The finding of love, true love is hard enough as it is without ratcheting up the degree of romantic difficulty by a thousand-fold but that’s precisely what our titular guy does in Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell, the second novel from up-and-coming YA writer Tobias Madden. How exactly does Noah, Continue Reading
It’s been a long year. Who wouldn’t want to have Christmas With You?
SNAPSHOTFeeling career burn out, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan’s wish in small town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalise her career but also a shot at true love. (synopsis courtesy YouTube) I know, I know, Christmas romantic comedies are, by and Continue Reading
Movie review: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Have you ever felt like you needed a great big cinematic hug? You know why – the day has been terrible or you’ve had a fight with someone you really like or life just seems like a LOT, and all you want to do is to sink into a movie, Continue Reading
UPCOMING READS: Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood
SNAPSHOTBang Bang Bodhisattva follows a trans woman hacker-for-hire who, in an attempt to make rent, teams up with a luddite P.I. to solve a murder she’s been falsely accused of. A unique hard-boiled detective / science fiction mash-up story unfolds, with a vibrant and diverse cast of characters. (image via Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #76: Munan, Lupa J, Hayden James, Tegan and Sara Wongo + new ABBA lyric video “The Name of the Game”
Being emotionally honest is not a big thing in our society. Oh, all the Oprah moments and talk-show confessions might convince you sometimes that’s the case but the truth is that people put a great deal of effort into personal PR and convincing the world, whether in person or on Continue Reading
Book review: A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe
We have been conditioned through countless inspiringly uplifting stories to think that getting over trauma is as simple as having your eyes opened to the true nature of your pain, realising how much better life will be without it, and deciding to do something about it. And then doing it! Continue Reading
Great good done and terrible evil unleashed: The Lord of the Rings – The Rings of Power (S1, E6-8 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND GOOD GIANTS, DISGUISED EVIL AND FALLIBLE BEINGS … In our modern world where many, thought not all, have been quite used to the fact that humanity comes in all shades of complicated greys, and not just glaring black and white, the world of Tolkien is one Continue Reading
“You’re inside my house?!” Jinkies it’s a teaser trailer for Velma
SNAPSHOTVelma is an adult animated comedy series telling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and under appreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. This original and humorous spin unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers. (official synopsis via Collider) Much Continue Reading
Book review: Gemini Falls by Sean Wilson
Copy provided for review by NetGalley For a species that embraces the certainty of rules, regulations and dogma, we are also invariably in love with the idea of mystery, with the sense that for all the things we know about the world, there are a great many things we do Continue Reading
A trio of tantalisingly terrific trailers: Matilda, Causeway + Slumberland
Reality is a sneaky thing. Sometimes it’s out there and prominent, unmissable and sometimes undealable with; other times, it disguises itself as fantasy and myth and legend but behind all the bright songs and escapist gossamer gorgeousness it sits there still, waiting for you to discover it and deal with Continue Reading