Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson

Once upon a time there was a girl who was special.

But this is not her story.

Unless you count the part where I killed her.

Sixteen year old Alison has been sectioned in a mental institute for teens, having murdered the most popular girl at school. But the case is a mystery: no body has been found, and Alison's condition is proving hard to diagnose. Alison herself can't explain what happened: one minute she was fighting with Tori - the next Tori disintegrated. Into nothing. But that's impossible. Right?

When Alison meets Dr Faraday, a visiting psychologist, she feels an instant connection. More, he believes her story. But there's more to Faraday than Alison can possibly imagine...and the answers he will give her are...extraordinary...

*Spoilers in red

Before you think otherwise. No. This book is not about a murder. There's no murder scene or anything, there's an explanation for it.

This book is about Alison's struggle to find Tori and it gives you an insight into the mind of someone who you may otherwise think of as 'weird.'

The way Alison sees the world around her actually made me wonder what it would be like if you were like her, because Alison is a synesthete which means she has different senses to people without it. For example, Alison also puts the numbers of the chapters as what they are; Zero (is translucent), One (is grey), Two (is red), Three (is yellow), etc. which made me wonder what it would be like to see words and taste sound and to have different senses altogether. It also shows Alison's struggle as all her life she has thought she was different in a bad way but then she learns she's not and so does her family.

I loved this book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone. She does go into a mental institution but she still faces trials even in the 'safe' environment. If you read this book then I guarantee you will hate the idea of it because just seeing how little (well, none) freedom they get makes you want Alison to get out because you know she doesn't belong in there.

The aliens bit could be considered as far-fetched by some people, but I just soaked it up to be honest. I didn't bother thinking about 'whats' and 'ifs,' I just read it, although I've read so many stories about wizards, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, faeries, etc. that it didn't really seem that far-fetched to me.

Title and Front Cover: 10/10  Wow. Amazing picture and title.

Blurb: 10/10  Although it doesn't say much about the actual story, it makes you want to learn more.

Characters: 8/10  Amazing. I really didn't like *cough* hated *cough* some characters but that shows the author's good at creating them.

Plot: 9/10  Good but could've been more explanation towards the whole aliens thing.

Ending: 9/10  I would have given it less because I would also like an epilogue so I could find out what happened to her, put I have just found out - literally 5 minutes ago - that there's a sequel, Quicksilver, coming out in November and I can't wait!

Overall = 10/10

The Toujou Blog Award

Yes, I have been tagged for ANOTHER blog award - The Toujou Blog Award by the amazing Marian at her blog inkdropperr.

'TOUJOU' is a Haitian Creole word for 'ALWAYS' so you tag the five blogs you ALWAYS read.

Each blogger tagged has to:

• tag 5 other blogs and say why you always read them.
• post your 5 favourite words.
• (optional) answer the 5 questions your tagger left you.
• (optional) write 5 questions for the bloggers you tagged.

(if you want to answer the questions but your tagger didn't leave you any, answer the questions you left)

The blogs I tag are:

1. Marian at inkdropperr - I absolutely love Marian's blog. She posts all different recipes and reviews which are amazing and she's got some really creative ideas too.
2. Britney at my mind counts - I love this blog because of the variety. Britney writes about all types of things, gives advice and has amazing competitions.
3. Amy at Life of an Awkward Donkey - this was one of the first blogs I found and and it's one of the funniest blogs on the web as well as being totally unique.
4. Neevie at Totally Neevie - this blog is another amazing one with reviews, stories and loads of interesting posts.
5. Emily at Emily's Chronicles - this blog is unique and I love that she writes her own stories (which are amazing) and she also creates amazing blog awards (this one).

My 5 favourite words are:

1. bamboozle
2. meow
3. weird
4. dazzling
5. gloss/glossy

The 5 questions Marian asked me:

1. Favourite Flower? Rose or Poppy!
2. Favourite Film? The Hunger Games. (I haven't seen it...yet...but I have seen the trailer, *deep thinking face*, about 60 million times!)
3. If there was one thing you could do...anything...absolutely anything, what would it be? I'd be like the girl off Inkheart so then I could write 'Segway' and I'd have a Segway, or 'I go to Hogwarts' and I'd go to Hogwarts!
4. Team Edward or Team Jacob? Edward because I love Renesmee.
5. How often do you paint your nails? Not very. I've actually got some on at the moment (reddy/pink) but I've had this on for ages now.

My questions: 

1. A or B?
2. Salt or Pepper?
3. Red or Blue?
4. Odd or Even?
5. Sweet or Sour?

There are 4 pictures you can use and they are:

Thank You For Reading! Bye bye!

I love...the Beach!

I went to the beach today!

I wrote my name in the sand!

And so did Lola!

(yes, she's my dog. My Champion Speller Dog, obviously)

and another beach is...

