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29/12/2015

Indifferent Ignorance Awards 2015

Here we go again… Record of the Year My stereo has been home to two CDs more than any others this year: Chantal Claret’s Battles of a Heavy Heart, which if God existed would be available in all good music shops with a world tour. As it is you can buy it directly from Chantal’s site… Continue reading

21/12/2015

Review: ‘Persuasion’, Jane Austen

If you are aware of Jane Austen’s work, you may have noticed a trend of intelligent women, social comedy and weddings. I will not be spoiling this particular novel by saying that Persuasion is no exception. Turns out I have a reading list, and, weirdly, quite a bit of what I’ve read so far is on it.… Continue reading

Books, December 2015, Patreon Reviews

‘Persuasion’, ‘Persuasion’ review, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, Anne Elliot, book blogger, book review, Bookstagram, Captain Wentworth, chick lit, classical novels, Indifferent Ignorance, Jane Austen, Patreon

11/12/2015

Shit I Have Learnt in 2015

So it’s that time of year when round ups are fashionable, so I decided to make a brief list of things I learnt this year. 2015 has been full of peril, danger and mayhem, if by peril you mean work, danger you mean public transport and mayhem you mean walking your dogs. Some of what I’ve… Continue reading

Books, Complaints, December 2015, DISCUSS., Dogs

2015 roundup, Indifferent Ignorace, National Rail, the Orbit, why screenplays are in one font, YA novels

18/11/2015

Review: ‘The Raven Boys’, Maggie Stiefvater

Ye olde disclaimer: this review has no spoilers. Tumblr does though. To be honest, if I’d come across this novel in the library or a shop, I probably would have ignored it because I judge books by their covers and this one screamed ‘boring YA romance between “quirky” teenage girl and dashing, brooding, teenage male’. Good… Continue reading