Author Archives: Adam Randall

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Adam Randall

Set in an abandoned old castle, I Capture the Castle is the story of two sisters (Cassandra and Rose), their father, Mortmain, a struggling writer, his wife, Topaz, a nude model, and their servant, a young man named Stephen. Though … Continue reading →

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Aesop’s Fables

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Adam Randall

Aesop’s Fables are stories that are such cornerstones of our culture – small tales that have gone so far as to become part of our everyday language. I always find myself saying things like “slow and steady wins the race” … Continue reading →

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Middlemarch by George Eliot

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Adam Randall

Middlemarch is one of those books that is highly regarded as one of the best of its era, but having read it, it’s certainly one that might not appeal so much to the modern reader. I definitely enjoyed reading it, … Continue reading →

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Four Doctors by Paul Cornell

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Adam Randall

After Clara Oswald discovers a photo of the Twelfth, Eleventh, and Tenth Doctors together, she takes steps to try and stop them from ever meeting, fearing that their coming together would be the catalyst of a terrible disaster. In the … Continue reading →

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The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Adam Randall

This is the second book in The Wheel of Time series and it picks up shortly after the end of the first one – and indeed, I think it captures much of the same charm and appeal as the first … Continue reading →

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SkyView: Lord of the Wills by M. Sheehan

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Adam Randall

Gosh, this was a bizarre book (and not in a good way). In it, a guy named William Ward, a man set to take over his family’s large brewery business, discovers that his family has been at the heart of … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Highest Science by Gareth Roberts

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Adam Randall

The eleventh of the Doctor Who New Adventures novels is actually a fairly standard Doctor Who storyline. This is a little unusual for this line of books, which tended to try and experiment more and push the boundaries of what … Continue reading →

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Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Adam Randall

The third book in the Little House series (the one that would lend its name to the 1970s TV adaptation and ultimately become the name that most people use to refer to the series as a whole), returns to the … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Money-saving Tips Amidst the Cost of Living Crisis

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Adam Randall

The cost of living crisis is making things harder for all of us, so I decided I’d take the time to write a list of ten top pieces of advice for anybody who’s feeling the bite. These are ten easily … Continue reading →

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On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Adam Randall

I have always been drawn to adventures about pirates on the high seas, and so it was only a matter of time before I got around to reading On Stranger Tides (the book that inspired the fourth Pirates of the … Continue reading →

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