Hello, hope all of you who celebrate had a wonderful Christmas!! Just to follow up on my last post, all the books I received from friends and family were non-fiction, so it seems they didn't want to take any chances and get me something I may have already downloaded on my Kindle! Anyway, 2017 has … Continue reading Top Three Most Anticipated Books For 2018
Back in September, a week before I left my apprenticeship role to take up my first permanent position, my colleagues threw me a surprise leaving party. A corporate style lunch was all laid out, and a healthy gathering of staff and students, who I had come to know and admire over the space of two … Continue reading How a Kindle has changed my Christmas
As someone who likes reading as much as I do, it took me a frighteningly long time to get round to starting on The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, the novel which - perhaps more than any other in the last decade - has become a total phenomenon. It's now the archetypal psychological thriller, … Continue reading Film Adaptation Review – The Girl On The Train
Image credit: BBC/Bronte Film and Television Ltd So, after sampling the glitz and glamour of the world of fashion modelling to investigate the death of enigmatic celebrity Lula Landry, private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott were suddenly thrust into the writing sphere as Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling to you and I) crime … Continue reading TV Adaptation Review – The Silkworm
Image credit: BBC/Bronte Film and Television Ltd Like so many others, I was looking forward to seeing the BBC's three-part adaptation of Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling's) The Cuckoo's Calling, featuring the intriguing Private Investigator, Cormoran Strike, and his assistant Robin Ellacott. Having loved all three books in the series published to date, this was a must-watch … Continue reading TV Adaptation Review – The Cuckoo’s Calling
Pages: 372Published: 1st January 2016Genre: Crime Thriller It is often said that after a very successful debut novel, it is extremely difficult to provide something just as warmly received the second time around. Indeed, it is the same in all branches of the arts, with musicians under pressure to ensure that their second album is every bit … Continue reading Book Review – I See You by Clare Mackintosh
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