On My Holiday I Watched...Water For Elephants

Water For Elephants

Veterinary student Jacob Jankowski's life comes to a sudden halt when he is informed of the death of his parents. Learning that his parents were in serious debt and had a huge mortgage to pay off, living Jacob nothing, he suffers a breakdown and gets on the first train he can. He soon realises that he is on a circus train, belonging to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Jacob then meets Marlena, the beautiful wife of August - brutally cruel animal trainer and circus owner. August then hires him as the animal vet; but Jacob soon finds himself falling in love with Marlena...leading to dreadful consequences.


This movie contained 2 of my most favourite things in the world. Number 1, elephants, and Number 2, Robert Pattinson (and he was so gorgeous in this movie!) These two put together meant that I was dying to see this film. However, as good as the plot was and as amazing as Robert Pattinson was and as lovable as the elephants were, there was no chemistry between Jacob and Marlena (Reese Witherspoon). She annoys me for some reason, and there was no real spark between the two, so it was kind of...blah. 


On the other hand, it was a good movie that i did enjoy, and would probably only watch one more time. But it was good.

On My Holiday I Watched...Source Code

Source Code

Army pilot Colter Stevens wakes up on an unfamiliar train heading to Chicago, with unfamiliar people who keep talking to him like they know him. They also keep calling him Sean Fentress. This is because, to other people on this train, he does not look like himself. He is in the body of Sean. As soon as he realizes that he is not himself - the train explodes. He then wakes up inside an unfamiliar cockpit, and receives the message that the train he was on would be the place of a terroist attack. Stevens has 8 minutes to find out who did the attack, going back each time to the exact same situation; only having 8 minutes until the train explodes. Can he do it?

This movie was really, really good. It was all parallel universe-y with paradoxs and things that i will never really understand. The plot was tricky, but Jake Gyllenhaal (who played Stevens, and i love so much!) portrays it so well, making you believe everything going on is possible. It was so gripping, the plot kept moving and there were small side stories that intertwined with the main plot to give it a big picture made it so good. Only downside was that when they were explaining how they sent him back in time, they used such confusing words i didn't get it. But that's just me being a bit picky, because nothing's perfect. except jake gyllenhaal.

1/2

On My Holiday I Watched...Skyline

On My Holiday I Watched.....Skyline

When giant machines appear in the sky, radiating a bright blue light that entrances anyone who looks at it to be dragged upwards into it, it is clear that disaster is on its way. Alien ships descend onto Los Angeles, flying machines sent down to search buildings for any humans. No one can escape.

This movie was hard to write about, because it was just another 'alien invades big city a group of people are left will they or won't they survive?' films. Sure, it was good effects, but the acting kind of sucked (sorry!) and *MINISPOILER* i felt like one of the main characters died way too soon and not dramatically enough. I felt like, if you're gonna kill him then do it with some big action scene.

With all the sci-fi films out there, this wasn't that memorable among all the rest. It was good though, fun to fill time. But, apparantly, there is going to be a sequel? (I think!) And since it was left on a cliffhanger, I think i'll be up to watching the next one.

Oh yeah, and this movie gives a BIG HINT about where i went on holiday, for those who actually are trying to figure out;)

 3/4

On My Holiday I Watched...Insidious

On My Holiday I Watched.....Insidious

'Its not the house that's haunted.'

I always give descriptions for the movies and books I see. But this was too hard. Because there wasn't a simple summary I could do without giving away everything. 
I watched it at night, in a large pitch black room with the windows open and the air con on, and the volume high. It was me, my brother, my cousin and my cousin's girlfriend. And we were all so scared by the time it finished. The music was enough to make your skin crawl - screeching violins getting faster and faster. All four of us were huddled on a sofa, trying not to look but you know when something bad is happening you want to see? oh yeah, and its a pg 13, but we thought it was an 18. so yeah, its sososososo scary.

This movie wasn't the type with gore, and blood. It was phsycological, what might be around the corner, what might be upstairs. it gets you thinking, which was horrible. but if you like that, then it was quite good.

On My Holiday I Watched...Just Go With It

Just Go With It

Danny Macabee (Adam Sandler) has got it all figured out. He knows the perfect line to get women - 'I'm married, but my wife is a b****'. Which isn't true, because he's never been married, just uses a ring to pretend he is. Danny then meets gorgeous girl Palmer (Brooklyn Decker) and they get together. She then finds his wedding ring in his pocket the next morning, and leaves him saying that she doesn't want to ruin a marriage. But Danny lies again, saying that he's in the middle of getting a divorce. Sounds perfect, right? Until she wants to meet his wife. This is where his co-worker comes in, Katherine (Jennifer Aniston) and they get caught in a whirlwind of lies - which is pretty hard to get out of. 

This was the type of movie you see once and don't go back. I was on the plane and bored, and it just kind of entertains you. It was good, a bit predictable, but the thing I didn't get, was how Jennifer Aniston was meant to play the 'not so pretty working mum' when she is obviously stunning. And Adam Sandler annoys me. Otherwise, it was fine. 

On My Holiday I Read...Solar by Ian McEwen

Solar by Ian McEwen

Now, I have a confession to make. I didn't read this book. I only read the first chapter, and by then I had almost fainted from boredom. This was the first Ian McEwen book I had read, and it was so disappointing. The main character, Michael Beard is a pretentious, annoying, and whingey man who finds it shocking that his wife is having an affair, when he has been married four times before and had countless afairs. And he is a nobel prize winner.
That's as far as I got. I just couldn't stand to read it. And, I started it on a car journey so I was already bored and had nothing to do - but I couldn't bring myself to read this. It was just so disappointing.

That is why this book gets

0 STARS. 


Sorry.

