The Boy Who Grew Dragons: fun, fast paced and (not so) firey! "When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house - and gets the shock and delight of his life … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Andy Shepherd
Hello, I'm Steph and I finished reading Crooked Kingdom about 2 weeks ago. I'm STILL NOT OVER THESE BOOKS. I know. I know. The fact I've only just read them and it's taken me so long to get this review up. I am the most terrible bookish human ever... BUT I HAVE SUCH FEELINGS NOW. … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Leigh Bardugo (stole my heart)
Happy Friday everyone! Today I am sharing some of my favourite recent reads from the people over at Barrington Stoke! Barrington Stoke specialises in 'cracking reading', publishing super-readable children’s books that break down the barriers that can stop kids getting into reading. Their books bring together the very best children’s authors and illustrators in the … Continue reading Brilliant Barrington Stoke
Clean: dark, delicious and deceitful "When socialite Lexi Volkov almost overdoses, she thinks she's hit rock bottom. She's wrong. Rock bottom is when she's forced into an exclusive rehab facility. From there, the only way is up for Lexi and her fellow inmates, including the mysterious Brady. As she faces her demons, Lexi realises love is the most … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Juno Dawson
Spark: what happens when you have to see a story from the other side? Can we take a minute to appreciate this cover please? "Leora is reeling: questioning everything she has ever known about her family and herself. As half-Marked and half-Blank, can she ever wholly belong in either fractured community? Mayor Longsight wants to … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Alice Broadway
Slay: shout outs to Charmed, my favourite boyband feels and an awful lot of fun! "Meet SLAY – SLAY do two things and they do them well: they play killer music and they slay killer demons. When Milly, the lonely daughter of a world-famous opera singer, arrives home to discover that her mum has been … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Kim Curran
Today is the first of May. HOW HOW HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? Man alive... I do not know where this year has gone (I do, it's gone into the past with all of the EXCEPTIONAL books I've read. How exciting!) I am here to tell you all about my April books... April was a BIG … Continue reading April in books!
Twister: a dark, compelling and punchy story (look how pretty the proof cover is!!) "Twister's father has gone missing and as she's searching for him she stumbles across a witch living in the woods. She is given a magical necklace that holds the souls of living things and can turn the wearer into a wolf, … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Juliette Forrest
During Easter weekend, the brilliant Kate (of Reading Through Infinity fame) was hosting the #EasterReadathon. I don't know if I ever officially signed up... I didn't have a TBR. I'm very much a mood reader. However... I had a VERY productive #EasterReadathon, so I thought I would share the books I read with their synopsis and … Continue reading #EasterReadathon round up
I Don't Know What To Call My Cat: a funny and charming exploration of importance of names (I'm chuffed that the book matches my cat bedding... blogger win!) "Every cat needs a name. One name, one word, just a sound... It should be easy to choose one, right? WRONG!!! I just don't know what to … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Simon Philip
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