Elsetime is such a wonderful, heart-warming, quirkily-written little book that it will make you fall in love with its story by the end of page two! It’s been ages since I’ve read a children’s adventure novel that has put such an – oddly beautiful – spin on time-travel and show us how changing events in…
Set the sails, (wo)man the decks and get ready to sail on a fabulous pirate adventure unlike any other. Meet Aleja who has an inner passion for adventure. Inner because her temperament means she’s left out of the girls’ games, but not included in the boys’ because… well, she’s not a boy. I’ll let you…
A rip-roaring adventure with an unusual branch of magic… The Last Spell Breather by Julie Pike, published by OUP in July, is a seat grabbing adventure packed with an unusual branch of magic. Young Rayne is no ordinary girl – she’s an apprentice Spell Breather, destined to look after her village folk through the power…
That bittersweet moment, when a much cherished book series comes to an end. Sob! A Witch Come True marks the final installment of James Nicol’s trilogy, it all started with The Apprentice Witch – and our first encounter with Arianwyn and the town of Lull. WARNING: With frequent mentions of steaming mugs of hot chocolates,…
Picklewitch and Jack is the brilliantly funny new series from Claire Barker and Teemu Juhani.
Stepping inside the glossy cover of Ross Mackenzie’s The Elsewhere Emporium, the reader is immediately taken back to the original Emporium, this time through the eyes of the Man with the Crimson Scarf. Together with fellow members of the Bureau of Magical Investigations they search for their missing colleagues amid stories of their demise by the…
The Secret of Nightingale Wood is an incredibly moving, beautifully written and sumptuously layered book by Lucy Strange. With an inter-woven prose of fairy tales, magic and mental health, the story is about a young girl called Henrietta who is – along with her mother, father and little baby sister – grieving for the loss…
In the second book of James Nicol’s witchy series he’s achieved that rare thing: he’s created a sequel that’s even better than The Apprentice Witch! The prose is jovial and flows like a fast-paced river, so much so I didn’t even realise that – on starting to read it – I’d got to page 180…
Sky Song from Abi Elphinstone is a beautifully rendered, magical adventure featuring the quietly confident Eska, and her initially reluctant side kick Flint. And let’s not forget the eagle – oh the eagle!! Step into the snowy kingdom of Erkenwald. It used to be full of tribes who talked, helped and supported one another. Now.…
You know that feeling when you delve into a new book, then become immediately swept up in it’s world, fully invested in the character… and cancel the day’s plans to ensure uninterrupted reading can commence? It’s a deliciously warm feeling, and exactly what I encountered when I delved into Em Lynas’s You Can’t Make Me…
The Voyage To Magical North is the first book in The Accidental Pirate series from UK author Claire Fayers. If you love novels with a great plot, a quirky sense of humour and great imagination then I urge you to delve in, you’re in for a treat! The novel opens with Brine and Peter. Brine…
The Apprentice Witch from debut author James Nicol is a wonderful page turner with a fresh voice. Full of magic and mayhem, it follows the intriguing character of Arianwyn Gribble. This book really is quite something. In the opening chapters poor Arianwyn fails the all important witch’s assessment … in dramatic style. The evaluation gauge…
There’s an overwhelming uniqueness to Sally Green’s writing that sets her apart. Her protagonist Nathan is one of the siblings in a family of white witches. With the exception of his eldest sister Jessica, there’s a closeness amongst his family and an overwhelming desire to protect Nathan. Nathan’s father wasn’t a white witch, but a…
Book 7 in Derek Landy’s incredibly popular series marks the beginning of a third trilogy. Books 1-3 dealt with the Faceless Ones trilogy, Books 4-6 were the Necromancer trilogy. Kingdom of the Wicked kick starts the Darquesse trilogy in a dynamic manner. Australia is incredibly lucky being able to enjoy this book a whole THIRTY-SIX…
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…