Written by A.M. Howell Published by Usborne I loved the first book in the series and the ending was mind blowing, the copy I bought for the school library is never there, it is always on loan. I was so happy when book 2 popped through my letterbox and knowing I was going to be … Continue reading The Royal Jewel Plot
Written by J.J. Arcanjo Crookhaven was an absolutely brilliant book and the concept was so unique. A school for would be crooks and thieves. I completely demolished the book in one sitting and the wait for book 2 was so long. So when I got my hands on it, it didn’t take me long to … Continue reading Crookhaven – The Forgotten Maze
Never has a book been so aptly named as this, for the wild certainly does call to you whilst (and long after reading) When the Wild Calls by Nicola Penfold. For those of us who have read, and thoroughly enjoyed, Where the World Turns Wild, published in February 2020 it is such a delight to … Continue reading When the Wild Calls
Written by Katherine Rundell This book had some really good reviews on social media that I knew I needed to read it. I love MG books and will read most of them but my all time favourite books contain magic, dragons, a visit to a magical world, and that kind of thing, so everything I … Continue reading Impossible Creatures
The Lightstruck Written by Sunya Mara The Darkening was an amazing YA book, and it was left on a cliffhanger, so I was delighted to get my hands on a copy of the conclusion. Vesper Vale sacrificed everything to save her city from the cursed storm. After becoming a vessel of The Great Queen, Vesper … Continue reading YA Must Reads – April 2024 (Part One)
Helen (@HelenByles): After I’d finished reading this book I started to worry that whatever I wrote for this review wouldn't do the book justice. I started to worry I won’t be able to find the words needed. So maybe it's best to start with the cover, a cover that lovers of spooky books will love. … Continue reading The Doll Twin – Double Feature
The Beast and the Bethany : Child of the Beast Written by Jack Meggitt-Phillips Every librarian/blogger has their own special author who means something to them, and who they will always champion. In my case it’s Jack Meggitt Phillips. Jack was the first author I had visit my school in my role of school librarian … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – April 2024 (Part One)
To celebrate 20 years as an author and illustrator Steve Antony decided to do a tour of public and school libraries going to places that spell out the name of his new book. RAINBOWSAURUS. I applied for my primary school and luckily we were chosen. I think it had a lot to do with the … Continue reading Rainbowsaurus
Written by Smriti Halls Illustrated by Chris Jevons Publishing on 11th April 2024 in Paperback by Scholastic It has just been Easter, which arrived faster then I had realised in fact, and of course as adults we like to indulge in hot cross buns, especially when we have visitors or are visiting others, which literally … Continue reading Bun on the Run
Written by Peter Bunzl Illustrations by Katarzyna Doszla I absolutely adored Magicborn and it is a very popular book at school, so I was extremely excited when Glassborn was released. Described by the author as A standalone-sequel to MAGICBORN this promised so much and I couldn't wait to dive in. Fairy Tree, tall and grand, … Continue reading Glassborn
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