Hi everyone, welcome to my birthday week!! I begin the last year of my forties and boy has it been a wild ride!! This week is not a post about mine and my brother’s birthday but a review post on an amazing memoir that graced my bookshelf some years ago. For those of you who grew up in the 1980’s, you’ll find this a book you won’t be able to put down. Press the button below to see more…
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The Ethan I was Before by Ali Standish
Hi everyone, I hope you all are keeping warm over there in the north. The heat is fairly bearable down here, especially if you live close to a beach. I managed to dip my toes in recently and found the cooler sea waves refreshing after a week of completing assignments indoors!! The title I’m reviewing this week is a teen title I found myself drawn towards. I hope you enjoy it!!
Continue reading “The Ethan I was Before by Ali Standish”The Water Castle by Megan Frazer Blakemore
Hi everyone, this first week of January I am giving you a review of a tween book I enjoyed towards the beginning of this journey. It was actually my first foray into that magical overlap between fantasy and contemporary. So if you and tween enjoy fantasy elements interlaced with family secrets, then delve inside.
Continue reading “The Water Castle by Megan Frazer Blakemore”Wintry Romances Your Teenager Will Enjoy
Hello everyone, I hope December is treating you well so far and the countdown towards Christmas isn’t too stressful. When it comes to teenagers and Christmas one almost always expects a romance of sorts. Well, if you press below, you just might find a collection of reads that will appeal to teen rom-com-readers!!
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Hi everyone, I hope you all are doing well and preparing for the upcoming festive season. Here in our household, well, next door specifically, the tree is being prepared and presents are being wrapped. Christmas is surely on its way to our little corner of the world. I’ll leave you with that image and encourage you to press the button below to find out about the winter tales below…
Continue reading “Winter tales for your tween”Bringing you a scattering of Winter Reads this December
Hi everyone, here we are now counting down the days until Christmas!! To this final month of the year, I finally give you a selection of wintry reads. Yes, I went and selected as many of the reviews I had and found those set amidst snowdrifts and maybe even some Christmas reads!! Are you willing to click below to find out more??
Continue reading “Bringing you a scattering of Winter Reads this December”The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Hi everyone, this week’s historical review will take you to war-torn Europe during the Second World War years. A little head’s up from me, this story was one that moved me from the very first page, so without further ado, please press below to see if it’s the same for you…
Continue reading “The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel”World War Two and Tween Reads

Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a good Halloween!! My nieces and I have been sharing Diwali treats along with the sweets they got from trick or treating around the neighbourhood!! This first week of November will kick start a booklist of historical reads for tweens. If you want to see which books made the list from a large selection, press the button below…
Continue reading “World War Two and Tween Reads”Historical War stories this November
Hi friends, this month I’ll be taking you into the past. Not too far away, just under a century or so. To be specific, the books I chose this month all take place during the Second World War; from 1939 to 1945. A time when my grandparents were bringing up my parents. So, if you want to see which titles I’ll be reviewing, press below please…
Continue reading “Historical War stories this November”The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
Hi friends, this week’s review is one I decided to add at the last minute. It was originally meant for the booklist last week, but after reading it for a third time, I thought it deserved a review post of its own. So, if you are an avid bibliophile like me always looking for the next best read, this is definitely the book for you!!
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