Clifftoppers: The Thorn Island Adventure -Fleur Hitchcock

I am a huge fan of Fleur Hitchcock’s writing in particular so in the Clifftoppers series because they remind me of the beloved Famous Five adventures that I adored when I was a child and the exceptionally brilliant part is that they are linked in that the children appear in each book visiting their grandparents' …

Monster In The Lake-Louie Stowell illustrated by Davide Ortu

For me The Dragon in the Library is one of the cleverest and different concepts to appear in that little space between highly illustrated early readers and MG from its magical system, to the illustrative stylings of Davide Ortu and then there’s the wonderful character of Kit who challenges tropes about femininity and protagonists. The …

#20BooksOfSummer 15- Ingo by Helen Dunmore

#20BooksOfSummer is an annual event hosted by Cathy Brown of 746 Books and runs from 3rd June until 3rd September With the aim to clearing a target of 5, 10 or 20 books from your TBR but with very relaxed and fun rules. Here is my joining post & List! This underwater tale is the …

Six for Sunday- Perfect Poolside Reads

#SixforSunday is hosted by Steph at A Little But A Lot. Every week there is a bookish-themed prompt to inspire 6 choices. This month focuses on Books and Holidays and this week the prompt is Perfect Pool Reads Now, I'm not really a poolside person, I had naturally platinum hair until I was about 8 …

The Summer Of No Regrets- Kate Mallinder

There is so much to love about this book, it’s like a more down to Earth Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants set on the Devon coast, a tale of friendship, heartbreak, taking risks and grasping moments with both hands, even if it’s scary and hurts. I adored this book and devoured it in an afternoon. …

Little Spotlights: Mama Is It Summer Yet? Nikki McClure

Mama Is It Summer Yet? by Nikki McClure Group: Picture Books Published: Abrams 2010 Key Words: Papercut, Seasons, Mama Littlefae says I want a winter one. I really like it, the little ducklings are so cute. It tells the story from Winter and Spring Tinyfae says I like the little one...and I like ducks Mama …

Heatwave! Books for a Day at the Seaside

Ok here in the UK it's set to be a scorcher over the next few days which means many will be heading to the beach or a coastal area this weekend, and this will continue as we head into the summer holidays. So I have put together a capsule collection of new books to accompany …