Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
The Whispering Skull is book 2 in the Lockwood & Co series by Jonathan Stroud. You may remember I was swept away by The Screaming Staircase in December. I rated it one of my top reads of 2016. The Blurb In the
This was a book I got from Net-Galley in November. I had a few problems with the reading of it on a technical level, but I assume this will have been sorted out by the time it was published. It might
This went on my TBR list as soon as I heard of it, and I picked up a library copy the same day I picked up the Screaming Staircase (which I’m reviewing first Saturday in January). I wasn’t disappointed! The
This is the second in the Zoe & Zak series, which I have as a box set of the first three books, having read the third one first Zoe and Zak and the Tiger Temple, and the first one a
The Blurb Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can “read” fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service. Characters from books literally
This month’s question from Mike d’Agostino, originator of the Question of the Month bloghop is: “What’s a decision you’ve made in the past that you know, logically, was the right decision to make, but which you still feel guilty or
I’m running way behind with my reviews, so it looks like there might be doubles all the way through to the end of the year! This week I have two children’s books, particularly for horse lovers, although many children and adults will
Welcome, everybody, to my Challenge for the Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon 2016. First off, I’m going to explain about my series, then I’ll set you a Challenge, and then there’s the giveaway. The Princelings of the East by Jemima Pett
These were Great Middle Grade Reads books of the month for June, and July/August. The first was nominated as a potential ‘future classic’, and which it may be, but I’m not sure, and the second was nominated as a series read… and
I received this book from Net-Galley and the publishers on 28th July, just before its publication on August 6th, so I’ve rushed to get this into a timely review for you by bumping another review to September! Carter and the
These were two middle grade books I read during my Clean Sweep Challenge in May, and they couldn’t be more different. Up, Up, and Away: Advice and Adventures from the Future Authors and Astronauts of Farnsworth Aerospace The lengthy title
This was a free paperback from Penguin, the publishers, because Bruce Gargoyle won it! They were only sending it to UK addresses, and Bruce very kindly nominated me to receive it. I’m glad he did. The Blurb The fantastic new mystery
Silke Stein is a member of the Goodreads Great Middle Grade Reads group, and offered members this book to review. I loved the blurb, and jumped at the chance. The Blurb Shooting ghost bears?! Twelve-year-old Trina Bell has finally had enough.
Anthony Horowitz is a very popular kids author in the UK, and I saw a stack of his books in our library when I picked up The Boundless. I picked up this one, largely because of the plaintive message from
Three years ago I published a review of Anna Olswanger’s middle grade novel Greenhorn. I ‘met’ Anna because we were both involved in the Love MG Actually project launched and co-ordinated by Sally Harris, which in turn led to the BookElves project. Isn’t