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Isn't it funny how such a simple game of Scrabble has developed into another World Wide competition.  I was really surprised to hear this on the news last month.  How amazing that two young British boys aged 8 and 11 years old were crowned the World and European Champions at Scrabble.  What an absolutely amazing achievement … [Read more...] about Scrabble Board Game

In the age of reality TV programmes this book is as believable and surreal as it gets and does make me wonder how "close to the knuckle of truth" it is - apart from the accidental murder of one of the characters - but I don't want to put any spoilers in here. The relationship between the five main strong and self made … [Read more...] about The Favourite Sister by Jessica Knoll Book Review

Recently, I wrote a couple of book reviews, and found that it infused my desire to go back to reading books rather than magazines. I guess with busy lives, children and work, it's been easier to "flick" through magazine pages recently, but I still believe you can't beat reading a good book! So I gave myself a challenge … [Read more...] about Snap by Belinda Bauer Book Review

By chance I was reading a magazine interview with Ruth Jones and read that she'd only gone and written a book! "Never Greener" was published in April this year. It's not my usual subject matter but as it's Ruth, I knew it would be well written. I absolutely love everything about Ruth Jones, apart from the fact that … [Read more...] about Never Greener by Ruth Jones – Book Review

I don't know about you, but I do love to read a good psychological thriller book. I do enjoy watching thriller stories on TV and film also and I'm really enjoying an old American TV series called "The Killing" on Netflix at the moment. I know this series is about 6-7 years old but it's interesting and thought … [Read more...] about Finding the time to read