Pugs And Kisses by J J Howard

In this book we meet Ana and her pug friend Osito whom she walks for the lady in her building who can't get out often.

She meets Calvin and his pug Pancake when out walking and soon the pair become friends after he joins her school too!

However, he doesn't know that Osito isnt her dog but her neighbours, how will he react when or if he finds out?

Ana was an admirable protagonist in helping her neighbour neighbours care for her pet how she does and also serving the double purpose of letting her enjoy time with a dog she so desires herself! The relationship between the pair was sweet and we saw how much Osito adores her too, Ana and Calvin were a great pairing and made this love story more cuter!

Help I'm Trapped At Witch School by Em Lynas

Twinkle is back once again with tasks to complete to help fix the school from fixing toilets and perfecting her magic as a witch in school, to performing her Shakespeare Bottom again only without forgetting her words this time hopefully!

However as she is faced with a challenge she has to work with not only her friends but her enemies too to try and uncover the way back to school and most importantly to stay alive and save her friends!

This book was a much better addition to the series full of fun action and great challenges, it was a fun drama filled read the characters conflict made for more tension in the most testing time and Twinkle getting to perform her Bottom on your too shows how dreams can become reality!

How To Rob A Bank by Tom Mitchell

In this, after burning down his friend Beth's house which had no insurance despite being a mini model of the whites house, Dylan then comes up with a plan.

He later thanks to his dad's love of films comes up with the master plan of robbing a bank inspired by Al Pacino and George Clooney, after all at fifteen and being jobless he has no cash to help his friend.

After his plan goes awry in a really hilarious way, his sister agrees to help him on his next attempt with usb code in a bank's cash machine...

If you love Mark Lowery and his Roman Garstang series you will enjoy this immensely it had me laughing and despairing in parts after his dedication to stealing from his accidental job goes so badly wrong every time he tries. Obviously stealing isn't good but this level of dedication was hilarious and he only wanted to honestly help his friend and was unable to being without enough money!

The Secret Cooking Club by Laurel Remington

In this book we meet Scarlett, living with her little sister Kelsie and her embarrassing blogger mum who thinks it's ok to share all the details about her eldest daughter online even though she can't see how it's ruining her daughter's life as she ditches her friends and clubs after school to be more plain and less blogable.

So when she stumbles across next doors kitchen when her neighbour goes into hospital and finds a recipe book, she can't resist trying out some baking, only for school new girl Violet to join her.

As the pair start baking together they leave samples at their school for people to trying keeping themselves anonymous and the mystery growing, only soon enough Mrs Simpson returns from hospital and has to battle with Emory, her nephew to stay in her home as he believes her incapable of being alone.

There's new friends, possible boyfriends, fires, kind neighbour's and tons of cooking and baking in this cool book, if you like Coco Simon's baking series books, you'll love this too! The girls become a group and have their fun in a productive way each finding friendship and gaining a new skill whilst enjoying it.

It was a light and fun read that was addictive and can easily be devoured in one sitting!

Cinders And Sparks: Magic At Midnight Book 1 by Lindsey Kelk

In this reimagined version of Cinderella we meet Cinders and her loyal dog Sparks as they live with her palace designer dad, step mum and step sisters whom still the latter detest her and give her all the household chores.

However as Cinders makes it to the ball thanks to her fairy godmother Brian showing Cinders she can perform magic, its there she meets Joderick, a young prince looking to marry...

Though, Cinders doesn't know the royals believe fairies to be dangerous and unkind to them and set about trying to keep them away and end them!

As Cinders battles with her mind over what to do to save the fairies and keep the royals happy, she can't hide the fact she can perform magic and soon trouble happens in the castle as she gets sent away she finds herself searching for help, her fairy godmother and a cast of other fairy tale characters may be able to help her, if she finds them...

Cinders in this book has been touched with a modern edge that works, it's fun and fascinating to get lost in such an enchanting tale and is left open for a book two set to have more adventure within for us!

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!