Toto The Ninja Cat And The Great Snake Escape Book 1 By Dermot O'Leary

In this book we meet Toto, a blind cat who's also a ninja with her moves and her brother Silver who are stray cats from Italy adopted into a new family.

They meet Catface, who's a cat they assume despite appearances...

They must help a love struck snake get back to the safety of his enclosure after going on the loose however a more sweet reason lies in his tale as to why he escaped in the first place!

A book about an animal where all isn't as it seems and Toto is a brave fearless cat not giving up on what she can and can't do. A new series packed with action and great conflicts they come across with fellow animal friends and foes!

Owl's Outstanding Doughnuts by Robin Yardi

In this book we meet Mattie who lives with her aunt Molly after her mother passed away. In the night she keeps seeing a truck come and dump waste material on their shop site and an odd owl called Alfred who also keeps appearing and noticing the waste dumped too it seems and also is partial to a doughnut!

As she tells her friends Beatrice and Sasha she tries to get them to believe her and see it themselves too.

Can the girls work together to help save the doughnut business before they get shut down?

These girls are cunning and brave standing up for the shop they love and believe in I loved how the owl Alfred became a friend to them and the concept was unique and unlike a book I've read before. I also felt happy that Alfred was supposed to like the doughnuts too it added a cute twist in the tale, what real owl would love doughnuts?!

Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell

The Ouija board brings up a lot towards the plot and all the snippets spoken are enough to lead us to various scenario's which lay ahead for us.

Rebecca had a terrible accident. She fell down the cliff around their house and broke her leg, thus freezing to her death as it had snowed. The story surrounding Rebecca's death is very intricate and woven into the whole story right from the start of the book, she had an obsession with an old folk ballad about a girl called Charlotte whom froze to death and Rebecca collected the dolls of her after she found them in the basement of their home they now live in.

They were previously owned by the Edwardian school children and one of their girls died from the window, falling.

In this creepy thriller horror story we witnessing how unpredictable dolls can be when they come to life and have their own minds of was a gripping tale which was suspenseful and shocking and I'd love to see this as a film one day!

The Forgotten Sister by Caroline Bond

Erin is the youngest sister, Cassie is seventeen dating Ryan a guy her dad can't stand until things go wrong and he can't help his daughter as she shuts herself off withdrawing from the family.

For Grace and Tom, Cassie completed their lives their adopted daughter until a shock pregnancy also gave them Erin their true genetic daughter.

So when Cassie starts to question her adoption, life starts to change dramatically with her mood worsening and her parents being pushed away as she posts online an appeal for information about her adoption and gets a reply from Leah, her sister, supposedly.

Then Tom and Grace get a phone call that day their daughter has been in an accident months and then they realise their family could be in danger, they know Leah and a lot of truths about her come to light, she is 'damaged' from her childhood and they couldn't help her...

Full of intrigue this is a book that will leave you questioning and guessing parts of the plot until the very end. I have to say I didn't love the end I would've liked to see a different outcome maybe darker even but that's just me you'll have to read it to judge for yourself! However I liked the character variation for the family being a mix race family and the use of adoption too as in adult fiction books it's rarely written about, the sisters had a good realistic relationship in the family and Leah was an understandable character when you learn of her past. I really loved the book and am going to eagerly await more from Caroline.

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

Cherry Blossom Dreams by Gwyneth Rees

In this book we meet Sasha who's mum is moving in her toyboy boyfriend who just happens to be a teacher at her school!

Her best friend is Lily, a girl who's brother Rafferty she has a crush on while she discovers that her brother Sean's best friend Zack is who actually like her!

As their strict grandma is set to come visit as she disapproves of their mother's actions and choices things are a bit tense especially as Sean's snake goes missing in Blossom House, a place they love going to to escape life at home as their mum is an estate agent with the keys to the house Sean takes!

I easily saw what was coming and even the last few pages were no surprise sadly but the story was still great even if it didn't shock me with what happened! I really did enjoy this book however especially the Blossom House part as the kid's feel it's their place to get away to and also how the kids adapted to their mum and teacher getting together too.

The Postcard by Zoe Folbigg

In this second book of the series so far, Maya and her train man James set off to explore for a year places in the world they've never been to.

