Part Four The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne, with decorations by E.H. Shepard Tiggers Don’t Climb Trees We all have had the childhood wish to fly, but at least I hope we get to an age when we realise it is impossible. Tigger hasn’t realised this yet. If you remember from the secondContinueContinue reading “Celebrating 100 Years of Winnie the Pooh “
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Macbeth’s True Story
Introduction: Beginning Thoughts Author Val McDermid claims that through research, she has come close to uncovering the true story behind William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In the author’s note to her book ‘Queen Macbeth,’ McDermid states that any inaccuracies or misinformation were solely her responsibility and the result of her research. Begging the question, is there aContinueContinue reading “Macbeth’s True Story”
Ninox Televisions’ Book ‘Sensing Murder’~First Episode Filmed 📷
Coldcase of 18-year-old Olive Oriwia Walker (1970) “Basically, we’ve got a shy, timid girl who for no reason was murdered” (Sensing Murder, Olive Walker, PAGE 67). In a community where locals always said, “It was safe to leave your doors unlocked when you went out,” (Sensing Murder, Olive Walker, PAGE 63). The description of Rotorua,ContinueContinue reading “Ninox Televisions’ Book ‘Sensing Murder’~First Episode Filmed 📷”
Ninox Televisions’ Book ‘Sensing Murder’
Book written in collaboration with Nicola McCloy. I had always watched the TV series ‘Sensing Murder NZ’ since my late teens. Once I realised the production team had co-written a book about the show, highlighting certain cold cases, I knew I had to read it. However, obtaining a copy now (2026) was difficult. I wasContinueContinue reading “Ninox Televisions’ Book ‘Sensing Murder’”
Life Flies & Crashlands
Olivia Flies High #2 by Lyn Gardner Second book in the Olivia Series ***.5 Olivia is jumping at the chance to let her friends know that the famous high-wire, Romeo and Juliet Routine has been invited to perform in New York on Broadway. But friends, Tom and Georgina have news of their own; the twoContinueContinue reading “Life Flies & Crashlands”
‘A latter day Daphne du Maurier’ (The Times) is Fullers’ Bitter Orange
I couldn’t agree more with The Times review on Claire Fuller’s Bitter Orange. Rather, the London Review Bookshop; “A compulsive page-turner. Fuller creates an atmosphere of simmering menace with all the assurance of a latter-day Daphne du Maurier”- The Times (London Review Bookshop, 2019). I was in a local bookstore, here in the UK andContinueContinue reading “‘A latter day Daphne du Maurier’ (The Times) is Fullers’ Bitter Orange”
What am I Currently Reading?
TBR: To Be Read *: Book Rating (5-star max) Vlog: social media account where personal videos are regularly posted. Readathon: an act of reading as many pages/books in a certian amount of time. It can be a fundraiser. Upon recording this vlog, I have added more books to my current TBR list. Have I startedContinueContinue reading “What am I Currently Reading?”
Needing Fantasy to Escape your reality? Read Project Fairy by Jacqueline Wilson
Mab was named after a Fairy Queen. All because her mum loves fairies, no wait. She’s obsessed. Do you believe in fairies? As a kid, I would answer yes, yes, yes, every day. I had a collection of fairy novels growing up. It was the only book series I read for years, and reading theContinueContinue reading “Needing Fantasy to Escape your reality? Read Project Fairy by Jacqueline Wilson”
Power of Magpie
Reviewing Elizabeth Day’s Magpie, including a Descriptions on Fiction reading vlog via YouTube. https://youtu.be/iiGfzJ-wU0g?si=3Ud7Eu3E02N0ei6T Vlog: Reading Elizabeth Day’s Magpie Contains Spoilers Imagine a normal night, clubbing or drinking with the girls. Then, one night, you meet the man of your dreams. A guy willing to let you move in and start a new; you seeContinueContinue reading “Power of Magpie”
The Modern-Day Rebecca
A few spoilers included As a bookworm, you don’t have to look too far to know that Colleen Hoover is a marmite author. Readers either love or hate her writing. There is a camp you can fall into where it all depends on the book; for example, the review I’m blogging wasn’t the first bookContinueContinue reading “The Modern-Day Rebecca”