Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for April 2026! When you’re not sure whether to expect rain or shine, it’s always smart to have a book on hand. Here’s what we’ve been reading over the past month!
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Written by Felicia Day, illustrated by Rowan MacColl (pub. Simon & Schuster, 2026)
Continue reading “The Lost Daughter of Sparta | Book Review”“I’ll show him! I promise, I’ll be the best wife–”
“No, you won’t, child.”
“Huh?”
“You are twice cursed.”
“Twice…?”
“The daughters of the house of Tyndareus are fated to betray their husbands. Timandra was first, Helen second, then Clytemnestra. All my girls, powerless to stop themselves.
And you will be next.”
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for March 2026! Over the last couple of weeks we have been very busy – and so has our postie! We’ve had a number of book posts arrive over the past month, so we thought we would include them in our round-up.
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Gosh it’s been a busy month! For GO ALL IN – the National Year of Reading – Lynda has been in schools and bookshops over February, sharing books with children from reception to year 6. And we’re pleased to be able to share them here with you too!
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Welcome to our monthly book recommendations, and it’s our first post for 2026! Depending on where you are in the country, the weather has been pretty grim, so we believe the best thing to do is settle in with some fantastic reads. Here’s the ones that got us through January!
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By Meera Trehan (pub. Walker Books, Nov 2025)
Continue reading “Snow | Book Review”Cunning stops in front of her. The Princess exhales as she waits for it to go.
Instead, it takes another step forward. Two arm’s-lengths away.
What is going on? It’s supposed to know her. It’s supposed to leave. Is it confused by the extra tools on her back? Or is it distracted by the Mists?
Her mind flicks back to last night, the foot, the hand. Please don’t come back now.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations, and our final recs post for 2025! Last month was “Non-Fiction November”, but you know us – we couldn’t just stop there! So here’s some fantastic books that cover all sorts of facts and stories in their own way, that we think would all make perfect gifts for this holiday season.
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By Emily Hourican (pub. Scholastic, February 2026)
Continue reading “Murder at the Ivy Hotel | Book Review”Bob’s words hung in the air. It could be murder.
And suddenly, the giddiness went out of everything they had discovered. A chill descended over them all, and the satisfaction of tracing clues and finding pieces of the puzzle vanished. If it ever had been, this was no longer a game. There was, Meredith realized with shock, a big difference between thinking something was murder, and knowing it truly could be.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for October! We had a spooktacular time last month reading some hair-raising tales of fact and fiction. It may no longer be October, but don’t let that stop you checking out below what books we enjoyed last month!
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By Murray Fisher (pub. Toller Press, September 2025)
Continue reading “Underlings: The Spark Engine | Book Review”This was no way to die.
She closed her eyes, steadying each shallow breath, her heartbeat squelching in her ears.
Think, Evin. Think!
Deep in the city’s bedrock, face down, sandwiched in a collapsed section of tunnel, there was nobody to help her. If she couldn’t save herself right now, she may as well give up.
