I've Finally Read 'The Fault in our Stars'!

Miyyi is not at heart a book blog, but a 'whatever I want to blog about blog'. So today I thought I'd blog about The Fault in Ours Stars, which everyone has been raving about and which I've only just got round to reading. So off we go!

I had expectations for this book that I'd gathered from book bloggers and general chit chat, I knew this was going to be good. I started reading it knowing it might be a love story full of humour and metaphores, but maybe most of all, I knew this might be a very sad book indeed.

This is a book about cancer, but I don't think it feels like a depressing tragedy, instead, it shows you that even if you're ill, it doesn't stop you doing the things you love and being happy. In a way, this book can be viewed in a positive and happy light.

The characters are very memorable for there own unique personality and little quirks that are so original and make you laugh and cry. My favourite character of course was Augustus. I think this is because of his metaphoric cigarette that just made me laugh when he first mentioned it;)

The love story I thought was very cleverly done indeed with the way they met and how they were around each other being a teenagers love dream;) However, ultimately, I thought this story was a tale of friendship which shows that as long as you have that one special person, everything will be ok...

I agree that this book is very sad, but surprisingly, I didn't cry. I put this down to John Green not ringing out the sad parts for too long, this shows the sadness but doesn't focus on it making it unbearable and making me sob. I liked that:)

All in all I really enjoyed the balance of the emotions in this book. The happy parts were happy and the sad parts were sad, but both things weren't too over the top.

So yeah, a short book thinking review type sort of thing. What did you think? When did you read 'The Fault in our Stars'? Let me know in the comments:)

Cheerio! Milly x

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50 Facts About Me!

Hey everyone! Today I thought I'd do the 50 facts about me tag so it gives you guys the chance to get to know me a little bit better:)
Sorry if you find this sort of post a tad boring but nevertheless off we go!

1. I have 3 cats: Blackie who's 16, Tinka who's 4 and Lola who's also 4.

2. I love funky, quirky T-Shirts:)

3. I'm 14 in year 10 of school which is the first year of high school in America I think?

4. I have a sister called Poppy.

5. I live in a small village in Yorkshire surrounded by countryside.

6. I dive for Leeds.

7. I've been a bridesmaid twice.

8. I play the double bass and violin- I'm working towards my grade 4 in both.

9. I have 2 trampolines in my front garden.

10. I've broken my arm by turning a kids plastic slide upside down and then climbing up backwards and jumping off. Don't ask.

11. I've also broken my rib by riding my bmx off of a very unstable ramp on a curb, this resulted in me going over the handle bars and the handle bars going into my rib. I wont give any more details...

12. My favourite musical is Hairspray.

13. I have four pack abs, 'cos I'm sooo hard...

14. I collect rubbers, infact I've written a post about it here that tells you ALL about it.

15. When I was about 10 I used to spend all my time talking to chatbots on MSN, I was a very social child...

16. I'm a girl gamer.

17. My favourite game ever is Zelda Ocarina of time which I play on the N64.

18. My first ever game was TAZ on the original xbox, I started playing it when I was 2?! I say playing it but really I probably just sat there drooling all over the controller.

19. I don't have a favourite book, I like too many of them ok?

20. I love to bake.

21. I can't say the word squirrel, it comes out "squuiirrrl" or "scirril"...

22. I always have painted nails, even at school I have a light colour on like what I show on my blog post here.

23. I have really fair, pale skin. This means I burn super easily:(

24. One of my eyes is a light green, and one is a dark green, scary stuff:O

25. I'm a green belt in Taekwondo, again, I'm sooo hard.

26. The first car I drove was a ferrari when I was 13, I drove very slow.

27. I've never been on an aeroplane but I'm excited to.

28. I'm truly terrible at listening and get distracted really easily, give me a book or write it down and I'm fine:)

29. I am not a fussy eater, I eat anything and everything food.

30. When I was little I had bright blonde hair, it's gradually getting darker and darker.

31. I want to be a vet when I'm older.

32. I have 5 youtube channels consisting of me and my sister miming to stupid songs from about 6 years ago, trampolining, music playing and news report spoofs. I'm not going to link them, let me know if you find any;)

33. I love heights, rollercoasters and climbing but I can't stand spinny roundy rides:/

34. My birthday is on the 7th of January- I'm a Capricorn.

35. I used to play Rugby before I realised that girls who play rugby are usually a lot bigger and stronger than petite diver Milly.

36. I'm shoe size 6.

37. I love Costa Frappuccinos, mmm.

38. I used to be intolerant to cheese but now I love it:D

39. I really do not like spiders, I scream.

40. My first word was "baby".

41. My middle name is Grace.

42. My favourite food is fruit, I can't narrow it down more than that.

43. My favourite colours are green and pink.

44. I always carry around lip-balm as I hate to have dry lips.

45. My favourite subjects at school are maths, science, music and drama.

46. I know pi to 37 decimal places...

47. When I was little I went through a phase of only eating cheese and chips.

48. A couple of weeks ago I rode a horesicle around as part of an arts project.

49. One day I would love to have a pen pal.

50. Finally, I've been writing my blog for 4 months (loving it)and can't wait for my blog to grow! I love my small number of followers who comment and give feedback on my posts, it really helps my blog to get better so thank you!:)

Well I hope you all enjoyed that fun tag!
I tag:

• Holly over on A Daydreamers Thoughts
• And all of youuuu

Let me know if any of you do this tag in the comments and I'll be sure to check it out:)

Cheerio! Milly x

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Back To School Haul

Next week I'm going into year 10, eek. To prepare, I went school shopping. Being a 14 year old girl, I enjoyed this very much indeed! So today I thought I'd share with you what I splashed my cash on, off we go!

