i heart Angela Clark!

I’ve recently finished reading the “i heart” series by Lindsey Kelk and i’m gutted it’s over! 😦 I’ve read the series over the course of about 18 months, I never like to read a series consecutively, spacing them out gives you something to look forward to! 🙂

I can honestly say i’ve loved this series from start to finish, right from the first few moments when we met Angela, and right to the very end. I loved Angela right from the word go when she broke her best friend’s new husband’s hand with a pair of stilettos. I just knew she was one of those characters I had took an instant likeness to and I was immediately glad I had 5 books to look forward to. As for Alex, what can I say?! *sigh* – he was perfect. Alex and Angela. Angela and Alex. They were so right for each other and I am SO glad they got a happy ending! Jenny made me laugh out loud, many, many times and I think everyone needs a friend like Louisa! I loved catching up with Angela and her group over the 5 books.

I’m sure everyone I know who has read these books has said the same thing but it made me want to travel so much! Firstly New York, then LA, Paris, Vegas and London (i’m ashamed to say i’ve only been to London once in my (almost) 23 years of living!!) – i just need to win the lottery and I’ll be visiting these places Angela style with a Marc Jacob’s handbag over my shoulder, because let’s face it, no other bag will do! I loved how she had the handbag for the whole time! 🙂

I’m not really sure what my favourite book from the series was because they were all so different and I enjoyed every single one. The last book, I heart London, however was the icing on the cake (literally!! – giant cupcake, hello!!) and in my opinion, the perfect ending. I love how her relationship developed with her Mom and Dad because we never really got to meet them properly and it seemed a shame that Angela didn’t get on very well with them.

Would I recommend this series? Definitely! 🙂 If you haven’t read them already you definitely need to stop what you’re doing a pick up I heart New York. You won’t regret it! I promise!

My Rating – 5* individually, and 5* as an overall series! I’m looking forward to reading more of Lindsey Kelk’s books. I think “Always the Bridesmaid” will be on my Christmas list!

Thanks for reading! I’d love some feedback and your thoughts on this book series!

Louise xxxx

100 Proposals: Book Review

One Hundred Proposals – Holly Martin. I love the colour scheme and the pretty cover!

I’ll start off by saying that I absolutely ADORED this book! I’d never read anything by Holly Martin before but i’d seen lots of recommendations for her books, I certainly wasn’t disappointed!

My favourite thing about it was that it wasn’t like any other chick lit i’ve ever read before. It was so unique and such a brilliant idea for a story – it was so romantic & Suzie and Harry have the greatest job in the world!

I am a self confessed fangirl and I go mad for a cute relationship! I was shipping Suzie and Harry from the start and if i had known them personally I’d have probably banged their heads together and told them to get on with it!!! The denial did make the story what it was though and it had me guessing how it would turn out throughout the book. Will they, Won’t they, Will they, Won’t they?! I won’t spoil it though! 😉

I felt for Suzie so much, she’d been through something no one should ever have to, and I loved Harry even more for being there for her! I think we all need a friend like Harry! 🙂

Would I recommend this book? Definitely, it’s everything you could ever ask for from a Chick Lit book. It’s the sort of “can’t put down” book and I found myself excited to read it, when my extremely busy schedule would allow it!!

My Rating? Definitely 5* and i’ll definitel be reading more of Holly Martin’s books in the future!

Thanks again for reading, I’d love some more recommendations for books to add to my ever growing collection! Feel free to add comments below! 🙂

My Day Out – Warner Bros. Studio Tour

Hi Guys 🙂

I got some lovely feedback on my last blog post on twitter – so thankyou SO much to everyone who took the time to read it and give me some feedback! 🙂 I loved writing my last post and couldn’t wait to write the next one, definitely think i’ve caught the blogging bug! 🙂

On Sunday (30th August) I finally got to visit the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studios in Watford, England. I’ve been a massive Harry Potter fan since a young age, I was only 5 when the books first came out but as soon as I was old enough to understand and read them properly, I was hooked. I remember my Dad taking me to the cinema to watch The Chamber of Secrets – it’s one of my favourite memories from when I was younger. I’ve read the books countless times as I grew up and started to understand them more and i’ve loved them ever since. I’m not a huge fan of fantasy world books, i’m more of a chick lit kind of girl!! But Harry Potter is an exception – it’s a bit of an escapism from the real world and always one of my go – to books if I need a bit of time out. I’m still waiting patiently for my Hogwarts Letter!!! 😉

