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
Today I have the absolute joy of hosting the brilliant Sophie Anderson, author of the gorgeous The House with Chicken Legs, on my blog. She's here to talk all about one of her favourite Russian fairy tales and what it means to her. The House with Chicken Legs is BRILLIANT. My review will follow in … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: The House With Chicken Legs
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
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
Goodbye March, we have finally reached April. I say finally, this year is FLYING. EEK. I'm here to talk you through March in books! (If you're curious as to my other months in books, check out: January in books and February in books) In March, I: Read 11 books. Ate an Easter Egg. Took part in #EasterReadathon. Went … Continue reading March in books!
The Nothing To See Here Hotel - perfectly good fun! "Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for Frankie Banister and his parents who run the hotel. When a goblin messenger arrives at The Nothing to See Here Hotel, announcing the imminent arrival of the goblin prince Grogbah, Frankie and … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Steven Butler
Tin - an incredible story which explores what it really means to be "human" "Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Padraig Kenny
We come to the end of February. There are no days of February left (except today!). Today I'm sharing the books I read in February! (If you'd like to see January's round up... check out January in books) How was your February everyone? What did you get up to? In February, I... Had half term. Read … Continue reading February in books
The Ice Garden: a beautiful story of freedom and belonging "Jess is allergic to the sun. She lives in a world of shadows and hospitals, peeking at the other children in the playground from behind curtains. Her only friend is a boy in a coma, to whom she tells stories. One night she sneaks out … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Guy Jones
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