Author Archives: Adam Randall

Anyone with an interest in feminism and its history should read A Vindication of the Rights of Women at some point. The extent to which Mary Wollstonecraft was ahead of her time is amazing, and she makes a compelling argument … Continue reading →

After finding Sourcery to be pretty much just okay, I was pleased that the next Discworld novel returned to Granny Weatherwax from Equal Rites, which had been one of my favourites so far. Sure enough, I had a good time … Continue reading →

This was the third novel by Agatha Christie, and the second to feature her iconic character, Hercule Poirot. I did actually prefer the Tommy and Tuppence duo from The Secret Adversary, but Poirot himself was easily one of my favourite … Continue reading →

The History of Sir Richard Calmady is something that I got for free in the Reclaim Her Name collection a few years ago. The idea of this collection was to cast the spotlight onto slightly more obscure pieces of historic … Continue reading →

I read this book recently after having it strongly recommended to me by one of my very best friends. In fact, she even read me a few excerpt and that pretty much guaranteed that I was going to give it … Continue reading →

After the incredible experience of reading Volume 16, Volume 18, like Volume 17 before it, felt more like filler. It’s not bad by any means, but it’s certainly not the heart-wrenching peak that the series reached when it recounted Koro-sensei’s … Continue reading →

I’m sure that everybody knows that Black Beauty is a novel about a horse, but what a lot of people probably don’t know that it is a novel told from the perspective of a horse. That was quite a surprise … Continue reading →

This is the second novel in the Brandon Sanderson era of the Wheel of Time, the thirteenth overall in the series, and the penultimate instalment! I have to admit that while the previous book, The Gathering Storm, felt like a … Continue reading →

Over the years, I’ve not really read many non-fiction books about medieval history. I tried to read a few when I was a young adult but always gave up on them because I found them far too dry for me … Continue reading →

Like many people, I mostly knew Nigel Kneale as a just a TV writer. I say “just” there specifically to mean “that was the only medium I knew him to write in” rather than to imply that TV writing is … Continue reading →