The Girl With All The Gifts in 3 words? Gripping, thrilling, exciting. When I first saw this book it was perhaps 4 month ago, (maybe sooner, maybe later, I don't have a great handle on time), and it was one I thought 'Ooh yes, that sounds good. I'll get that some other time'. That other … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Michael Carey
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SundayYAthon!
Recently on Twitter I have started joining in more blogger chats and it's been really cool getting to know lots of other bloggers and seeing what they're up to. One chat that I'm really fond of is #SundayYA - obviously on a Sunday and about YA books. Now as all of you know, I love … Continue reading SundayYAthon!
Picture book haul
As you've probably guessed by now... I love me some picture books! This is one half of my recent acquisitions of picture books. Some absolute gems. Some suitable for KS2 too! KS2 teachers need to be happy to use picture books. Kids get so much from it! Some just for fun. Some for working from. … Continue reading Picture book haul
Reading: it’s good for the soul!
Recently a conversation has emerged on Twitter about reading. It has been a MASSIVE thing. Questions have been thrown up such as is it important to teach reading? how do you teach reading? why do we need to teach reading? do you need to enjoy reading to be a good teacher of reading? There has been … Continue reading Reading: it’s good for the soul!
Book blog: Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train... very Gone Girl. "Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ‘Jess and Jason’, she calls … Continue reading Book blog: Paula Hawkins
My bookshelf!
This is my bookshelf. There is a whole host of different types of books on my shelf. This is just one shelf. I have a drawer full of books too! This also doesn't include my picture books... we will get to that collection another time. Most of this is my TBR pile. I've probably read … Continue reading My bookshelf!
UKYACX blog tour!!
Super excited to tell you all that I've been asked to be involved with the UKYACX author blog tour! I have the absolute pleasure to be blogging for MG author Gabrielle Kent, author of the wonderful Alfie Bloom series! Check out her website here! Also featuring the wonderful UK YA authour Sarah Grant too, author of … Continue reading UKYACX blog tour!!
I won a prize?
I've been following Bloomsbury Ed on Twitter for a while and they do an awesome thing on a Friday... they give away a prize. Good old #freebiefriday. I'm one of these people who'll RT something, because hell I'm not losing out on anything but I generally NEVER win. So I RT'd their tweet and thought … Continue reading I won a prize?
Book blog: Alwyn Hamilton
Adventure filled, badass main character and daringly exciting! Recently in my blue haul I talked about Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton. I decided that there was no time like the present and that I would read that next. I finished another the book I was reading, read the amazing King of Rats and decided that this was … Continue reading Book blog: Alwyn Hamilton
BOOKBLOG: Holly Bourne
I recently finished the third installment of Holly Bourne's Spinster Club/Normal Series trilogy and it was amazing. What's A Girl Gotta Do officially is described as "HOW TO START A FEMINIST REVOLUTION: 1. Call out anything that is unfair on one gender 2. Don’t call out the same thing twice (so you can sleep and … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Holly Bourne
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