My Top 5 Favourite Disney Movies!

I was a big Disney child and if you grow up loving Disney, that love never goes away. So, today I thought I would share with you my top five favourite Disney movies!

Number 5!
Now, this was more difficult than I thought it would be as for my number five spot I was undecided between two movies, Peter Pan and Finding Nemo, but after thinking about which of the two movies I would watch right at this very moment it had to be Finding Nemo.
I remember the first time I watched Finding Nemo I actually got scared and cried… Bruce’s mouth full of sharp teeth was actually quite unsettling as a young child and it put me off watching the movie again for years. But once I was a little older and watched Finding Nemo with more grown up eyes I realised just how much I love the little fish with one ear smaller than the other. My particular favourite part of the movie is when Marlin and Dory ride the waves with the turtles, ‘Dude!’

Number 4!

Number 4 is Toy Story! I love toy story sooooooooooooo much! I’m not going to lie, I cried at the Toy Story 3 and when I say cry I mean literally sitting in the cinema balling my eyes out! I can’t quite explain the stress that gets lifted when you realise that the toys are going to end up in the burner of the rubbish dump!
Out of the 3 movies, Number 2 was my favourite purely because I love Jessie, I remember as a child I had a Jessie doll and I wrote my name of the bottom of her shoe. All the Toy Story movies are just fun and easy to watch, and I don’t understand how anyone can’t love the movies!

Number 3!

Ranking the last 3 movies was hard as I love them pretty much equally, however in the end I decided that Tangled was my third-place spot. I know every single word from the whole tangled movie and despite him being a cartoon I love Flynn! I have never wanted an animated couple to succeed more than I did with Flynn and Rapunzel.
One of my main reasons for loving this movie is the songs, my favourites include ‘Mother Knows Best’ and ‘I’ve Got a Dream,’ every time I hear these two songs I can’t help but flood into song!

Number 2!

Beauty and the Beast is my runner up, specifically the classic version (controversial I know, but I wasn’t actually much of a fan of the live action version that recently came out). Honestly, I think the reason that Beauty and the Beast is so high up in my list of favourites is because it is my dad’s favourite Disney movie, which meant as a child it was on all the time. Anytime it was a choice of what Disney movie to watch my dad would some how manage to make sure the movie was Beauty and the Beast.
My favourite character by far is Chip! Who would have known you could have so much love for a slightly broken cup? All I have ever wanted is my own little chip cup, but I have never found one that looks authentic enough.
Also, a little Beauty and the Beast related side note, Belle in Once Upon a Time (a fairy-tale themed TV show, it’s available on Netflix and you should definitely watch it if you are a sucker for Disney) was just my perfect Belle! I love the way Emilie de Raven plays her on the show.

My Favourite Disney Movie!

My all time favourite Disney movie has to be Mary Poppins (and Mr Banks as an extension of the movie… is it cheating to technically have two movies as my top movie? Aha).
I can’t really put into words how much I love Mary Poppins, it’s a movie I could watch a million times over and never get bored. The songs are amazing, Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke are just perfect and just everything about the movie is so loveable!
As for Saving Mr Banks, just because I feel like I NEED to add a little in about this movie, I found it to be a perfect addition to my love for Mary Poppins. It made me cry (understatement) and laugh and I absolutely loved Tom Hanks as Walt Disney! If you love Mary Poppins you must watch Saving Mr Banks, I guarantee you’ll love it. My favourite moment of the whole movie has always been when they go around Uncle Albert’s house and end up having tea on the ceiling, whilst singing ‘Love to Laugh!’

I hope you enjoyed my little list of favourite Disney movies!

Much Love, Holly x

Books I Have Read in 2017 (So Far)!

There is nothing like a good book! In 2017 I have read some really good books and thought I would share! So here goes, enjoy.

Billy and Me – Giovanna Fletcher

This year, I decided to reread Billy and Me for the third time. It is one book that I feel that I will continue to go back to, everything about the story makes me smile. It is about an everyday girl named Sophie May who gets sucked into the world of fame when she begins to date actor Billy Buskin. The book goes through the heights of fame and the lows and watches as Sophie struggles with anxiety from her past. It’s a book that I find myself finishing in two days (probably because I have read it so many times now I already now what the next lines says before I have even read it). Despite loving Giovanna’s work the Billy and Me books are the only books of hers that I have read, I definitely need to pick up more of her work!  

All That She Can See – Carrie Hope Fletcher

I have watched Carrie’s career on YouTube since 2013, so when I saw her book in my local Sainsbury’s I got very excited. And rightly so, because this book was amazing. The whole concept of being able to see people’s emotions was really intriguing to me. I particularly love Cherry’s character and similarly to Billy and Me, the book mentions mental health and how it can affect a person’s day to day life – a topic which I think is really important to speak openly about. The book is both magical and real all at the same time and was a really nice read.

Wilde Like Me – Louise Pentland

This book follows the life of single mother Robin Wilde and her struggles with relationships, motherhood and creating her own success. Despite not going through anything that Robin is, she was an incredibly relatable character and I loved reading her story. It was light hearted and funny and very easy to read. Although I am not sure if it is a book that I will return to anytime soon, I did enjoy the read.

The One Memory of Flora Banks – Emma Barr

I read this book whilst on holiday and finished in half way in before beginning to reread again during the same trip. The story is about Flora Banks, someone who suffers from amnesia and can only remember events from before she was ten years old, she kisses a boy and is able to remember it, it is her one memory. She then tries to find the boy after seemingly convincing herself that she owes him for her memory. The story allows us to see Flora manage the world on her own, without the support of others. It is seen through Flora’s eyes and due to her young minded nature, the story can seem quite childlike but that just adds to the charm of the book. I like the story’s message of believing in yourself despite all odds and it was another easy read.

The Morganville Vampires - Rachel Caine

This is a series of book that I have been reading since end of September and it is safe to say that I can’t stop picking the books up. As soon as I finish one I have to immediately pick up the next. The story is based around four friends Claire, Eve, Shane and Michael who have found themselves in the middle of Morganville, a town run by vampires. The book follows the problems that come alongside their mythical neighbours, you are constantly introduced to new and interest characters and at points you can even find the vampires quite lovable. I am now the fifth book in and I both can’t wait to finish the series and at the same time never want it to end. They are defiantly a series of books that I would recommend and is something that I would absolutely love to be turned into a television show.

I hope you will pick up some of these books and enjoy them as much as I have,

Lots of Love Holly, x