Author and Renaissance wannabe
The Hook is a fast paced mystery romance, part crime, part love story. Kate, the protagonist, is a force of nature, solving mysteries, making jaded journalists fall in love with her, cooking perfect dishes and not getting annoyed at the man calling her “babe” all …
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This is my first sequel review! I’ve previously posted about The Missed Kiss, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and this is the further adventures of Lily, Zack, Luke, Cassie et al. I’ll admit to a little apprehensiveness when starting, as there’s always the worry in a …
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History Is A Lie is a blast from start to finish, and barely pauses for breath. I have no idea how you’d really categorise this book, but if you like alternate histories, the supernatural, serial killers, cop drama, social comment or learning about real historical …
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Let me hold my hands up from the beginning and say that I don’t usually read pure romance novels. Not meant as a judgement of the genre in any way, it’s just not my usual preference, so it was always going to be an uphill …
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I occasionally get accused of being overly harsh in my review rankings (in terms of stars), but before I begin this one, let me start by just saying that the reason I might sometimes seem stingy is that I don’t review Indie books, I review …
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If you wonder why I’m posting another glowing review, the answer is actually quite simple. I won’t post a review of a book on my website that I don’t really like, as I don’t think it’s fair on an author who’s put their heart and …
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A Carol Symphony – Victor Hely-Hutchinson [CD – Naxos 8.557099] This is quite an unusual recommendation from me for several reasons, partly because it’s a classical music CD, which isn’t usually my main taste in listening, partly because it’s very Christmas related, and I’m not …
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I adore this film! I couldn’t even tell you how many times I’ve watched it and the cinematography, the score, the acting and the story are absolutely wonderful. In this 1983 film, Tom Conti (who I was lucky enough to meet and gush over about …
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This short novella is quite simply one of the most enchanting things I’ve ever read. Don’t be put off if you’ve seen the film version with Kiera Knightly, take that as an indication that sometimes books just can’t be made into films and retain their …
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This 1908 novel, which along with We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, birthed the modern dystopian novel, and without it there would be no 1984, A Clockwork Orange or Brave New World, all of which have the influence of London’s novel stamped all over them. This book …
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