Books

Win The Edgecombe Diaries by Nell Young

To celebrate the publication of Nell Young's debut novel, we've teamed up with Throwleigh Press to give away two copies of The Edgecombe Diaries. Eleven-year... Read More...

Book Review: Mazel Tov by J. S. Margot

Mazel Tov charts the decades-long relationship between agnostic journalist J.S Margot and the Orthodox Jewish Schneider family. When she first meets them, it’s ... Read More...

Book Review: Haven’t They Grown by Sophie Hannah

Whilst driving her son to an Under-14s away football match, Beth Leeson can’t resist the urge to sneak past her former best friend’s house and try to catch a gl... Read More...

Book Review: Stay Up With Hugo Best by Erin Somers

Twenty-nine year old June Bloom is finally getting somewhere in her career, as a writer’s assistant on the late-night show Stay Up With Hugo Best. And then it’s... Read More...

Book Review: It Started With A Secret by Jill Mansell

With a couple dozen books to her (very recognisable) name and a longstanding legacy as a romantic comedy novel author, Jill Mansell knows exactly what she’s doi... Read More...

Book Review: The Colour Of The Sky After Rain by Tessa Keswick

At regular intervals throughout The Colour Of The Sky After Rain there are beautiful, full-page colour photographs depicting the splendour of China’s architectu... Read More...

Book Review: Infinity Son by Adam Silvera

Adam Silvera has made a huge impact on the YA contemporary scene. His books, which include History Is All You Left Me and They Both Die At The End, have always ... Read More...

Book Review: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Friday Black is a collection of short stories that takes racism, and other subjects, and views it through the lens of speculative fiction and more day-in-the-li... Read More...

Book Review: One Of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

Nearly two years ago, Karen M. McManus burst onto the contemporary YA fiction scene with her phenomenal debut novel One of Us Is Lying, following four students ... Read More...

Book Review: Isabelle in the Afternoon by Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy’s Isabelle in the Afternoon captured my attention with its premise: a love affair set in Paris in the 1970s. It kept my attention by having so m... Read More...

Comic Review: The Dreaming Volume 1 – Pathways and Emanations

The Dreaming is one of a line of graphic novels spun from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. This developing universe includes the realm, The Dreaming, inhabited by sto... Read More...

Book Review: A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer

Brigid Kemmerer’s A Curse So Dark and Lonely was an adventure-filled retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which put a fresh spin on the classic tale as old as time by weaving together an enchanting old-worldly setting with contemporary YA elements.... Read More...

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Downton Abbey The Movie DVD Review

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Music

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Books

Win The Edgecombe Diaries by Nell Young

Book Review: Mazel Tov by J. S. Margot

Book Review: Haven’t They Grown by Sophie Hannah

Books

Win The Edgecombe Diaries by Nell Young

Book Review: Mazel Tov by J. S. Margot

Book Review: Haven’t They Grown by Sophie Hannah

Book Review: Stay Up With Hugo Best by Erin Somers

Book Review: It Started With A Secret by Jill Mansell

Book Review: The Colour Of The Sky After Rain by Tessa Keswick

Book Review: Infinity Son by Adam Silvera

Book Review: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Book Review: One Of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

Book Review: Isabelle in the Afternoon by Douglas Kennedy

Comic Review: The Dreaming Volume 1 – Pathways and Emanations

Book Review: A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer