My favourite wrestlers

Paige

WWE

Saraya-Jade Bevis

‘This is MY house!’

I like the British diva, she’s clearly a little eccentric and has cornered the market on ‘frenemies’ being as she had the same relationship with AJ that she has done recently with Charlotte and Becky.

Her strong sense of self, and the fact that she doesn’t allow anything stop her from doing what she loves, performing in the ring, not even the fact that the Bellas have stolen her clothes clip uploaded by thewwelife, is something to be admired.

She has an issue with keeping friends, if someone is perceived to have betrayed her, then the temperamental Paige reacts instinctively, as seen in this clip uploaded by Paige Knight.

Some of her matches showing how impressive a performer she is

Paige vs Nikki Bella (Jan 6 2015) uploaded by WWE

Paige vs AJ (April 7, 2014) uploaded by WWE

Paige, AJ Lee & Naomi vs. Natalya & The Bella Twins (30th Mar 2015) uploaded by Paige Knight

The California Club by Belinda Jones

Belinda Jones

The California Club

This book is a lot of fun to read. It details the essentially unrequited love that Lara has had for Elliot, her best friend for the last ten years. This is a fairly standard plot for a romance, I have seen it quite a few times in romantic comedies, where usually the two leads overcome all of the obstacles that they face at the beginning.

Jackson doesn't subvert this genre convention, but Lara is by and large very likable. The three other women that make up her friendship group are also likable, but essentially the plot all turns on when Elliot is going to realise that Elise, the woman he's going to marry isn't the right person for him.

We know as readers, that it is just a matter of time. Jones paints the fiancee as a very unpleasant character, without much of a sense of humour, and a tendency to be over the top in her desire to stake her claim on Elliot. Even though it's all seen through Lara's eyes, and naturally she is not going to be very fond of the woman that Elliot is engaged to, there are numerous occasions on which Elise behaves in a noticeably selfish way, or dismisses one of the other women.

The descriptions are very detailed, and I especially liked the way that Jones writes about the places that Lara goes to in California. It is not somewhere I have been, or am likely to do in the near future, but Jones creates a great vivid picture of the state. She uses the hotel where Marilyn Monroe stayed, and also references a Great Cat sanctuary.

In short The California Club is a easy and fun read, one that I would certainly carry with me on my next holiday.

Quotes

“Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.” 

Isaac Newton

Quotes

“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.”

William Faulkner

Quotes

‘Writing means sharing. It’s part of the human condition to want to share things- thoughts, ideas, opinions.’

Paolo Coelho