Where do I start? Admittedly it took me a while to get into this, but then I became quite hooked. Take a dystopian future that could await us if we continue to live as selfishly as we do and allow the small percentage of highly rich people get away with whatever they feel like doing. […]
Elizabeth Zott is a chemist. Elizabeth Zott is determined to gain an education, she is a brilliant researcher and yet manages to achieve nothing - not on paper anyway as her peers and superiors demean her, steal her work and believe she is demented to even think she can be taken seriously and have her work recognised as her own.
by Anna February A murder mystery set in a dystopian society structured like bees in a hive where the whole population works tirelessly and unquestioningly for the good of the queen. When Euphemie, one of the royal family is killed, her shield Feldspar who not only failed to protect her, but who didn’t automatically die […]
Jenny has a fantastic writing style of humorously yet sympathetically tackling sensitive family situations and the dilemmas faced growing up. Sebastian is quite privileged really although his parents have separated, which obviously affects him. To be honest, he’s a complete idiot and gets himself into some really stupid situations. Looking behind this we can recognise […]
This is absolutely brilliant series which I discovered at book 3 and although it would be nice to start at the beginning of the series, I didn’t feel it necessary. IMPORTANT – Books 1 and 2 of the series are in store now (click here for more info). Full of interesting facts and snippets, this […]
From the team behind the ‘All Are Welcome’ series is this fabulous new edition aimed at families whose children are making the transition from preschool to ‘Big School’. As soon as it arrived here in Costa Rica and I was able to read it, I knew that it is just the perfect preschool graduation gift. […]
This was eagerly awaited and whilst it was a slow start for me, in the end it did not disappoint. There were a few clues that helped predict how some things might end, but enough surprises to keep it interesting. In this sequel to ‘Threads that Bind’, Io and Bianca are chasing after Io’s sisters […]
How does he manage it? Yet again Tom Percival has taken a tricky situation faced by all children (and adults) and carefully crafted a story that we can all relate to and learn from. Full of empathy and understanding, it shows both how the people can be supported and how disappointments can be overcome, creating […]
Rather chilling with a number of dead bodies, some good twists and feminist touches emerging at the end, showing how many things simply just don’t change for women. Three people were murdered at Camp Lost Lake. Sixteen years later, shocked by the sudden change in her life and sick of being on the run, […]
Discover the power of jumping on books in this novel and original fantasy by Chibundo Onuzo.Mayowa’s mother has been given her big musical break and this means that Mayowa has to go and stay with one of her grandfathers whilst her parents are away. Due to the different nationalities of her parents, Mayowa has grandfathers […]
