Book Review: Kimberley Chambers – The Feud

*Contains a few spoilers, and is my longest review, but I wouldn't feel like my review did myself or this book justice if it was any shorter* I discovered Kimberley Chambers by complete chance, scrolling through Twitter. Someone had retweeted her latest book, 'Queenie', and the cover was very interesting, as was the title 'The …

Album Review: Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia (2020)

The most hotly anticipated album of 2020 is here. It's not often an album is preceded by a 97 rating on Metacritic... and in a way, it kinda deserves it. The sophomore album is often considered the hardest for an artist to master; how can number two replicate the quality and success of number two? …

Book Review: James Patterson – 20th Victim

I'm fully aware that this is the seventh review of this book series on this blog, and as a result I may be becoming as much of a broken record as the series itself. Which is why I'm going to change tack slightly here, and talk about the shining star of this series. Cindy Thomas …

Short Story: The Illicit Lovers

When lockdown commences, Leon finds himself in bed with his secret lover, Martha. When Natasha becomes suspicious of where he is, how will he get himself out of this situation? They were in bed when the lockdown commenced. According to various news reports, the country had been given a 24 hour warning. Leon and Martha …

Book Review: Mick Herron – Joe Country (Slough House 6)

Generally, when a series reaches book six, it becomes lazier and more predictable. The main characters will never die. They won't get as much development. The series relies too much upon self-referential quotes, in-jokes and procedure. You certainly cannot make these statements in the context of Mick Herron's Slough House / Jackson Lamb series. From …

Book Review: The Secret DJ

It's hard to define 'The Secret DJ' into a category. One thing for certain, though, is that it's a worthy read. I picked this book up in my local HMV last week. I had seen it on the shelves before, and thought about buying it before. It was £3.99. It would have been a waste …

Album Review: Normandie – Inguz (2016)

Normandie are one of my favourite artists, however I got into them through their second album, 'White Flag' (2018). Here I review the album which provided them with a solid fanbase. For general rock fans, 'Inguz' won't be too heavy an album. However, for someone who came into 2019 listening mainly to synthpop and indie …