PIXIES - On Graveyard Hill (Official Video)

Just getting into the musical mindset for seeing a Pixies tribute band tomorrow evening in Oxford, in which a good friend will be on percussion. This is probably the best track, and video, I have to so far via YouTube. The imagery is just brilliant in my book and goes well with the tone of the song as well. A bit NSFW because of strong language and macabre imagery. 

Mr BoJo Tackles Brexit- Satirical Cartoon Strip

I was inspired by a conversation I had with a friend this afternoon after a weird dream in which they conjured up a cross between Mr Blobby and our current prime minister Boris Johnson. It's simple, and a bit stupid, but I guess it works well. It's been fun to do as I haven't done any kind of illustrative work in ages, so it was good to get back into that vibe of doing such work. 

Review: Allegiant

Allegiant by Veronica Roth
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The finale in this Divergent may have suffered from a lot of padding like its previous instalment, but when it gets into some page-turning action it does makes it a worthwhile read and conclusion to the Divergent trilogy.
As characters, encounter revelations and further challenges that really test their character traits to the extreme, die-hard readers will appreciate the tensions and dramatic moments that make them feel that they have been challenged in what to expect from the previous instalments. However, like Insurgent, its middle feels a bit too padded for its own good, which does make reading in its entirety a bit cumbersome. Unlike Insurgent thou, it manages it redeems itself in the latter chapters by picking up the pace and tying up loose ends for its finale.
Allegiant may suffer the pitfalls of padding, but it does make it worth your while for anyone reading the rest of the trilogy by making some satisfactory conclusion to all of the trials and tribulations resulting from the previous two books.


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