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The words that came to mind while reading this book are classic and epic. I really enjoyed reading this introduction to Jorie and her adventures. The style and content reminds me quite a lot of the Chronicles of Narnia series which were some of my favourite books when I was growing up (and still are […]

Do you have a serious builder in your family? Someone who can handle stress? Well, if so, this is the set for you. Truly magnificent in size but tough to construct. A huge sense of achievement when completed. But frustration that there are not more play opportunities. Now where the heck are we going to […]

I once said to my mum that if I ever got excited by kitchen equipment then I was truly old. Well, here I am! Ancient! I absolutely adore my Vremi baking mats. Chris complains at the amount of baking paper and foil I get through. But seriously, non stick NEVER works! So these mats are […]

I haven’t read a romantic novel in a while. I think this is because once I got my own love life sorted I lost interest in other people’s! I was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed the opening chapter. It got me straight into the plot and empathising with the lead characters. I loved […]

Last night we finished reading Spider Stampede which is the first book in the SWITCH series of books by Ali Sparkes. I bought this for Anya when Ali visited Matthew’s school last half term. The book centres around twins Danny and Josh who live next door to scientist Petty Potts. They accidentally get transformed into […]