As the daughter of two devoted Scottish Nationalists the story of Robert the Bruce and the spider is one that I grew up with. For those who aren’t aware the basic premise is that following numerous defeats against the English, King Robert was despondent and in a cave pondering the future of Scotland’s fight against the Auld Enemy…
Archives for December 2012
Toy Story Trilogy
11 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s a well-worn cliché at this time of year that Christmas is really for children and that adults should take a back seat to kids. As an adult without kids I think that’s complete nonsense. The fewer children around the better, that gives more time for eating lots of chocolate and watching films uninterrupted…
Top Ten: The Dark Knight Trilogy Performances
10 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
I recently reviewed The Dark Knight Trilogy but didn’t make much mention of the acting performances. Not because they weren’t worth mentioning but because they were so good that I could have gone on and on for the entire post about them…
The Dark Knight Rises Trilogy
10 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’m a simple girl, I’m very easy to buy presents for. If you don’t want to buy me a Blu-Ray, buy me a book. If you don’t want to buy me either of those, buy me chocolate. As such, I think that Blu-Rays (or DVDs) are the perfect present for other people. This week I’m going to suggest some box-sets that will make great Christmas presents..
Death of a Gossip
6 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
Oh the weather outside is frightful and the fire is so delightful so while we’ve no place to go let’s get reading. Actually the weather outside is frightful, woke up yesterday morning to an unexpected covering of snow outside so it was the perfect day to sit inside writing reviews and doing some reading under a blanket. It was a day to be all warm and cosy…
Jaded Rein
5 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
I started this year with good intentions. I had intended to read lots of science fiction and fantasy books in order to get to know the genres better. I had also intended to lose 4 stone but New Year’s resolutions hardly ever work out though do they? I read a couple of fantasy books which I enjoyed and one dystopian novel which was ok…