stars, some iconic figures like Shakespeare and Albert Einstein, sports stars, musical legends like Michael Jackson and the Beatles, the Royal family, the American president and lots of British political figures. There was even a dungeon section that was supposed to be scary, Chloe jumped when she heard dogs barking on a recording but we stayed out of the main section (while Armando went through it).
The last part was a Marvel section which had Spider-man, the hulk, wolverine and some other characters. In that section there was a 4D film with some super heros getting together for a meeting, the special effects were pretty good - even Chloe kept her glasses on to watch the whole thing.
We had a look around the Madame Tussaud's shop and bought some gifts and suvenirs before eating and getting a bus back to the area of the coach station.
Sunday, 2 April 2017
London Trip - Warner Bros Studio
Monday 18th November 2013
On Monday morning we travelled to Liverpool to get on a coach that took us down to London. It was a long journey but both children slept and were well behaved. Chloe was sick all over herself and Armando but it was just because of the movement since she was fine for the rest of the day.
When we arrived in London we got tubes and trains to get to the Warner Bros. Studio where we were going on the Harry Potter tour. We got there with plenty of time to spare, picked up our tickets and wandered around the shop before the tour was set to begin. We took a lot of pictures of everything.
The first thing we did was sit and watch a short video in a cinema then the tour started off in the great hall of hogwarts.
There was a room full of all types of fantasy creatures and wax works. There were some wax works of people from the films - the most realistic was one of George Weasley, it could easily pass as a person.
On Monday morning we travelled to Liverpool to get on a coach that took us down to London. It was a long journey but both children slept and were well behaved. Chloe was sick all over herself and Armando but it was just because of the movement since she was fine for the rest of the day.
When we arrived in London we got tubes and trains to get to the Warner Bros. Studio where we were going on the Harry Potter tour. We got there with plenty of time to spare, picked up our tickets and wandered around the shop before the tour was set to begin. We took a lot of pictures of everything.
The first thing we did was sit and watch a short video in a cinema then the tour started off in the great hall of hogwarts.
After the hall the others doors were opened up and we were free to walk through the rest of the tour by ourselves. There were lots of boards with writing about each thing - what scenes certain costumes were worn, what inspired certain things in the films and things like that.
I was carrying Elliot in his carrier and Chloe also wanted to be carried around for quite a lot of the tour.
There was an outdoor section to the tour which had some of the vehicles used in films, like the bus and the Weasley's car.
There was an outdoor section to the tour which had some of the vehicles used in films, like the bus and the Weasley's car.
There was a room full of all types of fantasy creatures and wax works. There were some wax works of people from the films - the most realistic was one of George Weasley, it could easily pass as a person.
One of the last parts of the tour was a huge hogwarts piece that you had to walk all the way around. It was covered in snow since our tour was during the Winter theme.
After we finished the Harry Potter tour it was about 6pm and we got the train back to the area of our hotel but still had to walk for about 50 minutes to get there. It was really cold out and by that time we were super hungry so as soon as Elliot had been fed and both children were dressed in pjs we went for a meal at TGI Fridays which was right next to the hotel. The meal was lovely and by the time we were finished and back in our hotel room it was a little after 9pm so both children went straight to bed.
After we finished the Harry Potter tour it was about 6pm and we got the train back to the area of our hotel but still had to walk for about 50 minutes to get there. It was really cold out and by that time we were super hungry so as soon as Elliot had been fed and both children were dressed in pjs we went for a meal at TGI Fridays which was right next to the hotel. The meal was lovely and by the time we were finished and back in our hotel room it was a little after 9pm so both children went straight to bed.
Saturday, 1 April 2017
1 Year Anniversary
Tuesday 12th November 2013
When we got to Liverpool we went to a restaurant that my friend had recommended. It was an all you can eat with all different styles of food, it was really nice.
After eating we walked to the docks and got lots more pictures by the water (including the yearly picture tradition I want to start of us holding our previous year picture) before going on the huge Ferris wheel there.
Today we celebrated our first year of marriage. It's hard to believe it has already been a whole year yet such a lot has happened in that time. We had some wonderful celebrations to end 2012 then 2013 has been packed full of fun.
To celebrate our day today we got the kids dressed up and took some pictures at home before heading to Liverpool on the train.
When we got to Liverpool we went to a restaurant that my friend had recommended. It was an all you can eat with all different styles of food, it was really nice.
After eating we walked to the docks and got lots more pictures by the water (including the yearly picture tradition I want to start of us holding our previous year picture) before going on the huge Ferris wheel there.
When we were done on the Ferris wheel we had a walk around the shops and bought a couple of things then sat to admire all the Christmas decorations (it was already getting dark by then).
We got the train back home and finished off our day giving the kids baths and a slightly earlier bed time.
A lovely first anniversary with my wonderful man who I love oh so much and our beautiful children. The first of many many years.
We got the train back home and finished off our day giving the kids baths and a slightly earlier bed time.
A lovely first anniversary with my wonderful man who I love oh so much and our beautiful children. The first of many many years.
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