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quite an emotional read
Chasing a Dream is a historical fiction book set in 1950 in a small mining village in Derbyshire. We are introduced to Stella, who has a...
shazzierimmelzwaan
4 days ago1 min read


powerful & emotionally charged
Alison J. Barley's Chasing a Dream is a powerful, emotionally charged book that poignantly relates the grit and determination of a young...
sudeshnalovesreading
Nov 31 min read


It is a lovely wee read.
I thought the blurb and cover to this were both lovely and very inviting. It gives us the feeling that we get to know an entire life, and...
Pause_theframe
Oct 201 min read


This is such a lovely, family historic fiction.
This is such a lovely, family historic fiction. Set in 1950 Stella has a simple life with a loving mum and a difficult father with her...
xkateareadsbooksx
Oct 61 min read


Immersive Historical Fiction
Chasing a Dream is a historical fiction book set in 1950 in a small mining village in Derbyshire. We are introduced to Stella, who has a...
Beyond the Books
Sep 281 min read


Clever interactions between the real and the fantastical
"Legend of the Lost" focuses on a world of fairies, nymphs, witches and were-beasts which discreetly exists alongside our own. It begins...
Joe Shott
Jan 30, 20232 min read


Unbelievable treks and giggles galore
Unbelievable treks and giggles galore in this second book by Author Barns in his Witch and Jet Splinters fantasy series. An encounter...
Veronica
Jan 23, 20232 min read


(Warning: mild spoilers)
“A Twist of Starlight” begins with the tale of three children, the death of a mother, and the childhood of an evil half brother. A...
Lo Potter
Jan 2, 20234 min read


Ends of the Earth by Ian P Buckingham
In Book Two of The Changeling Saga, we are reunited with the Trelgathwin line and the Savage family as they learn to overcome the bitter...
Karen Christie
Jan 8, 20221 min read


Legend of the Lost by Ian P Buckingham
A tantalising first book in a fantasy trilogy aimed at teens and keen younger readers, Legend of the Lost carefully draws a current of...
Karen Christie
Jan 8, 20221 min read
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