I was lucky enough to request and be approved by the publishers to read an early copy of this on netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. The Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes, illustrated by Keith Robinson I wish this book had been around when I... Continue Reading →
MG Takes on Thursday – My Name is Mina
#MGTakesOnThursday was created by Mary over at Book Craic and is a brilliant way to shout about some brilliant MG books! To join in, all you need to do is: Post a picture of the front cover of a middle-grade book which you have read and would recommend to others with details of the author,... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 26/8/20
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. What are you currently reading?The Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil HickesI'm still only just starting this as I paused to finish The Hungry Ghost instead, but I'm back into it now and very much enjoying it so far!Girl, Woman, Other by... Continue Reading →
The Girl Who Became a Tree
I was lucky enough to request and receive a free copy of this from Bounce. All views and opinions are my own. The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner Those of you who've been around the blog for a while will know I'm a sucker for a novel in... Continue Reading →
The Hungry Ghost
I was lucky enough to request and be approved to read an early copy of this on netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. The Hungry Ghost by H S Norup, cover art by Anna Morrison I read HS Norup's first book, The Missing Barbegazi, back in December... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Picks/KLTR – Birthday Cake!
Peapod's Picks is a weekly(ish) round up of some of the books we've been enjoying recently. It's ages since I've linked up with Kids Love to Read for it (sorry) - between one thing and another I just hit out of the loop, but I'm linking up with them again for this week's post too!... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 19/8/20
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday.My reading has slowed and stuttered since going back to work as I knew it would, I'm still trying to get into a new routine with everything! But here's what I've carved out some time for this week... What are you currently reading?The... Continue Reading →
The Castle Of Tangled Magic
I was lucky enough to request and be approved to read an early copy of this from the publishers on netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. The Castle of Tangled Magic by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Saara Soderlund I really liked The House With Chicken Legs and... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Picks – An Octopus, Some Whales, A Tiger, An Elephant, A Dinosaur … But definitely not a mouse in sight!
A rather belated Peapod's Picks this week as I continue to struggle to find a new blog routine after going back to work! But here we are. There have been many books we've read in recent weeks (if you haven't read our review of If I Had A Unicorn yet, this is still a firm... Continue Reading →
Across the Risen Sea
I was lucky enough to request and receive a free copy of this from Bounce, in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. Across the Risen Sea by Bren Macdibble I have been hooked on Bren's books ever since reading How to Bee in 2018 (you can read my reviews... Continue Reading →