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  • Read 52: Playing Tyler

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    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…

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

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    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…

  • Tigerboy and his toys.

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    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…

  • Follow Me Down by Tanya Byrne

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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?

  • The 5th Wave – Rick Yancey.

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    Review of new YA alien invasion the 5th Wave 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…

  • Sealed with a Kiss by Rachael Lucas: review.

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    I follow a lot of authors on twitter. I really enjoy talking with them, and get quite a thrill each time someone famous responds to me, or even better, follows me back. They don’t behave like celebrities, I’m not sure why, but they are pretty normal people. Perhaps it’s because their relationship with us is…

  • Read 52 – books for children from Templar books

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    The background: I’ve challenged Big to read 52 books this year. She will probably be mentioning them over here on her blog. I’m also going to have a crack at reading at least 52 books myself, and more importantly, I’m going to keep track of what books I’m reading to the little ones. I’m going…

  • Reading, reading, reading.

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    Time for another read 52 post. But I’ve nothing to report in the way of reading except read aloud books and blog posts. This last week of disruption has completely wiped out my reading mojo. Cheer me up. Tell me your comfort reads, either author or favourite book top turn to in times of stress.…

  • Meet BOB.

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    Bob isn’t a person. He’s a bag. My new Briiliant Outdoor Bag in fact. He’s rather cool, and kind of the next step on from a changing bag. He comes with a changing mat, in this case in orange to match his funky interior, but he also has a padded pocket for your laptop or…