Books · Young Adult Fiction

Books & Gum – Woo!!


I love paranormal books and, I have to be honest, I love any book that's free! I'm also not one to turn down chewing gum so hey, The Undercover Book Lover's give away is a match made in heaven 🙂 So yes, if I win it will increase my Summer reading list, but hey -… Continue reading Books & Gum – Woo!!

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What I’m Reading Wednesday


I have decided that on Wednesdays I am going to do a quick blog of everything I'm reading/have read/am going to start reading that week. So you will see when it takes me three weeks to actually get around to finishing some of them...oops... What I've Read: Fire by Kristin Cashore What I'm Reading: Smoke… Continue reading What I’m Reading Wednesday

Books · Family · Parenting

‘Kids hate reading’ and other stories.


If I had a pound for every time I heard someone say 'kids these days hate reading' or '****'s too young/old for books', I may not be a millionaire but I'd certainly have some extra pocket-money. They're wrong, obviously, but nothing I do or say seems to be able to convince them otherwise. Probably because… Continue reading ‘Kids hate reading’ and other stories.

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Judging a book by it’s cover…


Ah, the age old saying that we've all heard ten thousand times. Mostly, in my case, when they dumped a tedious looking, brown covered 'classic' in front of me at school and saw the look of boredom sweep across my face. Granted, they had a point in one case - I quite enjoyed Catcher In… Continue reading Judging a book by it’s cover…