Believathon A book set in the past: The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth- Katherine Woodfine

I really enjoyed the Edwardian set A Clockwork Sparrow which introduced us to the Sinclair Mysteries and Lil Rose & Sophie Taylor- and if I wang to read Taylor & Rose Mysteries I need to get on with it with these!!! When Believathon was first announced I knew I wanted to read the second book …

Believathon Atmospheric or Creepy book- Twister by Juliette Forrest

Earlier in the summer I read Juliette’s second book The True Colours Of Coral Glen which was incredibly atmospheric and creepy and I knew when choosing my prompts for Believathon that Juliette’s writing would be a great fit for the Atmospheric or Creepy prompt. It also fits well into the Magic prompt, and could well …

Max the Detective Cat: The Catnap Caper by Sarah Todd Taylor illustrated by Nicola Kinnear

We love Max the Detective Cat, the gentle peril yet thrill of mystery is perfect for children bridging the gap between the early readers towards middle grade and great for building mystery fans. This is the delightful Max’s third adventure and Littlefae enjoys the mystery side of things and I have been enjoying reading this …

A Story A Night; Books for Advent

Traditionally families have read chapter books but by bit over consecutive nights, with books like The Iron Man being famously written to be read over 5 nights. Combining this with the idea of an advent calendar has created some advent books with a page or chapter a night to get into the festive mood. These …

Believathon Seasonal Read: The Eye of the North- Sinéad O’Hart

I absolutely adored Sinead’s The Star Spun Web earlier this year for its alternate reality- parallel worlds theme and the way she explored real events and places within a fictional alternative setting that made it both a safe space and yet closer to home through investment in the characters. So when Believathon popped up I …

Nevertell- Katharine Orton

Nevertell takes us to a Slavic landscape like the snowy mythology woven tales of Sophie Anderson, and will also speak to those who enjoyed the Scandinavian mythology inspired quests within Edith Pattou’s North Child and Kiran Millwood Hargraves’ The Way Past Winter. However, what’s very interesting and fresh is the resetting within a 20th century …

Believathon Group Read: Frostheart by Jamie Littler

I was delighted to discover that Frostheart was the Believathon group read, I’ve been looking forward to this book for some time as the idea of a fantasy quest in snow and ice is exciting enough but when you throw in illustrated middle grade this is very exciting. Frostheart is a great group choice for …