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George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
How have I not read this sooner?! When I saw this amazing book as the selected text for our new topic at work, I had to read it. When...
Matt Ray
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
Letters from the Lighthouse follows the story of Olive and Cliff, who after almost being killed in an air raid, are evacuated from London...
Matt Ray
Jan 30, 20231 min read
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Neon Gods by Katee Robert
Neon Gods is the modern retelling of the story of Persephone and Hades from Greek myth. The names the gods carry are a legacy, not just a...
Matt Ray
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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Timberdark by Darren Charlton
Timberdark is the sequel to the amazing Wranglestone by Darren Charlton. At the end of Wranglestone, Peter and Copper uncovered the truth...
Matt Ray
Jan 7, 20232 min read
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The Vanishing of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes
Aveline Jone’s Uncle has been missing for years. His house has stood empty, his things collecting dust so when Aveline’s mother and aunt...
Matt Ray
Dec 18, 20221 min read
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Which Way to Anywhere by Cressida Cowell
Cressida Cowell is one of those authors that everything she writes turns to gold. It’s not difficult to see why she has so many hit books...
Matt Ray
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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I’m Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Where to start?! I went into this book thinking it was going to be another celebrity memoir about how the industry has destroyed them but...
Matt Ray
Oct 25, 20221 min read
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Before the Coffee gets cold : Tales from the café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
I was recommended this lovely book from a friend. I’ve not really read many Asian authors so was excited to delve in. Before the Coffee...
Matt Ray
Oct 25, 20221 min read
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Fear Ground by Jennifer Killick
The queen of children’s horror strikes again. I don’t know how she does it but everything Jennifer Killick writes is a massive hit. With...
Matt Ray
Sep 24, 20221 min read
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Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
When I watched The Wilds on Prime I was transfixed so when I found this book I was eager to see if this could fill the hole The Wilds...
Matt Ray
Sep 17, 20221 min read
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Spooky Season Reads
With Halloween fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about what books to read this spooky season. Will you go for a...
Matt Ray
Sep 1, 20223 min read
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The BigWoof Conspiracy by Dashe Roberts
Well.. where to start. From the moment I picked up this book, I was hooked. What is better than monster hunting in the woods? A WHOLE...
Matt Ray
Aug 30, 20221 min read
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The Sad Ghost Club 2 by Lize Meddlings
What an amazing follow on to The Sad Ghost Club! Sad ghost and Socks really enjoy hanging out as they both feel the same but when the...
Matt Ray
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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October, October by Katya Balen
I have to start with saying that this book was hard to put down. Every time I read a chapter, I’d go to do something and just be thinking...
Matt Ray
Aug 21, 20222 min read
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The Rise of Kyushu by F. C Yee
This was an amazing book to pick up. I saw someone on Instagram saying they enjoyed it and being a massive fan of Avatar: The Last...
Matt Ray
Aug 18, 20221 min read
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Dead Good Detectives by Jenny McLachlan
I was so excited to read this story as I absolutely devoured Jenny McLachlan’s Land of Roar series and let me tell you, Dead Good...
Matt Ray
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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I think I murdered Miss by Billy Bob Buttons
I had the great privilege to meet Billy Bob Buttons through work so after I had to read his best selling book. I think I murdered Miss is...
Matt Ray
Jul 10, 20221 min read
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Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
I have been a fan of Alice Hoffman ever since I read Practical Magic and Magic Lessons did not break my love for her. In Magic Lessons,...
Matt Ray
Jun 26, 20222 min read
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The Sad Ghost Club by Lize Meddings
Words cannot begin to describe how much I loved reading this story. The Sad Ghost Club is the story of Sam or SG. They are a ghost that...
Matt Ray
Jun 4, 20222 min read
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Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May
What can I say?! This book was amazing from the first page. You are immediately transported back to the 1920s and into a world full of...
Matt Ray
May 22, 20222 min read
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