Naeli and the Secret Song is an incredibly beautiful story exploring historical links between Britain and India in the 1890s with a thread of enchanting music woven into each step of this compelling adventure. In the opening pages, we meet Naeli in her home of Hyderabad, India. Heartbroken over the death of her mother, she's… Continue reading Naeli and the Secret Song by Jasbinder Bilan ~ Blog Tour
I couldn't wait to be back in the delightfully gothic world of Matilda Lockett and her ghostly friend, Edgar Wilde. Brimming with questions, clues and plenty of peril, readers are whisked away to a richly atmospheric and brilliantly entertaining, supernatural Victorian mystery. As the features of this 19th century detective story unfold, we learn more… Continue reading Lockett & Wilde’s Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries: The Ghosts of London by Lucy Strange
The Forest in the Sky is the gripping finale of the epic Greenwild series by Pari Thomson. I was thrilled to have the opportunity for an early read and jumped in full of anticipation of something wonderful. Teeming with life and rich world-building, The Forest in the Sky is a fantastic story of hidden gifts,… Continue reading Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky by Pari Thomson & illustrated by Elisa Paganelli ~ Blog Tour
Journey to 1899 in this magical story of invention, unusual powers, evil villains ... and ice cream! Mason and his father sell delicious ice cream but melting temperatures and a terrible accident with their ice cream cart leave them unable to pay their rent and forced out of business. When a strange invitation arrives summoning… Continue reading A Place of a Thousand Wishes by Sarah Merrett ~ Blog Tour
I loved getting lost in the world of Lindsay Galvin's The Elixir. Set in 17th century England, it explores the healing power of women who understand nature and science. Ann Storer has inherited the gift of healing from her grandmother. Working in her family's apothecary shop, she creates tinctures that help with all sorts of… Continue reading The Elixir by Lindsay Galvin
How to Roller Skate with One Leg is a charming and relatable book. Told through fun, accessible realistic fiction, this story pulls readers into friendship with 12-year-old Maya, Vita and Miles. It is an honest, optimistic portrayal of limb difference following an accident. Hope and determination run through this story with a heroine readers will… Continue reading How to Roller Skate with One Leg by Ella Dove
September 2025 Hero the Highway Girl is the kind of book that wraps around you, drawing you deep into the story and its unforgettable characters. From the very first page, I was completely captivated, each exciting chapter carrying me further into Hero and Jack's adventure. Set in the Georgian world of highwaymen, the lineage of… Continue reading Hero the Highway Girl by Penny Chrimes
The Bletchley Riddle is a richly layered story of spies, code breaking and strangers. Peril and intrigue fills every chapter as brother and sister Jakob and Lizzie try to work out who they can trust. As if the danger of working at Bletchley Park during the second world war wasn't enough, Jakob and Lizzie face… Continue reading The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys & Steve Sheinkin
Dance of Resistance is the vividly engaging story of singer, dancer and spy Josephine Baker. Told through incredibly accessible narrative non-fiction, readers travel with Josephine from East St Louis USA to Philadelphia, New York, Paris and then across Europe and Northern Africa. Her colourful life, full of adventure and self-made opportunity, is completely inspiring while… Continue reading Dance of Resistance by Catherine Johnson: The Josephine Baker Story
It's such a delight to return to Whistledown Farm and join Ava on a whole new set of adventures as she learns more about life in the countryside and how to care for animals. She and her parents have moved to Whistledown Cottage on the edge of the farm which means they're there to stay!… Continue reading Meeting Meg: A Whistledown Farm Adventure by Nicola Baker ~ Blog Tour
Scope for Imagination 