Category Archives: Book Review

Water for Elephants Reading Group Review #LoveABook

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First month over, first book is up for review. It’s been lovely seeing the tweets and reports flying around during June about how much everyone was enjoying Water for Elephants. I was very restrained and waited until everyone had received their books from Amazon (courtesy of Appliances online – thank you), before I started to more »

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Welcome to the Zoo

Welcome to the Zoo, Alison Jay, Alison Jay Illustrator, Children's book review, Welcome to the Zoo by Alison Jay book review

Every Monday Isil over at Smiling Like Sunshine shares a children’s book that she and her little one love. This week it’s Lost and Found which is a classic that we’ve had in our library for many moons. I saw her prompt for the post and had to share a book that has given us more »

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Finished It Friday – Book Review: The Beauty Chorus by Kate Lord Brown

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I haven’t finished anything craft wise this week, partly due to a fab long weekend away to the North East with out the children – first time away without them for nearly six years, it was fantastic. That’s a whole other blog post. I did have a wonderful book I finished though. I loved it more »

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Book Review: A Week in December-Sebastian Faulks

Book review of A week in December by Sebastian Faulks

A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks My rating: 1 of 5 stars I think the one star says it all. I haven’t read any of Faulks other novels but know he is held in high regard, particularly for Bird Song & Charlotte Gray. Perhaps A Week in December isn’t typical of his work? It more »

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Book Review: A Kind of Intimacy-Jenn Ashworth

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A Kind of Intimacy by Jenn Ashworth My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve had this book on my shelf for a while. It was gifted to me, so obviously recommended, but I have to admit the cover did put me off. During the World Book Night coverage the Guardian had pulled together a list more »

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