"It is a truth universally acknowledged that when rich people move into the hood, where it's a little bit broken and a little bit forgotten, the first thing they want to do is clean it up." And so begins Pride, a modern day retelling of Pride and Prejudice starrring all characters of colour, addressing issues of race... Continue Reading →
Today is my slot on The God of All Small Boys blog tour where I'll be sharing a guest post from the author and my review. Guest Post by Joseph Lamb: Researching an historical children's book I know that some people hate researching for their books - but after 30-odd years of writing historical dramatic... Continue Reading →
In January's BuJo post, I shared my yearly set up. Today I'm sitting down with a coffee to share my February monthly spreads. Join me? The Coffee: This week I am drinking another coffee from Glen Lyon roasters. This one is from Peru and is very fancily named Flor de Palma. It smells like chocolate... Continue Reading →
This book though *insert massive heart eyes photo here*. The Dark Vault is made up of two novels: The Archived and The Unbound, and they are both exceptional. Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead... Continue Reading →
This week Steph is giving us a chance to pick six characters we'd like to go on a date with. This was hard for me because I am not generally a person who gets bookish crushes. since I married a man, and don't want to point out to him all the bookish men out there... Continue Reading →
"Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents' bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family, Tilly loves nothing more than to escape into the pages of her favourite stories. One day Tilly realises that classic children's characters are appearing in the shop through the magic... Continue Reading →
I saw this on Roxanne's blog A Bookish Life and immediately had to steal it because it looked so much fun to do, and I love a good book tag. Three Read Once and Loved Authors Melinda Salisbury - Mel writes the best characters and her world building is exquisite. Katherine Webber - All of... Continue Reading →
This week, I am sitting down with my coffee to look at the books I've gained so far this year. Join me? The Coffee: I am drinking Iyenga, a Tanzanian coffee from Glen Lyon coffee roasters. It has tasting notes of blackcurrant and summer fruits. It's another tasty one. The Books: Those of you who... Continue Reading →
For this edition of Mini Reviews, I'm sharing my thoughts on some of the books I read towards the end of 2018 that I haven't yet reviewed. I thought I should really get on that seeing as it's now February. White Rabbit, Red Wolf by Tom Pollock This book gets off to an interesting but... Continue Reading →
