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Twelve nights by Andrew Zurcher – cover reveal and giveaway!

6th January 2018 by Jax Blunt 29 Comments

book cover for Twelve Nights - dark blue night sky with stars, old fashioned hot air balloon, figures in the basket are silhouetted against the full moon

Note, post contains affiliate links. Pre order at Amazon Kay and her little sister, Eloise, never imagined that their standard icy Christmas Eve in Cambridge would be the start of a twelve-night odyssey . . . Kay's father is working late - as usual. Fed up, her mother bundles her daughters … [Read more...] about Twelve nights by Andrew Zurcher – cover reveal and giveaway!

Filed Under: Book club, current, giveaway Tagged With: Andrew zurcher, giveaway, Puffin books, UKMG

The Inventory 3: Black Knight by Andy Briggs.

22nd April 2017 by Jax Blunt 6 Comments

Buy at Amazon (affiliate link) Dev and his friends are back with more mind-bending tech in this third instalment of the Inventory series. This time they are tasked with training new recruits to defend the Inventory's incredible inventions. But will they be ready for action before Shadow Helix's … [Read more...] about The Inventory 3: Black Knight by Andy Briggs.

Filed Under: Book club, current, giveaway Tagged With: Andy Briggs, Black Knight, MG, Scholastic, the inventory, UKMG

Harper and the Night Forest – review and giveaway.

23rd March 2017 by Jax Blunt 53 Comments

There's a book for everyone that they remember from when they start to read, I think. For Smallest it looks like it's going to be Harper. We've had the first Harper book on our shelves for a couple of years, and she's been completely uninterested, despite the shiny silver cover and the lovely … [Read more...] about Harper and the Night Forest – review and giveaway.

Filed Under: 2017, Book club, current, giveaway, review Tagged With: Cerrie Burnell, Faye Rogers, Harper and the Night Forest, Laura Ellen Anderson, MG fiction, Scholastic UK, UKMG

Fingerlings – win your own interactive toy monkey.

15th March 2017 by Jax Blunt 25 Comments

As far as my kids are concerned, the best bit about me blogging is that every now and then fun stuff arrives in the post. Given that the Fingerling arrived the day after Smallest had to have a tooth extracted (there's a fab way to feel like a failed parent if ever there was one). Given that … [Read more...] about Fingerlings – win your own interactive toy monkey.

Filed Under: current, giveaway, review Tagged With: Fingerlings, giveaway, Wire PR, WowWee

The Everything Machine by Ally Jennen – review and giveaway

15th February 2017 by Jax Blunt 42 Comments

What would you do if you accidentally acquired an intelligent machine that could print anything? (I'm thinking robot cleaner. Or an extra storey for the house, maybe a dozen extra bookcases...) The Everything Machine From Ally Kennen (twitter, web, facebook) Release Date: 2nd February … [Read more...] about The Everything Machine by Ally Jennen – review and giveaway

Filed Under: Book club, current, giveaway, It's where it is Tagged With: Ally Kennen, blogtour, MG, Scholastic, The Everything Machine

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