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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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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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.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for September! The days are getting shorter now, and the grey weather gave us the perfect excuse to stay indoors and do some reading (well, except for a jaunt to some bookshops in Norfolk!). Check out below what books we enjoyed over last month.
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By Doug Naylor (pub. David Fickling Books, 2025)
Continue reading “Sin Bin Island | Book Review”‘Read it out loud, then,’ Mr Menton prompted. Digs began.
‘My dear Digs, it’s very important you don’t read this note out loud.’
‘Ah, best not to read it out loud, then,’ Mr Menton chortled.
Digs read the rest of the note to himself.You’re about to embark on an incredible adventure. An enterprise so petrifyingly terrifying it would make most boys your age quake in terror if they knew what was ahead of them. Thankfully, you don’t, which is a HUGE bonus.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for August! We’re making our way into cooler weather now, but we still did a lot of reading over the last summery month. So check out what books we enjoyed during August below!
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