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...

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...

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...

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!...

Birthday Book Tag

Amy over at Golden Books Girl shared this fun Birthday post, and I thought I'd join in too! I've tried to pick books from the last year, as a sort of 'a whole year older' type vibe (and also to help me narrow down my choices!) Birthday Cake – A book with a plot that...

Review – Saving Neverland

I was incredibly lucky to receive an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review, but I'll definitely be buying the finished book too! All views and opinions are my own. Saving Neverland by Abi Elphinstone, illustrated by Geraldine Rodriguez, published by Puffin Books I love Abi Elphinstone's books (you can read reviews...

Review – Fireborn 2: Phoenix and the Frost Palace

I was lucky enough to request and receive a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review, but I'll also be buying the finished version when it's out! All views and opinions are my own Fireborn 2: Phoenix and the Frost Palace by Aisling Fowler, cover art by Sophie Medvedeva, published by Harper...

Review – Her Dark Wings

I was lucky enough to request and receive a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. Her Dark Wings by Melinda Salisbury, cover art by Leo Nickolls, published by David Fickling Books. Before we even get started on this brilliant book, can we please just...

Review – Never Forget You

I was lucky enough to request and receive a free copy of this from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. Until last week I'd never heard of Noor Inayat Khan, a British resistance agent in France during WW2 and then - in strangely serendipitous timing -...

Picture Book Friday – Winnie and Wilbur: The Festival of Witches

I was lucky enough to request and receive a copy of this in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. Winnie and Wilbur: The Festival of Witches by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul, published by Oxford Children's We're big fans of Winnie the Witch! The original tale of Winnie turning...