The British Tag

I recently saw this tag on Erika's blog. Bear in mind this is quite an old tag I think, but I knew I just had to do it!

How many cups of tea do you have a day? How many sugars?

At the moment I'm not drinking too much tea, we don't have a kettle at the moment. But I do love a good cup of chai tea. Sugar? No. Apparently it's not good to have sugar with your tea - well yeah, it's sugar. If I do have tea though, it's usually around 3-4 cups a week.

Favourite part of a roast?

Definitely the potatoes. I love roast potatoes! I don't actually have a roast on Sundays but when I do at someone's house I'm always after the potatoes.

Favourite dunking biscuit?

I love dunking biscuits in my tea (apart from when the thing drops off and you're left with a lump soggy biscuit in your tea). I'd say my favourite would be a digestive biscuit, they aren't too sweet and I love how they taste after dunking them.

Favourite quintessential British past-time?

I love watching the Great British Bake Off! (That has to count since it has the word 'British' in it). 

Favourite word?

I'm not entirely sure I even have a favourite word. It probably would have been easier for you to ask me my least favourite word - that's probably be 'like', 'basically' or 'literally'.

Cockney rhyming slang?

Not sure what that is, but I'm sure I've probably used it once in my life.

Favourite Sweet?

Jelly Bellies. Oh yes! 

What would your pub be called?

The Ombré Waterfalls? I think that sounds quite nice.. I've never thought about it... 

Nº1 British Person?

Has to be Emma Watson. I'm pretty sure she was one of the reasons I continued watching Harry Potter.

Favourite shop / restaurant?

I don't really know any British restaurants but I've been to Mark's and Spencer's, and I do like the food they sell in there.

What British song pops into your head?

Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding - Oh I love that song!

Marmite?

Actually I'm not sure if I've tried it or not, but I must have because I can tell what it tastes like in my mind - so no, I hate it.

Who I tag?

I tag everyone to do this! (just make sure you're British).

February Favourites

February has ended which means another monthly favourites from me! Let's get straight into this! (No really, we need to get going otherwise before you know it, it will be the end of March).

Favourite Book:

I've read so many books this month, but there is one that's stood out so much for me! The Hunger Games. I guess it took me a while to actually end up reading it, but I'm so glad I did because this has become one of my all time favourite reads (hence why I have mentioned it so much on this blog).

Favourite Food:

Meat Feast BBQ pizza. Mmm yeah. This is just as good as it sounds. I may not get to eat meat very often - but this makes up for all the times I haven't eaten it.

Favourite TV Series:

Recently at the end of last month I got really into this show called Once Upon A Time. I'm sure you've all heard of it - but if you haven't, it's so good. You really MUST watch it.

Favourite Music:

Uptown funk gon' give it to you! Urgh I can't get this song out of my head! Luckily though, it's a really good song - so I'm not too bothered about it.

Favourite Make-up Item:

I haven't really been wearing make-up this month, but when I did, it was just some quick eye-liner and mascara. I decided to choose my Primark  P.S Love felt eye-liner. It may be cheap (1.50€), but it does it's job properly - it's cheap, easy to apply and to remove.

Do you have a favourite you want to share? Leave it as a comment down below!

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I would classify as my all time favourite books

This one should be fun since I have so many amazing books which I enjoyed so much!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original meme created by The Broke and Bookish.

Geek Girl by Holly Smale

Geek Girl is probably the first book I've properly laughed out loud for. There is no way I'd write this list without this extremely enjoyable and laughable read.

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

*Sighs* I really wish she'd continue this series...

Sigrun's Secret by Marie-Louise Jensen

I don't think I've mentioned this book before. I figured I'd have to include one of her books since she's my favourite author. Sigrun's Secret is my pick.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I thoroughly enjoyed this read much more than I anticipated to. I didn't think it would be my thing - but I was wrong. How do I even explain how amazing this was?!?

Girl Online by Zoe Sugg

I don't care at all who wrote this book. It's made it to my all time favourites list. That should explain everything for you.

Glitter by Kate Maryon

I may have read this book quite a while ago, but considering I've read it 5 or 6 times, I'm pretty sure you would say it should be on my favourites list.

The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

This one was a 'hmm' type of choice. It was really good, but then again, is it good enough to make my top favourites? In the end I realised I did actually really enjoy it.

Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy

The cover isn't my favourite, but the story was much more enjoyable. I would definitely recommend checking out the book.

The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose by Mary Hooper

Unlike the previous favourite, I love this cover! The colours, fonts and style match perfectly for the story inside. I wouldn't hesitate to read this one again!

My Best Friend and Other Enemies by Catherine Wilkins

I really loved reading this! It's funny, and very relatable to real life situations.

Review: Amber by Julia Sykes

Book Title: Amber
Author: Julia Sykes
Genre: YA, Sci-fi, Contemporary
Nº of pages: 304
Date Published: 12th September, 2013
Rating: 

Amber’s lost her memory. She doesn’t even know her real name. The only clues to her identity are a beautiful amber necklace and a broken mobile phone. She’s determined to learn the truth about her past life, and the secrets she’s hiding, but how many rules will she break along the way?

My Thoughts:

Amber was not what I was expecting. When I first read the summary I new I just had to read it, no question. The cover and summary really drew me to wanting to read it. I won't say it's an incredibly amazing book, but it's definitely still very high up - close to some of my favourites.

Can we first just have a moment to admire the cover? The colours work so well together and the overall look is just beautiful!

Amber was one of those books where the author has made it so that there are steep cliff-hangers at the end of every chapter - this also mean't that I stayed up past midnight a few times because I felt like I just had to keep going.

I want to compare Amber to another book I've read so you get the idea of what it's like, but to be honest, I haven't really read a book like this before. Something exciting happens in each chapter which makes it almost impossible to get bored of reading it. Although sometimes I found in parts I just wanted the characters to get going already. I found that the main character Amber is a kind and sociable person who loves to make friends. I understand that she doesn't want to pass her own problems onto her friends.

I really would recommend this book to a lot of people. I'm not sure whether I would read it again, since the suspense wouldn't really work on me. I gave this a 4-star rating, mostly just because I really quite enjoyed it, I also really liked the authors writing style.

Amber was sent to me by the Curious Fox Publisher. However, all the following is 100% my own, honest opinions. 

Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Heroines From Books/Films

Everyone likes a good, brave heroine in their books. This weeks topic for Top Ten Tuesday is my top 10 favourite heroines from books or films.

Top Ten Tuesday is an original meme created by The Broke and The Bookish.

Jacinda from Firelight

By Sophie Jordan

Although Jacinda can be clueless at points in time, she's always determine to go with what she feels is right. This is something I love in any character.

Amber from Amber

By Julia Sykes

Although I can't really relate to Amber as I've never lost my memory. I definitely feel for how she doesn't want to burden anyone with her problems.

Thomas from The Maze Runner

By James Dashner

I've only watched the film - but I intend to read the books. I like how Thomas tries to find a way out - even if he's suppose to not go in. He's brave and won't leave anybody behind!

Charlotte from Runaway

By Marie-Louise Jensen

This also happens to be quite a favourite of my books. Charlotte is so courageous and will sacrifice anything to save those she loves. I felt like she deserved to be in my favourite heroines.

Lottie from Saving Sophia

By Fleur Hitchcock

Lottie may not have the greatest selection of friends - but she's the most easy to relate to. Lottie just wants an adventure, but will stick with her friends to save them. I could never do what Lottie did in Saving Sophia. 

Thora from Daughter of Fire and Ice

By Marie-Louise Jensen

Again, another heroine from Jensen's books. I guess I just love her books - including the characters. Thora is strong willed and will not give up. At times she can be a little nervous or jealous but is also forgiving and will help those in need.

Beatrice/Tris from Divergent

By Veronica Roth

I haven't read the books, but doubtlessly enjoyed the film. I'm am so looking forward to Insurgent! I liked Tris's character because she has a way with people to make them see reason and would be a great leader.

Prim from The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins

Prim isn't really a main character in The Hunger Games, but it's still easy enough to fall in love with her character. She's sweet, kind and innocent. I just found in her situation - this was the best part her character could play.

Hermione Granger from Harry Potter

By J.K. Rowling

Hermione is clever, smart and intelligent. Yup! Those all mean the same, but she is really clever. I doubt Harry and Ron would have made it ten steps without her help. 

Harriet Manners from Geek Girl

By Holly Smale

I fell in love with Geek Girl by the first line - literally. Harriet is probably the funniest, quirky, clever and most sarcastic character I've read. I laughed at with her all through the books!