New Look Blog!

Hey everyone!

Just changed the look of my blog...you may see me do this A LOT!

I get bored easily...

Anyways, if you're viewing this on a feed, I'm guessing you can't see the new look, so pop along and have a look!

Just thought I'd let you all know!

Dayzee xx

Two Christmas/Holiday Shopping Planners

Hello all!

Not posting a Weekly round up this week - been v. busy with a school show, so I haven't had much free time this week ☺.

I've also been busy over the past few days beginning to make my new 2013 planner pages, which I'll hopefully share in the coming weeks!

To start with, I'd like to give you two of my newest pages, my Christmas Gift planner and my Holiday Gift planner. They are fundamentally the same, but I wanted to make one for those who, like me, celebrate Christmas, and those who celebrate other festivals.

Both pages include space for 14 names and gift ideas, have a cheerful quote and cute little image to brighten your planner!

And best of all.....

They're both FREE!

Christmas is Coming Gift List Planner

Happy Holidays Gift List Planner

Enjoy, and have a great week!

Dayzee x

Book Review - Pocketful of Eyes by Lili Wilkinson

Good Evening!

Hello to all my visitors from the USA, UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands! Great to have you onboard!

Today I will be reviewing

A Pocketful of Eyes by Lili Wilkinson

Although I usually read books in a couple of sittings, just because it is something to do, I began this book at about 9.30 last night, and it began pretty ordinary, and if anything, duller than I expected. When I say it picked up after about a chapter or so, I mean it really did! I was totally hooked, and by about 11.00, having read just over 3/4 of the way through, although I desperately wanted to know the end...I knew that staying up any longer would seal my fate for today as: Completely unable to do anything other than moan about how little sleep I got...

Not a good look...

So after a lot of mental disagreement with myself, I went to bed, leaving the last 1/4 of the book unread.

I finished the last 1/4 this morning, and it was brilliant! Alhough the conclusion can be guessed part way through (and I did guess it, probably because I am a complete mystery geek) it still makes for a great, suspense filled story, because the conculsion I came to made no sense, but it remained to me the only possible one, and I wanted to know how the author made it happen!

I would give this book a 9/10 on the scale of Book Related Brilliance, simply because the main character Bee sometimes annoyed me with her complete lack of romantic know-how, and social ineptitude...then again, she somewhat reminds me of me sometimes...don't know what that says about me...

Anyway!

See you all soon

Dayzee x

This Week....

Hello!

Here's my second weekly round up of Books, TV and Movies!

Books

Read:

Let it Snow (the first of the three short stories in this book) The story I read was by Maureen Johnson (8/10)

To Read:

See Last Week - I haven't read anything on my list!

TV

Essential Viewing from the Past Week:

Downton Abbey ~ the last episode :(

I'm going to have a slight Downton Abbey rave here...

I LOVE DOWNTON ABBEY!!!!!

Sooo getting the series Box Set for Christmas!!!

I'm done....

I can't believe it is over....there is a gap in my heart where Tom used to be....

Anyway, back to the point ☺

Merlin Episode 6 ~ The Dark Tower

Do not watch this before you go to bed! Believe me, it will not leave your mind...

Strictly Come Dancing ~ Denise and James's Paso Doble was sensational! Get Well Soon James!! (He's injured his ankle...ouch...Paso involves A LOT of stamping...double ouch!)

This week:

Children in Need 2012 ~ Friday evening, BBC1 hosted by Terry Wogan and Pudsey ☺. Don't forget to Go Pyjamas!

No Movies this week....Sorry!

Have a great week, I'll probably not be around again this week...busy busy busy!

Hope you're all having a great November

Feel free to comment!

Dayzee x

Hello All!

Hello!

Hope everyone had a fantastic firework night, or a great time doing whatever they were doing last weekend.

Apologies for not posting in the last week! I literally have had no chance to read much this week, but I'll read heaps today, and post heaps today too...I hope...

Sometime this afternoon (about 6.00) I'll post my latest review, and I'll do my weekly round up, which will probably be pretty short considering my lack of all interest in Media this week!

It's been a pretty good week all told, although super tiring. Covering Civil Rights Movement in American in the 60s and 50s in History, New Media in German, The Heart, and Heart Transplants in Biology, and we're studying Rag Desh in Music.

