I think everyone is aware right now a new phenomenon has dawned on us all. The latest instalment of Star Wars was released this week, now to be quite honest I'm not much of a fan; I've never watched any of the films, I'm also mighty confused as to why the order of the films go:

• Episode 4
• Episode 5
• Episode 6
• Episode 1
• Episode 2
• Episode 3 

Quite cute, new pet?

Now alright, I realise that they're not exactly the same but lets look at the similarities furry, animal like same type of wet dog looking nose, rather strange plastic looking lips. Now, maybe they won't be directly related like cousins rather 2nd cousins removed; evolution changes and evolves us humans so why not in a galaxy far, far away? First off, I'd just like to point out that my theory/confusion of the relations between Chewbacca and the Ewoks are NOT racist because how can it be racist if they aren't real?? Then again I can understand why people (Star Wars fans) may think this as where's the proof that they aren't. I for one have an open mind, if you know me you'll know I'm all for the unexplainable. Since I was young and been told all these stories of the Grimm and such I've never shaken the feeling that the impossible could be possible. Vampires...my life. Everyone knows I'd be a vampire in a heartbeat, it was confirmed when I read Twilight and fell in love with the fictional perfection that is Edward Cullen; reinforced by the face of Robert Pattinson portraying Edward in the Twilight Saga. Same with Shadowhunters from The Mortal Instruments, hunting demons, vampires, werewolves, fairies, warlocks. My point being, if there's ages old stories about them then surely there was a core root. 

Mindwalker is a science fiction, dystopian novel with a difference. I don't know about anyone else I've started to steer clear of dystopian novel as I'm finding they're all merging into the same type of narrative. Teenagers in a future with some sort of separation system and a hidden violence or secret of some sort. Mindwalker is different. It's got something about that made me really stop and worry about which way our future technology is heading. So believable it's a little bit frightening to even think about.

Lain Walker is seventeen and lives in a future (not too far away) with technology that can literally change the way we think. Lain is a mindwalker, on the way to following in her fathers footsteps of being able to change people for the better...or is it all just a lie? Mindwalkers have the ability to explore and experience the memories of their clients and then simply take them away so they can't remember. Everything changes when she meets the ambiguous Steven. Everything Lain thought she knew begins to crumble, it's her choices now that matter.

First of all WOW. I loved this book. I'm just so for such a unique new take on dystopian fiction! Lain is a pioneer in my opinion, she knows that what she does can help people but she knows it can be viciously harmful if not so much it ends up in the wrong hands just if it's misused for the wrong or selfish purposes. She's such a fighter, like a strong female protagonist; she's not had the harshest of lives (to be fair she sounds pretty privileged) yet she's a pivotal example of labelling. Everyone assumes she's got such a good life, works hard, good grades, type 1, career sorted. Except no one considers that poor Lain is normal and has major inner demons.

Steven. Eye description makes me love him alone, the amount of times his eyes have been said to shield fear yet so such passion or conceal a vulnerability. His smirk, laugh, hair- the hair reminded slightly reminded me of Jace in TMI and my obsession for Jace is unreal it's fictional love.

Imagine a world where our memories could be wiped. We'd be blank canvases- as troubled as our passed might be they shape who we are. What if an inspirational like Malala had her mind wiped, who would have showed the world how to fight and done it for the girls. Education fighter gone! I can see the appeal of ridding society of the evil minds who take innocent people lives and do some heart breaking things. However, I can't say I'd be for it so much.

Please read this book! It's a sci-fi fantastic with a dynamic dystopian element. 5/5!! Mindwalker follow up...yes please, ready and waiting for 2016 eagerly.

Speaking with my sister yesterday I think I have a serious problem with fictional characters. I'll be honest there's so many male protagonists in books I'm very obsessed with I can't really keep count. I mean I'm not the only one who thinks this way you know! My sister does, certainly some of my friends and even Carrie Fletcher's written a song about it entitled 'Boys in Books are Better' give it a listen right now.


I actually think if you questioned any avid reader of fictional novels of whichever genre there's a character that they have related to and wish were a real person! I may be right but my problem is that I cannot not fall in love with male characters. Obviously, I'm aware that it's not real love maybe just hmmm a form of love, you can see why it happens though because if you think about you spend (varying on the amount and speed you read) a lot of time getting to know certain characters. It isn't the readers fault that these characters get to us so much, that's what they're written for, without them I suppose a book would lack a lot of depth and wouldn't get as many followers.

