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    FLICKer FADE SUNDAY: Grotto

    May 31, 2020 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it.


    GROTTO is an LGBT short film about Marco, a 20-year-old boy who returns to his hometown after a year of big changes away at college.

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Always You by Nell Iris (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    May 31, 2020 / No Comments
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    ALPHABETICALS BOOK TAG: B

    May 30, 2020 / No Comments

    I was looking for another alphabet-related tag to do and found Bookwyrm‘s post on Alphabeticals.

    Here are the rules as Alex posted them:

    • Credit Alex for the idea, and link back
    • Post at your own pace, do as many or as few letters as you want
    • Post your favourite authors, books and characters (ABCs) for a particular letter of the alphabet

    I’m only doing authors and characters since I have already done the ABC book tag before.

    Check out my ABC BOOK TAG for A here.
    Check out my ALPHABETICALS BOOK TAG for A here.

    Let’s do this!

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    BLOG TOUR: Standard Candle by G.B. Lindsey (Giveaway)

    July 22, 2020

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    FIRST LINES FRIDAY 56: This Is Where Those Footballers Kissing Gifs Come In Handy

    February 27, 2020
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    BLOG TOUR: Flowers of Flesh and Blood by Amy Tasukada (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    May 30, 2020 / No Comments
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    MANGA: Rasen no Kioku

    May 29, 2020 / No Comments
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    Rasen no Kioku – Inui Miku

    One day a demon fell right out of the sky, landing into the human world, not to mention into Hirosaki Chihiro’s backyard. As time fled the 2 friends became closer to each other and Hirosaki’s life began to end. What will the demon do to help Hirosaki?

    It’s not what fujoshi and fudanshi are expecting. Still, powerful, heartwrenching stuff.

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    AUDIO REVIEW: The Edge Of The World

    May 29, 2020 / No Comments
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    The Edge Of The World – Garrett Leigh

    Shay Maloney is living his dream—on tour with his pirate/folk-rock band. But you can’t know where you’re going until you know where you’re from, and that’s where moody filmmaker and researcher Ollie Pietruska comes in.

    The band’s management persuades Shay to let a television company film a documentary about his roots beyond his adoptive Irish family, and Ollie comes into his life knowing more about Shay than Shay’s ever known about himself.

    But while Ollie holds the key to Shay’s past, he’s also hiding deep scars. Even as the hardships of the tour bring them closer, Ollie’s demons threaten the blossoming romance. They might both reach the breaking point before Ollie realises he’s been standing on the edge of the world for too long, and it’s Shay who holds the key to his future.

    A friends-to-lovers, rock star, road-tripping romance, with a guaranteed happily-ever-after


    Given my obsession with music, I thought I would be all over this. Sadly, The Edge of the World was not engaging my attention as I would like it to. I tried to hang on for as long as I could but there’s no hook to keep me going.

    A book about an indie pirate-folk band should be riveting stuff. And I am curious about life on the road for musicians. Turns out the everyday life on tour was tedium and boredom.

    I suppose MCs Shay and Ollie were your typical troubled but likable Garrett Leigh leads but I wasn’t drawn to them. I didn’t dislike them or anything, it’s just that they’re forgettable. In addition, none of the other personalities stood out.

    I also didn’t feel the connection between Shay and Ollie. They weren’t communicating properly. Both were mostly pining and speculating about the other. Ollie was too closed-mouth for his own good. There were also cryptic hints of his issues being dropped here and there, but I wasn’t intrigued enough to care.

    One reason I stuck for as long as I could was narrator Dan Calley. I really like the way he voiced the conversations. His reading style matched the author’s prose perfectly. I think that’s why he narrates most of her books.

    I feel bad about DNFing a book that’s right up my alley but when it’s becoming a chore, I think it’s time to throw in the towel. This could be very well be a Me problem. Many readers enjoyed this and I think it’s best to find out for yourself. Especially if you’re into angsty tales of genius musicians and ninja filmmakers.

    P.S.

    Thank you to Signal Boost Promotions and Audible UK for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.

    Garrett Leigh books here.

    Rating:
    2 Stars – it’s a struggle to finish the damn book

    Soundtrack: Song From The Edge Of The World
    Artist: Siouxsie & The Banshees
    Album: Tinderbox

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    SOUNDTRACK: Song from The Edge Of The World by Siouxsie & The Banshees

    May 29, 2020 / 5 Comments

    Soundtrack to The Edge of the World by Garrett Leigh

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    May 29, 2020 / No Comments

    Let me take you down
    To testify
    Under the brow of a sparkling sky
    We’ll dance away
    A distant day
    And shout our sins
    In a passion play
    Over we go
    Diving for pearls
    Over we go
    From the edge of the world
    Let the fire fall in
    The footsteps we leave
    Painted on the ground
    We’ll watch the stars
    Come crashing down
    Upon our heads
    Like a madding crown
    Let me take you down
    To testify
    Under the brow of a sparkling sky
    We’ll dance away
    ‘Til the day is done
    Then rise again
    To unwrap the sun
    Over we go
    Diving for pearls
    Over we go
    From the edge of the world
    This is the song from the edge of the world

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    MOVIE FEATURE: Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Ibis’ Affliction by Nero Seal (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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