From picture books through middle grade to occasionally adult fiction too, here’s where I share the books we’ve loved (or liked a lot) and have earned more than a quick response on my goodreads account.
Book Review: The Lost Whale by Hannah Gold & Levi Pinfold (illustrator)
Blurb What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is…
Book Review: When I See Blue by Lily Bailey
Publisher: Hachette Children’s Group Genre: Children’s, Middle Grade Release Date: 9th June 2022 Format reviewed: ARC Ebook (with thanks to Netgalley and Hachette Children’s Group) Blurb: New town, new school, but the bully is in Ben’s head … There are 4 things you…
Book Review: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Publisher: Phoenix (Orion Publishing Group) Genre: General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction Release Date: 12th May 2022 (UK) / 12th April 2022 (US) Format Reviewed: Proof copy (thank you Francesca Main and Orion Publishing) Blurb Montgomery, Alabama. 1973. Fresh out of nursing…
Book Review: Underbelly by Anna Whitehouse
Rating: 4.5 / 5 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Genre: Women’s Fiction, General Fiction Release Date: 5th August 2021 Format reviewed: ARC Ebook (with thanks to Netgalley and Orion Publishing) Blurb UNDERBELLY[n.] singular The soft underside or abdomen of a mammal.An area vulnerable to attack.A…
Book Review: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle
Publisher: Anderson Press Genre: Children’s, Middle Grade Release Date: 3rd June 2021 Format reviewed: Paperwork own copy (a gift) Blurb 1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, Joseph will live…
Jane is Trying by Isy Suttie
Publisher: W & N, Orion Publishing Group Genre: Women’s Fiction, Adult Fiction, Entertainment Release Date: 22nd July 2021 Format reviewed: ARC Ebook (with thanks to Netgalley and Orion Publishing) Blurb Jane is trying. She’s been trying for a baby, with increasing desperation as…
Book Review – The Last Bear by Hannah Gold
Publisher: Harper Collins Genre: Children’s, Middle Grade Release Date: 18th February 2021 (in paperback 6th January 2022) Format reviewed: Hardback own copy Blurb There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when his…
Book Review: The Exploding Life of Scarlet Fife by Maz Evans
Rating: 5/5 Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books, Hachette UK Genre: Children’s, Middle Grade Release Date: 13th May 2021 Format reviewed: ARC Ebook (with thanks to Netgalley and Hodder Children’s Books) Blurb: Scarlett Fife has BIG FEELINGS. And when she has BIG FEELINGS, they explode…
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