This was a book that I won in a competition that was run by SciFiNow way back in February. I retweeted something and then sent me a pile of books. It was very nice of them, and a great way to pick up some titles I was pretty unlikely to select for myself without help.… Continue reading Book review: Savant
By now I am sure that everyone and their dogs has watched Stranger Things Season 2 and, as usual, I am behind. If you’ve noticed a lot of TV series reviews lately and you’re thinking that I’m watching a lot more TV than usual you’re partly right: It’s awful outside and I’m trying to save… Continue reading TV Series Review: Stranger Things S2
I can’t believe that it’s been four years since the first episode of Orphan Black was released. Those introductory sequences with Tatiana Maslany meeting someone who looks exactly like her were so promising that I was almost hesitant to get too into the series – I was too worried it would get cancelled. Fortunately for… Continue reading TV series review: Orphan Black S5
My sister likes books but she doesn’t find as much time to read as I do, so I was surprised years ago when she picked up a copy of Cloud Atlas, apparently on a whim. I was less surprised when she brought it to me asking if I wanted it because she was never going… Continue reading Book review: Cloud Atlas
When I was a teenager, specifically, when I was 13 back in 2002 I had a tendency to fall through books. They became an obvious Christmas or birthday gift and that year my grandmother gave me Decipher by Stel Pavlou, reasoning that, given its length, it should keep me busy for a while. Somehow, in… Continue reading Book review: Decipher
I’ve been finding these short to-read lists helpful. My to-read list had become unmanageable, with over 100 books sitting ignored on my shelf I was developing a habit of constantly acquiring new books and never getting around to the books I already owned. Then, when the time came to choose something new to read, it… Continue reading The next short to-read list
It was way back in February that I won a bundle of books from SciFiNow through a Twitter competition that they were running. What with Christmas in December and my birthday in January, it meant that it took me a while to get around to opening any of them, especially since I was feeling that… Continue reading Book review: Star of the Sea
It was Raj who recommended this book to me and, I have to confess, I forgot about his recommendation immediately (I know, I am a bad person, I am sorry) until my father said he wanted to get me a book for my birthday and I had no idea what I wanted. Then, *ping* back… Continue reading Book review: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
Remember Prometheus? Remember how excited all fans of Alien were to hear that there would be a new movie? And how unimpressed they were? The general response seemed to be approximately along the lines of, “huh?” Which is kind of a shame, right? I mean, I wasn’t one of those kids who was really into the… Continue reading Movie review: Alien Covenant
The Sudden Appearance of Hope was a book club choice from Gordon, who suggested it on the basis that he had loved Claire North’s earlier novel, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. I hadn’t previously heard of Claire North and didn’t really know what to expect from the book, but I know everyone in… Continue reading Book review: The Sudden Appearance of Hope
In Becky's Head 