For me characters stick with you. I read Twilight a long time ago but I still adore Edward Cullen to this day. Sure, I've read lots of other books with characters that have made me cry, are more developed, have more open emotions but it doesn't change how much I love him. It's different for everyone. Which is why I can't understand how people can list characters in favourites, why? Well because none of the characters have the same traits, emotions, story (unless they're in the same book) every writer wrote each individual character to be as individual as a real  life person. If you have never heard someone say something along the lines of 'I'd love to find my real life Mr Darcy'.

Here is my list of boys in books that are always loved by me:

• Edward Cullen
• Jace Wayland/ Herondale/Morganstern
• Will Herondale
• Jem Carstairs
• Christian Grey

Thought I'd just let any of you that are interested know that I am currently reading The Catcher In The Rye by J.D.Salinger. I won't say anything about it because that's what my review will be for, I will say I'm nearly finished and should be finished very soon (would be helpful as it's for my coursework too)!

Adios (:

On the arrival of Season 5 I believe it's time to start a OUAT discussion. I mean I've done a Pretty Little Liars one (which will commence soon), so why not OUAT? First of all please guys how scary is the season poster with Emma as the Dark Swan?! It's so dark and yet in a twisted way rather beautiful.

I realise that we're like three episodes in but I can write about them and upload them or just talk about the characters, see I haven't actually watched episode 3 from yesterday yet! Remember American fans I am British so we get our episodes aired on a Wednesday. I'm absolutely going to go home and sit in silence enhanced in Storyville/ Camelot!

What I can't manage to believe is how Emma looks so scary with her almost frosty style yet so perfect I wanna say (yes I know no one can be perfect). Not yet consumed by darkness Emma still has an air of saviour Emma I feel, so bad I want Emma to just fight the darkness and break free but since when has anything been that easy since practically the first episode?

I am loving Regina at the moment. For real. She's so determined to prove she can be the saviour or maybe not even the saviour just for the Storybrooke squad to have some faith and see she does have good intentions, genuinely wants to help and get Emma back. So what she's has some issues in the past- perhaps slightly not minor because you know throwing some curses round here and there and wanting to literally destroy realms isn't the best baggage- but give her a chance.

Does anyone actually trust Guinevere? Shady me thinks. No, personally I think she's got some sort of secret agenda or she's got a trick up her sleeve. I'm just not having it. It's her face, I see it in her eyes, plus I can't help thinking she's going to do the dirty on Arthur; alternatively is Arthur concealing a little secret...why does he want to put the dagger and Excalibur back together. ERM POWER OVERLOAD!!!!

Before I end this post if you see this and you are a OUAT fan please, reach out start a fandom discussion! Let's fangirl together.

Back again!

Arthur Miller has written some fabulous plays, one of my favourites is A View From A Bridge until today it was the only Miller play I'd seen on stage. However, today I embarked on a cheeky trip to Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre to watch The Crucible.

In case you aren't aware of the back story here it is (I did not write this myself it's from the back of the little Crucible leaflet):

Betty Parris lies in a trance after a childish game spins out of control, and accusation of witchcraft are quickly  manipulated by those with something to gain. However, when false allegations reach fever pitch, the devout community of Salem descends into a cauldron of hysteria it can never return from.

Written in the 1950s when the insidious fear of communism gripped America, THE CRUCIBLE is a devastating portrayal of the human cost of tyranny and vengeance.

Besides the play itself being absolutely phenomenal, the Royal Exchange was like nothing I've never seen before! I mean it was stunning. The stage was in the centre and the seats surrounded it going up, we were in the second gallery; I thought this was at the top but I may be wrong. Elly Higgenbottom (did you read my last post) said that the Royal Exchange used to be an old station I want to say and so it's built with the stage and seats in the centre -circular- then when the play is on the outside around it is used as the backstage. How fascinating?!

I applaud the cast for the breathtaking adaptation the provided I mean the performance had us on the edge of our seat, I could of believed they were under the demonic influences the way they were portraying it. WOW. I was a fan of the Irish actors too, I mean those accents *I'm the emojii with hearts for eyes/monkey covering it's mouth/tears^ One sounded like Jamie Dornan...ultimate love.

