by Shani Lim | Jun 1, 2023 | Mind
As society’s understanding and acceptance of mental health disorders continues to grow, is it time for crime writers to retire the trope of mentally ill murderers? From alcoholic detectives to homicidal murderers and victims with amnesia, crime fiction is a genre full...
by Shani Lim | May 31, 2023 | Library
After the huge success of Dune’s film adaptation in 2021, a sequel is set to be released in November 2023. In anticipation of the second Dune film, the BLOT team tested themselves on how much of the book, and its film adaptation, they could remember. WATCH: The...
by Shani Lim | May 29, 2023 | Planet
BLOT’s Rating: 🕮🕮🕮🕮 Warning: Major spoilers ahead! Much like the title of the book, Under the Skin is not what it looks like on the surface. When the story opens, we’re introduced to the book’s protagonist Isserley, who spends her time in the Scottish Highlands...
by Shani Lim | May 28, 2023 | Hunger Games, Library
The Hunger Games is a series we’ve all read growing up, but as adults, how much do we actually remember from the books? Watch the BLOT team compete head to head to find out who’s the biggest Hunger Games fan! And click here to take BLOT’s Hunger Games quiz...
by Shani Lim | May 24, 2023 | Planet
So you want to read about the environment, but you’re bored of reading books about climate change. Here are BLOT’s top 5 environmental thrillers (that aren’t cli-fi) to get you started. The difference between environmental thrillers and cli-fi While...