THE SONG OF ACHILLES By Madeline Miller For a while now, Madeline Miller’s the Song of Achilles has been passionately talked about by book lovers everywhere: I see folk raving […]
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Book review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
content warnings: abuse, sexual abuse, pedophelia, grooming MY DARK VANESSA BY KATE ELIZABETH RUSSELL Without a doubt, the saddest book I read in 2021. Right off the back of the […]
Book Review: the Coward by Jarred McGinnis
THE COWARD By Jarred McGinnes What a breeze of a read! Jarred McGinnes’ debut is concise and cutting on every page, darkly witty, and all encompassing. Unputdownable. The Coward tells […]
Book review: Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes
SCABBY QUEEN By Kirstin Innes First book review of the year! Scabby Queen is a collection of perspectives that tells the story of Clio Campbell, a Scottish activist, popstar, and […]
My top reads of 2021
It was my goal in 2021 to read 26 books. I ended falling short by four, but can’t complain seeing as I had such a good time reading all that […]
Movie review: Last Night in Soho
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Dir. Edgar Wright I have been so excited for this movie ever since I first saw it announced on Twitter by writer and director Edgar Wright!!!!!!!!! […]
Movie review: Dune (2021)
DUNE Dir. Denis Villeneuve Dune was exciting – unrelentingly cinematic, packed with polarising visuals and carried by big names performing their asses off. Jason Momoa was there! That’s exciting. I’m […]
Book review: Beautiful World, Where Are You?
BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU By Sally Rooney Within about seven seconds of seeing the announcement of Sally Rooney’s third novel back in, what, January? I had ordered a signed […]
Food review: Panang, Glasgow
Panang has been on my list since before it opened – I love Thai food, but don’t know of a lot of places in Glasgow to indulge. So, when I […]
Movie review: Candyman 2021
CANDYMAN Dir. Nia DaCosta, 2021 2021’s Candyman is maybe the scariest horror movie I’ve seen in a long time – I can’t pinpoint exact terrifying moments, all I can say […]