Book Review: Downton Abbey Scripts Season 1 by Julian Fellowes

Hello all!

Well, today it looks like a rotten day all told: rain, misty-foggy stuff, and a lovely grey sky. Joy (!)

To cheer us all up today, I'm going to post about a gift my grandparents bought me for Christmas. Julian Fellowes and his 'Downton Abbey' team have released the entire scripts for season 1, including commentary by Julian, and also deleted scenes which were removed during filming.

To be honest, this was probably my perfect book. I'm a Downton fanatic at the best of times, but with my Downton Diary, DVD box set, 'Chronicles of...' book and scripts book, not to mention calendar 2013, I'm completely set up for a perfectly Downton Abbey year...

I'm also a very lucky girl ☺

The book includes a forward by Julian Fellowes, all of the 7 episode scripts, and a couple of centre pages of pictures of cast and crew. All the scripts are annotated withcuts, and added parts, and Julian Fellowes' own commentary about writing, history, cast and filming.

If you have the DVD, it is great fun to read along and see wat has been cut, and how the commentary interlinks with the filmed episodes.

All in all, this book will recieve my first 10/10!

And, yes, I have watched the Christmas Special, and I'm not furious with Julian for what he had to do. I'm still sad though! For those of you who haven't seen it, please do! I'm not going to spoil it for anyone.

I'm thoroughly looking forward to the release of the scripts book 2 in September!

Byee

Dayzee xx

Christmas Book Collection

Hello!

Well, I've had a great few days with my family and friends, and I'm back to my blog now, just in time for New Years.

Well, my family all know I'm a read-a-holic, so here are the books I received and plan to read over the next couple of months.

So, here goes - beware, there are quite a few!

 - the 'Once Upon a Prom' trilogy by Jeanine Le Ny, which includes the books Dream, Dress and Date

 - Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan

 - Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

 - The Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke

 - 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad

 - The Name of the Game was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon

 - Spirit Seeker, also by Joan Lowery Nixon

 - Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts

 - Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan

My Sewing-Books:

 - Stitch Step by Step by Maggi Gordon and Ellie Vance

 - Lovely Things to Make for Girls of Slender Means by Eithne Farry

My Guilty Pleasures:

 - Nancy Drew: Model Menace

 - Nancy Drew: Model Suspect

(I've been reading Nancy Drews since I was 11 ☺)

and a treat I bought for myself:

 - Theodore Boone by John Grisham

My parents asked if I wanted something BIG like a laptop or a computer or something, or a selection of books from my list. Can you guess which I chose?

Also, thank you to:

 - my aunt in New Zealand for 'The Winds of Heaven' ☺

 - my aunt and uncle in London for 'Stitch Step-by-Step' ☺

I love how my family always give me a choice: Tech stuff, or book stuff!

Needless to say, I practically always choose books!

So, anyway, I'll leave you to your New Year's Eve fun, and I'll be back tomorrow with my new year post!

Have a great New Years Eve!

Dayzee x