Favourite Books

  • 2021,  Children,  Favourite Books

    Favourite 2020 Middle Grade Reads

    Hello, welcome to another 2020 wrap up post! In this post I’m going to tell you about my favourite middle grade reads of 2020. This was a really tough list to compile as I read so many amazing middle grade novels in 2020!! Here we go! Orphans of the Tide by Strain Murray Starting off my list, this is a new favourite book for sure! Set in a city that is slowly being swallowed by the sea, a boy arrives out the body of a whale, bringing magic and adventure with him! The main character is an inventor, and I loved every page! Buy from Waterstones here A Kind of…

  • 2019,  Favourite Books,  Yearly Wrap Up

    My Favourite Books of 2018!

    Hello 2019!! I hope you all had a fabulous Hogmanay celebrating however you chose! I had a lovely chilled evening with my family. Now that the new year is here, I thought it was time to wrap up what my favourite reads of 2018 were. These are not in any particular order, just the 18 I enjoyed the most! The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (review here). This was one of the first books I read in 2018, and it is incredible. It’s the true story of Lale Solokov, a Jew who became the tattooist in Auschwitz during his imprisonment there. However, this isn’t a totally dark read, it…