Girl online: On tour Review

Considering my 'Girl Online' review I did back in January/February on Zoë's first book got so much love and views and great comments, I decided that as soon as got my hands on the second I would have to do a post on that too!

I can say straight away that the book is written so it is super easy to read making me get through it in under a week - shorter if I wasn't watching vlogmas haha. However unlike the first book, I think there is more elder teen content in the novel like drinking, parties, cheating and it goes into more depth of Noah and Penny's relationship.

I did say that the first book was at times cliché and a little unrealistic and I think book 2 was also that some of the time, however I still believe it was relatable to the audience, but my god, poor girl Penny did have a lot of bad luck haha. 

Zoë introduced some new characters into the story including Leah, who after Noah, is my favourite character. Zoë said that she gave her more structure and likability and any scenes with Leah and Penny together made me smile.

Again what I love about this book is the message Zoë indirectly sends to her viewers and readers. The scene with Noah and Penny at the end made me feel so connected to the characters which makes the novel so close to mine and most viewers heart. I think some people can be put off by a 300+ page book however Zoë keeps the energy up throughout that you never lose interest and the length of the book can make you fall in love with the characters.

I will reiterate again that I do not believe Zoë had a ghost writer - I am a heavy reader of her blog and watch her vlogs often enough to be 99% sure she wrote the book and think she had help from an editor (like most authors do) but deserves her name on the front of the book and the revenue from it.

I had such an amazing feeling at the end of this book (the last scene in the first book was on the beach and this mirrored in the second - very happy)! This is something I rarely get from a story, but... these two books deserve a new little sister - I want book 3!

Proud is an understatement - love you Zoë x 

Media Studies Coursework

If you didn't know already, I took media studies as an option for my GCSE's and something I defiantly want to carry on into A-levels and even university due to the high amount of interest I have in the subject. Currently we are studying film in media and after researching a film and creating our own pitch (story line) for a film we made from scratch, we need to form a poster for the film. So today I thought I would share with you the photos me and my friend took for her film poster due to me helping her out a bit. I am sort of taking the credit from someone else but don't worry, I have had her approval.

The film is called 'Sunflowers' and a little overview of the pitch is that schizophrenic girl (portrayed by Masie Williams) wakes up feeling depressed and the last thing she remembers is being in a field of bright sunflowers feeling happy healthy with someone she can't quite remember. The poster is two images combined together (a depressed and happy one - I'm sure you can tell between the two above!) I loved being the model for these photos, especially the depressed photos, it's so much easier to act sad than happy haha - that must say something about me! For a couple of the depressed photos, we had a low exposure and long shutter speed being 3-4 seconds for me to shake me head and to create a distorted face which looks very cool yet freaky.

If you take media studies or decided to carry it on into higher education, please let me know your thoughts as I'm always eager to know more about the subject. 

Christmas Trilogy

To kick start the Christmas season on my YouTube channel, I thought I would do a Christmas trilogy. Three videos consisting of all things Christmassy and to start you off I uploaded a Christmas Q&A this morning. If you would like to be involved in any other Q&A's, you can follow me on Twitter @zoeftshay. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/8QawgEx-Ay. Hope you enjoy and I'll speak to you all very soon x 

My New Lip Combo

I never used to be a pink girl when it came to lips, I was always a dark brown nude or a warm tone red. But since recently purchasing my new MAC lippy in the shade 'Brave', I have been obsessed. Uno problemo (excuse my Spanish haha), it is a little too bright for school so I searched my makeup collection for some alternatives. But rather than coming across a dupe, I found my oldie yet goodie Rimmel Kate Moss lippy in 26; A pale brown nude but for pale skin like moi, a hard thing to wear because it washes you out. However, over a bright lip like Brave, it'd perfect. If your familiar with MAC velvet teddy, it's kinda like that, maybe just a little more pink.

So what do you think? I challenge you to delve into your collection and match colours up together so they suit you perfectly. It's such a great way to save money too without buying another lipstick (but does use up a little more space when travelling - lippy over toothbrush then haha!)