Medium – Audiobook About the Book – Isabella Riosse is the daughter of a cartographer, trapped on an island ruled by a cruel governor. One day a young girl in her class is murdered by an unknown but terrifying beast, and Isabella’s best friend (who is also the governor’s daughter) disappears into the island’s forgottenContinue reading “2021 Book #65 – The Girl of Ink and Stars”
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2021 Book #40 – Priestess of the White
Medium – Audiobook About the Book – Auraya is a young woman who is picked to be one of the White – five humans who become immortal and serve as the sword and shield of the gods. They are imbued with magic, and given special properties, but Auraya is different – gifted with strong magicContinue reading “2021 Book #40 – Priestess of the White”
2021 Book #31 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (MinaLima Edition)
Medium – Book About the Book – In this beautifully designed and illustrated edition of the first Harry Potter novel, we meet Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived. Harry lives with his horrible relatives, the Dursleys, and has done since his parents were killed ‘in a car crash’. When he turns eleven, Harry starts getting mysterious letters,Continue reading “2021 Book #31 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (MinaLima Edition)”
2021 Book #26 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Illustrated)
Medium – Book About the Book – In this large-scale illustrated version of the third Harry Potter book, the Wizarding World is in uproar – the notorious serial killer, Sirius Black, has escaped the Prison of Azkaban, and is hellbent on murdering Harry Potter. After a rather unfortunate incident with his uncle’s sister, Harry findsContinue reading “2021 Book #26 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Illustrated)”
2021 Book #21 – Romanov
Medium – Book About the Book – Anastasia Romanov, the Grand Duchess of Imperial Russia, is imprisoned with her family (her Papa, Mamma, older sisters and younger brother) by soldiers of the Bolshevik army, their every movement scrutinised, watched everyday. They are moved to Ekaterinburg in Siberia along with some soldiers including the dashing andContinue reading “2021 Book #21 – Romanov”
2021 Book #17 – Grimm Tales for Young and Old
Medium – Audiobook About the Book – Philip Pullman retells fifty of his favourite Grimm Fairy Tales, such as ‘Snow White’, ‘The three snake leaves’, ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Thousandfurs’. The stories are told with humour, but generally stick to the same settings and language structure as the original tales. The audiobook is read by Philip PullmanContinue reading “2021 Book #17 – Grimm Tales for Young and Old”
2021 Book #14 – The Castle of Tangled Magic
Medium – Book About the Book – Olia is the descendent of Russian royalty, though now an ordinary person, and she lives in the beautiful Castle Mila, which has a huge number of domes. She lives with her parents (her mother is a character from a previous book by Sophie Anderson), her newborn sister RosaContinue reading “2021 Book #14 – The Castle of Tangled Magic”
2021 Book #13 – Splinters of Scarlet
Medium – Book About the Book – Marit Olsen is a young orphan living in Denmark hundreds of years ago. She is a magic-user in a land where magic comes with a terrible cost – if the person uses magic too often, they will be overtaken by the Firn, a deadly, ice-like build up whichContinue reading “2021 Book #13 – Splinters of Scarlet”
TBR Pile #18 – The Familiars
Medium – Audiobook About the Book – Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17 years old, married to the local Lord of the Manor, and is pregnant for the fourth time. All her previous pregnancies have ended in miscarriage or stillbirth, and Fleetwood is desperate to produce an heir for her husband. One day, she finds a letterContinue reading “TBR Pile #18 – The Familiars”
TBR Pile #11 – D: A Tale of Two Worlds
Medium – Book About the Book – Dhikilo Bentley is a young girl adopted from Somaliland and living in the English seaside town of Cawber. One morning, she wakes up to find that the letter ‘D’ has disappeared from the conversation of her parents. On heading to school, she finds that ‘D’ has disappeared fromContinue reading “TBR Pile #11 – D: A Tale of Two Worlds”
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