‘Geekerella’ by Ashley Poston – Book Review
By Soyeenka Mishra – I picked up this Ashley Poston book with no expectations at all and ended up being pleasantly surprised. First of all, I liked the dog, Franco, and I am…
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‘Storm and Silence’ by Robert Thier – Book Series Review
By Anushka Dey – I know many of you must be scrunching your nose at the mention of the Victorian era; some of you may already be imagining women in hoop skirts…
‘Demon Slayer’ Season One – Anime Series Review
By Shubham Singh – I was already up-to-date with the manga of this series, but then, to my pleasant surprise, I discovered it was going to receive an anime adaptation…
‘Letters to a Young Poet’ by Rainer Maria Rilke – Book Review
By Ciéra Cree – It was during a radio production class one day that I found myself having a conversation about poetry with my lecturer somewhat out of nowhere…
‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ by Sarah J. Maas – Book Series Review
By Soyeenka Mishra – I first read this series sometime around September 2018 and immediately fell in love with it. I’d bought it for the hype and picked it up…
Dermot Kennedy & Lilla Vargen (UEA, 2019) – Concert Review
By Ciéra Cree – On Friday 6th of December, I made my way back to the UEA LCR to go see Dermot Kennedy perform as part of his ‘Without Fear’ tour…
‘The Gentlemen’ (2019) – Film Review
By Lily Brown – My first cinema experience of the year was to see Guy Ritchie’s latest film, The Gentlemen. I have to admit I have never seen some of Ritchie’s more famous films, including Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and RocknRolla…
Kodaline (UEA, 2019) – Concert Review
By Ciéra Cree – On Sunday 10th of November, I made my first trip to UEA LCR to see Kodaline on their tour. I’ve always been a person with a huge passion for music but I had never been to a smaller venue like that place before so I was curious to find out…
‘My Mum, Tracy Beaker’ by Jacqueline Wilson – Book Review
By Lily Brown – I have loved Jacqueline Wilson’s books since I was a young child, first readings books like Cliffhanger and The Bed and Breakfast Star before moving on to Lola Rose and Clean Break. I would always be eagerly awaiting the publication of a new title…
‘Everybody Died So I Got a Dog’ by Emily Dean – Book Review
By Lily Brown & Emily Dean – I have listened to Emily Dean on Frank Skinner’s Radio Show every Saturday morning for the past few years and I have really enjoyed hearing snippets of information about her eccentric upbringing and about her cute dog, Raymond…
‘Instant Family’ (2019) – Film Review
Instant Family (Directed by Sean Anders), was not only a hilarious film, but also very heart warming and extremely emotional. We were laughing, then crying and then doing both. It was a whole whirlwind of emotions which made…
‘Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald’ (2018) – Film Review
By Jess Weal – Before you read this review just know, I am writing this at 4am after the midnight screening. I have been awake for 22 hours and am only running on coffee. “You could have waited till the morning to write this” I hear…
‘Robin Hood’ (2018) – Film Review
By Amy Williams – Robin Hood (2018) directed by Otto Bathurst is a re-telling of the classic folklore story of Robin Hood. We all know the story, the thief that steals from the rich and gives to the poor, right? Well this film tells you to think again…
‘Les Miserables’ (London, 2018) – Theatre Review
By Hannah Miller – As the longest running musical in the West End, Les Miserables celebrated its 33rd year at on the 8th October, which incidentally is when I managed to see it. Having already seen the show, I was very aware of how emotional it makes…
‘Monsters and Men’ (2018) – Cambridge Film Festival Review
By Niamh Edmonds – Thursday 1st November and the closing night of the Cambridge Film Festival I attended a UK Premiere of the amazing film “Monsters and Men.” The 96 minute feature is due to come out in UK cinemas 11th January 2019 with an…
