Tom Sturtridge
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Please Stop Bullying.
Being alone in the current COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown, has never felt so lonely before. Many people's mental health has been severely affected by the lockdown, even those who believed they would be able to stay strong throughout the lockdown.
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Humans
- Top Story - February 2020
Ecosia - The search engine of the future?Top Story - February 2020
This post is NOT sponsored or endorsed by Ecosia at all. These are my own views and opinions. Help plant trees simply by surfing the web as usual? Sounds crazy right? Well this is exactly what Ecosia does. Founded in 2009, Ecosia has been growing steadily, experiencing a boom in early 2019. They were also the first German company to be listed as a 'B-Corp' due to their social business model.
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in 01
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey (Book Review)
Just before Christmas I did what I usually do. Scour Amazon (UK) for new books, DVDs, Signed CDs, or whatever takes my fancy. This year was difficult. Having already spent what felt like a small fortune on books; hardbacks, limited editions signed copies, self published, traditionally published and secondhand. I was looking to pick up a few on the cheap. (Greatest achievement was a hardback at £0.88, and a very well reviewed crime thriller from J.D Robb for £1.30).
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Horror
10 Books To Look Forward To In 2020
2019 treated us to some fantastic books. From Thrillers to Fantasies, Space Operas to Biographies, there was something for everyone this year. But looking forward into 2020, what can we expect to be reading when the new decade starts? Below you'll find a few of the novels I'm personally looking forward to, and please remember this is what I'm personally looking forward to, and what the biggest authors are bringing to the table in 2020. In no particular order...
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Geeks
'Magpie' - Sophie Draper (Book Review)
Magpie marks author Sophie Draper's second novel. Her first novel (Cuckoo) being a critical success and a worthy addition to any psychological thriller genre fan. Following on in those footsteps, Magpie marks a return to the psychological genre, but with a focus on suspense rather than being a thriller. This marks a nice distinction between the two books (as both being named after birds with a similar font and cover, I wouldn't blame you if you thought they were part of a series).
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Horror
Sophie Draper - 'Cuckoo' (Book Review)
Despite being released to largely positive reception in late November 2018, I only came across this book by accident. Scrolling through AmazonUK looking for new books, or anything that took my fancy. Down to £2 for the paperback delivered to my door, I thought why the hell not.
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Horror
Garth Nix - 'Angel Mage' (Book Review)
Garth Nix is well known as being a frontrunner in the fantasy genre. His previous works include; The Old Kingdom Series, The Seventh Tower, The Keys to the Kingdom, alongside many other adult series, children's series, including several standalone novels. These standalone novels is where Angel Mage fits in.
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Geeks
Adam Savage - 'Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It' (Book Review)
Adam Savage. Many know him from his time as one of the hosts of the hit Discovery Channel show Mythbusters alongside Jamie Hyneman. Mythbusters ran for 14 years and in that time Adam became a firm favourite due to his passion for building, innovating and all around nice guy persona. Since the show ended, Adam went on to run another science and invention based show on YouTube called Tested (there is also Tested.com which I recommend checking out if you have a spare 10,000 hours). Tested continued to grow with people loving Adam's 'One Day Builds' series, where he has 24 hours to complete a project. This passion for making, building, tinkering and curiosity of finding solutions to problems had to come from somewhere.
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Geeks
Darren Dash - 'Molls Like it Hot' (Book Review)
*THIS REVIEW CONTAINS CHARACTER SPOILERS BUT NOT ANY PLOT SPOILERS* It was December 5, 2019, and I was minding my business scrolling through Facebook, only to be greeted by a post from one Darren Dash surprise releasing his fifth book under the Darren Dash name (For those who don't know, Darren Dash is the adult moniker of Darren Shan a popular teen/YA author who has sold millions of books worldwide). This post gave the information about his new book 'Molls Like it Hot'. I had not choice but to check it out.
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Criminal
Michael Kiwanuka - 'Kiwanuka'
Michael Kiwanuka started his career as a session musician providing the rhythm for acts such as; Chipmunk and Bashy. After this he pursued a solo career spawning four EPs: Tell Me A Tale EP (2011), iTunes Festival: London 2011 (2011), I'm Getting Ready EP (2011) and You've Got Nothing To Lose (2014) as well as three studio albums: Home Again (2012), Love & Hate (2016) and Kiwanuka (2019).
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Beat
TERRA - "Create Mutate Erase" & "Close Enough" (Double Track Review)
For me TERRA came out of nowhere. I received a notification from Instagram that WELCOMETOTERRA has followed me. On closer inspection it was a band called TERRA. I'm always up to listening to new and exciting bands and TERRA deliver with two fantastic singles.
By Tom Sturtridge4 years ago in Beat