The first thing I bought was a cute fish pencil sharpener from Wilkinsons that probably cost no more than 50p, who knows if it'll be any good but it's wiggly eyes forced me to buy it, plus, it's pink!

The next exciting item I purchased was a pink (what a surprise) pencil case, which has monster teeth and yellow eyes. I bought this from WHSmith for around £4.50 and just love it's quirky and unique style which again drew me to buy it. It's not amazingly large but it'll do the job of looking after my pens and pencils with the blank back meaning friends can draw all over it. So enjoy the cleanliness and plainness of it now because by the end of the year, it will be a coloured in mess.

Next, I went into one of my favourite shops: Primark to buy some black pumps for school. These shoes I will probably wear on days where I'm doing PE as I have a tendency to leave my shoes in the changing rooms and lose them forever. Because of this, £4.00 ballet pumps from Primark are usually a good idea as I can go and buy some more without too much hassle:))

Finally, I bought my school bag for throughout the year from New Look for £20.00 which I thought was a bargain! It's a florally print backpack which I think is perfect for school as it's just the right size to fit all of my books and folders in and doesn't hurt your back to carry around which I find regular shoulder bags do. Also a friend last year had a New Look bag similar to this one which lasted the whole year, so the durability is pretty good!

Hope you guys enjoyed this post! I've never done a haul post before so let me know what you thought of it in the comments below! When do you go back to school? What bag have you got?

Cheerio! Milly x

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SRSChallenge- Paragraph From POV of my Favourite Character...

Hey Everyone! Today I'm carrying on with the #SRSChallenge that Cat and Charli are hosting by attempting to write a paragraph from the point of view of my favourite book character, drum roll please: Lola, from Lauren Child's children's book series, Charlie and Lola! Horray!:D

I'm going to write about Lola being aloud to choose one small animal from a pet shop with her brother Charlie along with a cage and some treats and toys. Off we go...

Eeek, I'm so absolutely and completely EXCITED Charlie, how can I choose just one pet, they are all so cute and fluffy. Look at this rabbit, oh, and this small hamster, CHARLIE I bet if I asked mum reaaally nicely she'll let me have at least two pets. I can say they all fell asleep on my lap and now I can't possibly move without getting them! No Charlie we are not ever never getting a snake or a spider or a lizard, they are too slimy and too scary for me. Ooooh what about a Chinchilla, yes a chinchilla,  aww Charlie look that is definitely 100% what I want pleease, is that good? But which one?! This is too hard Charlie, do I want that white one or that grey one, oh wait look at that tiny black one, I will call her Loli and she'll be my best friend, after Lotta of course! Yay, I love her Charlie, now lets find a cage. Ooooh look at that big one with the slide, look Charlie it has a SLIDE a SLIDE!! We have to have that one, I bet Loli would love to have a slide. That was easy. Now for treats, I wonder what Loli will like, oh, I know Charlie, PINK MILK! Can you buy pink milk at pet stores? Ohh, we'll just have to give her some raisins. I'm so completely and utterly happy with my new pet. Can we take her home now?

Loli;)

So that was it! Sorry if that didn't make any sense non-Charlie and Lola fans... But it was super fun to write:D 

The next part of the Summer Reading Smackdown is to read and review a recommended book, so my question for you to answer in the comments is: Have you got any recommended books for me to read? Please let me know as I need to start reading it asap before the challenge finishes next Wednesday the 21st:)

 Are any of you guys taking part in this reading challenge? Have you got a pet Chinchilla?!

Cheerio! Milly x

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Summer Reading Smackdown

Hi everyone! Cat and Charli have had this brilliant idea of the Summer Reading Smackdown,  I'm taking up this reading challenge and looking forward to the upcoming book related posts:D

The challenge runs from Wednesday the 7th of August until Wednesday the 21st. The challenge involves me:

• Reading a book I've been meaning to for ages and reviewing it on my blog.
• Reading one recommended book from a friend or blogger and again, reviewing it on my blog.
• Write a paragraph from the point of view of my favourite character and post it on my blog.
• Finally, reading a book from each of these genres: Dystopian, fantasy, contempory and romance.

I hope some of you guys get involved too, if you do, tell me in the comments below and I'll be sure to keep checking your blog:) Also have any of you got any recommended books that I should read and review for part of this challenge? If you do, be sure to tell me in the comments!

Cheerio! Milly x

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Rubber Collection!?

Hey everyone! This week I did have another musical post planned but my laptop couldn't handle all of the photos and videos:( But don't fear! We have today a lovely collection post install for you to enjoy, so off we go, my rubber collection...:D

I've been collecting rubbers for around 6 years. Everywhere I go, when in the giftshop, I always buy one. Unfortunately, rubbers seem to be a very British souvenir, whenever looking abroad for them, I have no luck, apart from when I went to Amsterdam. 

My favourite rubbers are above^  The stripy rainbow one says "Sunlight Is Made Of All The Colours Of The Rainbow" and I just think that's really cute. The pig, what can I say about the pig? It's face just makes me laugh, that's about it. I love seahorses, that's why this seahorse is one of my favourites. Finally Van-Gogh's face just brings back memories of a family trip to Amsterdam, I also get jealous of his hat...

My least favourite rubber is this Thackray museum one as I remember hating the foul smell of the realistic museum and ending up running through the rooms holding my nose. The rubber's ok I guess, just the smelly museum.

Well, at least I posted something!

Let me know if you enjoyed! What do you guys collect? 

Cheerio! Milly x

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