Whenever a book has a lot of hype revolving around it – I’m nervous. I spend a lot of time trying to find why everyone loved it so much that I often end up missing the bits which make it such a powerful and great book. This wasn’t the cast with The Winner’s Curse. I …
Clementine Darcy is just starting year 9 and finds herself a little disappointed by Ms Hiller’s philosophy class. Expecting to be devouring great works by influential thinkers, Clementine doesn’t see the point in being told to write whatever comes to her head. But as the year goes on Clementine finds herself sharing the highs and lows …
Flirty Dancing is just as cute as the title suggests. Beatrice (Bea) Hogg is excited when TV dance competition is looking for talent. She’s danced as long as she can remember but when her BFF Kat enters as part of a team which doesn’t include Bea, it seems like all hope of taking part is lost. But …
When a flood took the lives of half the town, Tom (also known as Holly the tom boy) lost her parents and sister. With the only family Tom had left being her elderly grandmother in a nursing home, Tom gets taken in by one of her father’s friends, Bill. It’s an odd situation and one which …
Paige Kelly has the reputation for being crazy after being caught a number of times talking to herself in the girl’s bathroom. But Paige isn’t chatting to herself – she’s talking to her best friend Dottie, the ghost of a girl who passed away over fifty years ago. Since a near fatal accident a few …
Catherine Hunter has lived her life in luxury. Fine clothes, exotic cuisine and the best of what life has to offer. But when her father promises her hand in marriage to the son of a business colleague, the fifteen-year-old decides it is time to take matters into her own hands. No more being the trophy …
The Fault In Our Stars film was released last week and I was delighted to go see it on Saturday. This has been one of those films I’ve been both eagerly anticipating and partially dreading since I first learned about it being adapted from the book of the same name. I liked the book and …
When Laurel’s sister May died, Laurel felt like she had no one left. Her mother moved to California to some kind of retreat and she hasn’t had a real conversation with her father in a long time. When her English teacher sets the class an assignment of writing a letter to someone who has died, Laurel chooses …
After being banished to Italy by her mother and forced to endure boring art lessons in Florence, Pippa decides to take her vacation into her own hands. Italy is full of culture, amazing food and experiences Pippa intends to embrace wholeheartedly. Using a little bit of subterfuge, Pippa and her trusty camera take in all …
I’m delighted to invite you all to read my stop on the REV Girl blog tour! Leigh Hutton, the author and real life Rev Girl has kindly taken the time to answer my questions about writing, reading and motorcycle racing. I’ve also shared my review at the end of this post. Rev Girl is …