I haven't felt this indifferent about a book in a while. I was recommended Hex while looking for good Halloween books and started reading expecting a lot of dark magic, suspense and thrills. What I got was a decent enough read but one I will most likely forget by the end of the year. Hex... Continue Reading →
Apparently, working in a mortuary is not a dead-end job. I don't know why but recently I have been reading a lot of books about death. By no means is this a bad thing, in fact, I find it rather comforting learning more about what happens to us after we pass on. At the start... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure if this is the case worldwide, but here in the UK, we have an interesting fascination with crime and murder. From recreations of infamous murders on stage to the bestselling mystery novels inspired by real cases we can't seem to get enough. For example, on my one and only trip to London,... Continue Reading →
You will never be able to look at a kinder egg the same way ever again after reading this book. Warning you now. Here in Scotland and the rest of the UK we have the National Health Service or as it is more commonly called, the NHS. The NHS is an incredible thing, saving and... Continue Reading →
One of the magical things about books is that sometimes they make a bigger impression on you that you can even imagine beforehand. Sometimes they will make you cry inconsolably, sometimes giggle like a school girl or even make you question the very fabric of reality. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata was one of... Continue Reading →
I finally got my hands on Will Save the Galaxy for Food a few months back, It was surprisingly difficult to get it but I finally found a copy in Forbidden Planet. I am so glad I managed to get it, as this book is brilliant! Will Save the Galaxy for Food by Yahtzee Croshaw follows a struggling Star... Continue Reading →
Imagine if you could enter a fantasy world as an overpowered skeletal lord. Well, Momonga doesn't have to. Written by Kugane Maruyama, Overlord starts off as a long time player of the MMORPG Yggdrasil stays online on the final day of the game server before it is shut down. However, when the game world ends he finds himself in it... Continue Reading →
While this is a time for good deeds, and goodwill to all men, that doesn't mean there is no room for some good old murder! Murder under the Christmas tree is a collection of ten short crime stories by a plethora of different writers, from Arthur Conan Doyle to Val McDermid. My personal favourite story... Continue Reading →
Every now and then, I stumble across a book that really makes an impact on me. I might devour books, but for the most part, they don’t tend to have a long-lasting aftertaste. Harmony, by Project Itoh, is an exception. Last year I saw a film called The Empire of Corpses at Scotland Love Animation... Continue Reading →
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