A while back I read Louise Welsh’s A Lovely Way To Burn, the first book in her Plague Times trilogy. I was in a bit of blogging slump at the time so didn’t review, if I had it would have been a solid 4 ribbon read. The book follows Stevie Flint as she survives an illness…
The Darkest Secret
5 February 2016 by Leave a Comment
A couple of weeks ago I read and reviewed Pretty Is and commented on how visceral and terrifying the thought of child abduction is, even to someone like me who doesn’t have children. It’s something that society as a whole is designed to fear and there are a number of newly released novels…
After You Die
3 February 2016 by Leave a Comment
I’ve done it again…. I’ve started reading a crime series several books in because I spotted the book on social media and decided that I HAD to read it. This time it’s Eva Dolan’s Zigic and Ferreira series, based in the Peterborough police’s Hate Crimes unit…
Woman in Gold
2 February 2016 by Leave a Comment
As you know, one of my particular areas of interest is the Holocaust and Nazi persecution and I think about it a lot this time of year. It’s been a privilege to work with survivors of the Holocaust and hear their stories. One of the striking aspects of the Jewish experience …
The Widow
1 February 2016 by Leave a Comment
Whenever I read a crime thriller, no matter how much I enjoy it, there’s a little part of my mind which strays a bit. Of course I’m interested in the victim and the detectives but there’s that bit which wants to know more about the wider set of characters…
Cinderella
28 January 2016 by 2 Comments
It’s not enough for Disney to make huge profits from the Star Wars and Marvel universes, the House of Mouse is now exploring its own back catalogue in the search for more money-making schemes. The latest wheeze is to produce big-budget, live-action versions of the classic animations…
The Reader
27 January 2016 by 2 Comments
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to remember the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust and all of the victims of Nazi persecution, subsequent genocides, and discrimination today. I urge everyone to visit the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and Holocaust Educational Trust…
Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie
20 January 2016 by Leave a Comment
I have a confession and I know some of you might think less of me for this but I don’t hate Mrs Brown’s Boys. I don’t love it either and I wouldn’t call myself a fan but will watch episodes when they are on and generally have a couple of laughs throughout. It’s not clever…
Pretty Is
19 January 2016 by Leave a Comment
There’s something visceral and terrifying about the thought of children being kidnapped. As a child I remember being scared of the bogeyman who would take me away from my family and the first news stories I remember are of girls my own age going missing from home…
Avengers: Age of Ultron
18 January 2016 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been watching films long enough now not to be too disappointed when sequels don’t match the brilliance of original films. I don’t mind that and have an inbuilt expectation of diminishing returns when film series go into multiple instalments. So I wasn’t expecting Avengers: Age of Ultron to be as good…