Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016) – Welcome Back

After a particularly awful night I’m taking it easy today and, as if by magic, this arrived to give me some comfort while battling my own set of Dementors. The feelings it invokes are a curious mix of nostalgia and childlike excitement. I suppose being a big kid at heart means I’m always able to

Carrie (2000’s)

First Published: 1974 Edition Published: Late 2000’s Cover Illustration: Getty Images Publisher: Hodder Notes: I never understood why Hodder didn’t publish all King’s books in this format instead of limiting it to a handful. I absolutely love the design on all of them, they have everything – a nice, standard title and author treatment, a neat colour scheme

There’s No Such Thing As Magic!

Sorry to disagree, Uncle Vernon, but there definitely is – that feeling of unwrapping a new, beautifully designed set of books can only be described as magic.

Tired

Having spent a stressful day driving a white van (for the first time in my life) over 320 miles yesterday, clipping a car in a car park, dealing with police at a weighbridge to help my colleague, unpacking for a show for 5 hours and getting home at 01:20 this morning I’ve spent most of

A Criminal Line Up

I must have read The Black Dahlia about four times, now and I still love it even though I’ve come to see its many flaws. Ellroy had such a knack for hard-boiled dialogue, grotesque characters and dark scenes that I find myself swept along each time I pick it up. These are the first of his books

A Box Full Of Dreams and Nightmares

A beautiful set of Neil Gaiman ready to fill my shelves. Some I’ve read before, some I’ve not, all of which I eagerly look forward to experiencing.

The Last Piece

The final book in my Agatha Christie Crime Collection arrived! First edition, good condition – I can now sit back and relax that the set is complete.