Continue reading “A Deep Dive into…” Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu

“A Deep Dive into…” Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu

Find your next read here… Imani Erriu – Heavenly Bodies “A woman can be both, you know. Soft and fierce. She does not have to choose.” Imani Erriu, Heavenly Bodies For lovers of Caraval, Kingdom of the Wicked and A Court of Thorns and Roses… Summary In a world ruled by the Stars, cruel godlike…

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Continue reading To the Freshers: My Experience, If It Helps

To the Freshers: My Experience, If It Helps

As my second year at university comes to a close, I have finally been able to reflect on myself and how much has happened in only a year. My year has been a chaotic mix of learning, late nights and society events-and some very personal challenges. From being able to explore my specific interests more…

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Havoc

‘Back of a Ticket Stub’ Movie Review:
Havoc

Movie reviews in 100 words or less… “Tom Hardy plays an anti-hero (again) and I’m here for it!!!” The storyline is confusing, not in its complexity but in its structure, or lack thereof. I also didn’t get invested in any of the characters, other than that of Tom Hardy’s anti-hero, which really is the glue…

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Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning

‘Back of a Ticket Stub’ Movie Review:
Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Movie reviews in 100 words or less… “To enjoy this film, you need to not care about the story” First things first… this is not a bad film, it’s certainly entertaining, and in a way that made the 2 hours 50 minutes seem like a regular length film. However, while the earlier films in the…

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The Salt Path

‘Back of a Ticket Stub’ Movie Review:
The Salt Path

Movie reviews in 100 words or less… “A true story of finding yourself when everything seems lost” This is a beautiful film about a couple who are made homeless following bankruptcy, who then decide to walk the 630 mile salt path around the coastline of the south west from Minehead to Poole. Gillian Anderson and…

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The Penguin Lessons

‘Back of a Ticket Stub’ Movie Review:
The Penguin Lessons

Movie reviews in 100 words or less… “Cute, endearing and quintessentially British!” Based on a true story, The Penguin Diaries follows the story of Tom Michell at an Argentinian school  with a penguin stowaway he accidentally adopts, and attempts to hide from the rest of the school. However, against the backdrop of uncertainty of civil…

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Continue reading ‘Back of a Bookmark’ Book Review: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

‘Back of a Bookmark’ Book Review: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

“A beautiful yet harrowing journey of self-discovery” The Dictionary of Lost Words takes place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, following the life and trials of Esme Nicolls. As the daughter of a scholar working on the first official Oxford English Dictionary, Esme grows up surrounded by words but soon realises that some…

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