So anyway...see you later!

Dayzee x

Book Review - Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie

Hello!

I know...my second post of the day? Am I overdoing it?

Sister, Missing by Sophia McKenzie



Anyway. I've literally this minute finished reading Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie. And I only got it this mornng. I am way too eager.

Sister, Missing is the second book in Sophie McKenzie's series about adopted girl Lauren and her search for her biological parents.

This book begins two years after the events of Girl, Missing.

Sam, Lauren's birth father had died 9 months previously, and Lauren's birth mother has a new boyfriend. Lauren, her birth sisters Madison and Shelby and her birth mother are on holiday when Madison is kidnapped in similar circumstances to those in which Lauren had been kidnapped more than 14 years previously.

The book charts the events leading up to Madison's rescue, and includes some shocking revelations, and another tragedy. (I will say no more about that...☺)

I found this book every bit as good as Girl, Missing, in fact it may even be better. I could not put this book down, even though I am now REALLY thrsty...

With snappy dialogue, a racing plotline and fantastic characterisation, this is really a must-read!

However...

(here comes the critique ☺)

I did find Lauren very moody, and although, yes, I can totally understand that Shelby's attiude would annoy anyone, I thought the patronising, the catty remarks, the spite could all have stopped pretty early in the book. I mean hello? Your sister has been kidnapped!! Enough with the sibling rivalry!

Also I thought (me being the romantic) there could have been more 'Jem and Lauren' moments in the book, but I guess it was meant as more an action/adventure book than a romance. Just my preference ☺.

I would give this book 8/10, and I really recommend you read it!

Bye (I really think it is Byee this time, although I'm off to start Hitler's Angel, so who knows what will happen when I finish it... ☺)

Dayzee x

This Week...

Hello!

So, here's a round up of this week's TV, Movies and Books.

Books

Read:

Emerald by Karen Wallace (5/10)
Witch and Wizard by James Patterson (see review)
The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown (9/10, will review soon ☺)
Arabesque by Colin Mulhern (6/10)

I started a book called Troubador by Mary Hoffman, and although I've read and loved some of her books before, I just found it really dull, so I gave up...maybe I should have stuck with it, but for the first 4 or 5 chapters, I was just pretty bored...(4/10)

To Read:

I'm going to re-read Pride and Prejudice so I can read the sequel, written by Joan Aiken, called Lady Catherine's Necklace. I loved the Wolves Chronicles (home of 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase'), and a quote from The Times on the back cover of Lady Catherine's Necklace is 'Romantics could do nothing better than to read her' so I should enjoy it!

Also on my Library Ticket this week are:

Hitler's Angel by William Osborne
A Pocketful of Eyes by Lili Wilkinson
Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie
The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

and finally

The Truth about Celia Frost by Paula Rawsthorne

I've read 'Celia Frost' before, but I'm re-reading. It was so good last time, so I'll try to review it...if I get around to it!

TV

Essential Viewing for the Past Week (Watch it on Iplayer if you missed it!):

Sunday 28th October

Downton Abbey ~ 2nd to last episode - not to be missed!

Friday 2nd November

Island Hospital ~ Just because I follow it...and love the idea of living on an Island!

What I'll be watching this weekend:

Tonight:

Strictly Come Dancing ~ I know it's not the X-Factor but something about dancing around in pretty sequined dresses and heels appeals to me...hmm...

Merlin ~ Episode 5 of Series 5  - How do you think it is going so far? Arthur and Gwen...ahhh...It must be love, love, love...

Sunday:

The Final Episode of Downton! How will I live without it??????

Movies

Well, the only ones I've seen this week on TV are Inkheart, the 2008 movie and The Railway Children (The version with Bernard Cribbins, which IMHO is the only real version...just my view ☺...he was in Dr Who!!!)

I would probably recommend seeing The Railway Children if you want a feel-good drama, with all the technology and charm of the 1970s ☺

Or if you are looking for an action-packed edge-of-your-seat affair, choose Inkheart. It does feel slightly cliched though...


That's about it for now, so I'll see you when I see you!

Have a great weekend - who's watching fireworks this weekend?

ME!!

Keep warm and safe (I know I sound like a public safety video...but hey...☺)

Bye!

Dayzee x