Thought Corridor

 Hello you, So, unsurprisingly today's post is another book review. (Look at me go, I'm finally remembering I have this blog and keeping it up to date...ish) Today's review is on The Killings at Kingfisher Hill. It is the New Hercule Poirot Mystery by Sophie Hannah. It's published by HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction. Huge thanks to them and Netgalley as always for letting me review this book. First things first, as you may have gathered by reading earlier posts, I am a huge fan of crime and detective fiction and have read many of the original Poirot stories by Agatha Christie. When I heard that Ms Hannah was writing the first in a new series of adventures starting the Belgian detective with his 'little grey cells' I was intrigued. I read the first book  The Monogram Murders a few years ago and really enjoyed it. If I am brutally honest though it did take a little while for the story to really grip me and I was missing Miss Lemon, Japp, and of course Hastings. But...

 Hello you ! Another book review today. I have just finished reading How Magicians Think Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters by Joshua Jay. Thanks to the Workman Publishing Company and Netgalley for letting me review this book.  The reason I chose this book is because I'm a big fan of magic, I cannot perform any tricks but I enjoy reading about the history. This book is very well written and comprises of several short essays. I'm a fan of Penn & Teller and Mr. Jay quotes Teller, along with various other magicians and it's really enjoyable to read. Mr. Jay is himself a magician with a clear love of the craft and it is interesting to read his essays. The book looks into how the magician performs their craft, takes us behind the curtain and examines the methods behind the tricks while not revealing the tricks. This book will not teach you how to perform magic (although there are tips in it) but it is a very interesting look at the psychology and history behind t...

 Hello you, Another book review (this lockdown has really given me time to catch up on some reading) Today's book review is on Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong. Written by Steven Petrow Huge thanks to Kensington Books/ Citadel and Netgalley for letting me review this title. The main reason I wanted to read this title in all honesty was the title. It is a humorous and poignant book about the joys and trepidations of growing older. It is a touching look at our elders and viewing ourselves through that prism of ageing. It is an easy book to read broken up into small chapters that cover a multitude of things. While it is an American centric book a lot of the topics covered are fairly universal. As someone in my 30's I'm a little way away from what the author defines as old but old age is a place we are all heading. This is a fun little guidebook of a sort on how to g...