Blog Tour Schedule: Poppy Pym and the Double Jinx by Laura Wood

Posted on August 31, 2016August 30, 2016 by Faye Rogers

Poppy Pym and the Double Jinx From the Winner of the Scholastic Montegrappa Prize for New Children's Writing It's Halloween at Saint Smithen's. When the Brimwell town hall burns down, the amateur production of Macbeth is moved to the school and it's all hands on deck. But when the play is struck by a series of mysterious attacks, it's up to Poppy, her friends and her circus family to save the play and unmask the culprit. Goodreads. Amazon UK. Tour Schedule Thursday 1st September Rachel Bustin An Awfully Big Adventure Friday 2nd September Bookish Outsider Lib...

Blog Tour Schedule: Garlic & Gauloises by Hemmie Martin

Posted on August 28, 2016August 30, 2016 by Faye Rogers

Garlic & Gauloises by Hemmie Martin Alice Calwin finds herself without purpose in life after the death of her mother, whom she'd been caring for following a stroke. Theo Edwards, a literary journalist, has a sour outlook on life, bolstered by his ongoing divorce, and is feeling the pressure to revitalise his column in the newspaper. They encounter one another at a writers' retreat in France, but Alice's shameful past and Theo's deceptive reasons for being there end up affecting them both in very different ways. When someone finally acknowledges their mistakes, is it ever too late ...

Blog Tour Schedule: Robyn Silver by Paula Harrison

Posted on August 27, 2016August 30, 2016 by Faye Rogers

Robyn Silver: The Midnight Chimes by Paula Harrison Life was very ordinary for ten-year-old Robyn Silver. The often-ignored middle child in a big family, the most excitement she had was the dash to the dinner table to reach the last slice of pizza. Until... she begins to see creepy creatures around her town - creatures that are invisible to everyone else. And when her school is forced to decamp to mysterious Grimdean House and she meets its equally mysterious owner, Mr Cryptorum, Robyn finds herself catapulted headfirst into an extraordinary adventure - with more excitement than she c...

Blog Tour Schedule: What I Couldn’t Tell You by Faye Bird

Posted on August 19, 2016August 21, 2016 by Faye Rogers

What I Couldn't Tell You by Faye Bird When love turns to jealousy, when jealousy turns to rage, when rage turns to destruction... Laura was head over heels in love with Joe. But now Laura lies in a coma and Joe has gone missing. Was he the one who attacked her? Laura's sister Tessie is selectively mute. She can't talk but she can listen. And as people tell her their secrets, she thinks she's getting close to understanding what happened on that fateful night. Goodreads. Amazon UK. Tour Schedule Monday 22nd August The Book Moo Powered by Reading Tuesday...

Blog Tour Schedule: Dylan the Doctor by Guy Parker-Reeves

Posted on August 13, 2016August 12, 2016 by Faye Rogers

Dylan the Doctor by Guy Parker-Reeves Dylan's on his way - are you ready to play? DYLAN THE DOCTOR is the first picture book in a series featuring an exuberant stripy dog, who just loves to play. Created by bestselling illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, Dylan is a joyous new character who uses playing and fun to help toddlers explore and understand their world. Today Dylan is playing at being a doctor. He dashes about looking after all of his friends: Purple Puss, Jolly Otter and Titchy Chick. But who will look after poor, tired Doctor Dylan? All his friends, of course! Look out for Dylan's...

Blog Tour Schedule: The Knight who Wouldn’t Fight

Posted on July 30, 2016August 12, 2016 by Faye Rogers

The Knight who Wouldn't Fight by Helen and Thomas Docherty Leo the mouse isn't like the other knights. While they like fighting, he'd rather read a book. Leo's parents are keen to turn him into a proper knight, so they pack him off on a mission to tame a dragon. But Leo knows that books are mightier than swords, and he tames not just the dragon, but a troll and a griffin, too \- by reading them stories. With its witty rhyming text and glorious, detailed illustrations, THE KNIGHT WHO WOULDN'T FIGHT is a joyful, magical picture book about the power of stories. Goodreads. Amazon UK. ...

Review Tour Schedule: Random Acts of Unkindness by Jacqueline Ward

Posted on July 15, 2016July 19, 2016 by Faye Rogers

Random Acts of Unkindness by Jacqueline Ward How far would you go to find your child? DS Jan Pearce has a big problem. Her fifteen year old son, Aiden, is missing. Jan draws together the threads of missing person cases spanning fifty years and finds tragic connections and unsolved questions. Bessy Swain, an elderly woman that Jan finds dead on her search for Aiden, and whose own son, Thomas, was also missing, may have the answers. Jan uses Bessy's information and her own skills and instinct to track down the missing boys. But is it too late for Aiden? Set in the North ...

Blog Tour Schedule: Girl Hearts Girl by Lucy Sutcliffe

Posted on July 13, 2016July 19, 2016 by Faye Rogers

Girl Hearts Girl by Lucy Sutcliffe An inspiring, uplifting and sympathetic story about sexuality and self-acceptance, Lucy Sutcliffe's debut memoir is a personal and moving coming out story. In 2010, at seventeen, Lucy Sutcliffe began an online friendship with Kaelyn, a young veterinary student from Michigan. Within months, they began a long distance relationship, finally meeting in the summer of 2011. Lucy's video montage of their first week spent together in Saint Kitts, which she posted to the couple's YouTube channel, was the first in a series of films documenting their long-dista...

Blog Tour Wrap-Up; Following Evan by Elida May

Posted on July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 by Faye Rogers

Following Evan by Elida May Three years on from the sudden death of her husband Matt and a subsequent miscarriage, interior designer Laura is still lost in grief, hiding out in the smart London townhouse that was going to be her family home. On the encouragement of her best friend Carla, she signs up to a dating website and receives a message from a mysterious stranger, imploring her to visit him in New York because he has seen her face in his dreams. Meanwhile, Laura visits an art gallery and is captivated by a painting of a beautiful woman in a flowing dress. It seems to be ...