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Tinsy Winsy Weeny Tots review

24th September 2017 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Tinsy Winsy weeny tot Oliver

OK, you are probably wondering, much as I did when I was contacted for this review, what on earth is a tinsy winsy weeny tot? Basically, as you can hopefully see in the picture above, they are hand sized, soft bodied baby dolls which come in a collectable series. Each doll has a different, … [Read more...] about Tinsy Winsy Weeny Tots review

Filed Under: review Tagged With: collectables, dolls, review, tinsy winsy weeny tots

Wildflower Bay by Rachael Lucas – review and giveaway

9th August 2016 by Jax Blunt 33 Comments

It is no secret to any of my readers here or on social media that I am a huge fan of Rachael's work. I've known her for years - we first 'met' online on email lists back when we were very new mothers, and have been bumping into each on and offline ever since. I've been watching her authorly career … [Read more...] about Wildflower Bay by Rachael Lucas – review and giveaway

Filed Under: Book club, current, giveaway Tagged With: giveaway, rachael Lucas, review, Wildflower Bay

Let's talk about the A word.

23rd March 2016 by Jax Blunt 10 Comments

Maurice (Christopher Eccleston), Alison (Morven Christie) and Joe Hughes (Max Vento) in The A Word. Photograph: Rory Mulvey/BBC/Fifty Fathoms So. BBC one showed a new drama, The A word, last night about a family discovering their son has autism. It's very well acted - unsurprisingly given it … [Read more...] about Let's talk about the A word.

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: A word, autism, BBC, drama, review

One by Sarah Crossan

7th August 2015 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

https://twitter.com/liveotherwise/status/616981499682942981?s=09 I read One in one sitting I think. It's that kind of book. It wraps around you and carries you along, though it's not a fast paced adventure, far from it. Unless growing up is an adventure, which I guess it kind of is. Sarah … [Read more...] about One by Sarah Crossan

Filed Under: 2015, Book club, read52 Tagged With: conjoined twins, home schooling, review, Sarah Crossan, YA

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

2nd July 2015 by Jax Blunt 5 Comments

buy at Amazon Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. When a vital mission goes wrong, and one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France, she is captured by the … [Read more...] about Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Filed Under: 2015, Book club, read52 Tagged With: electric monkey, Elizabeth Wein, female lead, review, SOE, WWII, YA. UKYA

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