The Pen and Inkpot

Wow, I'm so proud of myself! I finished reading Inkheart which is quite a long but still very gripping book. So I thought that I might quickly tell you a bit about it. Inkheart begins with Meggie and her father, Mo. Mo is a bookbinder but hasn't read aloud to Meggie since she was quite small and her mother mysteriously disappeared. Meggie never really questioned why he never read to her, until Dustfinger arrived. Dustfinger is a mysterious fire eater who convinces Mo to take Meggie and move from their house to an aunt of Meggie's lost mother. Aunt Elinor is of no particular interest. She is a book lover and collector, but soon she discovers that there is no book more wanted than Inkheart!  Now I can't tell you much more about the story without spoiling  half the surprising twists and turns of the plot, but I will tell you this. Normally, I struggle to complete long books because it takes too long for me to find out how the story ends. Inkheart wasn't at all ...

I just finished reading this book. It was amazing. It was so amazing that I read it in two sittings. I thought that it was so good that I should write a quick review of it for you. It tells one story from a few different points of view. Everyone has their struggles, but none as bad as August. August was born with a deformed face, and as he would say, "Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse". But as Auggie starts middle school, he soon finds out that there are good people and bad people in the world. Or maybe just good people that are afraid… As you can probably imagine, middle school for August wouldn't be great. The teachers were nice and all, but the students were a different story. But Auggie was used to that stuff, or so he thought. After a kid invented a game called, "The Plague" August felt isolated. Luckily, he still had two friends, or at least he thought he did. On halloween that year, dressed up as Bleeding Scream, he heard hi...

I just finished reading Off the Page by Jody Picoult and I loved it and totally recommend it to all lovers of romance and happy endings. It continues on from Between the Lines and although you could read either by themselves, I highly recommend both since they compliment each other and I  just can't get enough of this concept.   Off the Page begins when Delilah's prince that she's been waiting for, finally steps of the bus and falls into her arms. Oliver has to get used to high school and being a person that he's not. At first everything is perfect. But when the book begins to correct itself, Oliver isn't the only one outside the book. Soon reality hits Oliver and his friends in an accident that can't be undone. In life, you can't just go back to the first page and start again. Though worse comes to worst when Edgar swaps back with Oliver in the book and discovers that his mum has cancer. In order to save the original author of Between the Lines, the...

I love Autumn and how cosy it is. I also love staying inside and getting comfy. It's the end of April and I thought that maybe I'd share with you a few cosy things that I'm absolutely loving. Dusk Candle Recently I got given a dusk soy candle and it was such a special gift. Dusk's soy candles are gorgeous and smell absolutely divine. The one I got was Blood Orange and Grapefruit scented. This candle was specifically recommended by a staff member in the shop and I am grateful of her opinion because this candle is my personal fave and I highly recommend it for yourself or a great gift. Can be found in dusk stores all over Australia or online at:https://www.dusk.com.au/products/blood-orange-grapefruit-1-mini-candle-20hrs Four-Veronica Roth I recently read Four, an extra book in the Divergent series and I loved it. Veronica Roth originally wrote this book before Divergent but didn't think that it was right so then, four years later she picked the story u...

I own a set of watercolour paints and I highly recommend getting some if you don't already. You can buy sets of paints and equipment from art shops such as art riot. In this post I will show you how to use and care for your paints ensuring that you get the most out of them. The paints I have are the Mont Marte 12 pack water colours in tubes. I really like the tubes because they are easy to use and mix although I haven't really used many other sorts.  Use: Watercolour paints are so simple to use and are so versatile. There are so many ways to use them, there is no right and wrong. Simply squeeze the desired amount of paint onto your palette and dip your brush into the paint. For a lighter shade of your colour, you can paint the paper with water first before the colour or simply wet the brush before using the paints. But if you want to use the paints like acrylic paints to give you a stronger colour, just use no water.  Brushes Any type of paint brushes work well wi...

For children (and adults) 10+ Since there are so many books that I recommend, I will never have time to do book reviews about them all. So I have decided to write a list of 10 books I love and a sentence or two about them. Matilda-Roald Dahl This book is about a  little girl whose parents don't care about her. She loves to read, and learns heaps at a young age. When she finally goes to school her teacher is astounded and together they discover an unexpected talent of Matilda's. I think this book is an easy read but so entertaining. I've read it again and again.  The Magic Finger-Roald Dahl As you can tell, I love Roald Dahl. He is writer for children but anyone can enjoy these books. This one is about a girl who has a magic finger and when she gets angry, she points it and something magical happens. This book is very funny with the use of irony. I have read this countless times. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend-Matthew Green As you can tell from the ti...

Yes, I am a Christian. I go to church with my family and I love to surround myself with other Christians. I strive to make myself a better person and there are many ways in which I can get closer to God. I will share with you a few that I do. There are three main things I do in my daily routine, the first usually happens in the morning after breakfast. It is a more recent addition to my faith journey that started as a New Year's resolution this year and I have managed to keep it up since then. It is daily scripture writing, so I take a few verses straight from the Bible each morning and write them out, highlighting verses that stand out to me. I think that this is a great way to spend time with God and really sink in what the Bible says. Also, in the evenings after dinner, I sit with my family and we read  from the Bible, the readings for Sunday at church. We also read devotional books such as "The Big Book of Animal Devotions" by  William. L. Coleman. This has...