Crystal Breath, Argentinian Indie Rock(and more)
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Take care of your human
I was on holiday last week, (hence no Saturday Compendium), which meant I did do some reading. I read a couple of GREAT books…
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville
What would you do if one night your whole life changed?
If everything you thought you knew was suddenly turned on its head?
If you had to take your child and keep moving.
Away from the questions, away from the prying eyes, away from everyone you knew.
Because it’s your job to make sure that your daughter can survive.
Even if it means becoming someone you never thought you'd be.
And you know that whatever you do, wherever you go, people will be looking for you both.
Because wherever you go, bodies are left behind.
But you have no choice.
Because you’d do anything to protect your child.
Even if she’s a monster . . .
Let the Right One In meets Stephen King in this chilling thriller about a mother’s love, a daughter’s devotion, a man’s obsession – and the darkness that lives within us all.
Really unexpected and unusual, and utterly gripping beginning to end. Look out for this one!
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
Lyla Santiago has spent months working on a research project that could be the key to getting a permanent job in her field.
So, she can’t really drop everything to go to a desert island with her actor boyfriend Nico to film One Perfect Couple, a new reality TV show that Nico is sure will lead to his big break – can she?
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Two weeks later, Lyla finds herself boarding a boat to an isolated luxury resort in the Indian Ocean.
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The rules of the game are simple. Ten strangers have to survive together on the island - and the last couple standing scoops the prize.
There will be sun, sea, laughs and plenty of flirting.
What could possibly go wrong?
But when a huge tropical storm cuts them off from everything, the group must band together.Â
As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla realises that someone is playing this game for real – and they'll stop at nothing to win.
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Ten might have arrived, but who will survive to the end?
Also fabulous, Ruth at her sparkling best.
What I’ve Been Watching
What I’ve been listening to:
Some real surprises here, not least Miley Cyrus doing Psycho Killer and a great version of Slippery People by Argentinian indie-rock band Él Mató a un PolicÃa Motorizado.
What I’ve also been listening to
I love Kim Deal and am excited by her new (and debut) solo record. This first single, Crystal Breath, floats all my boats.
How about you? What are you enjoying at the moment?
Thanks for the recommendations! As a reality TV addict, the Ruth Ware one is the book I'd go to first, but I've heard great things about Blood Like Mine, so that's also added to my tbr list.