Read 52: Playing Tyler

There are perks to being a book blogger. One of those is getting access to proofs before publication. There’s a site called NetGalley which does this with e-arcs (advanced reading copies) which is even better, because it means no hard copy of a not quite finished book lying around. Playing Tyler by T L Costa [...]

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Teabags, towel hooks and tank tops

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For all I’ve been doing well in the tots ranking scores recently, it doesn’t seem to be translating into PRs beating my door down with exciting offers. Instead I’ve been getting the usual stream of offers of guest posts that I’m not interested in and occasional low value items. Tea bags. I got sent tea [...]

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Read 52: Just Imagine with a What are They Thinking?! giveaway.

I don’t seem to have had time for any reading for myself this week. But we got a fabulous book through for Smallest to review, and it’s been a great one to spend lots of time talking to her about. It’s called Just Imagine and is illustrated by Nick Sharratt, who is one of our [...]

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Walkers Hoops and Crosses – sponsored review.

56% wholewheat

Home educating four children means that from time to time we Go Out. On days out I have to do packed lunches for 4no 5 people now. That means two types of bread, three types of fillings, and assorted snacks. Finding snacks that everyone will eat is challenging enough, so I’m always on the hunt [...]

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Read 52: The State We’re In by Adele Parks.

This week’s review is of The State We’re in by Adele Parks. What do I say about this book? Is it chick lit? Perhaps. It’s certainly about the things that women seem to concern themselves about. Family, love, loss, children. The future. Partnerships/marriage. (Perhaps our world would be a rather better place if men concerned [...]

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Tigerboy and his toys.

wooden xylophone toy from Plan

Tigerboy is just over a year old, and he’s getting into playing with things. By that I mean playing with things roughly as they’re designed to be played with Over the last few days I’ve enjoyed watching him exploring. He likes hitting things, so the Plan Toys Melody Xylophone we were sent to review is [...]

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Seaside stickers for a sunny day.

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We are part of the Baker Ross blogging network and these fabulous seaside stickers were in our latest craft box. They’re new to the range and I think they’re wonderful. The children had a lovely afternoon making pictures with them.

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Read52 – Shadows, Skin and Happiness.

It’s been a good week for books this week, though not brilliant for reading. I won a fantastic competition with Two Roads Books for a copy of every one of their books this year. The first package arrived this week, and had me sobbing just reading the cover flap of one of the books. More [...]

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It’s a mystery.

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I enjoyed myself a little while ago posting teaser photos of a review product on my Facebook stream. So here you go, can you tell what it is?

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The 5th Wave – Rick Yancey.

The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey. After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th [...]

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