Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m a big fan of Kerry Fisher. I reviewed The School Gate Survival Guide when it was originally released as The Class Ceiling and more recently, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading The Island Escape. I’m really excited to be part of the cover reveal for her Read more…
Over the Christmas break I was watching a Periscope where the lady listed Hands Free Life by Rachel Macy Stafford as one of the top 10 books she’d read in 2015. This is a lady who tends to read at least a book each week so I knew the book must Read more…
Hands up if you’re tired? I really am at the moment; S has not been sleeping well since just after Christmas. She often wakes several times in the night, or will wake up and be unable to get back to sleep for several hours. A new thing for the last Read more…
I was excited to be asked to review a pair of women’s boots from Trespass. These turned up just in time for the cold weather, and I’m in love with them! You can see from the photo above that the front toe is already a little scuffed – because Read more…
When I’d finished reading the book I reviewed last week, I had that feeling you get when you finish a book and feel a bit like “oh, what should I read now…” While searching for another book to read, I stumbled upon Dark Places by Gillian Flynn and thought I’d Read more…
I’ve just finished reading a brilliant book about a woman who gets a knock on the head, and wakes up thinking it’s ten years ago. She is shocked by all the things that have changed about her life, and about who she has become. Like all great books, it got Read more…
At the end of 2015, Crystal Paine did a Periscope where she listed her top 10 books of the year, and one of those books was What Alice Forgot by Liane Moirarty. It sounded intriguing, and I was looking for something to read at the time so I got it Read more…
S was delighted to be sent this Casdon toy Morphy Richards microwave, kettle and toaster. She’s really into role play and loves to “make” meals and drinks for me so she was super excited when this arrived. The set comprises: Microwave: This requires batteries; it makes electronic noises when you Read more…
Last year I reviewed Davina’s 7 Minute Fit. I enjoyed the dvd, and I was keen to see what this year’s dvd would bring. I pre-ordered Davina 5 Week Fit and it arrived the day after Boxing Day, so I started with it the next morning, much to the amusement of Read more…
I was sent a copy of The Book Of You for review through Mumsnet. The tagline of this book is “get ready to start living a better life, for you.” At first I thought it would be a self improvement book with lots of chapters about finding your way Read more…
I read Jane Cable’s first novel, The Cheesemaker’s House in January this year, and couldn’t put it down – so I was really excited to find her next book, The Faerie Tree had been released, and bought it without reading any reviews beforehand. I was not disappointed! In her Read more…
A while back I reviewed Kerry Fisher’s first book, The School Gate Survival Guide – and I loved it. I was excited to read her new book, The Island Escape – and I was not disappointed! This book is about two life-long friends, Roberta and Octavia. The story alternates between each of Read more…
We love being Parragon Book Buddies; S loves to get a new book in the post each month… and this month was definitely no exception! We received a copy of The Night Before Chrismtas by Clement C Moore and Harriet Muncaster. Of course, everyone knows Moore’s classic poem; we’ve Read more…
When I was little, my parents had one of those label makers that had a dial with letters around the edges, and a roll of red tape. you moved the dial around and stamped each letter into the red tape. We called it the ladybird, and my mum kept it Read more…
Esdevium Games sent us this Frozen 6-in-1 Games box set, and we were quite excited! S loves Frozen, and she’s just getting into the idea of playing board games and things like that, so this was sure to be a winner. The six games included in the set are: Dominoes Read more…
I’ll be honest; this is not the most high-brow book I have ever read… if you asked me what it was actually about, I’d be hard put to provide you with an answer. When I first picked up Strong Looks Better Naked , I think I was expecting some sort Read more…