WELCOME: About Me

Welcome to my online home!

My name is Sassy Brit, and I am an independent reviewer and freelance writer. I started this site with the intention of promoting my own work, whilst reviewing for other people every now and then. However, before anyone can say 'books-a-bound', a part-time hobby turned into an all-consuming passion, and since June 2005 this site has seen many changes. Meet my Gang!

As a book and film fanatic with a keen interest in scouring the shelves for that something different I always have a book attached to me in some form or other. If not reading, I'm watching a film, or trying out a new notebook...Crazy, but I love them! I'm officially a notebook nerd.

My love for world cinema is forever growing. I have many favourite foreign films, too many to mention them all;

• Run Lola Run (Germany), directed by Tom Tykwer
• The Grudge (Japan), directed by Takashi Shimizu
  
• The Matrix (America) directed by The Wachowski Brothers
• The Ring (Japan), directed by Nanako Matsushima
• Requium for a Dream (America) directed by Darren Aronofsky
• American History X (America) directed by British Tony Kaye
  
• The Double Life of Veronique (Polish) directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
  
• The Limey (America) directed by Steven Soderbergh
• Apocalypse Now (America) directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Okay, so America is not quite classed as world cinema these days, but I am British!

Excellent British films have to incude:

• 28 Days Later directed by Danny Boyle
  
• Dog Soldiers directed by Neil Marshall
  
• Sexy Beast directed by Johnathan Glazer
• Shallow Grave directed by Danny Boyle
• Hot Fuzz by Edgar Wright
• Shaun of the Dead by Edgar Wright

Adaptations:

• Mulholland Drive directed by David Lynch
• The Bourne Identity directed by Doug Liman
• Road to Perdition directed by Sam Mendes
  
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind directed by George Clooney
• The Rules of Attraction directed by Roger Avary

So, here I am, eager to promote books and other products with a difference (hence the 'alternative' theme). Yes, I've reviewed more than just books and I love gadgets.

Items include, but are not limited to:

• audio and ebooks
• computer software
• DVD's
• electrical items
• games
• Indie horror film productions
• Music CD's

As you can see, anything goes. Check these featured products out!

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Contact me

If you have a product or service you'd like reviewed or maybe you'd like me to host a giveaway, or post your press release to this site, please get in touch to pitch your idea.

For giveaways I usually prefer to contact you with the winner's information and you then send the prize out. I much prefer this option as it saves on postage, especially when I live in England, and many of our giveaways are based in America. If you do chose to dispatch the items yourself, please confirm which locations you will send to.

As part of the review I will generally place a picture of the product, or a button in my sidebar, for that extra buzz.

I enjoy writing reviews and posting my findings to this blog, but it wouldn't be so much fun without my readers. So, this blog is for you! I am truly honoured to have your support and enjoy reading and responding to your comments.

Thank you!

Sassy
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