Book #7

Time for another book, I've decided to read a book from my book shelf again rather than buy another on my kindle just so I can get through the huge amount of unread books I have.

This weeks book is Jayne Buxton' 'Lessons in duck shooting'

The blurb:

'Ally James' life is in dire need of a makeover. Juggling the demands of a neurotic boss, the sudden appearance of her ex-husband's latest arm candy and the endless whirl of school runs and fish sticks seems to have become a mammoth effort of late. And watching The Little Mermaid with her kids is probably the closest she has come to an exciting date in years. So when her best friend Mel persuades, or rather bullies, her into a dating seminar, Ally finds herself reluctantly giving in. Marina Boyd, American relationship guru extraordinaire, claims that all you need is some shrewd self-marketing and a steady stream of trial men -- or, to use her term, 'duck decoys' -- and you're on a sure-fire road to Mr Right.

Ally's not so sure, though. Can packaging and promoting possibly be the same as dating and falling in love? And how on earth would you find the time for a makeover, a direct mail campaign and a branding programme when you're busy putting out fires at home?

Ally is about to find out ...'

:)

Sxx

Book review #6 - How to be famous

So, after my big fail last week with 'one day' I wanted to find a book for this past week that I could really sink my teeth into and I did just that. This weeks book was Alison Bond's 'How to be famous'

This book is exactly what it says in the title. It's about three young woman (One a lot younger than she first makes out) trying to make it big in Hollywood and how their lives intertwine with each others . Two of the woman are aspiring actresses and the other working for a talent agency, until she gets fired and is left to figure it all out alone. Two of the women get to know one another over a very important phone call, one of the woman (Melanie) being the aspiring actress who's trying to not get thrown off the movie set and the other being the 'agent' (Lindsey) trying to sort out the mess. Lindsey manages to sort out the fuss over the contracts which then lands her a job in L.A helping out at the agency's office over there and taking care of Melanie. On Lindsey's (coach) journey to the states she meets the other aspiring actress (Serena) who keeps her guard up and doesn't really want to speak to anyone, especially Lindsey.

Once they're all settled in the city of Angels, each doing their own thing - Lindsey becoming a big help to Melanie in so many ways and then becoming Serena's agent, which then gets Lindsey fired from the agency for not telling them - they all have problems and secrets they come to face, and all turn to Lindsey for help. Maybe Hollywood isn't the life they thought it would be........

I really enjoyed reading this book and found it hard to put down, it was such an easy read. Deffo a thumbs up!

Sxx

Be confident. Be yourself.

I was going to blog about my camping trip  today but I'm having trouble getting my pictures onto my computer, so I've thought about something else to write about which I'm sure pretty much everyone can relate to.....Self confidence.

Some people have all the self confidence in the world, and some don't have any at all. Up until recently I didn't really have all that much, until I found my style and told myself  'if people don't like me, then that's their problem' It probably sounds weird to say 'I found my style' and this gave me confidence, but it really did. I pretty much have a 'rock chick' edge to my look now; wearing skull T-shirts, rock band T-shirts and my military boots all the time. And in all honesty, I feel so much more confident about myself now that I don't blend in with the crowd. I've never really been one for blending in, I've always wanted to stand out and not because I want people to look at me or pay me attention but because I don't see the point in everyone being the same as everyone else.

It's so much easier for someone to say 'just be yourself and don't let anyone get you down' but I think it's worth it. I spent so many years (as a teenager) trying to find out who I was and got constant little remarks from people I thought were friends about what I wore etc And I now realise it was because they themselves didn't know who they were and they were the insecure ones.

If I could go back to being a teenager I'd tell myself  'Wear what you want, do what you want and don't let anyone bring you down' Because that's what I tell myself every day now, and it works.

I hope this wasn't a rambley post, and that it helps someone who is lacking in the self confidence department. Just BE YOU!! 

