"Doctor Walden looked glumly at the form she had o fill in." There are so many books set in magical schools, but have you ever wondered how it all looks from the teachers' point of view? Incandescent (which comes from a piece of poetry where it rhymes with 'adolescence', in case you're wondering) follows Saffy … Continue reading The Incandescent – Emily Tesh
"This is the story of how I die." Well, that's a cheery start. And perhaps I shouldn't be surprised, as it's not been a cheery kind of series overall, although I have found this trilogy of novellas to be less dark and much easier to read than the book that started it all, Who Fears Death. … Continue reading The Daughter Who Remains – Nnedi Okorafor
"My life fell apart when I was sixteen." It shouldn't be a surprise that the apocalypse happening makes things worse in the world, but here we are. Africa, and racial genocide (still?) drives everything. The 'holy book' says that one tribe is predestined to be slaves, but it doesn't stop the other side (who I … Continue reading Who Fears Death – Nnedi Okorafor
"'Fake sun again today, I'm afraid.'" It's Sci-Fi Month - what better time to look back at the rather daunting backlog of NetGalley ARCs I never quite got to, and see what fits? And even better if it's something short to pad out those yearly reading stats 😉 We seem to be at something of … Continue reading Existence Augmented – Channing Whitaker
A bunch of friends living in the same retirement home fill their time by investigating cold cases. Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), and Ibrahim (Ben Kinsley) are joined by new resident, Joyce (Celia Imrie), just before they are presented with a new, far-from-cold case, as the owner of the retirement home is found bludgeoned … Continue reading The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
"A guided journal to embrace chaos with humor, healing, and creative reflection." I have no shame in admitting that the title of this appealed to me a great deal - 'mildly unhinged'? Yup, I'll confess 😉 I'm also already quite fond of journalling, so adding some prompts to my usual free-form take sounded like a … Continue reading Mildly Unhinged – Michelle E Keith
"It was hardly the fault of the Argo." I do love a good Greek myth, but will admit that my knowledge of the many tales is sketchy at best. I'm probably not alone in say that all I know about Medea is the whole nasty, killed-her-children bit, and anything about Jason or the Argonauts from … Continue reading No Friend to This House – Natalie Haynes
Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge) is a homicide detective and forensic psychologist. Based on the series of books by James Patterson, we've had a couple of previous adaptations - two movies staring Morgan Freeman, one with Tyler Perry - but this TV series has decided not to follow any of the books in particular. We find … Continue reading Cross (season 1)
John Sugar (Colin Farrell) is a globe-trotting private investigator specialising in finding missing people. We first see him finalising a case in Japan, and first hear his "I don't like hurting people" line right before he shows that he is actually very good at hurting people. From there it's on to Hollywood, where the granddaughter … Continue reading Sugar (season 1)
Dune. Arrakis. Planet of the spice - the only substance that makes space travel possible. Home to giant sandworms, and the Freman natives subjugated by the Empire's quest for spice. Part one introduced us to various characters and factions, and then left the story very untold. Paul (Timothee Chalamet) and his mother, Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) … Continue reading Dune: Part 2 (2024)
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