Advantages: microbrewed beers, great pizza, decent priced pints
Disadvantages: can be busy, service slow at times, not so great pizza and pasta

...Pizza and beer. What a great combination. Me being a bit of a foodie (some might say snob) I am very particular about my food and drink. A Pizza Hut deep pan ham and mushroom and a pint of Stella will not quite do the trick for me. I like my beers micro brewed and my fast food gourmet. When I want pizza and beer I head for London's trendy, bohemian and rather picturesque Blackheath home to Zero Degrees, one of my favourite wining and dingng places in London. Zero Degrees is a restaurant and bar with a difference. You will not find any Stella, Grolsch or even Tiger beer. Zero Degrees has its own micro brewery that produces natural, chemical-free beers which are also very reasonably priced. It was for this reason I sought out Zero Degrees after reading a a short article in a local newspaper. It was not until my first visit... Read review

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Advantages: Few
Disadvantages: Many

...this book, and I feel almost guilty for admitting it. You see, James Patterson is amongst my favourite authors, I cannot wait for his newest book to land on my door mat and I usually devour it in a matter of hours, but 3rd Degree left me a little frustrated and dissatisfied. The Woman’s Murder Club has featured in two previous Patterson books, 1st To Die and 2nd Chance, and these two books worked well, not too over the top or exaggerated but rather more subtle and believable. The entirely female group can only be good in that they are four powerful and independent Women at the very top of their professions, and yet 3rd Degree did not leave me with the “More power to you Sister” type feeling I got from the first two books. The flow of the book is good although the ending seems to happen very quickly and predictably compared to the rest... Read review

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Advantages: Flowing narrative, suspense
Disadvantages: Not up to Patterson's usual standard.

...I have to say I am a huge fan of James Patterson - especially his series books: the Alex Cross novels and the Women's Murder Club series. Every time one of his new books is released I'm itching to get it and am usually at a book store the day of its release. I am in all honesty a Patterson loyalist... but this book did challenge that in places because, as a great author, he started to slip slightly on the pedestal I placed him on a few years ago. Lets get the general information out of the way first! 3rd Degree was released on the 1st March in the UK. The hardback version's recommended retail price is £17.99 but it is available cheaper from book clubs, websites that offer discounts (like Ama