I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Paper Girl appealed to me from the cover – it showed a paper chain of dolls and one burning. It looked intriguing
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Category: YA fiction
Why I love YA fiction
I have been an English teacher for ten years (only ten….) and always find it funny to think back to when I first started. I was known for being the worst read English teacher on our course. I had of
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A Place Called Perfect – Helena Duggan
When Violet moves to Perfect with her family things are definitely not all they appear to be. Violet’s father Eugene is an optician and his skills have been requested by the Archer brother. When they arrive, they are given some
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All About Mia – Lisa Williamson
Before I begin this review I would just like to share a little bit of interesting information with you. Lisa Williamson’s previous novel The Art of Being Normal is one of my absolute favourite books that I could not stop
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Tin – Pádraig Kenny
So this last week I have been holidaying in a very pretty town called Corpo Di Cava in a hotel that was at the top of a hill and accessible only by a side street that was just about wide
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The Truth and Lies of Ella Black – Emily Barr
As with many of the books I am lucky to read this one came from Netgalley. I had already read The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr and really enjoyed that one. For once I didn’t see the twist
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Sam and Ilsa’s Last Hurrah – Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
A couple of years ago I had the half term of orange books. Let me explain: my now husband and I were going away to a cottage in North Yorkshire for a few nights one May half term. This was
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