Category: Reviews
Reviews posted on Qype, or of books and CDs I’ve enjoyed (or not!). I’m also going to be trying out the Sainsbury’s Basics range over the coming months and will review the products.
Reviews: Peter Pan and Sightseers
Two days, two very different shows. Yesterday, thanks to a Jack FM competition and the fact that Russell Grant's brother once capsized my canoe, I went to see Peter Pan at the Waterside Theatre in... Read More
10 iPhone apps I couldn’t live without!
OK maybe that’s a bit extreme… but there are some apps that I use almost every week, if not every day, and they make life a lot easier! In no particular order: 1. My Fitness Pal I’ve... Read More
Review – art journalling workshop
I’ve never been a very creative person though I’ve often felt a need to do something artistic – but haven’t known what, or how to start. So when my friend Lisa Cherry invited m... Read More
Truck Festival 2012: Review of Saturday
Back to Truck Festival on Saturday and wow, it’s sunny! After all the rain of the last few months we couldn’t have asked for better weather. The atmosphere seems a lot better too – the drunken k... Read More
Truck Festival 2012: Review of Friday
We weren’t going to Truck Festival this year. Despite me being a regular Trucker since 2003 we decided that a combination of money, the Friday start and the weather – but mainly the weather – we... Read More
Review: The Glass Guardian
The Glass Guardian by Linda Gillard My rating: 5 of 5 stars Following the sudden deaths of her partner, father and beloved aunt in the space of nine months, Ruth moves to the house she inherits on Sky... Read More
Review: The Redeemer
The Redeemer by Jo Nesbø My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is the fifth Harry Hole book I’ve read and my least favourite to date. Not sure what it was about this one that I didn’t like –... Read More
Review: Nobody’s Fault
Nobody’s Fault by Terry Tyler My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have to say that the Kindle is proving an excellent platform for discovering new authors. Having picked up You Wish by Terry Tyler as a fr... Read More
Review: Revenge Of The Tide
Revenge Of The Tide by Elizabeth Haynes My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thought Elizabeth Haynes’ first novel, Into the Darkest Corner, was an amazing achievement for a new author and was even more su... Read More
Review: Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline
Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline by Mariah Jones My rating: 2 of 5 stars Freebie for Kindle hat held my attention on a lazy Sunday morning lie in. About a large girl w... Read More
Review: The Heretic’s Treasure
The Heretic’s Treasure by Scott Mariani My rating: 3 of 5 stars Another Scott Mariani book, another love interest for Ben Hope. You’d think the poor guy would be given time to mourn for hi... Read More
Review: Every Last One
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think this was another free Kindle book I picked up, and I started reading it solely because the author’s surname begins with Q and I ne... Read More
Review: Dear Coca Cola
Dear Coca Cola by Terry Ravenscroft My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amusing book of letters written by a man who obviously has way too much time on his hands to various UK food and drink manufacturers. Some g... Read More