However what should be a good trip soon starts to show its cracks after they leave the wedding they were invited to, from traveling in a cramped bed compartment on a bus, trying weird and frankly awful sounding animal dishes and going for colonics at the orders of Maya's magazine column bosses the trip soon starts to look more worse than good...

Meanwhile back at home Maya's best friend Nena a children's entertainer and ballet dancer is now facing life as a new mum struggling a lot from crying, losing her temper and patience, being permanently tired and her husband still working, she's jealous of Maya and her ability to up and explore but just what is her husband Tom up to...

This book was fab, I was more engaged and hooked on the story in this second book of the series as the multiple perspectives were gripping seeing how each character faces a struggle and what gets thrown at them throughout the book kept me wanting to read on! It was a perfect holiday read I recommend especially if you enjoyed The I Heart series by Lindsey Kelk, based on a real life love story this is an amazing account of how life can throw you into various happy or sad moments!

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

About the Author

Zoë Folbigg is a magazine journalist and digital editor, starting at Cosmopolitan in 2001 and since freelancing for titles including Glamour, Fabulous, Daily Mail, Healthy, LOOK, Top Santé, Mother & Baby, ELLE, Sunday Times Style and Style.com. In 2008 she had a weekly column in Fabulous magazine documenting her year-long round-the-world trip with ‘Train Man’ – a man she had met on her daily commute. She since married Train Man and lives in Hertfordshire with him and their two young sons.

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Mistletoe and Murder Murder Most Unladylike Book 5 by Robin Stevens

In this next book, set at Christmas time in Cambridge, Daisy and Hazel are staying at a local Great aunt's of Daisy's to visit her brother as well as Alexander and George his friend at their school.

However, the boys dorm experience not only one murder, but two! As the girls team up with the boys, they uncover a longer suspect list than they first though and come to realise anyone isn't ruled out, those unexpected could still play a role as much as those close to home.

We see there is more students from outside England, the girls witnessing and feeling crushes on others, as well as some family surprises too along the way. The gift giving scene was fun and very realistic for them both!

A story with family legacy at the heart of it as well as jealousy and greed. Set to the scene of Christmas, devilishly good spread of seasonal foods and decorations whilst complex with murder but beautifully set in scenic Cambridge with a snowy setting for investigating to this is a Christmas mystery of a gift to us for solving and enjoying!

Cream Buns and Crime by Robin Stevens

This book is full of Daisy and Hazel's tips to sleuthing and Crime solving as well as recommendations for other murder mystery books, inspiring detectives and short mini mysteries which they've solved in the past from their first mystery to their friends at the boy's school whom are also detectives.

It's a great book to begin with reading to get into the series I feel and makes more sense to introduce you to Hazel and Daisy's detective world more so than being a late comer to the series. However I do prefer full length mysteries much more and can't wait for the next one but this did have mini stories in it to give you a taster of the series if you've never picked it one of them up before!

The Case Of The Missing Treasure by Robin Stevens

In this mini mystery we join Hazel and Daisy as she tells us the story of her birthday and the treasure hunt she had set for her by her Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy as they join up with the Pinkertons again and work together to solve the mystery which coincides with a real crime being solved thanks to them.

As a lover of museum's I really enjoyed this mystery as artefacts were going missing due to theft. The girls and boys detective and intellectual skills were as sharp as ever and are still acting but not seeming at times older than their young teen years a fun and interesting mini mystery addition to the series!

A Spoonful Of Murder by Robin Stevens

In this book, we travel with Hazel and Daisy to Hong Kong where Hazel will be with her family as they mourn her grandfather's death.

As the pair get shocks and discover a horrid murder plot wrapped around and interwoven through Hazel's family as she uncovers some horrid truths about her family life.

We see how Daisy struggles with Hong Kong and gets a taste of how Hazel feels to be in England as their roles reverse. We see how Hazel's family unit works as her father has two wives but a whole family. There are some shocking things in the plot and to be fair I guessed one of the main characters to be involved but it only made the story better to have guessed right and then had a shock when another character also appears in the situation too. It kept me on my toes whilst allowing me a taste of Hong Kong culture especially as Daisy thinks Hazel's super rich after visiting her the divide is a good reflection of the girl's lives they knew before Deepdean!

