In The Luck Runs Out, Canadian–American author Charlotte MacLeod gives readers a truly enjoyable read, with a different from the usual setting, eccentric, exaggerated characters, a pignapping (with plenty of other animals around-none harmed), plenty of literary references, witty writing but amidst all the fun also a quite solid murder mystery. The book, second in…
Book Review: A Fresh Start at Wagging Tails Dogs’ Home (2024) by Sarah Hope
I received a review copy of this book from Boldwood Books via NetGalley for which my thanks. Having read Chasing Dreams at the Wagging Tails Dogs’ Home a few months ago and enjoyed it, though it isn’t my usual choice of genre, when I was offered a copy of this one, I was pleased to…
Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2011) by Ransom Riggs #Dewithon24
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2011), the first in a five-book series, might in some ways be your typical young adult fantasy with our protagonist finding himself in a ‘new’, in its own way, ‘magical’ space where he finds makes new friends but is also thrown into a battle between good and evil, yet…
Book Review: Secrets of the Snakestone (2024) by Piu DasGupta
I received a review copy of this book from Nosy Crow via NetGalley for which my thanks. A cursed gemstone, a dark secret society, a colourful circus and a sweet sloth, all amidst nineteenth century Paris where a young Indian girl must find her missing father and solve the mystery of why she was so…
Book Review: Kat Doggers: Superspy (2020) by Austin Stack
I received a review copy of this book from Bookbuzz via NetGalley for which my thanks. From the pen of a young author of only 21 comes this cute and fun little children’s adventure, Kat Doggers: Superspy, the first in a series of so far 2 books. Kat Doggers is an ordinary housecat living with…
Book Review: The Dog Sitter Detective Takes the Lead (2024) by Anthony Johnston
I received a review copy of this book from Allison & Busby via NetGalley for which my thanks. Recent years have seen several mysteries (among other titles) with older characters among which the Dog Sitter Detective series is one, but from the (few) I’ve read so far, what stood out in this book was how…
Book Review: Chasing Dreams at the Wagging Tails Dogs’ Home (2023) by Sarah Hope
My thanks to Boldwood Books for a review copy of the book via NetGalley. Chasing Dreams at the Wagging Tails Dogs’ Home (2023) is a light hearted and feel-good romance which is not a genre I usually pick up but I made an exception for this one because of the setting—a dogs’ home (and really,…
Book Review: The Cat Outside the Window (2023) by Peter Scottsdale
My thanks to BooksGoSocial for a review copy of this book via NetGalley. A Cosy Cat Crime Caper—I knew I would love this the moment I read the name of the series, and I did. This short novel is the third ‘Cosy Cat Crime Caper’ but ok to be read as a standalone too or…
Book Review: Lucas the Spy Cat (2022) by Samantha Shannon and illustrated by Lei Yang
My thanks to BooksGoSocial for a review copy of this book via NetGalley. Written in simple verse and with vivid and appealing artwork, Lucas the Spy Cat (2022) is a picture and activity book by Samantha Shannon and illustrated by Lei Yang. The books opens with the story of Lucas, whose human sisters are…
Book Review: An Adventure Through the Togetherwood (2023) by Sean Anderson
My thanks to author Sean Anderson and Sulis International Press for a review copy of this book. A children’s/middle-grade fantasy–adventure, An Adventure Through the Togetherwood (2023) by Sean Anderson is a lovely story of friendship where our three adventurers, lost in the Togetherwood, face many challenges, learn (and help others realise) many things—from the relevance…
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