Sorry

Hello my loves!

Just wanted to say sorry. Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, and guess why? Yeah, back to school. And teachers thought "hey they're in year 9, lets give them a sh*t load of homework so they have no fun" so hey ho, I have a lot of work to do. But seeing as I am sick ( I have the flu and a monstrous cough ) I have nothing to do.

I am bored. Not bored like, hmm I'll randomly search the internet and I'll be ok, bored like, I've done all my homework, watched 10episodes of The Vampire Diaries, cleaned my room, cleaned, read my book, and wrote in my journal for an hour bored. It sucks,

And since I'm off school I thought I'd post. But I have no ideas! So yeah, any of you guys wanna reccomend anything, tweet, email, comment. Please, put me out of this boring misery.

Ciao ;)

The Night Circus - Completed

The Night Circus – Completed

Well its official, I WANT TO JOIN THIS CIRCUS! I just finished reading this book, after posting on Wednesday I was determined to finish ASAP. And I was not disappointed at all. It was truly incredible. So I shall carry on and let you all know what I thought of the ending...

The way it all panned out was un-expected but brilliant. I was pleased with the outcomes of all the storylines. The fact that Bailey is now owner of the circus makes me want to join even more! 
The intensity confused me slightly when Marco & Celia kind of took away their human forms, though they were still there and had each other they were kind of alone, they detached themselves from the “game” and stayed with each other, which was a lovely (kind of) happy ending.  What I found sad was the deaths of Chandresh and Friedrick Herr Theissen. I mean of all people I would have loved for Friedrick to live, he was so great, and Celia’s dear friend. It would have been interesting to see how he dealt with what happened to her.

Widget and Poppet were probably my favourite characters. Their stories turned out well, if there was a sequel (which I don’t think there should be because this book cannot be outdone) I presume Poppet and Bailey would get together, so cute! Widget and Alexander’s conversation was a little scary but deep and good, it showed what was to come for the young boy.

Also I loved the way Prospero (Hector Bowen) popped up frequently toward the end, his cruelty kind of made the book funnier, I enjoyed it. Some may say I’m odd but I really did, his way of mind was awful but the way he talked to Celia was wrong but it made me giggle for some reason.

Any who, I shall stop going on and on now. And I know I have already said this, but I loved this book. I loved it I loved it I loved it! To finish I found this review online of the book and thought it was very accurate, especially how she talked about the beauty of the book, the cover, the book mark the black pages, it was gorgeous. And I really hope it does get turned into a film! It would be so amazing to watch but could it live up to the book? 

 
One last note, I’m off to Wales this weekend to go to this cool Hindu mandir on top of a hill or something so I’m excited! I probably won’t be posting about it until Tuesday, and after that I’m back to school (on my birthday! 5th September) so yeah, seeya all soon :)

The Night Circus - So Far...

The Night Circus- Book Review So Far...

Hello my lovelies :-) this week I want to talk to you all about a book I’m reading. It’s called “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern. I’m actually still reading it now, though I’m almost done. I just thought I’d tell you all what I thought so far.

I absolutely love this novel. Its complete fiction and I ADORE it. It’s just completely taken me into a new world, and I have officially escaped reality. It’s set in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s and each new chapter shows a date and is set from different characters perspectives. I’ve never really read anything like it, it’s wonderful, though at the beginning I was very confused as I got into it, and I was amazed. Firstly what confused me were the timelines converging, some going forward and some going back I wasn’t too sure what was going on, but as I read on I got to grips with all of it.  But seriously, this book has actually made me want to run away and join the circus, but not a regular one, this one, though it's spooky and creepy and frightening it would be incredible to actually have a circus like this.

Though I am loving Marco and Celia’s story, them being the glue that holds the book together; I’m finding Poppet and Bailey’s story far more intriguing. Their story is quite interesting, their connection is strong and I really hope their story ends well. I find the descriptions of Caroline from Bailey's point of view, enchanting, he goes into detail of her red hair and white clothes and the way she moves etc. 

I have to say the book was not what I expected, when I started reading it I thought it’d be an old-fashioned version of “The Hunger Games” but it turned into something I would have never imagined. Something magical and hypnotizing. I never thought I could be so mesmerized by a book!

Prospero; Celia’s father sincerely interests me. At the beginning I cringed at the training he put his daughter through, yet when he died I was saddened. Though he often re-appears as a ghost it doesn’t have the same affect. He was charming yet frightening, such a marvelous character.

