Title: The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts Author: Alex Bell Published: 1st February 2024 Publisher: Faber & Faber Genre: Middle grade, adventure, fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars An out of this world magical adventure with talking animals, risk-taking and friendship aplenty! A new standalone magical story from the best-selling author of the Explorers’ Club series. Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment. This annual race is always hel ..read more

Hello, welcome to another post on my blog! Today I am very excited to be a part of the blog tour for How to Be True by Daisy May Johnson and hosted by Pushkin Press. Let’s jump right in! Title: How to be True Author: Daisy May Johnson Publisher: Pushkin Press Published: 7th July 2022 Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary, Adventure Rating: 5/5 stars Edie was born to a family of troublemakers. When her activist parents leave Paris to protest around the globe, her grandmother decides it’s time she became a proper young lady and so sends her to the School of the Good Sisters. But to Edie’s surpr ..read more

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 ..read more

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 strawber ..read more

Title: The Thief of Farrowfell Author: Ravena Guron Published: 4th May 2023 Publisher: Faber & Faber Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure Rating: 3/5 stars Welcome to a fantasy world where edible magic is the hottest commodity, traded between those who can pay or – in the case of Jude Ripon, the youngest thief in Farrowfell – those who can steal it! An epic debut series from a FAB Prize winner. Twelve-year-old Jude Ripon has never been taken seriously by her family of magic-stealing masterminds. To them, she’s just the youngest, only good for keeping watch while they carry out da ..read more

Hello everyone! I am so excited to be a part of the Dread Wood blog tour organised by The Write Reads today! I loved Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick when I read it last year, so I jumped at the chance to read this one! Killick writes brilliant spooky middle grade horror novels! Crater Lake was pretty scary so I was ready to be scared again! Title: Dread Wood Author: Jennifer Killick Published: 31st March 2022 Publisher: Farshore Genre: Middle Grade, Children’s, Horror Rating: 4/5 stars The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ f ..read more

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 plan ..read more

Hello and welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for Peril on the Atlantic! Thank you to Kaleidoscopic Book Tours and Usborne for having me! Title: Peril on the Atlantic Author: A.M. Howell Published: 3rd August 2023 Publisher: Usborne Series: Mysteries at Sea #1 Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery, Historical Rating: 3/5 A twisty and heart-pounding mystery at sea, from award-winning A.M. Howell. July, 1936. As the Queen Mary sets sail across the Atlantic, Alice can’t wait for the summer of adventure that lies ahead. She’s excited to explore the huge ship, with its shops, animals and even celebrit ..read more

Hello, thank you for reading my book review for The Spectaculars by Jodie Garnish. Thank you to Kaleidoscopic Tours and Usborne for having me! Title: The Spectaculars Author: Jodie Garnish Published: 2nd March 2023 Publisher: Usborne Genre: Middle Grade, Children’s, Fantasy Rating: 3.5/5 stars The Greatest Showman meets Nevermoor, The Spectaculars is the enchanting new adventure series that combines magic, theatre and danger with a large pinch of starstuff… Beyond the gateway, in the Hidden Peaks, live the Spectaculars – magical performers, with special powers gifted from t ..read more

Title: Loki Author: Louie Stowell Published: 3rd Feb 2022 Publisher: Walker Books UK Genre: Middle Grade, Action, Adventure Rating: 5/5 stars Packed with doodles and cartoons, here is the diary of Loki as he’s trapped on earth as a petulant eleven-year-old—and even worse, annoying thunder god Thor is there, too. After one prank too many, trickster god Loki has been banished to live as a kid on Earth. If he can show moral improvement within one month, he can return to Asgard. If he can’t? Eternity in a pit of angry snakes. Rude! To keep track of Loki’s progress, King Odin (a bossy poo-poo ..read more