Monthly Archives: July 2020

Review: If Looks Could Kill

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Roz Kay

If Looks Could Kill – Olivia Kiernan The last time I read a book in one day it was several years ago and I was on a six-hour flight (with Jennifer Egan’s brilliant ‘A Visit from the Goon Squad’). Just … Continue reading →

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Review: The Wizards of Once

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Roz Kay

The Wizards of Once – Cressida Cowell Wonderful galloping tale of Magic, good and evil. Many influences feed into this, from Roald Dahl to Arthurian legend to fairy tales to Shakespeare, and the result, fired by Cressida Cowell’s imagination, is … Continue reading →

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Inspirational art

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Roz Kay

What a pleasure it was to run into a neighbour whose nine-year-old daughter read my children’s novel, The Keeper of the Stones. I already knew she liked it and had used it for her school work. It turns out she … Continue reading →

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