Roo I Macleod
A Death Can Inspire
Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo features Anna Bain as its main character. She is a middle aged, unfulfilled lady, trying to decide if she...
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Roo I Macleod
Mar 13, 20231 min
It's a dark and evil lonely place
Dorothy B Hughes novel In a lonely Place reeks menace and oozes evil. It blankets its story in darkness and mists, which blur and obscure...
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Roo I Macleod
Jun 26, 20221 min
Catching a Sparrow is Easy-Coming Soon
In the dystopian world of Albion Minor, drugs and knife crime rule the capitol, Old London Town. To rid the city of this blight the Man...
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Roo I Macleod
Apr 11, 20221 min
The Day burns bright in June
Marie Lu's Legend series, includes big characters that are matched with a big and bold beast of a dystopian world. It is miserable for...
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Roo I Macleod
Dec 29, 20211 min
An Historical Rebellion
Seth by Robert Lewers is an historical adventure. I've no idea when it is set coz I'm rubbish with English history, but it involves...
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Roo I Macleod
Dec 4, 20211 min
Courage is a Leap of Faith
Admittedly I've come to this series, well late. I've read the Hunger Games, like who hasn't, but Suzanne Collins's earlier work escaped...
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Roo I Macleod
Jul 16, 20211 min
Uglies are Ugly
Spoiler alert! The Uglies by Scott Westerfield, was not a book I enjoyed. And that sounds like an understatement, but there lies the...
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Roo I Macleod
Jun 16, 20211 min
To Bonobo or not to Bonobo, was that the question?
The Theory of Bastards by Audrey Schulman is an intriguing read that ensnares your attention with the most wonderful portrayal of the...
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Roo I Macleod
May 28, 20211 min
Boaty McBoris
The big news this week was the invasion of UK soil by the French fishermen. They were angry about not being able to toss out a line and...
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Roo I Macleod
May 12, 20211 min
Lockedown Eases-It creaks & groans, but it still opens
The easing of Lockdown was greeted by a muffled cheer as the weather told us not to party just yet. Unrelenting rain filled our puddles...
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Roo I Macleod
Apr 4, 20211 min
Salty & Hot
The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton Two tragic events, the death of his mother to cancer and the accidental squashing of his abusive father...
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Roo I Macleod
Mar 31, 20213 min
The Jab
Writer's Blog 30032021 Hi I hope this message finds you in good health. I got the call this morning. My caller ID said Doctor Fitzalan...
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Roo I Macleod
Aug 8, 20201 min
She's a witch. He's a scientist. It'll never last...
All the birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders is a coming of age with a little bit of saving the universe thrown in. He's a ...
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Roo I Macleod
Jun 7, 20201 min
Devious & Dastardly Devices-Monstrous Devices
Monstrous Devices by Damien Love, is a middle grade novel, which means its target audience is kids, but, either I’m regressing...
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Roo I Macleod
May 28, 20202 min
Grumpy Clown
He was the highlight of the long walk home from school. They’d taunt him. Laugh at him. Throw sticks and stones. ‘Baggy trousers.’ ‘Did...
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Roo I Macleod
May 25, 20201 min
An Acorn is Life
Parable of the Sower: Earthseed by Octavia E. Butler God is Change. This is the basis of Earthseed. It tells people to see the importance...
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Roo I Macleod
May 19, 20202 min
Nic investigates & kills. Simple
Nic Caruana is paid to find and kill people. In his youth, he stabbed a bully in self-defence, an act that has sculpted the life we meet...
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