Goodreads // Waterstones I was drawn to this book because of the interesting contrast of the cover – that girlie pink background with the serious military-style clothes on Camilla in the foreground. This does a great job of reflecting exactly what the book ended up offering: a look at the thoughts and experiences of an incredibly …
Goodreads // Waterstones You know the saying, ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’? I mean it when I say that the very worst thing you could do is pick up this book and think it will be a nice, cute story about little hedgehogs or plushies. You might see the adorable little creature on …
Well, what a weekend this was! After a certain global pandemic got in the way of our holiday plans, Neil and I finally managed to get back up to Birmingham’s NEC to attend the UK Games Expo. Less than a week before we left, our Airbnb was cancelled by the hosts with no explanation, leaving …
You might have heard of EXIT games from the many standalone escape room experiences they sell. I’ve not tried them, but I’ve dabbled in the Unlock! Escape Adventures, so knew that escape games were my cup of tea (even though I’m admittedly quite rubbish at them). After seeing a lot of people in board game …
Goodreads // Waterstones When I pick up a biography, it is rarely by someone I know of; I much prefer unravelling a complete stranger’s journey, and discovering new lives to root for. On this occasion, unfamiliar with Lemn Sissay’s previous work, I was swayed into reading My Name is Why by that striking title, and my …
Goodreads // Waterstones In colonial New England, a woman goes missing. Or not missing – perhaps she has fled, abandoned her family. Or perhaps she’s been kidnapped, and set loose to wander in the dense woods of the north. Alone and possibly lost, she meets another woman in the forest. Then everything changes… In The …
I visited London last year and ticked one of my bookish dreams off my bucket list – visiting The House of Minalima, the creative shop and gallery of top graphic designers, Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima. Their work is best known for featuring in the Harry Potter franchise. In fact, the majority of paper and …
The visit from my sister looked like this: Through the door, here she comes. Boots treading mud into the new rug. “It’s dry,” she says, “don’t worry, it’ll be easy to clean.” Clomp, clomp, clomp. Suddenly the pedals are spinning faster than they have all week on the new exercise bike. “It’s quieter than the …
This post has been a long time coming; I’ve been waiting months to talk properly about Gloomhaven! Despite being hooked after just one scenario, I really wanted to give the game some time to show me everything it had to offer. So, after more than 25 hours of gameplay, I feel I can safely reflect …
