Review: Twelve Minutes to Midnight

Taking as its subject and inspiration the Victorian penny dreadful, Twelve Minutes to Midnight is unlike any middle grade I’ve read before!

Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon

Something you may not know about me is that I am a huge Sherlock Holmes nut. I fell in love with the original stories way back in primary school, and have read them so many times I know most of them by heart (remember Data in that one episode of Star Trek? Like that). I’ve also read so many follow-ups by other authors (fanfictions, expanded canon, whatever you want to call it), and I have to say that Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon is one of the very best I’ve ever read.

Review: Clifftoppers – The Fire Bay Adventure

The Clifftoppers are back for their second exciting adventure!

Review: Clifftoppers – The Arrowhead Moor Adventure

As a kid, I never spent the Easter holidays racing around the countryside on my bike with my cousins solving crimes, but somehow this book managed to make me feel nostalgic for exactly that!

Review: Cauldron’s Bubble

When I became friends with Amber Elby on Twitter, it was clear that we had loads in common, so I jumped at the chance to review her witchy, Shakespeare-inspired middle grade book, Cauldron’s Bubble. It’s just my cup of tea!

Review: Lady Notorious

I’ve really been in the mood for romances recently, so bear with me if they aren’t your thing – I’ll be back to fantasy soon! In the meantime, here’s a romance with a mystery that I really enjoyed.

Blog Tour: The Earl’s Irresistible Challenge

Mills and Boon have a great crop of historical romance recently! I’m excited to have had the chance to review this one as I think it’s a really fun example of the genre.