H.I.V.E Book 1 Review

Title: H.I.V.E - Higher Institute of Villainous Education

Author: Mark Walden

Genre: Children’s/ Action/ Sci -Fi/ Adventure

Publisher: Macmillan
Publication date: 2006
Paperback: 298 pages

Series?: Yes, it is a series of 8 books.

How did I get this book: I borrowed it from the school library.

Why I read this book: It looked like a really good, and my friends recommended it.


Blurb:

H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute of Villainous Education) is a top-secret school of applied villainy where children with a precocious gift for wrongdoing are sent to develop their talents into criminal mastermind. After all, 'villains have the best lines and wear the best costumes'. One small catch is that the children cannot leave until training is complete, six years later. With villainy comes a certain freedom of thought, and every year one student in particular will show exceptional talent - after all, it takes the best to produce the worst. This year there are two students: Otto Malpense and his new friend Wing Fanchu are both exceptionally bad, and they are definitely not keen on being held against their will for six long years...

Review:

• Loved this book as it was full of action and had unpredictable twists in the plot.
• It was interesting right from the start - which I always think is important.
• The characters were interesting and likable. 
• You could really imagine H.I.V.E and all the teachers and characters. Let's your imagination run wild.
• Makes you want  to read the next one!

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What is geocaching?

This post is just going to show you the basics of geocaching.

If you don't know what geocaching is, it is an outdoor sport or game of searching for hidden objects by using Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates posted on the internet.

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It is a high-tech treasure hunt in which small objects are stored in a waterproof container ("geocache") that can be located in the wilderness or in a public venue; usually not in public view. For more information on geocaching, click here to go to my geocaching blog.

Below is the official Groundspeak video from YouTube: 'What is Geocaching?'

It is just under 2 minutes long, and explains geocaching simply, covering most areas and making geocaching simple.

If you haven't geocached before I really recommend watching this as it is very easy to understand and shows you how fun geocaching is.

Hope you enjoy it and are now interested in geocaching - I love it!

Nativity 2: My thoughts

A few days ago I went to see Nativity 2. AND IT WAS HILARIOUS!

I was worried it would be exactly the same as the 1st one, but it really wasn't. I thought it was really funny and it had a really good story line which was not too similar to the 1st one.

I think it is a great family Christmas film, and really puts you in that Christmas mood which everyone (I hope) loves!

If you haven't seen it I would recommend going to see it in the cinema this Christmas, with family or friends.

Hope this review-type-thing was helpful!

Bored.

This is a slightly unrelated post, but I will post it anyway ;)

When I'm bored and doing homework, (like I was doing a minute ago), I always get distracted either by blogging or by general thoughts...

So, I decided to do a post about it!

The best way of doing homework when you're bored is to reward yourself. Force yourself to keep going and when you've finished, reward yourself with something you love. Maybe that is a bar of chocolate or watching a bit of TV?

If it's a long homework you can always have a break half-way through it. (That's what I'm doing now)

When I'm bored I usually write a quick blog post, (like this one), or I play with my hamster if she's awake. Sometimes I just distract myself on facebook or the such-like...

Well, time I stopped my break and carried on with my homework.

What do you do when you're bored?

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Intellectual Squirrel

Here is just an adorable and funny photo I found on Google.. It really did make me laugh.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Theme Hospital

When me and my sisters were younger we always used to play computer games like Zoo Tycoon, Barbie Pet Patrol, Theme Park Tycoon (or something like that)...

But one of our very favourite games was Theme Hospital. What a great game that was!

We went into PC World the other day and they had it selling for £5, so we bought it. YAY! (The other one stopped working cause it was designed for really old computer and it was really scratched.. blame the cat) 

[I'm so sneaky... we don't have a cat.]

Anyway, below is an image of the great game for those who want to be reminded of what it looked like.. For those of you who never played it... Well... you really missed out.

If anyone wants to buy it (which I recommend you do!), then type in Theme Hospital (by Bullfrog), and you can choose where you buy it from.

eBay, Amazon, PC World, Game, Sainsburys... You name it!

Cat Shoes...?

I bought this card for my sister, because it made me laugh so much!

I still laugh every time I read it... Oh what has my life come to?...

(Sorry about the bad cropping, my scanner was being stupid...)

Where's Wally

I found one of my old Where's Wally books the other day and I started flicking through it and trying to find Wally and his pals. And ..WOW.. it's addicting.

I think it's a great book because it teaches people to be more observant. It makes you look closer at things to see things you otherwise might not have seen.

- This can be a really useful skill, let me tell you. It really can come in handy cause you notice things like when your friends are unhappy etc. I actually notice a lot more than people think (people think I'm really un-observant), but I don't always ask if it's not my buisness... I'm guessing most of you out there can probably relate... If not then... umm.... Tuff.

"I love the idea of an exciting journey that never ends, filled with colour, energy and people smiling - what could be better?"
- Martin Handford (creator of Where's Wally)

It's fun and it teaches you some valuable life skills (in my opinion). Great! Get searching people in the books and in real life. (If you have one of the books at least! ;) )