The Writing Greyhound

Saturday, 30 June 2018

Reading Round-Up: May/June 2018

Last Updated: 07 October 2024

I don't know about you, but I can't believe we're halfway through 2018 already! After a good start to the year, my reading hit a dramatic slump around March and April when we were moving house. But did things pick up again in May and June? Read on to find out!

My First Experience Watching Anime

Last Updated: 07 October 2024

Confession time - up until very recently, I didn't know the difference between manga and anime.

(For anyone else reading this who is unsure of the difference, anime is an animation whereas manga is usually a comic or graphic novel).

My tastes are usually pretty varied when it comes to entertainment (for instance, just look at the sheer variety of books I read and genres of music I enjoy) but when it comes to film and TV, there are certain genres that I know I enjoy and therefore don't often stray from.

Inspiration for Writing the Haunting of Mount Cod by Nicky Stratton

Last Updated: 07 October 2024

The Haunting of Mount Cod by Nicky Stratton book blog tour banner

I found my grandmother’s Women’s Voluntary Service badge in an old oriental box she left me. When I told my mother about it, she said, ‘Meals on Wheels’ and showed me her own badge – by then it was the WRVS. I joined my local branch, now plain RVS, and delivered meals for over 10 years until it was taken over by the local authority and so now I have a collection of 3 badges.

During my time volunteering, I met a huge range of mostly elderly and always incredibly grateful recipients and the thing I noticed was that while the food was disgusting, they were always delighted to see me. They were all stoic, delightful, humorous but lonely.

Book Review: Dead... If Only by Heather Haven

Last Updated: 07 October 2024

Dead If Only by Heather Haven book cover

AD* | A man who should be dead isn’t and Lee Alvarez’s very pregnant sister-in-law, Vicki, is about to be charged with a murder he recently committed in the Big Easy. Aided by the rest of the Alvarez Family, Palo Alto’s favourite P.I. kicks the Voodoo in the Who Do throughout New Orleans. With only three days to clear Vicki’s name, a child is kidnapped, two more people wind up dead, a hurricane hits, and the clock never stops ticking...