I recently rewatched the fantastic BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie’s best novel. ‘And Then There Were None Show’ (2015) BBC version is excellent and so psychologically intriguing that I’ve watched it several times, despite knowing the ending. It’s a close adaptation with a few tweaks here and there. Except for the excellent video game, this…
David, a twelve-year-old child whose sick mother is near death, is at the focus of the action in The Book of Lost Things. He has a stepmother and a stepbrother, and he uses fiction to escape the reality of his mother’s death. He is able to keep her memory alive in this way. Now that…
In ‘Lessons in Chemistry’, the chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your normal female. In all likelihood, Elizabeth Zott will be the first to point out that this is not the case. However, the men on her team at the Hastings Research Institute in the early 1960s had views on gender equality that are not grounded…
It was a year ago when my eyes first laid upon ‘Things Go Flying’ by Shari Lapena, as it crossed my desk at work. Ain’t that cover just a sight for sore eyes? Well, it sure did grab my eye. And so, I dove right in. Thank my lucky stars for embarking on this new…
The fate of Starfell hangs in the balance of impending doom. The battle against Silas, the power-hungry wizard, rages on. But how can Willow Moss turn the tide when her magical abilities have been stripped away? With her trusty companions by her side, the fledgling sorceress embarks on a perilous journey to the treacherous Mountains…
Willow Moss and the Vanished Kingdom begins when Willow has left for college. Specifically, a school that welcomes pupils with magical abilities. Normally, I’d think this was a very welcoming environment. However, Willow Moss is wary. The Brothers of Wol, who run the schools, have traditionally disdained magical people. They have gone to great lengths…
The youngest daughter and youngest witch in a family of witches, Willow Moss is 13 years old. She lacks the strength of her sisters and is only endowed with the ability to locate misplaced items. Something is wrong in Starfell; nobody can recall what occurred on Tuesday or even if it really happened. By Wednesday,…
In Starfell’s mystical realm, Willow Moss is the youngest of a family of witches who didn’t exactly get a fair toss of the dice when it came to receiving magical abilities. She doesn’t have quite the same astounding powers as the rest of her family. Her mother, Raine, is a ‘seer’ who supposedly communicates with…
Jack Torrance, the protagonist of “The Shining,” spends the winter of his adult life working as the hotel’s caretaker at Colorado’s massive Overlook Hotel. By temporarily relocating there with his family for the summer, he intends to finish his literary project, overcome his underlying alcoholism, and mend the wounds in his divided family. When they…
The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand is a captivating tale of love, loss, and ghosts set in the picturesque coastal town of Nantucket. The novel tells the story of a family who owns and runs the historic Hotel Nantucket, and the secrets and tragedies that have haunted them for generations. In this review, we’ll explore…