I went on holiday to Egypt a few months ago and the beach there was lovely!

Our resort was huge and it had its own private beach.

That's from the end of the pier, looking back at the beach and resort.

The sea (Red Sea) was warm (like sea should be), blue (like sea should be) and clear. (like sea should be)

Oh, and there were all sorts of fish!

I went snorkeling with my underwater camera down the reef!

It was easy to get to as they had a pier to about halfway and the swim to the actual reef was more life a wade through water.

The actual reef was about 20 foot deep and here are some of my best pics!

(By the way : - I know they're not absolutely amazing but the sea and fish are moving so it's very hard to get a fish right in the middle. The last one is the best though!)

The Sea Urchins! (which are horrible)

There were loads of these fish there!

Just a random fish!

Random fish has made a friend!

I called these 'Rainbow Fish' and I love this picture because the colours are amazing and if you look closely you can see his (or her) eye!

'Rainbow Fish' with another fish in the background - bright colours!

I FOUND NEMO!

And his twin in the background!

Nemo is very photogenic, and a perfect poser!

Beaches =

Sister Act

I've seen this film loads of times and I was so excited when I found out it was a musical on stage and we were going to see it!

The story (for those of you who haven't lived) is:

When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be found - a convent!

Disguised as a nun she makes the wrong impression on the convent's strict Mother Superior. But when she transforms the convent's choir into the most glorious new musical act in town, Deloris forms a lasting bond with her newfound friends and the gang that's chasing her finds itself up against an unstoppable team of soulful sisters!

Our seats were amazing! We were in the Circle and we could see everything happening on stage.

I didn't know how they were going to do all the different locations, but they did it much better than I could ever have.

Altogether it was 10/10!

But this post is mostly about...

The film

VS

The stage production

What was the same?

The story was basically exactly the same. 

Most of the names of people were the same and there weren't many characters added in the stage production.

Different?

I thought that the stage production was actually a lot funnier.

They changed 'Vince' to 'Curtis.'

The gang was three people instead of two but they were really funny. They were all completely different people and they seemed more funny than dangerous. They made the show funnier than the film.

There were more jokes in the show and the whole audience were laughing a lot.

Recommend?

I don't know. If you buy the DVD then it's a lot less and you can watch it again and again but I really enjoyed the stage production as well.

I can't really explain it.

Watch and see for yourself!

The Belle Blog Award!

I haven't been on for AGES so I've decided I'm just gonna do this quickly before I tell you all what I've been up to!

*drumroll*

I have been nominated for another blog award by the amazing Marian over at her amazing blog here.

The Belle Blog Award!

Sooo... each blogger nominated has to:

• Write 3 facts about themselves!
• Answer the 3 questions set to them by their tagger!
• Tag 3 other blogs! (but not the blog that tagged you!)
• Write 3 questions for the blogs you tagged!

My facts:

1. I just went to the beach and I actually went in the sea! (only up to my ankles mind, it was very cold)
2. My favourite colour is sky blue today!
3. My lucky / favourite number is 13!!!

Marian's questions for me:

1. Favourite flavour ice cream? Pistachio and Almond from Baskin and Robbins! (very specific I know)
2. If you were to write a published book someday, what would be it's title?Depends what it's about. Something really effective and appealing. One word titles like 'Awake,' 'Butterfly,' 'Flower,' etc. are nice but everything would depend on the story.
3. Name one good thing about yourself. I'm good at school stuff like writing and maths.

The bloggers I tag are:

1. Britney at my mind counts.
2. Sophie at A Day Dreamer's World
3. Amy at Life of an Awkward Donkey

My questions to you are:

1. What is your lucky number?
2. What is your favourite colour/s?
3. What is your favourite animal?

And finally...Woohoo! I'm done!

Another award I collect as I float along!

Polls!

Some of you may have seen my new polls!

What you do is vote like it's a story down the page.

For example, you want your story to be:

Once upon a time there was a girl. And one day that girl was walking through the woods when she came across a handsome young man. They fell in love and got married, having seven kids.

sooo...

you vote for "girl" on the first poll,

you vote for "handsome young man" on the second,

and "got married, having seven kids on the last. 

SIMPLES!

Then, I see what the top votes are for and create a story out of them!

So get voting!

So what do you do when there's actually a monster in your closet?

I've had a poll going for a while now and I have found out what people would do in the case of there actually being a monster in their closet!

And...

17% of voters would throw something at it.

33% of voters would close the door.

17% of voters would run.

17% of voters would shout for help.

&

17% of voters would cry and beg for mercy, throw something at it, close the door, run, faint, shout for help AND scream!

(Yes, it adds to 101%, but I rounded the numbers to the nearest whole number.)

So, if ever in doubt of what to do when you open the closet and there is a monster inside.

Go with the majority.

CLOSE THE DOOR!