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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…
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Middle Grades Faves 2024 – Part 1
I’m very excited to be sharing some of my favourite Middle Grade reads from the first half (ish) of 2024. This year has actually been quite a quiet year for me on the Middle Grade reads, I haven’t been reaching for them quite as much as I normally do. However I have definitely found some new favourites! Paws by Kate Foster I discovered this novel due to strong recommendations from a colleague at work! I would trust her word for everything now, this book is incredible. A lovely sweet story of a boy and his dog, featuring friendship and excellent autism representation! Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org Starminster by Megan…
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Book Review | The Gods Below
Title: The Gods Below Author: Andrea Stewart Published: 5th September 2024 Publisher: Orbit UK Genre: Fantasy Series: The Hollow Covenant #1 Rating: 4.5/5 stars After a divine war shattered the world, humanity struck a pact with the god Kluehnn: in return for regular tribute of magical gems, Kluehnn would restore the world to its former glory. But as each land is transformed, so too are its people changed into strange new forms – if they survive at all. Hakara is not willing to pay such a price. Desperate to protect herself, and her sister Rasha, she flees her homeland for the safety of a neighbouring kingdom. But tragedy strikes when…
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Book Review | Long Live Evil
Title: Long Live Evil Author: Sarah Rees Brennan Published: 1st August 2024 Publisher: Orbit UK Genre: Fantasy Rating: 3.5/5 stars A TALE FOR ANYONE WHO’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN… When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He’s impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world,…
