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June Wrap Up
Hello, thank you for reading another wrap up! Posts have been lacking recently, and I’m really sorry about that! But hopefully I’m getting the blogging thing back. Here are the books I enjoyed in June! The Hat of Great Importance by Patrick Ness & Tim Miller I loved the first book in the Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody when I read it last year, its a fun and heartwarming story of friendship and being yourself! 3 hilarious hall monitor lizards have to save the world! Book 2 is exactly as funny and warm as book 1! Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org A Fever in the Heartland by Timonthy Egan I…
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Weekly Update 22.02
Hello, two blog posts in a row, who is she?? Welcome to my weekly update 22.02! I thought I would give a wee update on what I’ve been reading and listening to this week, and some of the books I was lucky enough to receive! Books Read The Ministry of Unladylike Activity by Robin Stevens I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this novel from Puffin the publisher. I love the Murder Most Unladylike series by Robin Stevens so I knew I would like this new series! Set in London in WWII the characters are fun and the murder mysteries are cleverly plotted. Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org…
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Hello!
Hello! Long time no speak! Apologies for the radio silence on here, I have missed you all. I guess I was struggling to find any enthusiasm to write, and put my thoughts down on paper. I have been reading since I last updated the blog, I managed to read 101 books in 2024! And so far I’ve read 12, so no worries there! I have missed shouting my thoughts and opinions into the void though, and I have been doing a bit of it on socials, especially Instagram (www.Instagram.com/acascadeofbooks) come be my friend there! I am still reading a lot of kids and YA books, along with my usual sci-fi…
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Book Review | The Twelve
Title: The Twelve Author: Liz Hyder Published: 10th October 2024 Publisher: Pushkin’s Children’s Books Genre: YA, Fantasy Rating: 3.5/5 stars As the Winter solstice blankets the Pembrokeshire landscape in an otherworldly glow, sisters Kit and Libby are drawn to a mysterious white tower to test a prophecy they have heard talked about. But when the magic of the tower causes Libby to vanish, they find themselves caught in a mystery that takes them in to the deep past. Libby has been erased from the world – her laughter, her presence, even their mother’s memories of her have all disappeared. The world has rewritten itself, leaving Kit to navigate a reality…
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Book Review | The Book of Doors
Title: The Book of Doors Author: Gareth Brown Published: 15th February 2024 Publisher: Transworld Publishers Genre: Fantasy Rating: 3/5 stars Because some doors should never be opened. New York bookseller Cassie Andrews is not sure what she’s doing with her life. She lives quietly, sharing an apartment with her best friend, Izzy. Then a favourite customer gives her an old book. Full of strange writing and mysterious drawings, at the very front there is a handwritten message: This is the Book of Doors. Hold it in your hand, and any door is every door. Cassie is about to discover that the Book of Doors is a special book – a…