On My Holiday I Read...Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan

Things have had a tendency to go wrong for Percy Jackson. I mean, accidentally exploding your math teacher can be a bit weird. Something strange has happened, at every school he's been to, always resulting in him getting expelled (but he blames this on his dyslexia and ADHD). But then he finds out about Camp Half-Blood, where the Greek Gods are real...and all the children there? Yep, one of their parents is a God. The other, mortal. And after only having been there a short while, Poseidon claims Percy as his son. He is then sent on a wild goose chase with his best friend Grover (who happens to be a satyr) and Annabeth, and experienced older girl who has been at camp all her life. Searching for Zeus's master bolt, the trio only have 10 days to find it...or it's an all out war of the God's.

This book is really fun to read, in the sense that I love Greek God's and all of the mythology, and this book is based around that. Percy, as a character, is a good narrator with a bit of an edge-y personality that you need when in a fight with Ares, god of war. I didn't love Grover...mainly because he was supposed to protect Percy, and it was more like Percy was protecting him. He was a bit wimpy, always moaning and blah blah...but, he was alright in the sense that he was the polar opposite to Percy. I liked Annabeth because she seemed real. She acted like a normal girl, which was good to have around. This book is good for a summer evening, with a quick pace and mainly likeable characters. (Oh yeah, and I've been to many of the places featured in this book on my trip...any guesses?)

hey youtube

YOUTUBE.


everybody knows youtube! but not everyone knows how useful it is.

for example, i was in desperate need to do my hair in a messy bun. This link is the best, I changed it slightly but it looks the same for me. so check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LD-HoEfPiE&feature=relmfu

And I also found, for how to get wavy hair using straighteners, this one very helpful:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0gfJ66preU

and this for volumized hair:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkV1PK-dUgc

On My Holiday I Read...The Reckoning by Jane Casey

The Reckoning by Jane Casey

Being a detective for the police, you can get involved in some pretty serious stuff. This is what happens to Maeve when she gets her new job. Somebody is going around, torturing in the most brutal way and eventually killing convicted paedophiles. Why would somebody do that? Is it such a coincidence when they discover that the murderers daughter has gone missing? But as all of the stories intertwine, and Maeve digs deeper and deeper...it's not just the convicted who aren't safe.

I don't usually read thriller/detective books, but I'm so glad I picked up this one. It was such a page turner, you were hanging on and on...with a nice pace, too. Maeve's personal life was in there - however, it didn't take over the story which was refreshing. There were a couple of love/hate relationships with the other people, such as her team.
I did have some problems with it though. The blurb on the back makes it seem as if this whole story is about one event. It's not. What is described to you, about the murderer killing paedophiles is not the main story - more like a subplot.
Otherwise, it was a good thriller, that kept you wanting to read on.

 1/2

Holiday Reading List

Hey guys!


I read the whole of the Airhead series on holiday, and I've already reviewed them, so i thought it was pointless to try again, so heres a list of what i read!
Here's just a list of what I did read:

Airhead
Airhead: Being Nikki
Airhead: Runaway
The Reckoning
Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief
Solar

And I'm only reviewing the last 3.

Love, Lily 

On My Holiday I Read...Airhead by Meg Cabot

Airhead by Meg Cabot

Em Watts-not so average seventeen year old. In the way that she is crazy about the environment, totally against Stark (the company responsible for killing America-literally (although nobody knows), a feminist, smart, never wears make up and can't give a fuss about her clothes. Oh yeah, and she is totally in love with her best friend Christopher. Who doesn't know anything about it.                                    Nikki Howard-not so average seventeen year old. In the way that she really isn't so fussed on the environment, the face of Stark, all into clothes and make up and partying, left school, declared herself as an emancipated minor before 16. Oh yeah, she is the worlds most famous supermodel. But that's all about to change.....                                       

So how do you think Em felt waking up in Nikki's body? When Em might hate Nikki and everything her life includes-but she's going to be forced to live Nikki's life for her? And then Christopher...people reach into their past lives. They can't leave it all behind. But where does that leave Em and Christopher? Or should you say...Nikki and Christopher? I mean, considering that there is no person called Em Watts (legally) still alive?

I could go on forever talking about this. Sometimes, after reading a book once, thats it, blah blah put it on a shelf and forget about it. i've read this so many times, and each time is better and better, so pleasepleaseplease try it!

I'm Back!

I'm back!

I've had the most amazing trip ever, so I'm going to review the places I've been, the books I've read (even if I've already reviewed them) and the movies I've seen. Oh yeah, and also some TV show's I saw :)

And, just to leave some suspense...I'm not going to tell you where I went until I review the places!
If you want, you can guess where I went!

so yeah, i'm happy to be back!

Love, Lily 

back soon!

i'm sorry i haven't been posting much! i'm going away now for 4/5 weeks so my blog will be on hold, but keep checking after that for more posts!

Love, 

Lily x

Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay

Indigo Casson has turned into Cupid with a twist. Rose just needs to keep a promise, but when nobody seems to understand how important it is-she might not manage. Saffy, well she doesn't think she can ever face Sarah again. How could you, when your best friend needed you and you ran away? All because of a stupid balloon. Caddy thinks she's found 'the one'. So she's getting married...but not to Michael. Leaving Rose heartbroken, she needs to find out how to stop them before it's too late.

I love this book. It's written like a journal, so you get to see each child's point of view: Rose, Indigo, Saffron, Caddy, then back to Rose. All of their lives have become so different, but they all intertwine and connect, joining up like the family they are. I love the relationship Caddy and Rose have, because I can relate to how Rose feels about Caddy so much-an sister much older than you, who rushes around going through life that makes you feel left behind. Then they come back and everything's alright again.
i love this series so much, you have to try it!