Book club

A Story Like The Wind by Gill Lewis, illustrated by Jo Weaver.

January 2, 2019 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

I borrowed this from the library in December and couldn’t face taking it back without reading it. It’s utterly beautiful, both story and pictures. (It was the pictures that drew me in to begin with, as we’ve a picture book by Jo Weaver already, the very beautiful little bear.) The pictures complement the lyrical text […]

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Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

November 9, 2018 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Today I’m departing from the #BEDN prompts because I’ve got a book to review. Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward Claim the Stars is a fantastic SF adventure, the sort of book I absolutely love. It rockets along with unexpected twists and turns, never slowing to let you catch your breath. I’ve no idea how I’ve not read […]

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Lands of make believe

November 2, 2018 By Jax Blunt 1 Comment

This post contains affiliate links. You don’t have to use them, if you do, I get a small percentage from any purchase you make, without any additional cost to you. Today’s prompt for #BEDN is travel. This is something I’d love to do, but don’t have the funds to cart a 6 person family off […]

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Show Stealer by Hayley Barker – blog tour giveaway

August 2, 2018 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

This post contains affiliate links. Show Stealer is the second book from Hayley Barker in her dystopian circus inspired series. It’s a dark thrilling book with a completely gorgeous (shiny!) cover. I’m behind with my reading, but as today is publication day and I’m on the blog tour, here’s a giveaway to tide you over […]

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Saturday Snippets 28th July 2018

July 28, 2018 By Jax Blunt 1 Comment

{learning] about work. Bit of a shock to the system, but I’m sure I’ll adjust. {reading} How To Bee by Bren MacDibble. I started this months and months ago and somehow put it to one side and didn’t finish it. I’m working on finishing things now, and this was an easy choice to finish. It’s […]

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A bad boy stole my bra by Lauren Price – blog tour

July 13, 2018 By Jax Blunt 2 Comments

Buy at Amazon Isn’t that just the best book title ever? When I spotted the shout out for bloggers to take part in the blog tour I just couldn’t resist, and the cover is just as in your face as the title. A great combination – it’s going to zing in book shops. A BAD […]

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Days of Wonder by Keith Stuart

June 8, 2018 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

I have a confession to make. I don’t like heart warming books. I’m not a fan of tear jerkers. So why did I read Days of Wonder, when I had a pretty good idea of what was coming? Because it’s Keith Stuart, and although I feel I shouldn’t love his books, (I read YA! and […]

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Life Satisfaction: A Scientist’s Guide by Leo Lafferty-Whyte PhD.

May 28, 2018 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

There is an irony, I feel, in this post. A few days back I posted about doing 15 days of giveaways. I then failed completely and utterly to even put together the widget for the first giveaway, and have been slumped in a heap of self recrimination ever since. So how can I possibly be […]

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The Secret of the Night Train by Sylvia Bishop

May 21, 2018 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

We’re very happy today to be kicking off the blog tour for a wonderful MG book by Sylvia Bishop, the Secret of the Night Train. Smallest has read it, and will be contributing her thoughts after we’ve heard from Sylvia. Train no. 1: TGV Duplex (Paris – Munich) In my new book, The Secret of […]

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The Leavers by Lisa Ko

April 23, 2018 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Today I’m pleased to be helping kick off the blog tour for the award winning The Leavers by Lisa Ko. Blurb: One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon – and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother […]

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