‘Casefile True Crime’ Case 01: The Wander Beach Murders Episode Description: On the 11th of January 1965, two fifteen-year-old schoolgirls Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt were found murdered in the Wanda sand hills, just north of Cronulla Beach in Sydney’s south. The crime remains one of the most horrific Australia has ever seen. Despite an…
July Roundup 2020
I didn’t read nearly as much as I wanted to this month but I have been quite busy with real life demands, so I’m trying not to be so hard on myself. I still have so many books left to read and I’m not even halfway through my goal of reading 130 books this year,…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 21 – Saturday 1st – Friday 7th August
Day One Hundred and Thirty-Nine – Saturday 1st August I slept till 11:30am this morning and honestly, I don’t feel that rested. It was difficult to get to sleep last night because it was so hot, and my brain felt quite chaotic and wouldn’t stop turning the gears. I was supposed to do some more…
★The Sandman by Neil Gaiman – Audiobook Review ★
The Sandman by Neil Gainman & Dirk Maggs Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Neil Gainman, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen Riz Ahmed as – The Corinthian Kat Dennings as – Death Taron Egerton as – John Constantine Neil Gaiman as – The Narrator James McAvoy as –…
#59 The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
When Rowan comes across the advert, it seems too good to be true: a live-in nanny position, with an extremely generous salary. What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare – one that will end with her in a cell awaiting trial for murder. She knows she’s made mistakes.But she’s not guilty…
#58 The Impossible Boy by Ben Brooks
Oleg and Emma entered their den to find a cardboard spaceship standing exactly where they usually sat. Slowly, the front door opened and out stepped a boy. ‘My name’s Sebastian Cole,’ he said. ‘But you already know that.’When Oleg and Emma invent a new classmate called Sebastian, they are amazed when he appears – very…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 20 – Saturday 25th – Friday 31st July
Day One Hundred and Thirty-Two – Saturday 25th July So, I actually can’t write much for today. I have a migraine. A really, really bad one. The pain in my head was so intense, that I never actually made it out of my bed or even managed to change out of my pjs. I literally…
#57 Dear Child by Romy Hausmann
A windowless shack in the woods. Lena’s life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have…
#56 The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley
When Charlie’s longed-for brother is born with a serious heart condition, Charlie’s world is turned upside down. Upset and afraid, Charlie flees the hospital and makes for the ancient forest on the edge of town. There Charlie finds a boy floating face-down in the stream, injured, but alive. But when Charlie sets off back to…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 19 – Saturday 18th July – Friday 24th July
Day One Hundred and Twenty-Five – Saturday 18th July – Saw my first two flats today!! This has been a long time coming and like passing my driving test, it was something that I never thought was possible. It was like an unattainable goal. I have wanted to move into my own place for 7…
At the End of the World is a Book 