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Category: Book Reviews

Review of ‘We Live Here Now’ by Sarah Pinborough

26/04/2025 nsford Leave a comment

A psychological thriller with a paranormal element, this is a gripping read. It’s spooky right from the beginning, when a…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, reviews, Sarah Pinborough, thrillers

Review of ‘Over Sea, Under Stone’ by Susan Cooper

23/04/2025 nsford Leave a comment

First published in 1965, this is the first book in the Dark is Rising series for children. I read this…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, reviews, Susan Cooper

Review of ‘Eerie Exhibits’ by Victoria Williamson

21/04/2025 nsford Leave a comment

A fantastically spooky collection of stories, all related to exhibits in the museum and the people who work there. This…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: blog tour, books, horror, museums, reviews, short stories, Victoria Williamson

Review of ‘Dave Gorman’s Googlewhack Adventure’

19/04/2025 nsford Leave a comment

Remember the craze for ‘Googlewhacking’? This was where a search for two words on Google brought back only one result.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Dave Gorman, humour, non-fiction, reviews, travel

Review of ‘Baking Bad’ by Kim M Watt

17/04/2025 nsford Leave a comment

Tea, cake, whodunnit and… dragons? This was an entertaining ‘cosy crime’ book which I probably wouldn’t have tried, if not…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Kim M Watt, reviews

Review of ‘Wicked’ by Gregory Maguire

14/04/2025 nsford 4 Comments

All I knew about this book was that it inspired a musical (on which the new film is based) and…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fantasy, Gregory Maguire, reviews

Review of ‘Electronically Yours: Volume 1’ by Martyn Ware

12/04/2025 nsford Leave a comment

I enjoyed this autobiography from Martyn Ware of The Human League, Heaven 17, BEF and music producer fame. The best…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Martyn Ware, memoir, music, reviews

Film of the book: ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ (2001)

09/04/2025 nsford 5 Comments

This is one of my favourite films because I find the mixture of dystopia and fairy tale intriguing. The project…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Brian W Aldiss, film, reviews, science fiction

Review of ‘The Lurking Fear’ by H P Lovecraft

06/04/2025 nsford 2 Comments

This short story catapults the reader straight into the horror. The ‘lurking fear’ is mentioned in the first sentence as…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: H P Lovecraft, horror, reviews, short stories

Review of ‘Sky Daddy’ by Kate Folk

04/04/2025 nsford Leave a comment

I loved Kate Folk’s short story collection, Out There. I was wary of trying her novel, however, because the concept…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Kate Folk, reviews

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