Tag: 5 Star Review
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Bored? Ah well, just jump in your car and take a drive through The Phantom Tollbooth. That’s not what Milo planned to do, but when he did —— an amazing […]
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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
I was gripped with this book from the first few pages, which I don’t find happens that often. At its core this is an enemies-to-lover romance fantasy, but I think […]
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
This book is part of our Centenary Collection. This is a dramatisation for all seven books in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. Everyone knows the Lion, the Witch and […]
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Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton
This book is part of our Centenary Collection. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Famous Five and spent my childhood reading and rereading the books. I was curious […]
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The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall
The power of geography follows the same structures and theme of the previous book of Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography. Each chapter focuses on a different country/area and the aim […]
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Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
Heart Bones is a story about two young adults, Beyah and Samson, from completely different backgrounds who meet on summer break and embark on a tentative romance. Don’t be put […]
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The Sleepy Pebble and other stories, by Professor Alice Gregory and Christy Kirkpatrick
The Sleepy Pebble and other stories is a collection of short stories which are designed to be calming at bedtime.
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Slow Horses by Mick Herron
I LOVED this book! The characters are well-rounded and in-depth, with back stories delivered naturally rather than forced, the settings are vivid if squalid, and the plot is makes it […]
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
I was on Google and typed in ‘best stories for 2 year olds’ and The Hungry Caterpillar popped up so I ordered it from LibrariesWest. At this point I hasn’t […]
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
We’ve had two reviews for this classic, one written by staff and one from Lilah, a Midsomer Norton reader. Lilah gave the book 5 stars and wrote: “Great because it […]