Lord Samper's Library

Saturday was about flat hunting (one decent one, fingers crossed, and one erm… shoebox) and hanging out with my daughters. A little bit of reading happened but we’ll talk about that in the next day or so. Sunday was mostly spend waiting for a large headache to pack its bags and leave; no reading then but a lot of time spent in my favourite comfy chair, watching awful zombie films. If there’s a zombie film that I haven’t watched yet, well… it’s only a matter of time before I do and now that Prime Video has finally cottoned on to my viewing habits, it’s recommending me a whole load of dodgy zombie films to watch. You know the ones that I mean ;o) Like I said, I have to watch them all, I have no choice in the matter. Let me quickly tell you about them… ‘Zombieworld 3’ (2020) In the wake of a terrible virus that claimed most of the human population, zombies have risen but humans continue to survive. Now the zombies face a threat of their own, Naked Zombie Girl!’ Seriously, I really will wa...

Yep, I know what the plan was (I only posted it on Monday) but I completely forgot to factor in it being 'New Book Deal' Day for Brian Keene's Reader Recession Relief Programme. I also completely forgot to factor in that I'd need a quick read for the bus ride home, yesterday, so really, 'School's Out' came round at just the right time ;o) I'll be honest, being a Dad (of two fairly young children) has led me to stay away from books like 'School's Out', where the main character is of a similar age and pretty much in mortal danger. I'll think to myself, 'that one is almost as old as...' and that's it, I'm done, I can't read any more. I’m doing a read-a-long though, and I’m in it for the long haul, so I’ve got to go where it takes me. And this week… ‘School’s Out’… Eight-year-old Alan doesn’t like going to school, but when a global pandemic leaves him orphaned, cold, starving, and lonely, he has no choice but to set ou...