So anyway, I was amazed by the Harry Potter Studios, watching the films, as amazing as they are, you don’t always appreciate the hard work that goes into them. I was amazed at how many people it took, and the timescale it took to make everything – from the Hogwarts Castle to a Puking Pastille! I honestly got goosebumps as soon as I walked into the Great Hall – it was so beautiful and so much effort must have been put in to make it. I had to take a photo of the Hufflepuff Badge – I’m a proud Hufflepuff! 🙂

Puff Pride!

I won’t bore you with every single thing I saw whilst I was there and this would be about 9349786766565 words long, so I just thought i’d share some photos of my favourite things – The Hogwarts Express, Knight Bus, Diagon Alley and the Castle to name a few! 😉 If you’ve never been then i’d definitely recommend it, even if you’re not a huge fan, it’s definitely worth the visit just to see what actually goes in to making the films! 🙂

The Staff in the Great Hall

I loved the Potions classroom – i think this would have been my favourite class at Hogwarts!

The Burrow is the cutest little house! So detailed!

The Fireplaces at the Ministry of Magic were amazing – each brick was individually shaded in by hand, it must have taken so long to do!

Probably my favourite part of the tour – it was Breathtaking!

Platofrm 9 and 3/4 this way!

If i can’t go to Hogwarts, I want to live here! 😉

Wizards Chess

Weasley’s Wizards Wheezes – I wish we could have gone in!

The Castle is so so beautiful – the pictures don’t do it justice!

I Knew You Were Trouble: Book Review.

Paige Toon – I Knew You Were Trouble

Hi Guys! 🙂

Firstly, this is my first attempt at a proper book review so i’m sorry if it’s not very good! I’ll try my best!

I have to say that Paige Toon is hands down my favourite author – I love every single one of her books so much, they’re the sort of books I literally can’t put down and i’m so gripped that I get completely lost and attached to all the characters! So I knew before starting that I’d enjoy the book, and I was right! Right from the word go (or to be precise – “stop”), I was hooked. It seemed ages since i’d caught up with Jessie, Johnny and Meg but as soon as I started reading I felt like i’d never been away. That’s one of the main things I love about Paige’s books, although they don’t all follow on like this one as such, there’s always a link to previous books and old characters so you never forget them! I like to say that it’s like catching up with an old friend, I love finding out what my old favourite characters have been up to!

I experienced many emotions whilst reading IKYWT – I laughed, and I almost cried many times! I felt for Jessie so much – it took me back 7 years to being that age and being a teenager and all the emotions and struggles you go through – although my life wasn’t nearly as eventful as Jessie’s!! I love the relationship Jessie has with the Jeffersons, the way she adores her little brothers (so do I!!), admires her Dad (who wouldn’t!!!!) and seems to really respect Meg. I was worried that Meg was going to come across as the “Evil Stepmother” when she met Jessie which I really didn’t want, but this wasn’t the case. Johnny and Meg seem to have really settled down! For some reason they remind me a little bit of the Beckham family! I also loved  Jessie’s relationship with Stu, I almost cried during the last few chapters with Jessie and Stu. Although he’s not in the book that much, he’s definitely one of  the most important and one of my favourite characters and I respected him so much for how he supported Jessie and stayed strong despite what they both went through!

I have to say I was a teeny bit disappointed with who Jessie ended up with relationship wise, I don’t want to spoil it but I could never take to the certain someone who she chose! I’m glad she ended up living where she did though! 🙂

Would I recommend this book? OF COURSE! Definitely read Johnny Be Good, Baby Be Mine and The Accidental Life of Jessie Jefferson first though, if you haven’t already! You won’t be disappointed, the whole series is amazing and I’m baffled as to why it hasn’t been made into a film already! I need to see Johnny Jefferson on screen! 🙂

My Rating? Without a doubt – 5*!

Thanks for reading! Feel free to add any comments of how you found this book! 🙂

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