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January Wrap Up
Hello everyone, welcome to my January Wrap Up post! January feels like it has been about 100 days long, but we are finally through it, and February means Spring is on the way! I had a pretty productive reading month in January, due mainly to being furloughed from work, so having considerably more free time! Here’s everything I managed to read! Middle Grade How to be a Hero by Cat Weldon *ARC provided by Pan Macmillan* I love action books with dragons and adventures, and this one is set during the Viking times, and features Norse Gods! It was a fun quick read! I gave this book 3/5 stars, and…
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February TBR
Hello everyone, welcome to my February TBR, my second of the year! I don’t normally do these as I’m very much a mood reader. However I am really enjoying the structure of the TBR, so I’m sticking with it!! Here’s all the books I hope to read in February… The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex I was very lucky to get a copy of this book from Pan Macmillan, and I am intrigued! It's described as a mystery, a ghost story and a love story all at the same time. It's set on a lighthouse, and I am really looking forward to it! Buy from Waterstones here The Conductors by Nicole…
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Book Review – How to be a Hero
Title: How to be a Hero Author: Cat Weldon Published: 21st January 2021 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Middle grade, adventure, Norse mythology Rating: 3/5 stars A viking thief desperate to be a hero. A trainee valkyrie on a mission to prove herself. An ungodly case of mistaken identity. When trainee valkyrie Lotta mistakes an unconscious viking thief, Whetstone, for a fallen hero and takes him triumphantly to Valhalla, things are definitely not turning out to be epic or glorious. Having lost a precious talking cup, Whetstone is also desperate to cover up his mistake and the two embark on a quarrelsome journey to find it and regain their heroic status.…
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My Anticipated Releases | Jan-Mar 2021
Hello everyone! I am very excited to be sharing some of my anticipated releases for January to March (Jan-Mar 21) of this year!! I’ve got a mix of middle grade, YA and adult books on this list. There are just so many good books coming out!! Middle Grade Books There are so many great middle grade books coming out in the next few months, including some very exciting sequels!! Murder on the Safari Star is the third book in the Adventures on Trains series, a mystery series set on a different train every book!! I love these books, the mysteries are really good and puzzling, its a perfect Agatha Christie…
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Book Review- The Survivors
Title: The Survivors Author: Jane Harper Publisher: Little, Brown Book Published: 21st January 2021 Genre: Thriller, Mystery TWs: Drowning, Death, Suicide, Death of a child, Rating: 4/5 stars The compelling new novel from Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dry. Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he once called home. Kieran’s parents are struggling in a community which is bound, for better or worse, to the sea, that is both a lifeline and a threat. Between them all…