Tuesday 22 September 2020

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: THE HOUSE OF CLOUDS BY LISA THOMPSON



The House of Clouds
Author: Lisa Thompson
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
ISBN:1781129061
Pages: 104
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

When Tabby's mum takes in grandad, she doesn't realise how much her life will change until it happens. Downstairs is converted into a living room and bed for him so he doesn't have to walk upstairs, and if he has to, there's a grab rail to make life a bit easier.

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: THE INVASION OF CROOKED OAK BY DAN SMITH



The Invasion of Crooked Oak
Author: Dan Smith
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
ISBN: 9781781129203
Pages: 104
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Everything was fine in Crooked Oak until the fracking started. Nancy, Pete and Krish remember the good times they had at Carpenter's Field. When the field was fenced off and work happened, the strangeness started too.

Thursday 17 September 2020

MANGA REVIEW: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE - PART 1: PHANTOM BLOOD BY HIROHIKO ARAKI



JoJo'sBizarre Adventure - Part 1: Phantom Blood
Author/Artist: Hirohiko Araki
Publisher: Viz Media/Shonen Jump
Pages: 249
ISBN: 13 978-1-4215-7879-8
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
The setting is London in 1880 where two people, Jonathan (JoJo) Joestar and Dio Brando meet under strange circumstances, one good the other bad and the two are always at odds when Dio ends up at his father's estate.

ANIME REVIEW: STAR BLAZERS: SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199 - THE COMPLETE SERIES



Star Blazers Space Battleship Yamato 2199 - The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 29/6/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

We're used to watching two alien races pose a threat to the human race, but it's rare that Earth has an alien race willing to help them fight against the threat.