Salarian Gate - Graves Of Valor

Advantages: Fantastic "comeback", instantly appealing
Disadvantages: The price of CDs!

...<sigh> Two opinions in a row with no alcohol content but be comforted, I?m drinking a large glass of Rose D?Anjou as I write! On to the important stuff ? as many of you will know I love THE DAMNED with a passion lasting over 20 years now so this opinion is going to be favourably biased. I also saw them play live again for the thirty-somethingth time just before Christmas and they seemed so tight, together and fresh, especially with this new material on the set-list, it was like seeing them for the first time again. ?Grave Disorder?, released in August 2001, is The Damned?s first new studio album for umpteen years, there have been numerous live and best of compilations in the intervening years but very little fresh material. Before getting hold of this album I was a little dubious ? were they flogging a dead horse? Have they... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: McDermid is undoubtedly a great writer, and it shows
Disadvantages: Just a few too many flaws to be a great boo

...The Grave Tattoo. ~ About the Author ~ Val McDermid began her writing career as a journalist, before turning to writing novels, and is without a doubt the UK's best known female writer of thriller books. Even those who might not have read her books, are likely to know her for her best known series - Wire in the Blood, which has been made into a TV series featuring Robson Green, and currently Simone Lahbib. The Grave Tattoo was first published in 2006. ~ The Book synopsis ~ After unusual amounts of rain, a body is uncovered in the peat hillsides of The Lake District. It becomes apparent this is a fairly old body, but its even more intriguing to find that it is covered in a variety of tattoos. Meanwhile in London, local Lake District lass Jane Gresham is barely surviving her time in the capital. Her home consists... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: wider than average gates, looks good, sturdy, easy to fit, cheap
Disadvantages: hard to open one-handed, trip bar gets in the way

...When my baby started to crawl, I started to research into safety gates so that I knew I was getting the best thing for my money and the most suitable for what I needed. I settled on one of these Lindam Easy Fit Plus Gates for the bottom of my stairs, and I chose a different one for the top. I was rather restricted in choice of safety gates due to the width of my staircase being rather larger than average. I chose this gate because it fitted within my price range, was wide enough for the gap and looked like it was going to be simple to use, combined with it being the winner of various baby safety awards, I decided that it was the right gate for me. Price - I purchased two gates together from Toys R Us, this one was £21.99 and the other a few pounds cheaper. Toys R Us have been running a special offer for some time that gives you... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful