This is one of Roald Dahl’s books I have never read before, so it was a nice treat to read between some heavier books. Like most of my Dahl reviews, you can’t go that wrong with 73pgs and 1 chapter. Full of poems, adventure, and warmth. *This might be the shortest review I have ever…
๐9๐ Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell
Dunvegan School for Girls has been closed for many years. Converted into a family home, the teachers and students are long gone. But they left something behindโฆSophie arrives at the old schoolhouse to spend the summer with her cousins. Brooding Cameron with his scarred hand, strange Lillias with a fear of bones and Piper, who…
๐8๐ The Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue by Anna Fargher
Young mouse Pip Hanway is in France as she continues fighting for the French Resistance group Noah’s Ark: a secret gang of animals operating beneath the feet of human soldiers, whose aim is to liberate France and secure the victory of the Allies. Determined to reach her ancestral home of the Umbrella Museum in Italy,…
๐7๐ The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn’t get time to ask Frank any questions before he is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the…
๐6๐ Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan
The body of a young girl lying face down in a swimming poolโwhite tennis shoes still on her feet, chestnut hair fanned out like a haloโis the last thing Detective Josie Quinn expects to find on an early morning visit to see her brother before class at Denton University. But when she recognizes the girlโs face as…
๐5๐ The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths
The Night Hawks, a group of metal detectorists, are searching for buried treasure when they find a body on the beach in North Norfolk. At first Nelson thinks that the dead man might be an asylum seeker but he turns out to be a local boy, Jem Taylor, recently released from prison. Ruth is more…
Zeus Vs. Odin
I’m pretty sure I am late to this party. I only noticed this fact because I’ve been heavily playing both Assassin’s Valhalla and Immortal Fenyx Rising on my Xbox. BUT! Zeus and Odin have the same power….lightning right? I started to think about it more intently because I’ve just started to listen to the audiobook…
๐4๐The Dance of the Serpents by Oscar de Muriel
My reading has been so sloppy so far in 2021, which is terrible considering how many books I have to read at the moment. I think my life is just more busy than it was in 2019 when I was able to read 130 books in the year. I have more commitments at the moment…
๐White House Farm – Documentary Dramatization – Netflix – Episode 6 ๐
White House Farm โ 6 Part Documentary Dramatization = Netflix Part 6 The last part of this documentary dramatization hits hard, in my opinion and it deals with the tail end of the case and the subsequent trial at court. The way the filmed the court scenes were interesting, I felt like I was getting…
๐White House Farm – Documentary Dramatization – Netflix – Episode 5 ๐
White House Farm โ 6 Part Documentary Dramatization = Netflix Part 5 Realistically, because of all the dodged communication, the unsecured crime scene, the lack of good evidence, this whole case rests on the change of statement from Julie. Perhaps it was easier to be convicted from 1 persons account in the 80s, I donโt…