Latest Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
03 November 2025;

Genre: Horror

The Last Day of October is a real spine-tingler of a tale! One Hallowe'en, three friends, Cody, Sean and Duri, decide to locate the ruins of the haunted McBride House, the scene of a tragic accident, deep in the woods. Finding the house turns out to be more terrifying than they could ever have...

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Name: Tina Derry
03 November 2025;

Genre: Poetry

A recipe for a perfect way to spend a wintry afternoon: Take 1 book full of clever and witty poems. Add some facts to increase knowledge. Sprinkle liberally with wonderful illustrations…. I LOVED THIS BOOK! The latest work of much loved poet Brian Bilston is ably suppor...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 November 2025;

Genre: Animals

Katie and her horse Sheriff take centre stage in this Paddock Grove episode. Katie is picked to be team captain for the inter schools riding competition. She is surprised and rather overwhelmed, suffering from lack of confidence. Strange things start to happen at the stables and Katie is sure...

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Name: Lucy Hopkins
03 November 2025;

Genre: Seasonal

A festive story about the magic of santa! My favourite thing about this book is the illustrations. The colours are very soft and all of the pictures are soaked in a wintery, blue colour which ties each page together nicely. There are lots of lovely, festive illustratio...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
31 October 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

Extinction is the third title of the Dino Knights series and is a contemporary book which has an old-fashioned feel. The soft watercolour frontcover, depicting a fierce roaring T-Rex ridden by a knight in  shining armour with a standard bearer who is a girl, bearing down on a...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
29 October 2025;

Genre: Supernatural

Ghost is a beautifully written story. It's lyrical in tone and its language conjures spirits and magic throughout. Three girls, Aine, Sarah and Marie, are separated by centuries, but all connected to some woodland where evil lurks. Through the voice and dreams of each, they ar...

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Name: Wendy Kelly
28 October 2025;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

I had no idea there was a gap in the market until this book arrived on my doorstep. It's brilliant! Normally we talk so generally to children about food allergies and why they need to be careful about what they bring in lunch boxes, especially of someone has a...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
24 October 2025;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

You are immersed in the world of Wiskling Wood from the very moment that you open this memorising book. It is clear that Harriet's childhood hobbies of drawing and creating miniature worlds for tiny characters were not wasted. In The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: T...

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Name: Linda Brown
24 October 2025;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Tom thought a luxury ski resort would be the perfect getaway for him and his mum. However, the holiday quickly turns into a nightmare. When kidnappers storm their chalet in search of dangerous technology, Tom finds himself trapped in the snow-covered mountains, caught in a battle for survival....

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Name: Sue Wilsher
24 October 2025;

Genre: Dystopian

Having left Estrella, Alara has been living in London Under for six months. Although desperate to escape the restrictions of the city and feel alive, she is struggling to adapt to her new life and longs to escape to the surface and be free to travel with Jay. But tension is mounting in London...

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