My Love Lies Bleeding Review

 

"An author is one of the most beautiful story tellers" - Jerona Moore

When picking up this book for the first time I noticed two things, one, the book looked too short and two, it was definitely about vampires. Now, I like a good vampire novel like any girl in our world now, I love them even but only if the story line is good and I can keep my head in it without getting bored. I was delightedly surprised to find out that this book had both of those qualities and I started to enjoy the book. Although it is short, there are many others, so it didn't really matter as much.

 

The characters in this book all were really unique and I felt as if I knew their personalities straight away, I loved this quality and it really enabled me to picture them clearer. This book is a really, really good read and if you love vampires, twists in plots and kick-ass action, it's certainly for you. I know it's for me! This series is titled, 'The Drake Chronicles', written by Alexandra Harvey and here's the blurb, 'Solange has always known she is a vampire. And as the only female vampire ever born, not initiated, she is surrounded by danger on all sides - from other vampire tribes who want to take her blood into their lineage, and from the bounty hunters who are set on destroying her and her family. When she is kidnapped, it's up to her elder brother Nickolas and best friend, Lucy, to save her. But can Lucy save herself from Nicholas, who tempts her with every look - what will be her own fate if she surrenders her heart to a vampire?'

 

Now if that doesn't pull you in then I don't know what will. I love a good love story slotted into a story line and the forbidden love always gets me, two people being completely different in all ways yet somehow fitting. This book had that too. I'd just like to mention Lucy very briefly, she is by far my favourite character mainly for the fact that she's human and unafraid of these vampires and even goes to the length of hitting one of them.

 

A good read, a good book, a good author. I recommend highly.

Snow White photoshoot

 

"The camera can photograph thought."  ~Dirk Bogarde

 

 

 

Photography is something that I've come to love and respect, it's more than just taking a snap on a camera like many people think. If you have the passion and interest, the images you create are important and while learning, good quality. I'm taking a photography A level course and you learn so many things you didn't know before, including the history behind photography and where it all began. I have completed projects alone with my classmates that I have been both proud of and disappointed with. You can't be good at everything and this is something everyone needs to learn. I thought every project I did would come out the way I wanted and I was wrong. You make mistakes, just remember to learn from them!

 

So today I thought I'd share my Snow White project with you lovely people. I'm still learning so these photos are definitely not my best, but I wanted to share something personal today. These photos do not follow the typical Snow White tale and the look is completely different, but I was taking on my own style with them. The model is my friend, isn't she pretty? She was more than happy to pose for this and we spent about an hour and a half in a freezing cold English wood with not hot flask or coats to keep us warm.  My friend is a natural poser and loves her make up, so I left her to it as I told her where she needed to be and to hold still while I got her in focus. As you can see she is brown haired, but it didn't matter (not the typical Snow White pictures) and I began to edit on her skin and facial features to brighten her lips and darken around eyes.

 

I loved doing this project because it was fun and I really got to do what I wanted. The photos I produced weren't what I expected but I'm still proud. I had a wonderful model and a good location. Here are a few to look at.

         Please take note that these are my very own photos and they are for my use alone.




                                                                         FQ

 

Portsmouth

"There are places in the world that take away your breath, tell me, are you ready to see them?" - unknown

 

 

 

I wanted to put some traveling posts up on this blog as well as it is something I want to do in life, however I haven't had that chance yet. I will have a Barcelona post up this year, but for now, I have some small places I want to share. This post is about Portsmouth. I love it there, the sea, the people, the little shops and the towns. That's not just it though, walking along the beach with the dog by my side sniffing at every little rock and pouncing towards the water is perfect when you're stuck in a rut. As I walked along the rocks chatting and gazing at the flowing water, it happened to be a sunny day and I instantly felt better. Men and women were wind surfing alone the surface, boats were zigzagging across and through the wind creating ripples of turquoise water. It was picturesque!

 

If there is anywhere near you where you can just walk and feel amazing, I advise you to go. Sometimes you need to get out to get some inspiration or take a break and little places like this are perfect. I haven't worked on my book in a while and going out in the sun and watching the waves made my head begin to tell stories as I walked. I got ideas. I got inspiration.

 

It's just a short post today as I'm busy, but here are a few photos I took with my phone.

 

 

 

 

FQ