When I was contacted by the publicist involved with Lucy's latest book I posed the idea of including a very special young lady, an avid book reader and total bookworm, who is the intended reader age for the book. Amelia is someone I love to bestow my love of books upon whenever the opportunity arises, … Continue reading The Island at the Edge of the Night – Special Guest Review and Author Interview
@SamJDThomas Immediately immersing you in an unfolding mystery you join Faye, a young girl that is due to depart her family home she shares with her father and auntie. She is heading to boarding school, which isn't an unfamiliar situation for Faye to find herself in, she has previously been enrolled in several, but this … Continue reading The Island at the Edge of Night – Double Review
Written by Barbara Henderson I don't watch television, I find it really boring, but recently I have discovered a liking for documentaries about Kings and Queen of Tudor times. For some reason I find them fascinating. I have learnt about Queen Victoria, Henry V and Queen Mary of Scots. So I was really interested in … Continue reading The Boy, The Witch and The Queen of Scots
Written by Fiona Barker Illustrated by Howard Gray Published by Tiny Tree Part of my performance management at work is to keep up to date with books for EAL children, these are children whose English is a second or third language. This is a book written in English and below the English writing it has … Continue reading A Swift Return
by Liz Flanagan In this blog I’ll explain how it felt to end a series I’ve been writing for nearly ten years! And where the idea came from to have previous child characters returning as grown-ups… The Pirate’s Dragon is the final book in the trilogy that began with Dragon Daughter, which I started writing … Continue reading Ending a Series with The Pirate’s Dragon
Helen (@HelenByles) Having read and enjoyed the Rosie Raja series I was looking forward to seeing what this had to offer. When adventure calls – the Time Travellers answer Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are thrown together on a trip to Parliament, where they are fascinated by all the history that happened there. Little do they … Continue reading Time Travellers – Adventure Calling
Anyone who knows me really well will know of my love of dragons. So I jumped at the chance to read this book and take part in the blog tour. When my copy arrived it came with this lovely golden book jacket that was truly beautiful. Of course the cover has remained in place and I … Continue reading Paper Dragons : The Fight For The Hidden Realm
I love a YA book so I was really interested in what lay ahead for me This is a story about Noori and Aamir. A story about grief, family, and the unexpected turns life can take. A story of first love.Noori has it all sussed out. She may only be sixteen and a Bollywood fanatic … Continue reading Seven Days
Helen (@HelenByles) The first thing that is going to grab your attention is the stunning cover. It really makes you want to pick it up and it also gives you a good idea of the story. While helping in Grandpa's shop, Bramble discovers a strange scarlet mask. A tingling in her fingers tells her to … Continue reading Diamond Jack – Your Magic OR Your Life (Double Review)
In my school library I have a new section of books all dedicated to sport. There are some non fiction and some fiction books and I’ll be honest this section is always bare. The children now seem to have an interest in Gymnastics which of course is wonderful but I have been lacking reading material. … Continue reading Winner Takes Gold – Blog Tour Review by @HelenByles
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