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Review: The Ship of Shadows
The Ship of Shadows – Maria Kuzniar There’s a lot of originality and fun in this book and I like that it’s girls and women on a magical ship. We find out about that they’re seeking a magic map. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Reviews, books, children's fantasy, Fantasy, Maria Kuzniar, Roz Kay, steampunk, The Ship of Shadows
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Review: If Looks Could Kill
If Looks Could Kill – Olivia Kiernan The last time I read a book in one day it was several years ago and I was on a six-hour flight (with Jennifer Egan’s brilliant ‘A Visit from the Goon Squad’). Just … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Reviews, books, crime fiction, detective fiction, Fiction, Frankie Sheehan, If Looks Could Kill, novel, Olivia Kiernan, review, Roz Kay
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Review: The Wizards of Once
The Wizards of Once – Cressida Cowell Wonderful galloping tale of Magic, good and evil. Many influences feed into this, from Roald Dahl to Arthurian legend to fairy tales to Shakespeare, and the result, fired by Cressida Cowell’s imagination, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Reviews, books, Cressida Cowell, Fiction, magic, novel, review, Roz Kay, The Wizards of Once
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Inspirational art
What a pleasure it was to run into a neighbour whose nine-year-old daughter read my children’s novel, The Keeper of the Stones. I already knew she liked it and had used it for her school work. It turns out she … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Books, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Time travel
Tagged adventure, book art, book illustration, books, Bronze Age, Children's Books, children's fantasy, children's historical fiction, children's novel, Kelsea Rothaus, Kirkus Star, magic, Roz Kay, stone circles, The Keeper of the Stones, Time travel
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Signed copies – now available!
My debut children’s novel, The Keeper of the Stones, is now available on Amazon at a slightly reduced price, after coronavirus-related distribution challenges affected availability. You can also buy the book directly from me, at a lower price, by emailing me … Continue reading
Review: Murder Most Unladylike
Murder Most Unladylike: A Wells & Wong Mystery – Robin Stevens Thoroughly enjoyed this witty, light-but-not-lightweight middle-grade murder mystery set in a 1930s girl’s boarding school in England. Right from the start the first-person telling through the eyes of Hazel … Continue reading
Review: The Vanishing Trick
The Vanishing Trick – Jenni Spangler A great story with an appealing magic core and a strong premise that I can see easily becoming a film, and probably doing very well with its target of middle-grade (8 and up) readers. … Continue reading
Kirkus Reviews: The Keeper of the Stones
“Both gripping and lyrical—a fine time-travel tale.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review) If you’re a writer, you know that 99 percent of the time you’re cursed by doubt, wondering whether you can actually write. So when, at about 10 pm UK … Continue reading
About this blog
Hello and welcome! You’ll find quite a few things on this blog, all to do with books and writing as I’m a writer. Books reviews are here. (I’m also on Goodreads, where I review books as well, so please follow … Continue reading
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Review: Don’t Think A Single Thought
Don’t Think A Single Thought – Diana Cambridge This is a beautifully constructed book. As I read it, I felt I was being slowly wrapped in a python’s coils, being pulled relentlessly into the centre of Emma Bowden’s life. Each … Continue reading