Sxx

Book #6

Ok after my very failed attempt at reading last week (I so wanted to love that book) I've picked out another book to read instead of buying one on my kindle. I think I'm going to read a book from my bookshelf one week then buy one on my kindle the following week. Once I've read all of my books, the one's I know I won't read again, I'll give to a charity shop :)

Anyway , this weeks book is 'How to be famous' by Alison Bond

The blurb

'Lynsey Dixon never plans anything. She has no commitments and no responsibilities apart from her job at a London talent agency that specialises in neurotic actresses like Melanie Chaplin. After keeping her calm head in a crisis, Lynsey is offered a transfer to Los Angeles to help Melanie settle into a new television show. Lynsey can recognise an opportunity when she sees one. An opportunity for serious star spotting and sunny days.

Melanie Chaplin is excited to be famous, but being famous can make you forget yourself. Soon she is wildly in love with a married man and pregnant by her womanising co-star, Fabien Stewart. Being a star can be stressful. And why, when her career is soaring, is she jealous of the young wannabes nipping at her Jimmy Choo heels?

Serena Simon is the most beautiful girl in the world. She didn't exactly choose Hollywood. When you look like Serena, Hollywood is the only place to go. She has a plan and it's working. Fame is only a photoshoot away. Any minute now someone is going to find out that this sexbomb is a teenage runaway, just fourteen years old.'

I think I might enjoy this one

Sxx

Book review #5 - One day

I failed big time with this weeks book. I was reading 'One day' by David Nicholls and I just couldn't get into it at all :(

When the film first came out I was dying to see it, but by the time I went it wasn't showing anymore. So as soon as I spotted the book I snatched it up......and forgot I had it. When I got my kindle I pretty much forgot about all of the books I had, until Monday when I was sorting through them and remembered I had this.

I read about a third of it and I honestly had to force myself to read that chunk of it. When I read a book I pretty much know after the first few pages whether I'm going to like it or not. I made myself plod on with this book because I've read and heard so many good things about it, but for me it wasn't all that great and didn't grab my attention.

Maybe I'll try again in a few months

Have you read this? What did you think?

Sxx

What I'm taking camping

Wooooohooooo I'm going camping at the weekend and I'm a little overexcited about it haha Me and my friends are staying in a wooden wigwam  for the night (how posh!) and usually when I go away I tend to do a  'what's in my travel make up bag' post over on my beauty blog so I figured let's post something similar on here. So I'm doing a clothes post.

Here's what I'll be wearing:

* White cardigan from store twenty one

* Black vest from Primark

* Green shorts from Primark

* Leopard trainers from H&M

* The North Face jacket from Blacks

* Rolling stones T-shirt from Ebay

* Burgundy shorts from Primark

* Converse from Schuh

Hopefully (if I can find my camera) I'll take lots of pictures of where we're staying and put a post up on Monday :)

Have a great weekend!

Sxx

The girl with the dragon tattoo - The movie

After reading 'The girl with the dragon tattoo' and loving it, I was interested to see how alike the film was. So whilst shopping in Asda I spotted Niels Arden Opley's version for £4.00 and after watching it I have to say I was quite disappointed.

So off I trotted to HMV to buy David Fincher's version, which I thought was 100% better. From the very beginning of the film it's very much the same as the book, Henrik is on the phone to his friend and police officer talking about the flower he got sent to him.

Both versions had a few differences. In both, there was no relationship with Cecilia, Blomvkist gets taken down to the basement of Martins house in different ways, the way Martin dies is similar in both films but different to the book, when Blomvkist gets shot it's in different circumstances (I'm 99% sure it was whilst he was out running, in the book) There were many more differences in Opley's version than Finchers, Id say that the main storyline was the same as the book, but for me the small details that were missed out/changed made me not so keen on Opley's.

The ending in David Fincher's version is pretty different from the book, but I shan't spoil it for you all! If you're looking to watch the film, I'd say read the book first then watch David Fincher's, it's much better in my opinion.

S xx