Hello again! Today, I’m thrilled to have another blog tour post to share with you, this time an interview with Janine Beacham to celebrate her new release the Doll Twin! 1. Hi Janine, I’m so delighted to have you here today! Can you please describe THE DOLL TWIN in 5 words? I’m so happy to be here! Thank you for hosting me on your blog. In five words: Creepy, thrilling, suspenseful, twisty, nailbiting! 2. The book is set in 1920, and explores what life was like following World War One. This is a fascinating time period and it’s hardly ever written about, so I wanted to ask what made you want t ..read more

Hello everyone! Today, I am so thrilled to be starting off the blog tour for Tamsin Mori’s new book Guardians of the Source, which is something I’m very excited to read soon. I have an amazing guest post from Tamsin to share! A House Full of Magic People are remarkably unwilling to notice magic – swift to dismiss anything out of the ordinary. That’s how magic stays hidden. Most of the time. Curiosity is stunted by the demands of the everyday – crowded out by shopping lists and appointments and utility bills and calendars. Perhaps that’s why children are better at sensing magic? Their heads ar ..read more

Hi everyone! Some of you may remember a post I did in January about making it my mission to start featuring more author interviews here again, and I was so lucky to have so many people interested. One of these was Laila Rifaat and I am so excited to be sharing her answers with you today! 1. Hi Laila, I’m so delighted to have you here today! Can you please describe Aliya to the Infinite City for us in 5 words? Hi Amy, Thanks so much for asking me to be a part of your blog! Aliya to the Infinite City in 5 words: Adventure, Time travel, Friendship, Mythical Creatures and Flying carpets! 2. This b ..read more

Hello everybody! Hope you’re having the best Monday you can be. Today, I’m delighted to be part of the blog tour for the brand new body swap comedy middle grade Skylar and the K-Pop Headteacher. I have a post from the author to share about the main character’s playlist alongside my review! Let’s hear from Luan Goldie… In the book, Skylar is a Glow, which is the fandom name for the fictional K-pop boyband AZ8. AZ8 is a nod to BTS and its fandom ARMY. The seven-piece group, currently serving in the South Korean military, have over 230 songs, and I’ve chosen four. The first is Boy With Luv featur ..read more

Hello everyone! Today, I’m thrilled to be part of the blog tour for the new release by Anna Rainbow, with my glowing review. I was a huge fan of Anna’s previous middle grade release Antigua, so I of course jumped at the chance to be part of this new delight’s release, especially as it has such a fun premise. I’m whispering so Antigua can’t hear me as I don’t want her to be hurt… but I enjoyed this one even more! It follows Bramble Browning, who finds a magical scarlet mask that transforms her into famed Robin Hood-esque highwayman Diamond Jack, on the same day her beloved grandfather is kidnap ..read more

Hello everyone! Today I had the pleasure of being part of the cover reveal for Bryony Pearce’s new middle grade Hannah Messenger and Gods of Hockwold. Bryony very kindly wrote a guest post to tell you a little bit about it, and I’m delighted to share it with you now! Read more: Guest Post: Where Hannah Messenger is Set by Bryony Pearce When I had decided that Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold was going to be about the Greek gods in their retirement, I had to decide where in the world the novel was going to be set. Where, in short, had the gods retired to?It made sense for the ..read more

Hello everybody, happy first blog post of the year! I’m hoping to have more blog posts that aren’t for tours this year, including tags and author interviews, but I think outwith tours the best place to find reviews now is on my Instagram. Anyway, today I am thrilled to be part of the blog tour for the new release from fabulous Eloise Smith. Onto the post! I really enjoyed the first book from this author back in 2022 (Sister to a Star), so I was delighted to see that a new one was coming from her this month. And I don’t say this lightly, but I really think this was even better than the star-s ..read more

Hello everybody! Today, I’m delighted to be part of the blog tour for Sunshine Simpson Cooks Up a Storm, the second in a middle grade contemporary series by G.M Linton. Onto the post! To my shame, I haven’t read the first in this series yet, despite having preordered ages before it came out, but I couldn’t pass up the chance to be part of this tour and decided to start with this one since it takes place at this time of year and I’m watching Great British Bake Off for the first time in years due to the addition of Alison Hammond. This is really warm and funny and such an enjoyable read. Althoug ..read more

Hello everybody! Today, I’m so excited to be part of the blog tour for David Farr’s second book the Secret of the Blood-Red Key. Onto the post! This is the sequel to 2021’s amazing fantasy debut the Book of Stolen Dreams, which is written by a screenwriter known for ‘Hanna’ (which features baby Saoirse Ronan!) and ‘Spooks’. I have to admit I wasn’t sure what a children’s book from him might look like, but I adored his first one and I’m thrilled to report I also loved this sequel. It follows a world named Krasnia, which until very recently has been under control of dictator Charles Malstain, wh ..read more

Hello everybody! Today, I’m delighted to be the last stop on the blog tour for Claire Fayers’ new book Tapper Watson and the Quest for the Nemo Machine. In addition to my review, you can find a giveaway for the book on my twitter @GoldenBooksGirl, as Firefly Press are very kindly organising copies for three winners. Onto the post! I’ve really enjoyed some of Claire’s books in the past, so I was thrilled to get the email about her new release! This takes place a world where Earth and other planets are linked in such a way that people can travel between them, and that’s basically what we see in ..read more