The Grateful Book Dragon

(Manderly Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier) So if anyone is triggered by what I'm about to talk about I'm really sorry. For many the mere mention of the Leaving Certificate exams sends them into a cold sweat and brings on a spate of related night terrors. So I apologize.  I'm one of the rare creatures who the exams didn't really faze. In fairness I was going through alot that year so it was the least of my worries.  I lost my Nana in February of 2003 after years of watching her suffer thanks to the scourge that is Parkinson's. I was incredibly close to her and my Granda who I would also lose the same year on New Year's Eve. It took me a very long time to learn to live my life without them. I lived with my grandparents for the first 2 years of my life and we became inseparable spending all my weekends and school holidays with them on thier farm. I had lots of cousins whom they loved very much but I was the only one with my own room. Our relati...

This is my first sojourn into the world of Agatha Christie and I wasn't disappointed. I have never read any of her books or watched any of the countless movie or TV adaptions.  Of course I've heard of Miss Marple and Poirot. I have seen countless advertisements for them since my childhood but I have never really felt compelled enough to watch any of them. Crime/ murder mysteries not being one of my go to genre.  Although I do admit I am very tempted by Murder On The Orient Express. My only real knowledge of Christie comes from Doctor Who which was fun but by no means a good stick with which to measure her by.  I absolutely love all things supernatural so when I came across this collection on my libraries Borrowbox app i decided now was the time to finally see what all the fuss is about.  I absolutely adored the premise of most of the stories in this collection. I think she strikes a good balance between science and the occult. I also really liked the glim...