What I found quite shocking about the play itself is how what may seem like a strong communtiy based around the Parish and it's church can fall apart so easily. It's heartbreaking to see how people would risk their lives to protect those they love and trust but also how you can't always trust those around you.

People can become consumed in what is wrong and lose all aspects of the right, moral thing to do. Shockingly, brilliant and quite genius. Thanks to Miller's words and Caroline Steinbeis awesome direction this was fantastic!

For tickets, info on cast members or anything in the Royal Exchange here's the link to the website.

http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/the-crucible

Oh hey you internet friends!

Well, it has been a while since a post like this were we chat hasn't it?! That's because it's been book reviews and promoting my favourite Etsy shop Mind Through Ink. Anyway, this is like our little chat post, alternatively I talk in a chatty way then if you choose to you'll read this.

True Beauty

'Our Sylvia' -the title of this post- may seem ambiguous to the majority of those who dare read this blog unless you know me. See I'm talking about Sylvia Plath! 'Who?' You may wonder...well only one of the most (if not the) wonderful woman ever. I admit my love for Sylvia has only just been with me a couple of weeks, although I have a feeling it may become slightly obsessive; you see I do English Lit and we've been reading the Bell Jar (upcoming review soon), now I appreciate Sylvia so much. Her writing is so unbelievably real, with so much feeling! Ahhhh I love Sylvia!

Happier Times

I have to say I wouldn't have even heard of Sylvia if it wasn't for my English teacher, who for now we'll call Elly Higginbottom. Elly absolutely is completely the one to go to about our Sylvia, literally Elly could tell you everything...like a Sylvia hero. I'd go as far to argue that if you scorned Sylvia Elly would be the warrior in her corner- along with myself! Inspiring is Elly. Don't even get me started on Ted Hughes either *my face becomes considerably mean with dagger eyes as I type his name* eurgh, was he Sylvia's downfall???

To sum up a few things about why I love Sylvia, here's some bullet points:

• Her voice- weird as it may seen if you listen to Sylvia recite her poems on YouTube it's kind of like listening to a disney villain. No seriously. Slightly scary but you can't tear yourself away.
• Poetry- Oh gosh. Sylvia's poetry is the most amazing poetry I have come by, don't get me wrong I now am an avid lover of poetry but hers just is stand out.
• Esther- Sylvia gave us Esther. I think Esther is a character who everyone can just relate to, don't judge because we all have our own problems and we're all human.
• The Ted situation- Personally, I believe Sylvia put Ted in his place as she was whilst still proves to be a strong, independent woman. YOU GO GIRL!
• Her story- Sylvia's life story makes you want to cry, laugh, smile and just give her hug. She was so many things and broke so many walls. Not gonna lie, I think she could of broke the glass ceiling by now

October is upon us! I don't know about you but mention October to me and immediately I think of Halloween, it's kinda funny I suppose because it's the very end of the month. Anyway, Halloween is a day when you can escape really, be someone other than yourself for a couple of hours or so. Here's something extra cool to you Halloween fanatics (or just awesome people).

For those of you who read my blog frequently, you may remember my post for the Etsy shop ran by my friends Abs and Kate. Is it coming back now? That's right. They make cards, postcards, prints and other cute artsy items and sell them for such fab prices! This time they're trying to start a NEW TREND. Let's be honest, Halloween is an occasion just like a birthday, anniversary or  some form of celebration. We brainstormed and thought why not give cards for Halloween, we celebrate it (whatever we're celebrating) and sometimes it's nice just to do little things for friends and family.

I absolutely adore this design, hand drawn, coloured and packaged by either Kate or Abs (if you ordered one). So cute! This is exactly the type of thing we like to do for each other, you know just give little surprises. Don't you just think it's a nice little gesture to brighten someone's day?



Look a lot of you may think Halloween cards that's mad so here's a list of things you could use the card for:

• Invitations for you're super scary Halloween party! (it can even be personalised for this one)
• Give one to a Halloween fanatic 
• Just start a trend by being the only one to give Halloween cards
• Have family/friends that live away? Take a picture of you're costume and send it- they'd love it