""Now I have to answer by next Friday. I don't know what to do" "You didn't tell your parents, did you?" "I climbed down my pipe before they could talk to me."" Click here for the book information on Goodreads. Loveboat, Taipei opens with Ever (Everett) Wong being turned down from various medical degrees before... Continue Reading →
ThursTag: The Nope Book Tag
It's Thursday, therefore it is tag day. I've stolen the name ThursTag from Steph because it is a brilliant title. And I have a new image for my posts. Oh, also, today I'm doing The Nope Book Tag. I don't remember where I saw this, so if it came from you or you created it,... Continue Reading →
Coffee and… January in Books
Hello and welcome the the 756th day of January 2020. We're rapidly approaching the end of the month, so it's time for a wrap up! Join me in a coffee whilst I reflect on my January reading? The Coffee: This week I'm still drinking last week's delightful Kenyan Steampunk coffee at home. However, we've recently... Continue Reading →
Books with the Boy: Review of Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Zombies by Katie and Kevin Tsang.
Hello everyone. Today my mummy and me are both doing a review of Katie and Kevin Tsang's newest Sam Wu book. It is called Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Zombies. And I am going to do mine first because it is better than Mummy's* so if you don't read all the way to the... Continue Reading →
Mini Reviews: Brilliant Sequels: Wundersmith, The Curses and The Nowhere Emporium,
Happy Monday! Today's Mini Reviews features sequels to books I have read and loved. Wundersmith by Jessica TownsendThis is the brilliant sequel to Nevermoor, which was one of my favourite books of 2018. Wundersmith sees Morrigan Crow admitted to the Wundrous Society. She discovers that she is a Wundersmith: a rare talent and one that is... Continue Reading →
#SixforSunday: Bookish Habits
It's the last Sunday of January. I know everyone else thinks January has been 74 years long and depressing, but I've enjoyed mine. Anyway... the last of Steph's #SixforSunday's Getting to know you theme prompts is Bookish Habits. I had to think a long while about mine, but here are six: 1. Sitting down to... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski
"She wasn't a grown up person by nature. She'd had to become one. And until she walked into Strangeworlds, she hadn't even realised that she had been so busy trying to be responsible that she'd forgotten how to have fun." Click herefor details of the book on Goodreads. I was beyond excited when I was... Continue Reading →
The Book Cake Tag
Hello. This week was my birthday (Monday) so I am sharing the perfect birthday week tag: The Book Cake Tag. I think I stole this one after seeing it on Steph's blog. Flour: A book that was slow to start off but picked up as it went along. I don't often keep reading a book... Continue Reading →
Coffee and… A Happy January
It's time for my first post of happy things in 2020! Join me for a coffee? The Coffee: This week I'm back to drinking a fave from Steampunk coffee roasters, the Kenyan Gititu with tasting notes of peach, raspberry and vanilla. Kenyans are always my favourite coffees, and this one is delicious. The Happy Things:... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Golden Butterfly by Sharon Gosling
"It wasn't the Thames that was swallowing her up, but the thought of her own future. What would she do in that big old house for all those endless days except wait until someone wanted to marry her?" Click here for book blurb on Goodreads. The Golden Butterfly is a magic trick, the one that... Continue Reading →