I am a great fan of courtroom dramas, which is one of the reasons why I enjoy John Grisham novels so much and I pretty much look on him as the master of this genre. Therefore, when I discover a book that claims that it's 'better than Grisham or your money back' I am bound to be interested. This was the claim made by the publishers of 'The Tenth Case' which meant that I found myself compelled to read it. I do think that Grisham at his best is pretty unbeatable although not all that he writes lives up to expectations. So could this book beat, or at least match, what Grisham does? Read on...
At the start of the book, we meet Jaywalker, a defence lawyer, whose methods are somewhat unorthodox to say the least. In fact, he is in so much trouble that he is about to be barred from practicing law for three years. He is, however, permitted to ...
Advantages: Really nice little set Disadvantages: The sharpener makes a bit of a mess!
~~*~~*~~ Boldmere Clutch Pencil Set ~~*~~*~~
Bless my mother - she seems to think I have a talent that at 31 needs nurturing. I'm definitely no artist - I have no talent but I do quite enjoy drawing, dunno why, maybe it just takes me away from the mundane routine of dog-related tasks or possibly because it requires very little strenuous movement. Either way, for Chrimbo I was very thoughtfully given the Boldmere Clutch Pencil Set. At first, I was sceptical - could this pencil really be any different to the mini blue ones we've stolen from the crazy golf course each time we've been? Actually, it is.
~~ What's in the set? ~~
For your hard earned pennies you'll receive a lovely clutch pencil (more about what the hell a clutch pencil is later), 3 graphite leads and a kneadable putty rubber all contained within a pencil tin ...
Advantages: lots of nice pink fluffy things Disadvantages: See above
Walk into Claires and you may as well have landed on the planet of PinkFluffiness. That was my initial reaction when I first entered my local Claire's branch.
I have only ever bought a few things from Claire's and I can honestly say that the few things I have bought have turned out to be extrememly overpriced and undoubtedly tacky.
The main reason I have been in there is to have my ears pierced a few times, and yes the people who have done my ears at various times over the past year have always appeared to be very knowledgeable, informative and helpful. However, don't be fooled.
You've seen the signs outside: the ear piercing specialists. Well, that is a bit of a lie. I recently got my belly button pierced and the piercing studio (well actually, the man in the studio considering studios can't actually talk) explained to ...
