I have been working my way through Sarah J Maas fantasy worlds, and A Court of Wings and Ruin was the book I most looked forward to. I spent the month comparing the anniversary audio recording, both parts of the…
Everyone kept telling me to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, so I finally picked it up and finished it in four days. I then compared five editions and companion books, including the Spanish translation, a two book collection,…
I just upgraded my phone, and I was not about to carry it around naked after paying so much for it. I spent two weeks testing five Spigen cases for the iPhone 17 Pro and 18 Pro, dropping them on…
I wear a plain crew neck t-shirt almost every day, and I was tired of shirts that shrank, lost their shape, or felt scratchy after a few washes. I decided to test five Gildan multipacks in different colours and sizes…
I finished Iron Flame on a cliffhanger and counted down the days until Onyx Storm arrived, so I read it the week it came out and then listened to the dramatised version too. I spent the month comparing the standard…
I spend a lot of time hiking and camping, and I realised my survival knowledge was mostly guesswork picked up from videos. I decided to test five survival handbooks over a month, reading a chapter each evening and trying the…
I love a proper espresso in the morning, but my machine broke and the cafe habit was getting expensive. I decided to test whether instant espresso could actually taste good, so I spent two weeks with five Nescafe Gold instant…
I go through paper towels fast in my house, and I was throwing away half sheets on small spills because my old towels only came in one size. I spent two weeks testing five Brawny Tear-A-Square packs on kitchen spills,…
My garage door started squeaking, my bicycle chain kept drying out, and the hinges on my garden gate sounded awful every time the wind blew. I decided to stop buying a different lubricant for every job and test one multi…
I have poured whisky from the same old tumbler for years, and I finally decided to see whether a proper tasting glass actually changes anything. I spent two weeks comparing five Glencairn style glasses with the same bottles, nosing each…