Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Here are the books I plan/hop to read this autumn… From fantasy MG adventures with pygmy dinosaurs, heart-breaking contemporary, historical fiction, and feminist fiction to horror – think I’m pretty much covered. Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell South Africa is loud. … Continue reading
Last week on twitter, Andrew (The Pewter Wolf) tagged me for this Harry Potter Book Tag. He was tagged by Rachel’s Rambling Reviews and legend has it this Book Tag was started by Louise Bodle. I consider myself a Harry Potter fan but I have a feeling by the end of this I’m gonna be … Continue reading
Valor is under arrest for the attempted murder of the crown prince. Her parents are outcasts from the royal court, her sister is banished for theft of a national treasure, and now Valor has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Demidova, a prison built from stone and ice. But that’s exactly where she wants to … Continue reading
Zillah Bethell was born in a leprosy hospital in Papua New Guinea, spent her childhood barefoot playing in the jungle, and didn’t own a pair of shoes until she came to the UK when she was eight. She was educated at Oxford University and now lives in Wales with her family. http://www.zillahbethell.com/ Twitter BethellZillah SWIMMING … Continue reading
A powerful, haunting, contemporary debut that steps seamlessly from the horrors of people-trafficking to the magic of African folklore, by an award-winning Ghanaian-British filmmaker. Sante was a baby when she was washed ashore in a sea-chest laden with treasure. It seems she is the sole survivor of the tragic sinking of a ship carrying migrants … Continue reading
A collection of twelve dark, feminist retellings of traditional fairytales are given a witchy makeover, not for the faint-hearted, from one of Ireland’s leading writers for young people. You make candles from stubs of other candles. You like light in your room to read. Gillian wants thick warm yellow fabric, soft as butter. Lila prefers … Continue reading
The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill You can read my review by clicking on this link HERE
Uni beckons. Phoebe can’t wait, especially since her crush from school will be there. But Luke’s oblivious, still reeling from the fallout of the break-up with his ex. Thrown head first into a world of new friends, parties and social media disasters – can Phoebe and Luke survive the year, let alone find each other? … Continue reading
FRIENDSHIP TO THE MAX! At Miss Qiunzilla Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s camp for hard-core lady-types, things are not what they seem. Three-eyed foxes. Secret caves. Anagrams. Luckily, Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are five rad, butt-kicking best pals determined to have an awesome summer together… And they’re not gonna let a magical quest or … Continue reading
Books reviewed this month: Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen Perfect Ten by L. Philips Eligible (The Austen Project #4) by Curtis Sittenfeld Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani Also read: Ten Book recommendations for when you have a #Bookhangover The Sailor … Continue reading
