"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 →
Today's edition of Mini Reviews features some brilliant recent-ish Middle Grade reads. Explorer's on Witch Mountain by Alex Bell This is the second in the Explorer's series. I waited longer than I should have to read this, but I absolutely loved it. I enjoyed being back in Stella's world, seeing her try to control her ice... Continue Reading →
"My world shatters. Mamochka's too-wide smile. Sasha's look of horror. If the two people I love react like this, how would the rest of the village behave? I wouldn't be surprised if they screamed and drove me back into the forest, the way they drive any bears back that wander too close to the village."... Continue Reading →
This week in Mini Reviews, I am reviewing some recent ARCs I've read. The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot The Art of Taxidermy is a book I requested during the heat-stroke fulled Netgalley rampage of 2019. I have no regrets. This is a brilliantly dark book, really detailed with a heavy focus on death... Continue Reading →
"I'm starting to think something wasn't normal, isn't normal about us. How I feel... I don't know ... it feels like more than heartbreak, Dad. I feel like all of me is broken." Click for Goodreads synopsis. Warning: this book is hugely emotional. It made me sad, it made me scared, it made me angry... Continue Reading →
This is my first Mini Reviews post of 2020, and I wanted to take the chance to share some books I read in the later part of 2019 but didn't fit into any of my other Mini Review categories. Heartstream by Tom Pollock This book is so intense, I barely have words for it. It... Continue Reading →
"I want to run for student council so that I can make a difference, and when we had our meeting today and everyone got all enthusiastic and we were laughing and sharing ideas it started to feel like something better than just me by myself like I was a piece in a jigsaw puzzle, fitting... Continue Reading →
Today is my slot on the Blog Tour for Magpie by Sophie Draper About the Book She’s married to him. But does she know him at all? Claire lives with her family in a beautiful house overlooking the water. But she feels as if she’s married to a stranger – one who is leading a... Continue Reading →
Today in Mini Reviews I'm featuring summery books. It's around this time of year I start to crave a warm sunny day, so this seemed an appropriate theme. One Italian Summer by Keris Stainton Milly and her family are heading back to Italy for the first time since their dad died. Italy was a special... Continue Reading →
