Category: Book Club
Read52 – a catch up post.
It has been a very long time since I’ve shared a Read 52 update. For that I apologise. I have been reading, but I haven’t been keeping my reviews up to date. Oops. (Let’s not even go near the languishing 300 Picture book list ) So, where were we? I last updated my list a…
Starring Kitty Blog tour – Keris Stainton – start with the pizza
Today I’m pleased to welcome an author I’ve actually had the chance to meet in person, not once but several times – Keris Stainton, whose new book, Starring Kitty (A Reel Friends Story), is published 24 July. (Amazon have it wrong. Honest.) Over to Keris, on the theme of Dreams and Regrets. I like to…
Just in case we have a summer – reviewing UV sunsuits from the Beach Factory
way way back, lost in the mists of time, I took Big and Small, when they really were Big and Small, camping, to Hesfes in May. I packed wellies, blankets and sun suits – I don’t like slathering children in chemicals, I’d far rather go for clothing based protection. Turned out we needed the blankets…
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
This does remind me of something, but I’m not sure what. It’s a romance, but it’s not fluffy. It’s edgy, with slightly bruised and battered characters despite their youth. They aren’t lovely, they aren’t the centre of attention, they’re barely getting by on the edges. The language surprised me. I swore like a bar worker…
A week of two books.
I’ve actually finished two books this week. I’m impressed with myself. Should help my percentages on Netgalley as well 😉 A Song for Issy Bradley on kindle The first is A song for Issy Bradley. Now, I’m not one for giving spoilers on books, but in this instance I’m definitely sharing the blurb. This is…
Reading recommendation: Sealed with a Kiss
My read 52 posts have been few and far between. This week I seem to have failed to read – I started The City’s Son over a week ago, and despite loving it every time I manage a few pages, a few pages each time is all I seem to manage 🙁 But I don’t…
Wonder: The Julian Chapter.
The Julian chapter is available now on kindle at amazon. We read Wonder as a family book group read a year or two back – it worked for Big, Small and me, and then we discussed it. If you haven’t read it, I do recommend it, for ages 9 to adult really. There’s lot in…
Meal planning with Morrisons
Now, I had intended to get this posted on Monday, hence the meal planning title. Yes, well. As no doubt you are aware, a number of bloggers were challenged last weekend to shop at Morrisons, buying the things that we usually do, in order to find out whether the new cheaper prices across the store…
We need diverse (picture) books.
There’s been a fabulous meme running around twitter for a little while now, with lots of people tweeting the reasons #WeNeedDiverseBooks. It made me think about what I’m offering the children in their picture books. So when I was idly flicking through a pile in a charity shop I was pleased to pick up some…
Harry's last stand – reviewed.
Buy on kindle (£1.09 in Summer sale Aug 2014) Order at Hive (affiliate link) Order at Amazon (affiliate link) I’m not sure when I first came across Harry Leslie Smith. It might have been the poppy article. Or I might have seen something about him in a news report, I’m not sure. I remembered the…