Death In The Spotlight by Robin Stevens

Daisy and Hazel are back this time in London with Daisy's uncle and find themselves starring in a real London theatre play where of course death strikes once again...

Being cast in Romeo and Juliet, meeting up again with the Junior Pinkertons and a dreadful flu striking the cast down as well as murders behind and in the spotlight it's a more widespread murder mystery case as we see the girls investigate in London.

With Daisy realising how she feels with her sexuality and a fellow cast member, Simon being not only American but gay as well, it raises the big topic of how back years ago it was illegal and forbidden by law and was a prison sentence!

The girls are growing up and it's delightful to see their maturing through the novels and feel like we're growing with them! The mystery wasn't my favourite of the series but it was still a tale full of twists and turns to surprise you nonetheless and the murderer wasn't a simple guess this time either!

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Makani lives with her grandmother after her parents passed away, where she should be settled happily at home and school however, they're not at all. Her old best friend Jasmine, has been in touch for a start but that's not all.

A new relationship with Ollie that's fast paced but happy, things get weird when students at school start to die, from murder. Then she starts to question everyone.

She gets attacked and injured in her home and becomes paranoid of shadows around her luckily Ollie looks out for her despite his cop brother acting off...

Suspenseful and chaotic with tension in every second of the pursuit with brutality used in all the murders it makes for a tense read!

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

The Rules Of Seeing by Joe Heap

Kate is married to Tony an abusive man who leads her to meet Nova in the hospital.

Nova has just had an operation to give her some restored sight after being born blind and finally she can see, she has to learn to live all over again hence the Rules of Seeing that she creates and also with the help of Kate as they meet up again months later...

Throughout the book we see how Nova saves Kate and Kate saves Nova from abusive Tony stalking them and her harsh mother vanishing her Nova becomes Kate's lifeline and Nova finds with Kate she can navigate new and exciting things from learning colours, shapes, seek the sky, Paris and people this couple become a proper pair got to like a jigsaw in love as they become one despite all the efforts Tony goes to as he progressively becomes more psycho from stalking them to the thrilling ending which took me by such surprise I got goosebumps reading it.

This book was captivating and I honestly loved the characters, concept and the thriller element in this book!

I liked the fact that Kate seems to be bisexual as she leaves Tony for Nova but of course we don't ever need to label sexuality I liked the fact that Nova was A bubbly character as Kate was more serious they really balanced each other out and the fact the book was set in months over years shows how their connection grew more and more especially as we read from split character perspectives.

A must read book of 2019!

The Boy Who Lied by Kim Slater

When Ed loses his memory after playing in the park with his brother, Sam who has learning difficulties and has downs syndrome he can't help the police to find his brother as he suffers trying to recover his lost memories.

With the press hounding their door, his depressed mum, having no money or food, his dad in prison from doing fraud with a business partner which leads to a good plot twist at the end to do with their friend's Augustine and Charlie who live with them during this hard time...

They search the area from the park, den and streets of Nottingham especially with the help of the new  neighbours next door Fallon and her dad who help him visit his dad in prison and also notice a red car coming and going at night and when they follow it make a stunning revelation...

I always love Kim's mystery books especially being set down the road in Nottingham not far from me. I enjoyed this one though did predict what would happen not perfectly but who would be found guilty yes upon being introduced to the characters. I liked the difference in the two brothers and how Ed has to recover himself despite his family not believing him he doesn't give up getting to his beloved brother no matter how long it took. I hated Charlie as you should the way he spoke and his manner was horrible. You will enjoy this quick mystery I'm sure it's like a teenage Midsummer Murder though no murder just mystery instead.

Princess In Practise The Rosewood Chronicles by Connie Glynn

Lottie is back protecting Princess Ellie along with Jamie whilst she finally tells her old friend Ollie the truth about what's happening.

As students in the school begin to fall ill seemingly after rating Tompkins chocolate bars, Binah the girls friend helps them to uncover the mystery of why Leviathan are poisoning the bars that the students eat at school.

Lottie also discovers her families history with Lilli and William and Henry and Edith...

Lottie and Ellie's friendship also takes a different turn to maybe more in the future...

I love the second novel a lot more than the first as the story is obviously developing and relationships are developing too which creates more gritty and gripping drama for us to enjoy reading. I can't wait for the final part to see where the characters and up!

