Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for May! Who knows what the weather might do next, which is why it’s always best to have a book (or three!) to hand. Check out what we were reading over the previous month below, and see what you want to add to your TBR pile!
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By Clara Kumagai (Zephyr, 2025)
Continue reading “Songs for Ghosts | YA Book Review”‘Who are you?’ I burst out. ‘How did you—’
She raised her head slowly. Her hair was long and dark and straight, half-covering her face, a pale oval. Her lips moved, but I couldn’t hear what she said. Benny quietened. Her eyes were like mine.
There was a noise from another room – my room – and I half-turned towards the sound, then remembered, caught myself and whirled back to the crib. There was nobody there, no woman, nothing. Only Benny, blinking his eyes, clenching and unclenching his little hands.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for April! Both health and house have improved, which means we’re back to our regular recommendations. Take a look below at what we were reading over the previous month!
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By Peter Burns (pub. Farshore, June 2025)
Continue reading “Shadow Thieves | Book Review”It looked like a scrap of paper, tucked behind one of the roof tiles beside him. He pulled it free. It was a small rectangle of thick cream card, on which was printed in fine copperplate type:
Wanted: the clever, the cunning and the fearless.
Must be willing to risk death daily.
Fortunes available for the most daring and capable.
No one over 18.
Orphans preferred.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for March! Unfortunately, due to ill health on one side and a house move on the other, we’ve been unable to do our regular level of detail for this month. But we haven’t stopped reading, and it doesn’t stop us recommending those books!
So if you’re looking for a book to pick up, or perhaps give as an Easter gift, here are some to look out for.
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By Patrice Lawrence (pub. Scholastic, 2025)
Continue reading “People Like Stars | Book Review”On clear nights, we saw swirls of stars above the trees. I asked Ari how big the sky must be to fit in all those stars. She said that they looked close together to us down on Earth, but really they were far, far apart from each other.
Maybe all these people are like stars. It seems like they’re together, but really they’re alone like me.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for February! Last month our reading travelled all over, from history and nature, to mystery and friendship. Come along with us below, and see what we’ve been reading!
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Written by Dan Smith and illustrated by Luke Brookes (pub. Barrington Stoke)
Continue reading “The Deadsoul Project | Book Review”“What’s wrong with you?” Mam insisted. “Give him a hug.”
“I don’t want to.” Lauren’s voice started to crack as she fought back tears.
“Just leave her,” Kyle said, putting a hand on his mam’s arm. “She’s scared.”
“Scared of what?” Mam glared at him. “There’s nothing to be –”
“Stay away from me.”
Connor’s words were quiet and menacing.
He was staring right at Lauren with a dark and hungry look. An ugly sound rattled deep in his throat, and his pupils were so large that his eyes seemed completely black.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for January! We read some fantastic books over the past month, with adventure, information, and a lot of fun. What a great way to start the new year!
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Written by Sarah Merrett, illustrated by Ewa Beniak-Haremska (pub. Everything With Words, 2024)
‘There!’ Grandma’s face lit up. ‘Tell me you heard that!’ She ran to the machine and flung herself in the chair.
Reuben’s limbs locked tight. He stared, his mind running wild. The machine had never made a sound like it. He knew it wasn’t from this world.
He listened, waiting, holding his breath.
The machine remained silent, but he knew those few strange sounds had changed everything.
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