The Dartmoor Bookworm

So November's stationery box was "Warm and Cosy'. Beautifully packaged as ever! IT's such nice feeling when you see the box on your door mat. Lots of nice treats for me inside. Starting off with habit trackers, really useful for lots of different things, mine will probably be used for weight lose and running! There were three cards in this box but I've already used one and forgot to take a picture before I sent it. It went to a running friend who fell over and broke her arm. Some stickers and gift tags. A 'To Do' list - really handy for me, I love a list and two badges! And a colouring book- I might get to do this once Christmas is over and done with. If you fancy treating yourself or giving a box to a friend check out the Sherbet Lane website.

I've been reading this book with a student this term.  I chose it for him after the good reviews I had seen about it.  He's not a reader and has Autism so most of the book was read to him but he listened well and we enjoyed the story together, doing written work based on it as we went. The story line is great, really exciting stuff of about 9-12 years old. Four children are returning from the Amazon when their plane crashes into the jungle killing the pilot.  Their only way to help themselves is to find a way of escape. The story follows the children as they fight for survival, firstly on their own and later in the book after meeting "The Explorer", it is an adventure story with danger around every corner.  We loved some of the things they got up to (the bees, the raft ride) and really enjoyed the whole book. The characters were likeable, Fred, Con and Lila were really relatable, we could image children that age being exactly as they were described, Max howe...

I was sent a copy of this book by Netgalley in return for an honest review. I loved the look of the book, there was something magical about the cover, I chose a lot of books based on their covers and this one looked so lovely and Christmassy that I had to read it. It took some time to get into but I really enjoyed it once I did.  The story is about Rosie and her family, her sister Kate and their parents. Rosie is living in the US and Katie is a A&E doctor here in England. One night Katie receives a phone call from her sister telling her she is marrying her boyfriend of a few months this coming Christmas in the US. Katie who feels that it is all too quick decides she's going to stop the wedding. Rosie parents and Katie travel to the US for the wedding, but things aren't all they seem, secrets are being kept by all members of the family and the story, however predictable is heart warming. Love blossoms between unexpected people, (though i guessed early on that it ...