I was lucky enough to receive a free copy of this. All views and opinions are my own. Welcome to St Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure by Lewis Hancox, published by Scholastic. So, as many of you know, my teen/YA reads are substantially fewer than my MG or adult books. And I'm pretty picky about... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 25/1/23
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. What are you currently reading? If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So I'm really struggling to get into this. It's one I'm reading for work and not one I'd ever have chosen to pick up, so while I can see why... Continue Reading →
Picture Book Friday – The Frost Goblin
The Frost Goblin by Abi Elphinstone, illustrated by Fiona Woodcock, published by Simon and Schuster I love Abi Elphinstone's middle-grade novels, and Fiona Woodcock's illustrations (in particular her collaborations with Corrinne Averiss in A Dot in the Snow and A Song in the Mist) are always beautiful so I knew we were in for a... Continue Reading →
MG Takes on Thursday – Ajay and the Mumbai Sun
I was lucky enough to be sent an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review, but also bought the audiobook myself. All views and opinions are my own. Middle-Grade Takes on Thursday was started by Mary at Book Craic. Ajay and the Mumbai Sun by Varsha Shah, illustrated by Sonia Albert, audiobook... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 18/1/23
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. I've been catching up on some work-driven choices, which might explain why there's way more teen/YA than you'd normally find here!! What are you currently reading? Once Upon a Fever by Angharad Walker audiobook narrated by Alison Campbell I really loved The... Continue Reading →
MG Takes on Thursday – Where the River Takes Us
I was lucky enough to be approved to read an early copy of this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, but I'll be buying the finished version too! All views and opinions are my own. I'm so glad that my first #MGTakesOnThursday post of the year (and my first since the start of... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 11/1/23
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. What are you currently reading? Tyger by SF Said I'm finally getting to this - it's taken me an embarrassingly long time! It has quite a classic feel and definite echoes of Varjak Paw, while at the same time being very different.... Continue Reading →
Review – The Raven’s Song
The Raven's Song by Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble, artwork by Joanna Hunt and Sheila Smallwood, published by Old Barn Books I'm a huge fan of both Bren MacDibble and Zana Fraillon, both are auto-read authors for me, so you can imagine how excited I was when I heard they were writing a book TOGETHER!... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 4/1/23
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. Well, both reading and especially blogging took a bit of a nosedive last year, but I'm really hoping to pick back up again this year - it might take a little while to get back to a routine, but I'm hoping to... Continue Reading →