Yes, I realise we're over a month (nearly two) into 2018. Classic me, better late than never. This is a post I didn't think I'd be writing. Being honest, I'd sort of given up on most things. Including this blog. 2017. What can I say? It was a strange year, it had ups and major downs but I'm back and trying to be...

Have you watched this film? I recommend you do, although make sure you've watched the first- you got to if you want to understand...you get me? Anyway, if you have no clue and you're just reading this for the something to do, here's some context. The original Blade Runner was released in 1982 and directed by Ridley Scott, the films set in 2019...

Christopher Nolan returned with yet another stunning picture. Telling the story of the epic evacuation mission that became a turning point in World War 2, recreating Dunkirk was set to be an ambitious challenge and he has done it. First, the advertising campaign. I feel like the Dunkirk promo has been going on for years and years, in reality it started in 2016....

 I have both my Twitter feed and Instagram on my blog, you can probably tell I like Harry Styles. I've always been a big One Direction fan and as you can imagine when I realised that the boys were going to start making their own music, I got super excited. Yes, Harry has always been my favourite. From his very first audition singing...

Sylvia Plath. Ted Hughes. Both poets and both very popular in the South Sefton English (particularly Lit) department. Me, Lauren and Sally had been planning a Plath Pilgrimage for weeks on twitter before it was given the good to go! In November a couple of us hopped on a mini-bus and travelled down to Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. We had the best...

I'm sure you've all heard about this book, if you haven't then you've most likely seen the upcoming film trailer floating round Facebook. I wanted to know what all the fuss was about and now I give you insight because I finished the book a couple of days ago- I'm low key obsessed! Everything Everything tells the story of Madeline Whittier, Maddy for...

It's been a long time since I've done one of these, I'm trying to get back into reading and this book really helped me. I got sent Dreamland a couple of years ago when I still wrote for the Guardian's Children's Book Site, it's a pre-published copy and obviously now it's published but I never got round to reading it. After finishing my...

International Women's Day has been observed since the 1900s, a time when there were turbulent changes in society and the rise of radical ideologies. A collective day of global celebration and unity, a call for gender equality. Although are progress from then to now is amazing, it's sad to know that over 100 years later women are still effectively controlled by patriarchy and...