The first thing you will notice when you compare Agatha Christie novels to their modern adaptation counterparts is length. These short and fast paced novels, are valued for their clever twists and ability to keep you hooked, but not for their detailed character development or nuance...
Book review
She Swore To Never Kill Again
Written from three perspectives, Cruel & Bitter Things is the story of Gwynn Denning who seeks vengeance on a successful business man for date raping her friend when they were at university. And by vengeance yes I do mean that she killed him. But murder tends to get messy.
The Broken Heart of a Changeling Child
My second book of the year was Mary Borsellino's The Hollow Witch, a high fantasy YA novel which takes us on a journey to a place where the cost of magic is a high one. All magic comes at a price, but what that price is varies between fantasy novels.
What is the Sense in Forever Speculating What Might Have Happened
I was very sceptical of Ishiguro for a long time. Yes, I'd read and thoroughly enjoyed Never Let Me Go, but was he really worth all of the hype? So, I guess it's with this mindset that I began reading The Remains of the Day a few months ago.
Where Have all the Stars Gone?
What would you do if you could live forever? It's a thought we have all had I'm sure. Pulling us through time, this was a play which sought to be thoughtful and creative while not demanding that audiences sat and considered whether there was an overarching meaning to the story.
We Make, in Our Hoarding, Our Own Remembrance
What happens to us after we die? What do we become? Perhaps one day someone will remember us and try to piece these fractured things back together to create a person. This is the topic of Noah Wild's most recent play With All My Fondest Love.
The House that Honeycomb Built
Daisy Jones and the six is an interview style story is the same old tale tired tale of rock and roll and the trials and tribulations that come with the ethos of that world. It is an addictive story that pulls you in, as though you are reading the account of a genuine band.
Quintessentially Evelyn
It has taken me months to actually pick up a copy of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo from my local bookshop. I devoured the book in a matter of days, but did it live up to its reputation?
Wild Rose and Pearls 