This month seems to have flown by. Amy-Louise from Tomes with Tea chose my TBR this month, and it was a corker. I have enjoyed each and every book she chose for me to read. Thank you Amy! Stats Books Read: 13 Pages Read: 6,706 Star Ratings: 5* : Circe by Madeline Miller, Song of Sorrow (re-read)... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another edition of Mini Reviews, with more of my recent(ish) Middle Grade reads. Everdark by Abi Elphinstone Everdark was one of this year's World Book Day books, and gives us an exciting introduction to the Unmapped Kingdoms. Something has gone wrong in Crackledawn, the phoenix has not risen as it should and Smudge... Continue Reading →
This week, Queen of Kid's Lit, Steph, is asking us for our 2019 Kid's Lit Must Reads. Here are six Middle Grade books that I'm looking forward to this year: 1. Rumblestar by Abi Elphinstone. I adore Abi's writing and am very excited for there to be another book of hers out in the world.... Continue Reading →
Today I'm doing the Moxie Book Tag which I totally pinched from Fantastic Books and Where to Find Them. I read, and loved, Moxie earlier this year so doing the tag seemed like a great idea. Time to Fight Like a Girl: A page-turning read with a feminist message, for anyone who has ever had to... Continue Reading →
There's less than a week left in April, so here I am, sitting down with a coffee to reflect on the things that have been making me happy this month. Join me? The Coffee: This week I am drinking a coffee from Square Mile Roasters, the El Diamante from Peru with tasting notes of nectarine... Continue Reading →
This week continues the Kid Lit theme of April with our 2018 Kid Lit Must Reads. 2018 was the year that I started reading, and loving, Middle Grade, most of it recommended to me by our hostess Steph. Here are six of my top picks from the last year: 1. The Storm Keeper's Island by... Continue Reading →
Okay. I have been putting off writing this review for an age, worried partly that I wouldn't do this amazing book justice, and partly that this review will look pants by comparison to my review of State of Sorrow is which is one of the best reviews I have written. It is time. Let me... Continue Reading →
In this week's #SixforSunday, Steph has prompted us to share six books from our childhood. My childhood was filled with books, and I could have written hundreds of lists of books from that time of my life. Here are six that really stuck with me: 1 & 2. The Rain Puddle by Adelaide Holl and Mouse... Continue Reading →
Forgive me, for I have broken the rules of my reduced book buying promise. It has been seven weeks since my last haul. Join me in a coffee whilst I look at what I've added to Mount Ted TBR since then. The Coffee: Today I'm drinking Tweega, a Tanzanian coffee from Steampunk with tasting notes... Continue Reading →
I was tagged to do The Twenty Questions Tag by Steph. I loved her answers to this. 1. How many books are too many for a series? It really depends on the series. For the most part, anything more than three books is going on a bit. 2. How do you feel about cliffhangers? If... Continue Reading →
Charlotte, Somewhere 