It’s October, and you know what that means, right? No. Not pumpkin spice. I’m not American. I only just figured out that pumpkin spice is actually just a spice flavour, not a pumpkin one. I spent a lot of years confused about why everyone wanted their coffee to taste like soup. But October does mean…
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Tales of Love & Woe – Winter Reid’s Powerful Fairy Tales
Okay, so I may have talked about Winter Reid’s fairy tale re-tellings in this video here, when I’d read The Lonely Crow and Rosie Waking. And I may have got a little fan-girly, and it’s entirely possible that she’s quite grateful for the ocean between us, which will probably dissuade me from turning up on her front…
Farmer Giles of Ham – A Different Side to Tolkien
It may come as a surprise to hear that it took me until I was 40 to read Farmer Giles of Ham. I mean — Tolkien. Dragons. Tolkien and dragons. How did I miss this?? Honestly, I don’t know. I’m familiar with the same Tolkien I think a lot of us are – the gentle beauty…
Jack Gilmour, Wish Lawyer – Demonic Law in Vegas
I’m not a big reader of crime novels, by which I mean the often dark and brutal best-sellers that seem so popular at the moment. I was put off Karin Slaughter because the first book of hers I picked up started with a woman being raped then set on fire. I didn’t get past that…
American Gods Read-Along (Because “Book Club” sounds Serious)
Are you part of the American Gods read-along? Do you want to join us? Read on! I have never belonged to a book club. They scare me. I might have to sound insightful and intelligent, and if you’ve watched my book chats before, you’ll know my reviews are neither of those things. They’re enthusiastic and…
