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Review: The Children Act (2017)

December 8, 2018 by Emily J. Maurits

Based on the eponymous novel by Ian McEwan.  As the High Court Children’s Judge, Justice Maye (Emma Thompson) must decide whether to give a Jehovah ’s Witness boy a blood transfusion against his wishes. I entered the cinema expecting a … Read More

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A Year in Reading 2017

February 1, 2018 by Emily J. Maurits

Following the tradition, I thought I’d share the books I enjoyed reading this year – my tiny contribution to the online world of books and reading, of which I am mostly a silent consumer (but pay my dues once a … Read More

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A Year in Reading 2015 & 2016

February 23, 2017 by Emily J. Maurits

“What do you like doing?” “I read.” “What do you read?” “Ermm…books?” Two years ago I was sick of replying “Ermm…” when people asked what I liked to read. To be honest, I had no idea what the true answer … Read More

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The Final Problem SHERLOCK review

February 9, 2017 by Emily J. Maurits

To all who don’t follow SHERLOCK, this was the final episode of Sherlock for the conceivable future, so you are safe from here on out. Rather than simply skipping this post, head over to Called to Watch for some other reading! Well, this … Read More

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The Lying Detective REVIEW

January 26, 2017 by Emily J. Maurits

This is my second review/response to SHERLOCK Season 4. It focuses on the second episode, The Lying Detective, loosely based on Doyle’s original short story, The Dying Detective. It took me a while to formulate this post. You see, I … Read More

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Sherlock: The Six Thatchers REVIEW

January 12, 2017 by Emily J. Maurits

| FIRSTLY | If you signed up to email updates from Gloryafterwards in order to stay in the loop about CALLED TO WATCH – head on over. You can sign up there too to stay in the loop. A new … Read More

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Fantastic Beasts & where to find them REVIEW

December 13, 2016 by Emily J. Maurits

Yes… this contains spoilers. AND it’s my last post before I got on a holiday hiatus! Posting will resume January 2017. What I liked I liked that all the characters were a bit… odd. Even the main ones. Newt barely … Read More

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The fault with The Fault in Our Stars

November 1, 2016 by Emily J. Maurits

A Young Adult romance between two teenagers dying of cancer, John Green’s The Fault in our Stars has received much critical acclaim as well as much criticism in general. Not a huge romance reader, I picked up someone else’s copy … Read More

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5 Reasons we are to blame for Harry Potter No. 8

October 4, 2016 by Emily J. Maurits

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child This is a half-humorous look at why Harry Potter and the Cursed Child had to be the way it was. Let’s get this straight: I read the book in one night. I enjoyed it. … Read More

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