I was lent this book by a friend after he read one of my blog posts about faith as he thought I might find it interesting and useful. The main focus of the first part of the book is that God is love and we should love others if we wish to be like God. [...]
Category: Reviews
Jane the Virgin (Netflix)
Jane the Virgin is a series on Netflix about a young Venezuelan-American woman who is accidentally artificially inseminated and becomes pregnant and the journey this takes her, and her family, on. Jane is hard-working and religious; she has vowed to save her virginity until marriage and is a virgin at the start of the show [...]
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Netflix)
A few of my friends had watched the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend drama series on Netflix so I decided that I would give it a try when I wanted something new and not too complex (!) to watch. I actually enjoyed the series more than I was expecting. I think this was partly due to the musical [...]
The F*** It Diet
I have recently finished reading a book that was recommended to me by an awesome recovery friend. It is called The F*** It Diet by Caroline Dooner. You probably haven’t heard of The F*** It Diet by Caroline Dooner. This is a book that I think EVERYONE, and I mean literally everyone, should read. Although [...]
Rex Factor – A Podcast
I have recently started to listen to a new podcast called Rex Factor which I am really enjoying. It is a chronological historical podcast, reviewing the kings and queens of England from Alfred the Great up to Elizabeth II. The start of the podcast explores the life and a bit of the times of a [...]
Conclave
Conclave by Robert Harris was recommended to me by a friend. It is a book telling a story about a fictional conclave which is narrated by the Dean, a man named Cardinal Jacopo Lomeli. In some ways it feels similar to the books written by Dan Brown although that could be due to the aspect [...]
Exeter and the Red-Coat Guided Tours
The city of Exeter is full of history, visible and invisible. When I visited Exeter recently, I was able to join in with one of the Red Coat Guided Walking Tours that are run in the city. Each day there are four or five tours and there about fifteen different tours to choose from. So [...]
Belfast
I have never been abroad. I have only ever been on holidays in England or Wales. I have never been on an aeroplane. I have never been to an airport. But that has changed now. I have been to Belfast, Ireland, on an aeroplane. I have survived two airports. And it was amazing. I [...]
The Bright Sessions
When my friend suggested a podcast series that I might enjoy, I was a little wary because I have not really listened to many podcasts and I don’t even listen to the radio that much. I thought that having something a bit different to listen to whilst I was at work was a good idea [...]
Book Review: Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit was Dicken’s eleventh book. It was published in serial instalments between 1855 and 1857 and won him more readers than any previous book he had written. It is a long book, as many of the works by Charles Dickens are (!), but it is an enjoyable read. Contemporary reception of the novel was [...]
New Leaves 