A review by Nalini Haynes DM1 For those who came in late, Despicable Me began with Gru (Steve Carell), a villain, competing for recognition as …
Speculative fiction
Stung by Bethany Wiggins
A review by Evie Kendal Stung follows the tale of Fiona Tarsis as she awakes in the ruins of her family home, several years older …
Reboot by Amy Tintera
A review by Evie Kendal Reboot is a young-adult paranormal fiction with a first-person narration from the perspective of Wren 178, an enslaved “reboot” whose …
Doctor Who (2003): Scream of the Shalka
a review by Nalini Haynes Scream of the Shalka features Richard E Grant as the (non-canonical) ninth Doctor, looking quite vampiric, Derek Jacobi as the Master and Sophie …
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
A review by Nalini Haynes Mockingjay is the third and final instalment of the Hunger Games trilogy, the second is Catching Fire. As the review …
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games book 2)
A review by Nalini Haynes Katniss survived the Hunger Games to return home a victor, an icon of hope for the twelve Districts suffering under …
Books received recently cause cat conflict again
The house was peaceful, I hadn’t seen or heard from Smokey for hours. I glanced around, listening intently. I quietly picked up the ‘items received’ …
Earth Girl by Janet Edwards
a review by Rebecca Muir Earth Girl is the debut novel for Janet Edwards, and it is a great first book. It is set in 2789, …
Doctor Who (1967): The Ice Warriors
a review by Nalini Haynes The Ice Warriors (1967) is out on DVD today, 28 August 2013. Patrick Troughton is the Doctor (sans flute), accompanied by …
Prodigy by Marie Lu
a review by Nalini Haynes Prodigy is the second instalment in a trilogy that will be complete later this year. I recently reviewed Legend, the …
Legend by Marie Lu
a review by Nalini Haynes Legend, a dystopian YA novel with a far future setting, is a world where climate change and earthquakes changed the …
Elysium the movie: a review
A review by Nalini Haynes Elysium begins with Max (Matt Damon) and Frey (Alice Braga) as children, speaking Spanish and being cared for by an …
C Sean McGee’s Utopian Circus
a review by Evie Kendal Utopian Circus is the second installment of the series CITY: a literary concerto by self-published author, C. Sean McGee. Like …
Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation has twitter
A letter from Jonathan Cowie at Concatenation Greetings This is just to let you know that… the Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation now has …
Doctor Who s07e08: Cold War
Episode 4, season 7, part 2 A review by Nalini Haynes ‘Cold War’ is set in 1983, apparently a crucial time in the real cold …