Journey to Plastic Free Part 1

Now, I must preface this by saying that I am still very much at the start of my journey to reducing my plastic use and I am in no way an expert. I'm still trying to find replacements for a range of items and trying to figure out the best ways to reduce plastic at…

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April Reading Plans

I am fully aware that we are well into April and I have not yet posted my reading plans for April. Ooops. Oh well, I haven't been here for a while so I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. It's good to be back after my break! In April there is a…

Where have you been?

Hello, I'm back! My last post was back at the end of October. That's almost 6 months ago! I thought I'd hop on and do a quick post explaining where I went. I'd started putting so much effort into my blog, changing things up, organising things and then I just. Stopped. First of all, I'm…

Clever Tykes Book Review

As a teacher I am always of the lookout for books that will engage my class and help them to discover a love of reading, but it is also fantastic to find out about books that have an educational message at their heart. Therefore, I couldn't turn down the opportunity to review the three Clever…

Survive Guest Post – DINOSAURS!

As you may, or may not, have seen. I recently posted a review of Survive by Stephen Llewelyn. Spoiler alert, I loved it! If you want to read it, you can find it here. I was also lucky enough to be sent this lovely guest post by Stephen himself! Hi Lauren, Thank you for your…

Halloween Parade Book Tour

As a Primary School Teacher and book lover, I love finding new books for my class. I therefore leap at every opportunity I get to discover new children's authors. This book is perfectly timed, ready for Halloween! Goodreads l Waterstones l Book Depository Synopsis How would you feel if your new school was full of…

‘Survive’ Blog Tour

When Faye messaged me and asked me if I would like to take part in a blog tour for 'Survive' by Stephen Llewelyn, a book about space travel and dinosaurs, I leapt at the opportunity. There aren't enough dinosaur books out there in my opinion, so it is fabulous to see another one hit the…

Dinoathon Announcement and TBR

A little known fact about me is that I love dinosaurs. Seriously. I had the obsession as a child and never grew out of it (if you are too, check out this post). I wanted to be a paleontologist for a long time and even looked up university courses I could take. Instead I became…

‘Bubblegum’ Review

I received this book from the author a long time ago in exchange for a review. To my shame, I have only recently picked it up and read it - I wish I hadn't waited so long to read it, as I really enjoyed it! Synopsis Tiana is your typical pampered young blonde with a love…

‘Night of Cake and Puppets’ Review

This stunning novella is part of the 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone' series by Laini Taylor. This review should not contain major spoilers for the main series, as it focuses around 2 of the side characters involved. Goodreads l Waterstones l Book Depository Synopsis Petite though she may be, Zuzana is not known for timidity.…