Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider is the eleventh main entry in the Tomb Raider series, the sequel to 2013's Tomb Raider, and is the second instalment in the Survivor trilogy. Its story follows Lara Croft as she ventures into Siberia in search of the legendary city of Kitezh while battling the paramilitary organization Trinity, which intends to uncover the city's promise of immortality. Lara must traverse t...[Read More]
Tomb Raider (2013)
The cinematic action-adventure that forced Lara Croft to grow from an inexperienced young woman into a hardened survivor has been re-built for next-gen consoles, featuring an obsessively detailed Lara and a stunningly lifelike world. Lara must endure high-octane combat, customize her weapons and gear, and overcome grueling environments to survive her first adventure and uncover the island’s deadly...[Read More]
Resident Evil
Resident Evil follows the S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team as they take shelter in a mansion while investigating a series of murders. While there they are forced to fight for survival against the horrors created by a secret bioweapon experiment.
Silent Hill 2
Having received a letter from his deceased wife, James heads to where they shared so many memories, in the hope of seeing her one more time: Silent Hill. There, by the lake, he finds a woman eerily similar to her... "My name...is Maria," the woman smiles. Her face, her voice... She's just like her. A master-class psychological survival horror ― lauded as the best in the series
The Light Between Oceans
Australia, 1926. After four harrowing years fighting on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns home to take a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day's journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season and shore leaves are granted every other year at best, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two mis...[Read More]
The Light Between Oceans Review
The book is set in the early 1900s and tells the story of an ex-soldier and his wife living alone on a remote island. One day a boat arrives on shore carrying a dead man and a baby and this story is about the decisions they make that day and the consequences they discover years later. It’s a story of love, of discovery, of justification, and, perhaps most important of all – moral responsibil...[Read More]
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the ‘Scriptorium’, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. Esme’s place is beneath the sorting table, unseen and unheard. One day a slip of paper containing the word ‘bondmaid’ flutters to th...[Read More]
The Dictionary of Lost Words Review
The Dictionary of Lost Words is an insightful tale blending historical figures and timelines with a fictional story. Spanning a century the story covers the life of Esme, a motherless daughter who spends her childhood in her Father’s place of business, learning the ways of the world from a unique perspective. Considering the simple framework it’s truly astounding how many important topics are cove...[Read More]
Scrublands
In an isolated country town brought to its knees by endless drought, a charismatic and dedicated young priest calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners before being shot dead himself. A year later, troubled journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write a feature on the anniversary of the tragedy. But the stories he hears from the locals about the priest and inc...[Read More]
Scrublands Review
Set in a rural Australian town the story begins with beloved priest opening fire and killing five locals before being shot by police. A year later we’re introduced to Martin, a troubled journalist tasked with writing a piece covering life in the town a year after the terrible tragedy. Upon his arrival he quickly learns that the coverage of events was less than accurate – providing a slanted view o...[Read More]
Age of War Review
Age of War is a simplistic dice game that takes minutes to learn but provides hours of entertainment. Combining dice rolling and set collection mechanics it’s simple enough for my 6 year old to enjoy (ignore the 14+ recommendation on the box) but complex enough to regularly play with adults as well. In Age of War Players assume the roles of competing daimyos (great lords) trying to conquer castles...[Read More]