Childrens Book Review: Myrtle the Turtle by Chris Jones @profchrisrjones@KellyALacey@lovebookstours@igbooktours

Today is my stop on the tour for Myrtle the Turtle by Chris Jones, illustrated by Becca Wain. Many thanks to Kelly at Love Books Tours for for the copy of this book and for the opportunity to join the tour. About the book Did you know there are only around 700 hawksbill turtles left…

Book Review: The Book of Sand by Theo Clare @centurybooksuk

SAND. A hostile world of burning sun.Outlines of several once-busy cities shimmer on the horizon. Now empty of inhabitants, their buildings lie in ruins.In the distance a group of people - a family - walk towards us.Ahead lies shelter: a 'shuck' the family call home and which they know they must reach before the light…

Book Review: Steve the Christmas Elf by Billy Dunne & Ben Whitehouse @Buster_books @KellyALacey @lovebookstours

A humorous and heart-warming story about a little elf who stops believing in the magic of Christmas and a little girl called May, who help each other find their way.Steve the Christmas elf is in the North Pole, busy making toys for the big day. But he suddenly wonders: what if the children he’s making…

Just Haven’t Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens @sophieCous @centurybooksuk

Just Haven’t Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens was released in paperback on 11th November by Penguin Random House imprint Century and I’m over the moon to be sharing my review as part of the tour. Huge thanks to Rachel Kennedy for the invitation. Tell me the story of how you two met…Laura has built…

The Bloodless Boy by Robert J. Lloyd @melvillehouse @robjlloyd

The City of London, 1678. New Year’s Day. The body of a young boy, drained of his blood and with a sequence of numbers inscribed on his skin, is discovered on the snowy bank of the Fleet River.With London gripped by hysteria, where rumours of Catholic plots and sinister foreign assassins abound, Sir Edmund Bury…

The Girl in the Maze by Cathy Hayward @CathyHayward7 @AgoraBooksLDN

Traversing three generations of women torn apart by family trauma, The Girl in the Maze explores the complex relationship and challenges involved in both mothering and being mothered.‘I would caution you against delving into the past. The past is often best left exactly where it is.’Emma Bowen has never had a close relationship with her…

Book Review: Pug Actually by Matt Dunn @mattdunnwrites @HQstories

When your dog plays Cupid…what could possibly go wrong?Loyal rescue pug Doug wants his adoring owner Julie to find unconditional love and happiness – and he knows she won’t find either in the arms of Luke, her married boss. Doug is terrified that Julie will become a lonely cat-lover if she stays single too long,…

Book Review: Freckles by Cecelia Ahern @Cecelia_Ahern @fictionpubteam @RandomTTours #Freckles

Five people.Five chances.One woman’s search for happiness.Allegra Bird’s arms are scattered with freckles, a gift from her beloved father. But despite her nickname, Freckles has never been able to join all the dots. So when a stranger tells her that everyone is the average of the five people they spend the most time with, it…

Book Review: Curse of the Dearmad by Emma Mylrea @TinyTreeBooks @EmmaMylreaBooks @byhannahjesse @lovebooksgroup @lovebookstours

Living in the ordinary world is anything but ordinary for twins Percy and Nell Shearwater. After all, Percy is not like most eleven-year-old boys. Most eleven-year-old boys don’t have gills.When the grip of death tightens its hold on the twins’ mother, Percy resolves to do whatever it takes to find a cure. But what if…

Book Review: Ouija by Zoé-Lee O’Farrell @zooloo2008 @QuestionPress #QMPHorror #QuestionMarkPress #ZooLoosBookTours #Ouija

Happy hump day, I hope you’re all having a good week so far. I’m sharing my review today as part of the blog tour for Ouija by Zoé-Lee O’Farrell. This is a debut novella (although you’d never believe that) and is the second in a series published by Question Mark Press. You can see my…