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
Hello! Happy Tuesday! How are we all? Today, I'm sharing some of the books I've read recently that I adored because of their incredible illustrations! These books are perfect for our Year 2s/Year 3s. They're all going down brilliantly at school and our kids are screaming out for more! I'd love to know what books … Continue reading Brilliantly beautiful books…
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
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
Night Speakers: a magical tale of finding friends and allies in unsuspecting places "Night after night Elena, Matt and Tima wake at exactly the same time, with no idea why. It's messing them up and fracturing their lives ... until they venture out into the dark and find each other. And then the sleepless trio … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Ali Sparkes
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
Me Mam. Me Dad. Me: touching, hard-hitting and brilliant "Danny’s mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good – Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can’t deny he’s got a cool set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Mam seems to really like him. But cracks begin to show, and they’re not the … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Malcolm Duffy
Max and the Millions: adventure filled and laughter a-plenty! "Max is used to spending time alone - it's difficult to make friends in a big, chaotic school when you're deaf. He prefers to give his attention to the little things in life... like making awesome, detailed replica models. Then Mr Darrow, the school caretaker and … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Ross Montgomery
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