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Blog Tour Book Review: The Wild Before by Piers Torday

The Wild Before is a prequel to The Last Wild trilogy, a set of stories S first discovered on Audible. She soon became hooked, and listened to them again and again before asking for the books to go with them. When we heard there was a prequel coming out, she Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 2 years2 years ago
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Book Review: Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington

I’ve not written a review on here for a while, but I bought this book at the weekend, and it only took me two days to read it – and I’m usually a very slow reader! Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence is the story of three Australian aboriginal sisters who Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 2 years2 years ago

Book Recommendations from 2020 so far

I love to read, and at the beginning of this year I started using Goodreads to keep track of my reading progress. I’m not sure if this has caused me to read more, or if it’s just the fact I’m keeping track of them for the first time – but Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 3 years3 years ago

Summer Reading Challenge 2020: Book Recommendations

The Summer Reading Challenge is always a key feature of our summer. It’s a great way to keep children reading over the holidays, and this year children can sign up online, setting their own target for the number of books they want to read. Once they’ve read a book they Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 3 years3 years ago

What are the top five regrets of the dying?

I recently finished reading this book by Bronnie Ware; she was a nurse caring for people at the end of their lives, and wrote this book listing the top five things most of her clients said they regretted. The book is about so much more than that, and definitely worth Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 3 years3 years ago
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Book Review: The Danish Way of Parenting

I love to read parenting books – but not the mainstream ones that advocate use of the naughty step or time outs. I don’t do either of those things (you can read about why, here). I am a big fan of gentle parenting and enjoy reading books about a more Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years2 years ago
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Book Review: Reality Rehab by Lisa Mary London

A couple of weeks ago I received an email offering me a copy of Reality Rehab for review. With Big Brother and Love Island all over the TV at the moment, this humorous novel about reality TV stars seemed quite apt so I thought I would give it a go! Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years2 years ago
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Book Review: Marked for Life by Emelie Schepp

I was pleased to be sent a copy of Marked for Life by Emelie Schepp for review. I love a good crime fiction book and Nordic crime is really big at the moment so I was intrigued to see how this one stood up. This is the story of a series Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years3 years ago
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Book Review: The Silent Wife by Kerry Fisher

I love Kerry Fisher’s books. I reviewed her first book, The School Gate Survival Guide back in 2014, and also reviewed The Island Escape when it came out, and thoroughly enjoyed After the Lie. I was excited then, to discover that The Silent Wife had been released. This is the story of a single Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years2 years ago
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Book Review: Bed 12 by Alison Murdoch

When I was asked to review Bed 12 by Alison Murdoch, I wasn’t sure whether to say yes. The blurb said: What do you do when the most important person in your life is about to die? It doesn’t exactly sound upbeat, does it? I agreed to review it because Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years2 years ago
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Book Review: Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

Mos of the books I’ve reviewed lately have been fiction, but I do read a lot of nonfiction books too. For the last few weeks, Rest: why you get more done when you work less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang has been my book for reading in the bath. [amazon_link asins=’0241217288′ template=’ProductAd’ Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years3 years ago
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Book Review: The Teacher’s Secret by Suzanne Leal

I was excited to receive a copy of The Teacher’s Secret by Suzanne Leal for review. I’d already heard good things about it – but also, I just enjoy finding new authors and new books to read. I enjoyed this book, not only because of the storyline but also for the Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years2 years ago
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Book Review: The Gloriumptious Worlds of Roald Dahl

Today would have been Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday, can you believe it? To celebrate, S and I were delighted to be sent a copy of The Gloriumptious Worlds of Roald Dahl from Carlton Books for review.    I loved Roald Dahl as a child, and have enjoyed introducing S to some Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years2 years ago
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Book Review: Wake the F#ck Up by Brett Moran

I pre-ordered a copy of Brett Moran’s first book, Wake the F#ck Up after hearing from a friend that it was a fantastic book, and seeing Brett’s Facebook posts. It seemed like it might be my sort of book.     Brett Moran was a crackhead, getting into debt, joyriding and Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years2 years ago
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Book Review: Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner

I was sent a copy of Missing, Presumed for review by Mumsnet. When it arrived, it came with a miniature bottle of  Southern Comfort, which was nice! My first thought when I saw this book was oh crikey, it’s a massive book and I have to read it all within a week! I Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years2 years ago
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Book Review: Pretty Is by Maggie Mitchell

I received a copy of Pretty Is in my goodie bag from Mumsnet Blogfest last year. It languished in my “to be read” pile for quite some time, until a couple of weeks ago when I picked it up, wondering what it was actually about… and then I found I couldn’t quite Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years3 years ago

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