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#BigBookClub

August 24, 2017August 20, 2017Leave a comment

Book post doesn't come any more special than a MASSIVE BOX.  I came home last week to a MASSIVE BOX. And I mean massive. I was most taken aback. Who's sending me such a large parcel? I did not know, I was not expecting anything!  Cut to a minute later when my excitement had built … Continue reading #BigBookClub

BLOG TOUR: Claire McFall

August 22, 2017August 20, 20172 Comments

Today, I am very lucky that I get to host a brilliant author and she is going to share some creative writing tips with us! Thank you so much to Claire McFall and Kelpies Edge for inviting me on this blog tour! I can't wait to see the rest of the posts... some of them … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Claire McFall

BOOKBLOG: Katherine Rundell

August 21, 2017August 13, 20175 Comments

The Explorer: incredible, adventure filled story with unexpected heroes "Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Katherine Rundell

S4S – Magical books

August 20, 2017August 13, 20172 Comments

Bon matin!  How is everyone? It's Sunday again! Time for another round of #SixforSunday!  This week's theme is: Magical books So here are 6 of my favourite "magical" books! The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern The Paper Magician trilogy - Charlie N. Holmberg (but seriously, you need to get on this if you're a lover … Continue reading S4S – Magical books

BOOKBLOG: Matt Carr

August 16, 2017August 6, 20171 Comment

Superbat: fun, beautifully illustrated and educational! "Pat is an ordinary bat who wants nothing more than to be special. But when he proclaims himself a superbat, the other bats laugh and say that anything he can do, like fly and navigate through the dark, they can do too. Disheartened that his friends have the same … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Matt Carr

#SamplerSunday

August 15, 2017August 13, 20174 Comments

This past weekend, my friend Kelly (over at Kelly's Ramblings) decided we would get some of the samplers we got at YALC read! It was really tough choosing the 5 we would read but in the end we came up with these: (I was in my trusty Starbucks, at the window, as usual on a Sunday!) … Continue reading #SamplerSunday

BOOKBLOG: Piers Torday

August 14, 2017August 13, 20171 Comment

The Last Wild: heartbreaking, heartfelt, heart-string pulling "In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, he's told there's something wrong with him. So when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Piers Torday

EPIC giveaway…

August 11, 2017August 6, 201714 Comments

HELLO! So. Exciting news. I've been blogging a year. ONE WHOLE YEAR.  What better way to celebrate than with a GIVEAWAY? Now. There'll be a giveaway a week for the next 3 weeks... I thought I would start with a bang. So here we go...  Giveaway #1: Personalised signed Maz Evans books Prize:  Personalised signed … Continue reading EPIC giveaway…

BOOKBLOG: Helena Duggan

August 10, 2017August 6, 201711 Comments

A Place Called Perfect: creepy and gripping; perfect by name and nature. "Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glasses to stop them going blind? And who wants to be neat and tidy and perfectly behaved all the time? But Violet quickly discovers there's something … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Helena Duggan

BOOKBLOG: #ChangeBook

August 9, 2017August 6, 20173 Comments

A Change Is Gonna Come: diverse, brilliant, necessary. (I think this is one of my favourite pictures I've ever taken. Shout out to Ru Paul) "Featuring top Young Adult authors alongside a host of exciting new talent, this anthology of stories and poetry from BAME writers on the theme of change is a long-overdue addition … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: #ChangeBook

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