Bookbounding My Friend, the Octopus

Following on from my analytical review here's the creative stuff!! There was no way I couldn’t turn Lindsay Galvin’s My Friend The Octopus into book cosplay, there’s so much I could completely nerd out about and have me the opportunity to push my sewing skills to the limit to blend my two lives, recreate a …

The Secret Detectives- Ella Risbridger

In a word, Magnificent. Another one of those books I wobbled with finding the words to sum up how incredible it is. The Secret Detectives is perfect for those who miss the books of Robin Stevens where Wells & Wong team up with The Pinkertons and yet, it is its own microcosm of perfection and mystery. …

The House of Hidden Wonders by Sharon Gosling

Sharon Gosling has done something incredibly special in this book returning to the Victorian era so much earlier than her wonderful The Golden Butterfly novel this time we go to the late 1870s with a wonderful tale blazing with female empowerment and voices. it is a book that I thoroughly and heartily recommend for fans of …

Believathon: Book with a Strong Sense of Friendship- Cogheart by Peter Bunzl

I chose this steam-punk alternate-reality historical fiction adventure to read during Believathon as my Book with a strong sense of Friendship prompt but it also could apply for Animal character (albeit mechanimal!) and Seasonal as it takes place during November, maybe even Takes Place in the Past as it’s set in a fictionalised alternative Victorian …

The Magic Place – Chris Wormell

This is a precious, funny and yet dark tale of a young girl with Dickensian shades of Oliver, Roald Dahl’s the Twits and Cinderella yet has a beautiful quality of its own especially thanks to the author’s interplay between the stories and the exquisite Illustrations. I was delighted to win a copy of this book …

#20BooksOfSummer 8: Mirror Magic -Claire Fayers

#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! I thoroughly enjoyed Claire Fayer’s …

Pausing for WWW Wednesday 08/05

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Taking on a World Of Words that simply asks three questions. What are you currently reading? Starfell- Dominique Valente (Harper Collins)I've been wanting to read this forever and I was so pleased when my mum dropped hints for my husband to bring home the sprayed edges Waterstones exclusive …