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Book Review – Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds by Bex Hogan
Bex is one of my favourite young adult authors and I was so excited to see her branch out into middle grade books - especially as Bronte is aimed at the younger end of that category, something I don't see a lot of. Plus it's illustrated and there are maps! I always love to see those.
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Book Review – The Raven Heir by Stephanie Burgis
I was keen to pick this up after thoroughly enjoying Stephanie's previous middle grade series, plus the premise sounded really intriguing. I'm so glad I did, it was so fun and magical!
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Book Review – The Puffin Portal by Vashti Hardy
What an adorable sequel to The Griffin Gate! I really enjoyed the first installment and loved this return to the universe. This time we see Grace trying to solve the mystery of lots of petty robberies.
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Book Review – Tilly and the Map of Stories by Anna James
I love this series. So I went into this with high expectations and yet somehow they were STILL surpassed. All hail Anna James, queen of my heart.
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Book Review – Fireborn by Aisling Fowler
This definitely sparked my interest with the blurb and I was so lucky to get onto the blog tour so I could read it early. I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to this universe and can’t wait to go back.
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Book Review – The Three Impossibles by Susie Bower
This is a fun middle grade read and just what I needed to reset my reading between larger tomes.
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Book Review – Rea and the Blood of Nectar by Payal Doshi
I am so excited and pleased that this not only has an Indian protagonist, but it's set there too! We need more middle-grade books not set in the UK and US coming to the mainstream. This does an utterly fantastic job of making you feel like you are there, and to understand what Rea's life is like.
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Book Review – Rumaysa: A Fairytale by Radiya Hafiza
This is such a cute set of short stories. I am not sure I was expecting that, but they are all linked so really it’s one story with three distinct parts. And it works so well. It’s a slightly younger middle grade I think, and a very easy read (I think I read it in about 45 minutes), but very enjoyable.
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Book Review – The Weather Weaver by Tamsin Mori
This was just as adorable as I hoped! And Nimbus the cloud has such a vivacious personality, I want my own cloud now...
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Book Review – Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Poison Plot by Annabelle Sami
Honestly, this series is so much fun! I love Zaiba so much, she is creative and intelligent and kind. And Poppy and Ali are excellent additions to the team. Daniela Sosa’s illustrations are genuinely beautiful and really help to bring the book to life.
