Archive | June 2022

The Mad Adventures Of Freya Waggytail by Helly Eaton

Jun4

Absolutely Delightful

The Mad Adventures Of Freya Waggytail by Helly Eaton is the most delightful children’s book about the adventures of a rescue dog. It will make you smile.

The book is just perfect to read to young children or for more confident readers to read themselves.

This book will warm your heart whilst simultaneously bringing a tear to your eye as your read about Freya’s abandonment. “They took her to a place full of other dogs, all with sad stories.”

We see that dogs are friendly whereas cats like to be in charge. As a crazy cat lady who grew up with Burmese, this sentence really resonated with me. “She didn’t know then that Burmese cats thought they owned the world and everything in it.” Burmese cats perfectly captured in a sentence!

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Journey To The Kingdom Of No Return by Leslie R Henderson

Jun4

Enchanting, Engaging And Entertaining

Journey To The Kingdom Of No Return by Leslie R Henderson is an exciting children’s book, just perfect for ages ten years and over. It is the second book in the Shelf Life series but can be read as a stand-alone. I would recommend reading book one first for maximum enjoyment and to set the scene.

Once more we follow the adventures of Little Book who proves himself to be brave, loyal and fearless. He steps out into the darkness on a rescue mission.

We see the value of good friends as his two mates refuse to let him journey alone.

Once more there are some very clever names that are a play on words. Children are unlikely to ‘get’ them but adults will be highly amused.

The focus of the series is the books coming to life once the bookstore closes. It is an engaging idea.

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Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

Jun3

Complex And Well Executed

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter is a contemporary crime suspense that drew me in from the start.

It is told in two time periods – present day and 1981. The action heats up as the roots of present day crimes lie firmly in the past.

A group of friends from 1981 all protest their innocence – but someone must be lying. Someone knows the truth of what happened on that fatal night. What will it take for the truth to come out?

Secrets and lies have been circulating since 1981 after terrible crimes were committed. Someone is trying to bury the past. And someone is determined to uncover the truth so that history will never repeat itself.

The plotline is complex and well executed. The reader is kept on their toes as the action alternates in time.

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