

Lapsit Story Time Plan
When I first joined Youth Services I did not picture doing a story time for babies, and indeed many people asked me what the point even...


Books to Read if You Love Once Upon a Time
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge I have read numerous retellings of Beauty and the Beast as it has always been my favorite fairy tale, and...


Review: "Ghost House" by Alexandra Andornetto
Let me start by saying I wanted to like "Ghost House", I really did as it has two of the elements that I usually love in books: a creepy...


Review: "The Stepsister's Tale" by Tracy Barrett
The story of Cinderella is one that has been told and re-told in countless versions, across many cultures. Yet, Tracy Barrett still...


Review: "Cruel Beauty" by Rosamund Hodge
In this twist on the classic Beauty and the Beast fairytale, Nyx has been raised her whole life knowing that it is her destiny to marry...


Review: "This Dark Endeavor" by Kenneth Oppel
"This Dark Endeavour" is the first book in Kenneth Oppel’s The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein series. Taking place when Victor...


Review: "Jackaby," by William Ritter
Described as a cross between Doctor Who and Sherlock, there was not a chance I could pass over this book by first time author William...


Review: "Anna and the French Kiss" by Stephanie Perkins
First off, I have to admit to being extremely resistant to the idea of reading "Anna and the French Kiss", the name clearly seemed to...