This review will contain spoilers. At the beginning of 2016 I ordered ‘Asking for it’ by Louise O’Neill on Amazon. In order to qualify for free delivery I needed something else and was recommended a book called ‘Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls’ (shall refer to as SN). The reviews said it […]
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Reviewing ‘The Surface Breaks’ by Louise O’Neill
Wow. This woman’s books just get better and better. I devoured ‘The Surface Breaks’ in a day. I pre-ordered it on Amazon the day before it was released (May 3rd) but it ended up being accidentally delivered to my neighbour’s house so I got it the day after. SAD!!! But […]
Jungle Fever: Race, Gender and Drug Addiction
One of my favourite movies is Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever. I’ve seen the film maybe four or five times now, and each time I watch it I marvel more and more at what a masterpiece it is. It says so much in just under two hours about race relations, gender, […]
Vicky Angel: A metaphor for schizophrenia?
I just re-read a Jacqueline Wilson book I haven’t read in years, called Vicky Angel. At the time of reading it – I must have been nine or ten – I took it very literally. ‘Vicky Angel’ is about a girl named Jade whose best friend Vicky dies in an […]
The Little Mermaid: 1st vs 2nd film
Growing up I loved Disney films, and I still do. I adored both the first and second Little Mermaid movies. Earlier I watched them both in reverse order; I wanted to watch the second one anyway, and then felt like watching the first one. In my mind it worked like […]
10 Favourite scenes in Game of Thrones
I’m currently reading ‘A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold’ and loving it. It’s got me thinking about my favourite scenes throughout the series. As we wait for the final season that approaches next year, here are my best moments to date in this incredible show that I am obsessed […]