After thinking about it all week I decided to go ahead with Picture Book Monday! If you have a better name let me know and if picture books aren't your thing I understand! YA/adult fiction chat will continue the rest of the week! I am a Tiger written by Karl Newson and illustrated by Ross … Continue reading Picture Book Monday!
Permanent Record
Written by Mary H. K. Choi Published today! 7th of November Thank you so much NetGallery for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Honestly I'm super torn with this book! There's some things in it which I really loved and some things I'm just not sure about... The … Continue reading Permanent Record
October Round Up and “_______ Mondays”?
October Round Up It seems like such a classic thing to say but I can't believe we are at the start of November already! I read 5 books this month which is less than I thought I might and the ones I did read were way off my tbr pile for this month! With having … Continue reading October Round Up and “_______ Mondays”?
Pugs of The Frozen North
Recently I found out that I was going to be covering a Primary 3 class for a few weeks so reached out on twitter for some suggestions of a book to study in that time, this was one of the suggestions! This book follows the story of Shen, the cabin boy on the Lucky Star … Continue reading Pugs of The Frozen North
Incredible You
Written by Rhys Brisenden Illustrated by Nathan Reed This book is a bit different from what I usually post but I love the message in it so much! I've been using it for teaching growth mindset and it's perfect for in the class because it's big enough for everyone to see the pictures! I also … Continue reading Incredible You
Jackpot
Published 17th Oct Written by Nic Stone Thank you Net Gallery for sending me an ARC of this book. I haven't read anything by Nic Stone before but was interested by the synopsis available. This book tells the story of Rico. Rico lives with her mum, she's never known her dad, and little brother. She … Continue reading Jackpot
Dyslexia Friendly Books
Today is the final day of #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek and yesterday was #internationaldayofthegirl so it seemed like the perfect time to share these fantastic "little gems" which were kindly sent to me as part of a competition prize from Barrington Stoke. Barrington Stoke produce books which are with easy to read fonts which promotes character recognition, tinted … Continue reading Dyslexia Friendly Books
Every Colour of You
Written by Amelia Mandeville I did really enjoy this book but it wasn't what I was expecting from the blurb. Once I started reading though I think I did expect what was going to happen in terms of the story line. The book follows Zoe and Tristan, with a chapter about from each person's point … Continue reading Every Colour of You
Fangirl
Written by Rainbow Rowell I have seen lots of people reading and/or reviewing this book on Bookstagram so when I saw a copy in my local library I felt I had to pick it up and read! (Although it was during the trip that I was meant to be finding red books... See my Instgram … Continue reading Fangirl
The Hate U Give
Written by Angie Thomas Cover design by Nathan Burton I'm not really sure where to start with this book. I have seen so much hype around it and knew the synopsis but it was so well written and so thought provoking I almost don't have words. I also noticed that it was listed as one … Continue reading The Hate U Give
Highland Book Fairy 