One Small Act of Kindness by Lucy Dillon

February 14, 2018 By Leave a Comment

(Note, Kindle was showing 0.99 yesterday - I think the book is currently in the Amazon valentine sale :) ) I am a sucker for a hard done by book. It's one of (many) reasons why our house is filled … [Continue reading...]

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Winter Storm (The Inventory 4) by Andy Briggs

February 13, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Book cover - Inventory 4 Winter Storm showing repeated stylised green figures with circuit board details

We've been reading and enjoying the Inventory series by Andy Briggs since Small reviewed book 1 (read that review here). It seems only fitting that we are taking part in the blog tour for book 4, … [Continue reading...]

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Force of Nature by Jane Harper

February 5, 2018 By Leave a Comment

Buy at Amazon I absolutely loved The Dry by Jane Harper when I read it last year (review here ) so I was thrilled to be offered Force of Nature to read as well. There is always a moment of … [Continue reading...]

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Dixit – a family card/board game reviewed

January 29, 2018 By 6 Comments
Dixit cards and pieces

Buy at Amazon I wasn't quite sure what to expect when we were sent Dixit for our Blogger board game club review last month. (Apologies for the delay in getting this review live, I think I should … [Continue reading...]

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Twelve nights by Andrew Zurcher – cover reveal and giveaway!

January 6, 2018 By 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 … [Continue reading...]

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The stories untold.

December 31, 2017 By 2 Comments

I've been absent from the blog while I've been trying to deal with some stuff. I think it's getting better, but to be honest, it's always difficult to make that kind of judgement about … [Continue reading...]

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Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller

November 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller - affiliate link to Amazon

Otherworld - the game is compulsively playable. The book is compulsively readable. Utterly immersive, with a story that rocks along despite its main character striving to be unlikeable. He's not fond … [Continue reading...]

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

November 6, 2017 By 3 Comments

I don't know what I was expecting from Little Fires Everywhere, but what I got was a compulsively readable book, filled with fascinating characters on a slow but inexorable dance towards the … [Continue reading...]

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Wading through autumnal mud

October 13, 2017 By 5 Comments

On Instagram I wrote: I don't know how I manage to forget, every year, that I will slow down and grind to a halt as the seasons change. I will want to hibernate, and eat all the chocolate, and each … [Continue reading...]

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Saturday snippets 7th October 2017

October 7, 2017 By 2 Comments

{watching} The Saint. Not taking itself too seriously, featuring the always excellent Eliza Dushku, and with all the right names and connections. Rather more recommended than I'd expected to be … [Continue reading...]

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Skating, friends and a doodlesome evening

October 3, 2017 By 1 Comment

First Tuesday of the month meeting, for the first time in a while (it doesn't run in school holidays, and got caught out in September by inset days). Small declined on the grounds that none of his … [Continue reading...]

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