Wandering the world

I saw Before it ends at the annual Scandinavian Film Festival in Brisbane. I was instantly drawn to the film for its exploration of the dark events in Denmark at the end of WW2 when the occupied country was forced to take in German refugees. The film stars an actor - Pilou Asbaek - I loved in the Danish political television series, Borgen - and I was keen to see him in a different role. (Check out my review of my other Film Festival viewing, Touch. ) Before it ends | Released

Imogen Crimp's debut novel, A very nice girl, followed her studies in English at Cambridge and an MA in contemporary literature at the University College London. Crimp also briefly studied singing at the London conservatoire, an experience I assume she drew inspiration from for her first book. I get that A very nice girl is supposed to be a contemporary, feminist novel, but it just didn't vibe with me. Here's my review. A very nice girl | Published February 2022 | Read June 2

When I read and reviewed book 22 in Kathy Reichs's Bones series, I felt like I was just about done. I've been a longtime fan of the series, following Dr Tempe Brennan and her forensic anthropology work through all kinds of cases. I've been fascinated by the science and the crimes, both new and cold case, that Tempe and her police colleagues have investigated. The books used to be interesting and thought-provoking, but after 23 novels, I am sad to say that I'm tapping out. My

Brynn Kelly is a New Zealand author and former journalist. I picked up A risk worth taking at my local library and was drawn to the book from the cover and the legionnaire and conspiracy and computer hacking themes. I thought I'd give it a go, even though the book is categorised as romance-suspense (what does that even mean?) and that only feeds into 50% of my reading interests 😉. Was it a risk worth taking? Read on to find out! A risk worth taking | Published May 2018 | Rea