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Saturday, May 14, 2011

David Hewson - The Villa of Mysteries

The Villa of Mysteries by David Hewson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I started reading the Nic Costa series past half way, and have gone back to the beginning to catch up with those i've missed.

A tale of ritual murder, the mafia and dark crimes this is one of the best in the series, that I've read so far.

I judge a good book by one that I read in every spare moment, and this one is one of those.

The setting is bought alive by David Hewson's knowledge of Rome and this makes the crimes even more real.

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Sunday, May 08, 2011

Roses are Starting To Flower

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Thursday, May 05, 2011

Jon Katz - Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm

Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is Jon Katz's first children's book, and is a tale of his four dogs; Rose, Izzy, Frieda and Lenore, who live with him on Bedlam Farm.

A relatively short book it is beautifully illustrated with Jon's own photographs. Recommended for dog lovers and children of all ages ;)

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Monday, May 02, 2011

A Season for the Dead by David Hewson

A Season for the Dead by David Hewson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The first in the Nic Costa series, rattles along at a fantastic pace, with twists and turns as it goes. A grizzly sequence of murders connected with a mysterious woman in the fantastic backdrop of Rome bought vividly to life by David Hewson.

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Sunday, May 01, 2011

Random Allotment Photographs (1st May 2011)

Despite the bindweed and creeping buttercup, the food crops are doing nicely. All photos taken using Hipstamatic app on iPhone.

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Audioboo Review: Lost (contains spoilers)

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Friday, April 29, 2011

The Troubled Man - Henning Mankell

The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Now right up front I need to say that I love the character of Kurt Wallander, and in many ways I am disappointed to see this series come to an end.

Having said that I felt there was much more that could have been done with the character, and although I think I know and understand the reasons behind why Henning Mankell has made the ending of this book (and the fact that there is unlikely to be any further Linda Wallander stories) the way he has, I was disappointed with the end of this book.

It needed to have the epilogue to wrap up some of the loose plot threads, but I feel that this could have been done in later books. The main plot overall was OK. Not one of the best mysteries that has been written, and perhaps if you live outside of Sweden not something that will be immediately familiar to the reader but it is carried through well and there is an unexpected twist towards the end that I hadn't seen coming.

Only four stars because of the way Mankell dealt with the ending and the epilogue, it left me feeling disappointed. After all the intervening years between Before The Frost and The Troubled Man I would rather that there had not been another Wallander tale, rather than the way this one ended. Perhaps if you read this, do so without reading the epilogue!

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Lazy Man Ball Launcher

Ball Launcher is great for getting Wilson to run, and he loves chasing tennis balls.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Quick Catch-up

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

New TV Boo

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Angry Birds Seasons - Join the hunt for Golden Eggs!

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A Boo Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo movie

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Sunday Boo

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Sparrow Splish-Splash

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I cleaned and moved the bird bath today. The sparrows found it pretty quickly, but only oblidged with a few seconds of video shot on my iphone. They weren't interested in a repeat performance once I'd got the HD camera set up!

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

All Day Saturday Boo - In which I break things and drink wine

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Breaking Stuff

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So far today I've managed to break the handle on my favourite trowel, the handle on my edging shears and break a lightbulb in the bath (don't ask, but there is an audioboo coming that has that story). I think I should just hide for the rest of the day.

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