Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir “Oh thank God. I can’t imagine explaining “sleep” to someone who had never heard of it. Hey, I’m going to fall unconscious and hallucinate for a while. By the way, I spend a third of my time doing this. And if I
Abe Lincoln at Last(Magic Tree House #47) Ella's review - 'We found a lovely tree house and used it to go to the White House! When we got there the two brothers found out and Willie and Tad were shouting at us. They were saying "That&
I apologize as there is quite a bit of personal backstory first. I'll admit it: back in my teenage years I watched quite a lot of 'reality' TV -wifeswap, americas next top model, even big brother was preferable to revising for my GCSE's. One
Katie the Kitten Fairy (Rainbow Magic: Pet Keeper Fairies, #1) Another of these fairy books, this one included a kitten. Who doesn't like a kitten? I've not bothered to look up which of the many writers wrote this one but it was adequate, although definitely not
I was right! A few months ago, when I last read an Agatha Christie book, I proposed they would be better as audiobooks. So I put my money (or audible credit) where my mouth is and listened to this as an audiobook. It was delightful, as Hugh Fraser (the narrator)
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl Ahh! The GOAT of children's authors in my opinion. And this is one of this is one of his best books too. I loved sharing this book with Ella since I have strong memories of reading it myself, sat outside in the
Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue (Kitty #1) by Paula Harrison I was beginning to think most kids books outside of the famous ones are all trash, but nope not here! This one I hadn't heard of and was actually good. Magic talking cats and a night-time adventure
This is Your Mother by Erika J. Simpson Thank you Goodreads and Scribner for the ARC of This is Your Mother. When I travel I love to look through my 'to read' bookshelf and see if I have anything from/about the place I am visiting. I got
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver “Tata Jesus is bängala” I need to rave about this book - it is brilliant and I loved it. I related to all the females in the family in different ways, each was nuanced with her own distinctive voice. All the characters were flawed human
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman “I dunno…maybe everyone has to feel guilty. Everyone! Forever!” Oh, a graphic novel sounds fun, thought I at the beginning of the month as I headed to my local bookstore to purchase one. I'll ask the staff
The Science of Racism by Keon West "I personally would much rather live in a world in which every White man wanted to lynch me, but none of them had the power to do it, than a world in which no White men wanted to lynch me, but every
What a fantastic culmination of this trilogy. I was on the edge of my seat as the the Antari from the 3 different worlds worked together to defeat the darkness. Just wow. I think book 2 was the best in terms of writing but the battle against evil in this