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Storm in a C Cup: My Autobiography
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In December 2014 Caroline Flack danced her way into the nation's hearts when she raised the BBC's...
Slaughter and Forgetting (Josef Slonsky Investigations #2)
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A detective series like no other! Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson. ...
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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated The Homecoming in Books
May 30, 2019
Following the death of their father siblings Aaron, Franny and Bridge, along with their mother are brought to the Belfountain estate for the reading of his will. It turns out he had a lot more money than they thought but also an odd sense of humour. To get there share of the inheritance they have to stay at Belfountain with no contact with the outside world for 30 days. Sounds crazy but who wouldn’t when there are millions up for grab?
What follows is the ever increasing occurrence of creepy stuff and the realisation that none of them know who their father really was. It’s a very dark suspense tale once it gets going, with some strong horror elements.
By the end I felt I’d just read a great Black Mirror episode, so recommended for fans of that.
Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science
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In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of his first 35 years. In...
Joe becomes fixated with women, and uses modern technology to stalk them, strategically placing himself in their way in order to get them to notice him, whilst at the same time getting rid of the opposition (literally). The series has him following Beck, an aspiring writer.
The cast was well picked, with particular credit to Penn Badgley, who plays Joe- who makes a really believable butter wouldn’t melt book guy, frequently turning into psychopathic killer!
The script uses dark humour very well, which add a little light heartedness into an otherwise very dark story. It is also truest scary from a personal perspective, as to how much information Joe is able to use form people’s fb/ twitter (e.t.c.) accounts!
What I particularly enjoyed about this show, was that it is primarily shown through the perspective of Joe, an unusual twist, as on one side we really want to support Joe (being the main character), and we are forced to try to empathise with him, however, deep down, we know that he is a truest dark character.
I do hope that there will be a second series of this.
Ross (3284 KP) rated Preacher - Season 1 in TV
Apr 1, 2019
The plot sees Preacher Jesse Custer somehow imbued with Genesis, a divine presence that gives him the power to tell people what to do. His conflict with local businessman (meat and electricity, what an empire!), Quincannon sees him try to use Genesis to convince the town that God exists.
This is a gritty, dark comedy with moments of genuine laugh out loud jokes as well as truly disturbing but life-like scenes.
Given how well this was delivered, I cannot wait to see how Amazon's treatment of The Boys plays out!
Arthur Rackham Masterpieces of Art
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Arthur Rackham was a Victorian born illustrator and artist who influenced much of the book and...
Ketchup Clouds
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Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2013, KETCHUP CLOUDS tells the story of one teenage...
How to Survive the End of the World (When It's In Your Own Head)
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There are plenty of books out there on how to survive a zombie apocalypse, all-out nuclear war, or...