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Blog Tour | The House at the End of the Sea
Hello, and welcome to my stop on The House at the End of the Sea blog tour. Thank you to Kaleidoscopic Tours and Andersen Press for having me! Title: The House at the End of the Sea Author: Victoria M. Adams Published: 2nd May 2024 Publisher: Andersen Press Genre: Middle grade, magical Rating: 3.5/5 stars Saffi doesn’t want her new life, living with her dad, little brother and old-fashioned grandparents in their B&B by the sea. She is grieving for her mum and longs for things to go back to normal. But this new home is anything but normal: the walls change colour, a face appears in the mirror, and…
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Blog Tour | Feast of Ashes
Hello and welcome to my stop on the Feast of Ashes blog tour hosted by The Write Reads and Neem Tree Press. Read on to hear my thoughts! Title: Feast of Ashes Author: Victoria Williamson Published: 5th October 2023 Publisher: Neem Tree Press Genre: YA, Dystopian The Earth’s ecosystems have collapsed and only ashes remain. Is one girl’s courage enough to keep hope alive in the wastelands? It’s the year 2123, and sixteen-year-old Adina has just accidentally killed fourteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-six people. Raised in the eco-bubble of Eden Five, Adina has always believed that the Amonston Corporation’s giant greenhouse would keep her safe forever. But when her…
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Blog Tour | The Whistlers in the Dark
Hello, welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Whistlers in the Dark, hosted by The Write Reads. Title: The Whistlers in the Dark Author: Victoria Williamson Published: 21st September 2023 Publisher: Scotland Street Press Genre: Middle grade, Historical Scotland, 158 AD, is a divided country. On one side of the Antonine Wall, thirteen-year-old Felix is trying to become a good Roman soldier like his father. On the other, twelve-year old Jinny is vowing revenge on the ‘metal men’ who have invaded her Damnonii tribe’s homeland. At the Damnonii’s sacred circle of standing stones, her planned attack on Felix goes badly wrong, awakening a legend that threatens to…
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Blog Tour | Scareground
Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Scareground blog tour, published by Neem Tree Press and organised by The Write Reads. This is a middle grade horror novel, read on to hear my thoughts! Title: Scareground Author: Angela Kecojevic Published: 7th September 2023 Publisher: Neem Tree Press Genre: Middle grade, Historical, Horror Roll up, roll up, the Scareground is in town! Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour, salt, and love. Yet her mind is brimming with questions no one can answer: Why did her birth parents disappear? Why can she speak with the sky? And why must she keep…
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Blog Tour | The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm
Hello and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm by Karen Foxlee. Huge thanks to Pushkin Press for inviting me to take part in the tour and sending me a copy of the book to read and review. Title: The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm Author: Karen Foxlee Illustrator: Freda Chiu Published: 3rd August 2023 Publisher: Pushkin Children’s Books Genre: Children’s, Fantasy, Rating: 4.5/5 stars There are those that hunt monsters to harm them and there are those that hunt monsters to help them. Which one are you? Dressed in sparkly red shoes and carrying her strawberry-scented notebook, Mary-Kate accompanies her archaeologist…