Book review: The Last Night, by Cesca Major

Review by Richard Beesley. Last year we were honoured to read The Silent Hours by Cesca Major - a touching and fitting memorial to events in 1940s France. Today we review her latest novel - The Last Night. As with her previous book, this is based on a true story - this time,...

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A brilliant birthday at LEGOLAND

A few years ago I actually said that I'd love to spend my birthday at LEGOLAND - little did I know at the time that one day it would actually happen. We'd been invited to do a press review on our blog the previous week, but a last minute panic ensued when we realised that...

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Our Groovy Moves with Angry Birds Frubes

We've had a bit of an Angry birds theme running through this year. Both the boys are crazy about playing Angry Birds on their iPads and earlier this year we got to see the Angry Birds exhibit at Madame Tussauds, followed by a preview screening of the Angry Birds movie the next day. We...

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Paper Mario: Colour Splash on Nintendo WiiU

Earlier this year we enjoyed our first taste of  Paper Mario with Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Bros on the Nintendo 3DS. So we were delighted when Nintendo sent us a copy of Paper Mario: Colour Splash for Nintendo WiiU. The premise of this fun and engaging game is that...

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I'm a tumble-dryer convert!

The conversation went something like this. AEG: Would you like to review a tumble dryer in conjunction with Mumsnet Bloggers? Me: No thanks, I don't like tumble dryers. They are not environmentally friendly and cost too much to run. AEG: The Lavatherm T88595IS uses less electricity...

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Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is the latest fantastic game in the Sonic Boom series for the Nintendo 3DS (and so compatible with the Nintendo 2DS). The story is that Dr Eggman has discovered a powerful element called Ragnium, and he’s using it to create an army of super-fast robots....

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