Doctor Who - Season 25
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The twenty-fifth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 5 October...
A Day at the Office
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One office, five lives, on the most romantic day of the year. For most people, Valentine’s Day...
The Phantom Glare of Day: Three Novellas
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In this trio of novellas, three game young ladies enter into dangerous liaisons that test each...
Historical Metaphysical Fiction Coming of Age
Merissa (12192 KP) rated The London Monster in Books
Feb 10, 2021 (Updated Jun 10, 2023)
I have to say, I had no idea who it was, right up until The Final Note. The characters all intermingle, and you have no idea how much until it is revealed by the author. Simply wonderful!
This book reads as a standalone and I have no idea if the real London Monster was ever truly identified. I would love to know more about Tom, Sophie, and in particular, Dalton and Cuthbert. Those two got off very lightly in my opinion.
A long book that you can fully immerse yourself in, I found this to be one of the best mysteries I have read in a long time. Absolutely recommended by me.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
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Feb 10, 2021
David McK (3475 KP) rated The World Is Not Enough (1999) in Movies
Aug 21, 2022 (Updated Sep 28, 2024)
Of the four Bond movies that Brosnan starred in - Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day - this is, generally, my pick for the best (although I keep see-sawing between this one and Goldeneye).
I'll freely admit that the fact that we're supposed to believe Denise Richards is a nuclear physicist is ludicrous (to say the least), but Sophie Marceau's Elektra King more than makes up for it, as does the presence of Robert Carlyle, and even Judi Dench's 'M' who seems somewhat softer, more matriarchal - but still with a backbone of steel - than her later appearances in the Daniel Craig era.
This is the one that also sees Desmond Llewelyn's Q finally bow out of the picture, handing over to John Cleese's 'R' and - for my money - is also the last time Bond was allowed to be, well, fun!
Sam (74 KP) rated It Started With A Tweet in Books
Mar 27, 2019
Daisy’s life is turned upside-down. She is sacked from her job after her tweet goes viral, and hopeless that she will find another place willing to take her. A digital detox is just what she needs. She goes to stay at a farm her sister Rosie has bought and helps her renovate it, meeting some interesting people along the way.
It Started With A Tweet reminded me of Cecelia Ahern and Sophie Kinsella, so it was right up my street. It’s lighthearted and laugh-out-loud funny and overall a really entertaining read. Daisy’s constant comments made me giggle and she was such a lifelike character.
It was also interesting to read someone going through a digital detox because I know for sure that I wouldn’t be able to just stop using my phone and my laptop. My life is social media, so I have a real understanding of Daisy’s character.
Dead Now of Course
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'My future mother-in-law burst into tears when she heard her son was to marry an actress. There's...
Flaneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London
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Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 by the Financial Times, Guardian, New Statesman, Observer, The...
The Last Anniversary
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The Last Anniversary is a captivating story laced with mystery, from the bestselling author of the...
The True History of Chocolate
Michael D. Coe and Sophie D. Coe
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Chocolate the food of the Gods has had a long and eventful history. Its story is expertly told here...