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Graphic novels: the scary-ish ones!

October 20, 2020October 18, 2020Leave a comment

Morning guys! I hope you are all well! I am back today with some more mini reviews of graphic novels. I've read SO MANY of them recently that I'm working my way through them and trying to group my reviews my TYPE of graphic novel! *** Bad Island - Doug Tennapel "When Reese is forced … Continue reading Graphic novels: the scary-ish ones!

Graphic novels: the mini reviews strike again!

October 16, 2020October 11, 20201 Comment

Morning guys! I hope you are all well! I am back today with some more mini reviews. I'm not yet caught up on all of the books I've read recently, and I'm really quite enjoying writing mini reviews! I'd love to know your thoughts on my mini reviews - are you a fan? Do you … Continue reading Graphic novels: the mini reviews strike again!

Spooky reads: a round up!

October 14, 2020October 11, 20201 Comment

Morning everyone! I'm coming to you today with some more mini reviews... Since it's the season of our witchy, spooky friends, I thought I'd round up some of the spooky books I've read recently! I didn't think I read a lot of spooky books (I'm not a massive Halloween fan tbh), but I've been sent … Continue reading Spooky reads: a round up!

A Q&A with Katie and Kevin Tsang!

October 12, 2020October 11, 2020Leave a comment

Good morning everyone! Happy Monday... and what a surprise I have in store for you all! A little while ago, I was asked about hosting a Q&A with the gorgeous duo of Kevin and Katie Tsang, authors of the amazing Sam Wu series! I was DELIGHTED to be asked, and I honestly can't be happier! … Continue reading A Q&A with Katie and Kevin Tsang!

Squirreling around… a Barrington Stoke wrap up!

October 9, 2020October 4, 2020Leave a comment

The amazing squirrels of Barrington Stoke have sent me some amazing books over the past few weeks and I thought it was about time that I gave them some love and shared the absolute joy of these books. For anyone who doesn't know, Barrington Stoke is a small, independent and award-winning children’s publisher. For over … Continue reading Squirreling around… a Barrington Stoke wrap up!

BLOG TOUR: Eoin McLaughlin

September 28, 2020October 4, 2020Leave a comment

Hi guys! Happy Monday! Today is my stop on the Eoin McLaughlin blog tour and I have a very special post from Eoin himself talking to us about all things bed time stories! This Book Is Not A Bedtime Story "This book is NOT a bedtime story. It's scary, strange and rather gory. Bedtime stories … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Eoin McLaughlin

ThursTAG: The Quarantine book tag

September 24, 2020September 20, 20204 Comments

Hola ThursTAG friends! How are you all doing? Are you having a lovely week? What are you reading at the minute? Are you enjoying it? Today, I'm here on this ThursTAG with the Quarantine book tag. While we're not in quarantine in Newcastle any more, we are currently curfew'ed and have a lot of restrictions … Continue reading ThursTAG: The Quarantine book tag

5 star kids reads – the magical edition

September 23, 2020September 20, 20201 Comment

Good morning guys... Today I'm sharing 4 kids books that I've read in the pas few months that were complete and utter 5 star reads. Everything about them made my heart sing and I can't wait for EVERYONE to get reading them and loving them! My Life As A Cat - Carlie Sorosiak Out now! … Continue reading 5 star kids reads – the magical edition

Funny MG books – a round up!

September 22, 2020September 13, 20201 Comment

Morning everyone! I'm here today to share some funny MG books I've read recently with some mini reviews. I read far too many books over the Summer holidays to get to too many solo reviews, so I'm loving this mini review life - it means I still get to shout about the books I've read … Continue reading Funny MG books – a round up!

BLOG TOUR: Jane Hissey

September 18, 2020September 13, 2020Leave a comment

Good morning everyone! How are you all? I hope you're all doing well... today comes another special guest post from an author... with a twist! How early is TOO early to think about Christmas? The dreaded C word... apparently NOT June! Jane Hissey is here today to talk to us about her brand new book … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Jane Hissey

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