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Available on Amazon UK and Amazon USSummer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councillors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle; whoever wins will control the government of Henry's success...

Join me today as I stop off at the Starlight Diner in New York as part of Helen Cox’s blog tour for her debut novel, Milkshakes and Heartbreaks at the Starlight Diner. Read on for my review and a little taste of the book! Esther Knight is sha...

Monkey loves Giraffes so it’s no wonder that he’s a big fan of Alice Hemming and her series of books about George the Giraffe.  In her latest offering, George and the New Craze we are back at the Heavenly Hippos Wildlife … Continu...

This term at school the theme is sports, to tie in with the Euro Football competition, Wimbledon and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games which will take place between 5th-21st August this summer.  I love watching the various disciplines in the … Contin...

Title: The Dance of DurgaAuthor: Kanika K. DhillonNumber of Pages: 350Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers IndiaGenre: FictionI would like to thank Kanika Dhillon, author of the book to give me an opportunity to review her book. Many apologies too as...

By Maggie JamesThis week's blog post is a book review of The Widow, Fiona Barton's first and so far only novel. The book was published in 2016 and has achieved both Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller status. It's billed as 'the ultimate psych...

Back in March 2015 I was first introduced to S K Tremayne and his novel The Ice Twins, I loved it, couldn’t put it down. So when the Mumsnet Blogger Panel asked me if I’d like to read his latest … Continue reading → The post T...

I’ve eagerly awaited a more critical review of my book. Truly! One needs critique, thoughtfully done of course. Thanks to …Continue reading →...

I wanted to tell you about a cute little book I received called Cafe London, Brunch, Lunch, Coffee and Afternoon Tea, edited by Zena Alkayat.  With this being the height of the tourist season and this book being small enough to easily slip into...

Wow! Hard to believe, but my upcoming book is finally starting to take shape! Focusing on the silly, odd, crazy, and weird things our cats do, the premise is simple—with over 70 million homeless cats living on the streets and in shelters in the U.

When you have to read the same library book every night for two months (we had to renew it) you know that it is time that you went out and bought it. This has happened with two books lately - You can't take an elephant on a bus by Patricia Cleve...

In The Shadow Of The Gods Paperback | Kindle Edition Written by Rachel Dunne Harper Voyager Release Date: June 21st, 2016 Well hello there, dear reader. Welcome to my newest book review! This time around, I'm giving you the highs and lows of the...

Available on Amazon UK and Amazon USThe first volume in the reader-acclaimed, Amazon bestselling She-King series, a saga of ancient Egypt's most fascinating royal family. I have always been interested in Egyptology and will never forget how it f...

Recently we read a book that reminded me a little of Marie Antoinette and her total disregard for the squalor her subjects lived in, whilst she enjoyed the finer things in life. Monkey had received Not Enough for Queen Fluff, the … Continue re...

“God’s Purposes come about through millions of unnamed people doing unheard-of things, in unnoticeable ways, to the glory of God.” The Life We Never Expected Life is the greatest adventure isn’t it?  Well, we can plan all we want, down t...

We love the natural world as you all know, and Monkey has certainly got Guru Gramps’ bug hunting genes.  Our outdoor adventures are going to be assisted by the Woodland Trust Wildlife Swatch Books in the months ahead.  Perfectly sized to fi...

Gratitude. That’s the only way I can adequately describe what I felt during my days at the BlogPaws/Cat Writers’ Association conference held at the gorgeous and tranquil Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass Spa and Resort in Phoenix last weekend. It...

We love wildlife here as you’ve probably realised by now.  You’ve also probably gathered that Monkey isn’t the biggest fan of schoolwork.  Whilst I don’t want him doing hours of homework, I am keen to explore anything which...

I have wanted to read Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson for a few years now. It was actually on my Summer 2014 Reading List, but I only got around to reading it last week while we were on vacation. Amy and Roger, the titular charac...

Available on Amazon UK and Amazon USA schoolgirl goes missing in Cambridge - and the police are convinced she has run away from home. Margot Lewis, the girl’s former teacher is also the ‘agony aunt’ of the Dear Amy advice column in the local ne...

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