Picture Book: Sophie la girafe: Sophie and Friends: A Colours Story

A fun little board book with handy tabs, Sophie la girafe!

Review: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Synopsis With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning...

Review: The Valley of Lost Secrets by Lesley Parr

Simply beautiful, my review of The Valley of Lost Secrets by Lesley Parr. A new favourite.

June 2021 Owlcrate Jr Unboxing

Box: Owlcrate Jr. June 2021Theme: ‘WONDROUS WORLDS’ Website: Click here to subscribe Discount Code: BOOKGAL15 It's that time again, where I get to share the wonderful contents of an Owlcrate Jr box with you. This will be my last box (at least for a while) and it's fair to say it's one of my all time favourites. The theme was 'Wondrous Worlds' and...

Review: Pumpkin by Julie Murphy

Review of Julie Murphy's fabulous Pumpkin.

Review: The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence

Review of the second book in Mark Lawrence's Book of the Ice trilogy

Review: Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Review of Moxie, a YA feminist novel that reminds us all to do better.

April 2021 TBR

My April 2021 TBR, 5 physical books and a whole ton of Netgalley reads

Gift Idea: In the Clearing by J.P Pomare (Psychological Thriller)

Do you ever read a book that leaves you reeling, so much so you are still thinking about it weeks later? That was In the Clearing for me. A wild, unique, intense read, I had literally no idea what was going to happen and the twists and turns were insane. This has some pretty heavy...

October Owlcrate Jr Unboxing

Unboxing the October Owlcrate Jr box 'Epic Quests'.