Blog Tour, Book Review, Young Adult

Nettle by Bex Hogan ~ Blog Tour

Nettle is an intriguingly magical tale of faeries, power and identity. Readers are transported to a world of tricks and traps where a jealous king, changelings and shadow faeries prove anything is possible. Nettle has always been a bit different. After being found in a patch of nettles by a kind woman, she grew up hearing… Continue reading Nettle by Bex Hogan ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Chapter Book, Middle Grade Fiction, Picture Books

Spooky Season 2024

The nights are drawing in; the temperature is dropping; spooky season is upon us. This autumn has delivered a wealth of stories to send shivers down your spine and make you hide underneath your blankets. Trick or Treat? by Catherine Emmett & Laura Brenlla (Oxford University Press) Trick or Treat? is a delightfully vibrant picture… Continue reading Spooky Season 2024

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Ministry of Mischief by Alex Foulkes ~ Blog Tour

Ministry of Mischief by Alex Foulkes is a laugh-out-loud story that is definitely over-flowing with mischief! Full of voice and personality, it values being yourself and embracing every bit of an over-active imagination. Joey and Harry do not like each other! When they get stuck together on a school trip to the Abermaple Museum, things… Continue reading Ministry of Mischief by Alex Foulkes ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Maisie vs Antarctica by Jack Jackman

Maisie vs Antartica is absolutely delightful! Maisie takes readers on a heart-pounding adventure with her eccentric, self-help book writing father. His new book How to Survive in Antarctica sounds fascinating but Maisie doesn't expect to have to test out the survival part! Maisie manages to convince her dad to take her along on his research… Continue reading Maisie vs Antarctica by Jack Jackman

Blog Tour, Book Review

The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin ~ Blog Tour

The Great Phoenix of London is a completely unique middle grade novel telling the story of a boy racing through London accompanied by the most incredible bird while everything around them burns. Once I started this gripping tale, I couldn't put it down. Set in 1666, readers are taken right into the heart of the… Continue reading The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Aliya Aboard the Time Train by Laila Rifaat ~ Blog Tour & Guest Post

What could be better than a perilous journey on a luxurious, time-travelling train? Aliya has never been so excited - it's the trip of a lifetime. But when a passenger is murdered, her adventure takes a dangerous turn! Aliya Aboard the Time Train Blog Tour Welcome to the fifth stop on the time travelling Silver… Continue reading Aliya Aboard the Time Train by Laila Rifaat ~ Blog Tour & Guest Post

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Dream Hunters by Nazima Pathan

"Open your eyes, For this world is only a dream." ~ Rumi. Fans of Vashti Hardy's epic traveling adventures will be swept away by Dream Hunters. In a complex world of stunning settings, bottled dreams and apprentices who learn to retrieve them in the night, Mimi and Rafi strive to prevent treason and bring true… Continue reading Dream Hunters by Nazima Pathan

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Hero Wanted by Mark Powers & illlustrated by Coralie Muce

Grace wasn't expecting to be woken in the middle of the night by the sound of a horse. Grace wasn't expecting a strange girl in a suit of armour (who looked surprisingly like her) to tell her she was the final "Grace" tasked with leading the People of the Day to victory in the Worthy… Continue reading Hero Wanted by Mark Powers & illlustrated by Coralie Muce

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Evenfall: The Golden Linnet by Alexander Armstrong

I've been looking forward to Evenfall: The Golden Linnet since I first heard Alexander Arnstrong was writing a book for children. Intelligent and packed full of peril with one twist after another, it is everything I hoped for and more. This is a book to be savoured - giving yourself time to take in every… Continue reading Evenfall: The Golden Linnet by Alexander Armstrong