Category: Book Review
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Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2, by Elena Favilli
Second volume of this ambitious project: to give to children stories about women who are heroes on their own. Beautifully illustrated, each page is the story of a different woman often from a different country. They can be spies, scientist, doctors, singers, aviators, … they all show courage, and ambition when and where the odds…
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Granny by Anthony Horowitz
A spooky tale from the great author Anthony Horowitz. Grannies are supposed to be nice and cuddly and give you loads of sweets but not Joe Warden’s. Joe lives in splendour in Thattlebee Hall and his distant parents are very rich but he rarely goes out and feels a bit like a prisoner. But this…
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Jess, aged 10, sent us this review: The book is about a boy called Harry Potter who is a wizard and goes to wizarding school called Hogwarts, he has 2 friends called Ron and Hermione. There is a dark arts wizard called Sirius Black and there were rumours that he killed Harry’s parents. But later…
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Mummy’s Suitcase by Pip Jones & Laura Hughes
As part of the picture books in the Children Area of Keynsham Library there is a section called Parachute Books – these are picture books that help young children get to grips with new experiences, fears and issues. Mummy’s Suitcase is a book to help when Mummy goes back to work. The story revolves around…
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Silverfin by Charlie Higson
A good book for any reluctant teenager who wants to read a story that is not about magic and wizards! The author has created a series of stories about the young James Bond. Silverfin is the first of the series and introduces the young James Bond – it begins with James starting at Eton and…
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The Guggenheim Mystery By Robin Stevens
This is the sequel to Siobhan Dowd’s The London Eye Mystery and continues the adventures of the very unique Ted Spark. Ted is never very good with change, so was very apprehensive in going to visit his Aunt Gloria and cousin Salim in New York. However Aunt Gloria works in the marvellous Guggenheim museum which…
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Any Human Heart by William Boyd
Written in 2009 and in the style of a journal, this is a beautifully written book. The journal is written by Logan Mountstuart and covers most of the early 21st Century. Logan is a complicated character and at times unlikeable but soon wins you round again. He is born in South America in 1900s and…
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An Astronomer In Love by Antoine Laurain
This book has a wonderful cover which first attracted me to the story, and it has proved a lovely read. Translated from the French, this is the story of two men looking for the plant Venus in the sky but in fact ending up finding something entirely different. In 1760, Guillaume Le Gentil, a real-life…
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Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
Dance of Thieves is a fun young adult fantasy book, set in the same universe as Mary E. Pearson’s Remnant Chronicles. The main character is Kazi, a legendary street thief. Kazi is a strong female character, I found myself warming quickly to. Kazi has been sent to a neighbouring empire by her Queen, on a…
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
This is the first in a trilogy by bestselling fantasy author Sarah J Maas. The book has a real fairytale feel to it, with nods to Beauty and the Beast and East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Though, it is not a true retelling of either. The story follows Feyre after she is…