One last thing, I understand the whole ring-burning connection process thingy, but I’m still stuck as to why it’s happening? I get that they un-intentionally control the circus and those who are part of its lives, but again how&why? I’m clueless to when this “challenge” will start and why they are opponents? Is there even a reason? Does anyone care to explain to me? Maybe I’m the clueless one here, I don’t know.

There are so many more characters I’d like to talk about, like Widget and Isobel and Friedrick Herr Thiessen, Chandresh and more about Celia and Marco. But how about instead, you guys tell me what YOU think. Comment and tell me what you think of this incredible book, the atmosphere, the feelings, emotions, people all of it. Tell me!

Lastly, here's a book trailer from you tube that I found really cool! I really, REALLY love the music to this trailer, it makes my imagination go crazy and its literally like i'm there, at the night circus!

See you next week my loves ;-)

Obsessive Fans

Twitter Fan bases

Good Morning! The matter I want to discuss with you all this week is fan bases via social networking sites. Like, we all know the basic ones, e.g “directioners” (1D), “The TW Fanmily”(The Wanted), “TVD Family”(The Vampire Diaries), “Rihanna Navy”(Rihanna), “Katy Cats” (Katy Perry), and “Glamberts” (Adam Lambert) etc. and we all think it’s  all well and good and don’t really give it a second thought. But have any of you ever thought that it’s kind of creepy that fans would spam their favourite stars ‘@mentions’ 24/7 and tweet pictures of them and constantly talk about them? 

Personally, I have to admit, I am a member of the “TVD Family” but not in a creepy/obsessive way. I occasionally tweet pictures I like of the cast, or tweet about them or talk to other members via twitter. But hey, I can’t help it, I’m a teenage girl who casually fangirls over vampire romance. But JHEEZ, some of the other fans are completely compelled and owned by these celebs. It’s like that’s all that matters to them in life! I mean it can be ok sometimes if you occasionally do it, and don’t talk about it all the time, I mean there are other things in life apart from these stars.

The obsessions they have over celebs is crazy. It’s like it’s what their lives revolve around, having a love and passion for something is different to having and obsession and being totally possessed by their being. My twitted bio reads “I love #TheVampireDiaries...” Which is true, I honestly adore the show. The storylines intrigue me, and the acting is amazing, but unlike others I don’t let it become my life. I know there are other things in life accept for my favourite celebs. Like, sometimes when stars reply to their fans tweets, they go crazy and tell everyone and go on about it for months. It’s mental; I mean yeah, be happy your idol tweeted you but don’t let it be the only thing you talk/think about for the next 3months of your life!

But also on a serious note, it can actually be dangerous; some crazy fans rarely risk their lives and will do anything to meet their fave celebs. Or things can even get threatening. An example of threatening fan behaviour is a recent incident that occurred involving the 1D boys, let’s just say, they met a girl, zayn wanted to date her, fans found out and spammed her twitter and facebook with threats, etc etc. I won’t go into too much detail, but if you want the full story: 1D fans bully girl out 1D fans bully girl out of Zayn Malik date.

So that’s it this week guys :) comment, follow my blog, and follow my twitter: shriya_TVD or email me: shriya98@live.co.uk 


Seeya next week my lovelies ;)

Happy Independence Day India!

Happy Independence Day India!

Hey everyone  I’d like to start off by saying Happy Independence Day! As many of you know, I am Indian. Though my ethnic origins are spread across two continenents, Africa and Asia; I am a proud Indian. And today, Wednesday 15^th August is our independence day. The day we finally won our freedom and became a sovereign nation. I myself don’t actually know that much about the day, so I’ve enjoyed doing a little research myself and expanding my knowledge.

So here are some interesting facts I found out about the day:

• It’s a national holiday in India.
•  A flagship event takes place every year in Delhi where the Prime Minister puts up the national flag and follows it up with a speech.
• The day is then celebrated a lot with parades and other cultural events.
• The only other 2 public holiday’s in India are Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti(Gandhi’s birthday) ―Tuesday, October 2 and Republic Day ―Thursday, January 26.
•  One of the known famous quotes about the day: "At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new...India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru.
•  People often use the phrase “Jai Hind!” on the day which means roughly “victory to India”.

I've really loved reading more about this remarkable day and learning more about my origin. I hope all my fellow Indians and all people of India have a lovely Independence Day! I've got Gandhi on my sky+ planner and I intend on watching it for the first time tonight! I’ll leave you with my favourite Independence Day quote; “A true Indian isn't one who puts up flags on the 15^th but someone who picks up discarded flags on the 16^th and feels proud to be Indian all year round.” 

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