Day One Hundred and Thirty-Two – Saturday 25th July So, I actually can’t write much for today. I have a migraine. A really, really bad one. The pain in my head was so intense, that I never actually made it out of my bed or even managed to change out of my pjs. I literally…
Month: Jul 2020
#57 Dear Child by Romy Hausmann
A windowless shack in the woods. Lena’s life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have…
#56 The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley
When Charlie’s longed-for brother is born with a serious heart condition, Charlie’s world is turned upside down. Upset and afraid, Charlie flees the hospital and makes for the ancient forest on the edge of town. There Charlie finds a boy floating face-down in the stream, injured, but alive. But when Charlie sets off back to…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 19 – Saturday 18th July – Friday 24th July
Day One Hundred and Twenty-Five – Saturday 18th July – Saw my first two flats today!! This has been a long time coming and like passing my driving test, it was something that I never thought was possible. It was like an unattainable goal. I have wanted to move into my own place for 7…
#55 The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
Every Saturday morning the Greg family goes off to shoot animals and birds. But the girl who lives next door hates hunting.Now it’s made her so angry she’s PUT THE MAGIC FINGER ON THEM ALL. And very strange things have begun to happen . . . Paperback | 57 pages Publisher: Penguin Random House UK…
#54 The Twits by Roald Dahl
Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet. Down in their garden, the ghastly, evil Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 18 – Saturday 11th – Friday 17th July
Day One Hundred and Eighteen – Saturday 11th July – Woke up super late this morning because I was up super late last night playing Dead Island on the Xbox with my friend. So, I’d pretty much just finished breakfast when I was offered a lunchtime sarnie. I managed to paint two watercolour cards before…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 17 – Saturday 4th – Friday 10th July
Day One Hundred and Eleven – Saturday 4th July Today has been super difficult. I had a phone call yesterday that I didn’t realise had affected me so negatively. It really brought my whole mood down and I was struggling to stay swimming above the surface. The day kind of became a blur because my…
#53 Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan
Josie treads gently, careful not to disturb the pile of perfect white bones laid out in the grass by her feet. Her voice is little more than a whisper. “No! Not my sister…” Detective Josie Quinn hasn’t heard from her sister since Trinity stormed out of the house in the heat of an argument three weeks…
#52 The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler
tep into a world of secrets, folklore and illusions, where nothing is as it seems and magic is at play… Madame Augustina Pinchbeck, travels the country conjuring the spirits of dearly departed loved ones… for a price. Whilst her ability to contact ghosts is a game of smoke and mirrors, there is real magic behind her tricks…
At the End of the World is a Book 