Rita Wong and the Jade Mask- Mark Jones with illustrations by Seamus Jennings

Rita Wong and the Jade Mask is a curious story. It has this whimsical feel that has whispers from a wide range of modern MG influences, of Pages & Co, Podkin and Stubbs and Dragon Detective meets with portal magic, tumbling into a strange magical world like The Midnight Hour trilogy. It’s very different from …

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Murder in Midwinter – Fleur Hitchcock

Each time I discover another book from Fleur Hitchcock I find that I become an even bigger fan of her style and approach to creating modern adventure thrillers bringing the adventures and danger of classic tales bang up to date, to be accessible and resonating with modern children as much as the classics offered their …

Believathon Book with Real Life Issues: Murder At Twilight- Fleur Hitchcock

I’m a big fan of Fleur Hitchcock’s writing, her writing is remarkably versatile running from historical fiction to contemporary mystery and she is a champion at packing a lot of action and peril into a short book! After falling in love with her Clifftoppers series this year I’ve been determined to work through Fleur’s mysteries …

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 …

MMU Marathon 5: Mistletoe and Murder by Robin Stevens

Gosh this is so gloriously festive!! So wonderful with a Classic Christmas feel even if undercut with murder, racism and misogyny! I thoroughly enjoyed this even if again, I guessed it but being as that was from a throwaway comment and an odd behaviour, I see that in a joyful way not a this is …

MMU Marathon 4: Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens

At the beginning of September I set myself the challenge to read the MMU series by Robin Stevens from start to latest book as I had only to that point read the first.  Throughout I am keeping a casebook of my own taking notes to compile my reflections. Contains very minor spoilers but nothing that reveals the …