The Death Of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware

Harriet Westaway owes money, a seaside fortune teller, she decides to get the free money supposedly left to her even if it isn't rightfully hers to own...

Once she moves in to the house in the estate left, she discovers deep secrets with Maud, Maggie, Mrs Warren, Ezra and her parents that were deeply buried with sinister secrets, but once she discovers them, will she be safe anymore?

A drama filled mystery thriller with a murderous twist you won't expect. The book will keep you hooked and desperate for answers as we sink deeper into the secrets the Westaways have.

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

The Rumour by Lesley Kara

When Joanne moves back to her hometown of Flinton with her young son Archie the last thing she expects to hear is a rumour going round about child murderer Sally now living in the area too.

Sally killed a younger boy when she was ten years old after being subject to abusive parents after playing outside with the boy, his sister and their other friend's.

As things get heated among the community, Joanne starts to find herself being scared and panics for her son's safety after a creepy Twitter account and a doctored photo show Archie could be in danger.

However her journalist partner Michael moves back in and is intrigued in the mystery wanting to write about Sally's life and how she's coping now after being locked away then having ever changing identities over the years.

Only when they discover who Sally is and where she is, everything comes crashing down...

This book was blooming amazing, the mystery never stops at all and you'll have reason to suspect everyone Joanne comes into contact with or at least I know I did! The killer was a surprise in this case though it shows how you can think you know someone and have it turn out you don't really!

Beautiful Broken Girls by Kim Savage

Francesca and Mira were sisters with dark secrets.

Ben and Mira had a connection, a teen couple in secret as Mira and Francesca had a controlling dad.

Nick and Francesca, despite him being older and her teacher were infatuated with each other as Francesca believed herself to be special, a sort of saint reincarnated.

The girls suicide is a shock but after their cousin Connie's death they've never told anyone about until now leaving the paper trail of notes to Ben revealing to him why they were so unhappy in their lives.

This book was very strange and focused a lot on religion and Saint's which wasn't for me at all. I was intrigued by the mystery but most of the book left me feeling confused and lost and it didn't live up to my hopes and expectations.

OCDaniel by Wesley King

Daniel suffers from OCD and has to perform certain tasks and rituals before bed and during the day all the time which take over his mind, especially number based tasks.

Raya is the girl Daniel likes but feels he can't get until he gets paired with her on a school project with his friend Max, but as he gets to know her he also gets to know why and quiet Sara whom he finds himself helping as she investigates her mum and her mum's boyfriend murdering her father...

It was an involved and intriguing plot nothing like I expected as a lot of the time to me the OCD became a back pedal storyline and the investigation seemed to take over more in all. However it was a good book and Daniel certainly struggles with OCD just not as much as I expected is it raised.

The Girl In The Window by Penny Joelson

When Kasia one night see's a young girl looking like she's being kidnapped she also sees a person in the window facing hers across the road.

Ellie her best friend visits her as Kasia can't leave her bedroom, after suffering tonsillitis, she developed an infection leading to CFS/ME. Leaving her chronically tired and weak.

As she begins to pace herself into getting downstairs and then to visit Mrs Gayatri next door, she also wonders who's in the window opposite hers as no girl ever leaves and the owners deny her being there. It is thanks to Mrs Gayatri she meets Navin and gains a new friend.

As new friends are made, new hobbies found and even getting themselves into serious danger to save many people, this book proves much drama despite Kasia having ME/CFS and being confined just to her house some days she has an adventurous time finding out about the girl in the window.

I loved Penny's last book so much, this one I'm glad to say didn't disappoint me at all either and instead I got quite emotional reading about Kasia's struggle with ME/CFS. As a sufferer of Fibromyalgia of which ME/CFS goes with hand in hand, I know what it's like to be in constant pain, be never endingly tired and dream of a life living not just existing and plans on hold. It was definitely relatable and new to young adult fiction being brought up as I haven't come across another book to mention or include a character with ME/CFS. It was a great story concept and shows how little trafficking is mentioned in fiction for young adults so brought a whole new element to the mix and not just making it a ghost storyline again like in a lot of books. I found myself reading it in one sitting, full of drama and mystery it's a thrilling read.

The book dealt with the subject of human trafficking very well and showed the danger girls can be in realistically.

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