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BOOKBLOG: Guy Jones

February 21, 2018February 11, 2018Leave a comment

The Ice Garden: a beautiful story of freedom and belonging "Jess is allergic to the sun. She lives in a world of shadows and hospitals, peeking at the other children in the playground from behind curtains. Her only friend is a boy in a coma, to whom she tells stories. One night she sneaks out … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Guy Jones

BOOKBLOG: Katie and Kevin Tsang

February 20, 2018February 11, 20182 Comments

Sam Wu Is Not Afraid of Ghosts: fun, fearless (definitely) and Fang-tastic (shout out to Derek for helping with this review) "Brilliantly funny new series about the bravest scaredy-cat in the world Sam Wu is NOT a scaredy-cat (except he is). When a trip to the Space Museum goes terrifyingly wrong, Sam begins a mission … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Katie and Kevin Tsang

Happiness is…

February 19, 2018February 18, 20181 Comment

A smile from a friend. A bunch of flowers. Tom Fletcher's wedding speech. Watching videos of friends. The twiglets. Sunshine. Books. Texts from friends. Chocolate. Eating jellies. A cup of a tea on a cold morning. Going back to school. Seeing my friends. Knowing the beach is only half an hour away. Derek. Being able … Continue reading Happiness is…

S4S – favourite partners

February 18, 2018January 28, 2018Leave a comment

Sunday again? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?  I'm sure someone keeps stealing my weekends *crying face* Here we are... in the world of #SixforSunday with a pretty vague prompt today. I'm interested to see how everyone else does their posts! Today's prompt is: Favourite partners I've gone with a mixture of romantic partners and partners in … Continue reading S4S – favourite partners

#FeminismFriday – #SundayYA

February 16, 2018February 15, 20183 Comments

Hello! We come again to another Friday in February, therefore another #FeminismFebruary post. Today, I'm talking about one of my favourite things (started by one of my favourite humans in the world) that twitter has ever introduced me to. Today's post is dedicated to: #SundayYA For those of you who are unaware: #SundayYA happens from … Continue reading #FeminismFriday – #SundayYA

BOOK BLOG: Stewart Foster

February 15, 2018February 4, 20181 Comment

All The Things That Could Go Wrong: a gripping and emotive story of struggle and ultimately acceptance "Dan is angry. Nothing has been the same since his big brother left, and he’s taking it out on the nearest and weakest target: Alex. Alex is struggling. His severe OCD makes it hard for him to leave … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Stewart Foster

February bujo!

February 14, 2018February 4, 20187 Comments

Welcome to February. I realise we are now 14 days in so I'm 2 weeks too late to say that, but never mind! Here goes... I have a post coming up to show you January's final bullet journal as I actually managed to journal for the entire month and I'm pretty chuffed with the finished … Continue reading February bujo!

BOOK BLOG: Alwyn Hamilton

February 13, 2018February 11, 20185 Comments

Hero at the Fall: a fitting end to a trilogy I adored "When gunslinging Amani Al'Hiza escaped her dead-end town, she never imagined she'd join a revolution, let alone lead one. But after the bloodthirsty Sultan of Miraji imprisoned the Rebel Prince Ahmed in the mythical city of Eremot, she doesn't have a choice. Armed … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Alwyn Hamilton

BLOG TOUR: Eye of the North

February 11, 2018Leave a comment

Hello! Welcome to my stop on The Eye of the North blog tour! "When Emmeline's scientist parents mysteriously disappear, she finds herself heading for a safe house, where allies have pledged to protect her. But along the way, she is kidnapped by the villainous Doctor Siegfried Bauer, who is bound for the ice fields of … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Eye of the North

S4S – Favourite fictional animals

February 11, 2018February 11, 2018Leave a comment

Hello, it's Sunday again! Another Sunday means another #SixforSunday.  I'd like to take a little minute to thank everyone for joining in with my little #SixforSunday meme! If you've joined in forever, once or twice, or are thinking about joining in, I am super thankful. You're all brilliant! Today's prompt is: Favourite ficitonal animalsI thought … Continue reading S4S – Favourite fictional animals

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