The Mancunian Yank

 Book Review: In The Valley Of The Sun by Andy Davidson (3/10🌟) To say that this vampire hunter novel was very difficult for me to sink my teeth into would have to be the understatement of the century. I slow flowery hunter vs hunted narrative that did nothing to quench the thirst of my curiosity. I only finished reading it because I wanted it to be over as soon as possible. I suppose I'm just bored with vampire novels and am constantly craving a different aspect to it, which leads to me writing my own short stories about the fanged undead. I wouldn't go so far as to say this novel was pointless or that the stakes are high, but if you've got a long weekend to waste away by yourself you'd be better off curling up with a different novel.

 My love and passion for radio can be traced back to my teenage-hood, growing up in America. I was home-schooled until I was 13 and so, when puberty hit me along with my depression I stopped talking to my family (whom up until that point I was always very close to) and hid inside music, CDs and the radio. When I was 16 I turned the dial at 6am and discovered X107.5 Xtreme Rock Radio (we were living in Nevada at the time) and so began my alternative and extreme rock education of Metallica, Slipknot, Papa Roach and many others. I had no language to describe how I felt at that time but when I listened to this station I felt like I wasn't alone.  When I was 21 radio saved my life again when (living in Florida at the time) I found myself listening  97.9 Kiss FM. I turned it on at 5am to the sound of Danielle Monaro's laugh, and that moment sparked a love for The Elvis Duran and The Morning Show that still continues for me to this day. The show is the main reason why one of my ...