Anyone who reads this blog will know I’m a big fan of South African wordmistress Nerine Dorman, and it’s my pleasure to review one of her most recent offerings, Camdeboo Nights. Set in her native land, Dorman tells the tale of Helen Ashfield, a young woman trying to come to terms with the fact her […]
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Free Fantasy Read – Holy War
In the years before the War, everyone thought they knew why architects installed angels on buildings. It was all about decoration. Especially the Victorians, they went mad over cherubs and anything else with wings. Covered their buildings and parks with the buggers. What no one realised is they weren’t just stone copies – they were […]
[Book Review] I Know You Know
It’s a little known fact but I do actually enjoy reading thrillers. If someone manages to combine thrillers with a spot of the supernatural then all the better! I’ve been reading Helen Howell’s blog for some time now, and she posts regular serials and flash fiction. In February, her first adult novella, I Know You […]
A to Z – Zoolander
I was really tempted to choose Zombieland for my final entry, but I’ve already featured zombies and not much comedy, so I thought I’d go instead for something silly that features a cameo by David Bowie – the one and only Zoolander (2001). Zoolander is named for Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), the egotistical and implausibly […]
A to Z – 3:10 to Yuma
I got even more stuck coming up with something for ‘Y’ than I did for ‘U’, so I’m going to totally cheat and pick 3:10 to Yuma so I have something I actually want to talk about! I should point out that I’m referring to the 2007 version starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, as […]
A to Z – X Men: First Class
X was never going to be a difficult choice, and while I have four to choose from, I’ve opted for the most recent X-Men film, First Class. Released in 2011, the film took us back to the early days of the mutants, when Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) were still on […]
