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Archive for December 2023

Virtually Christmas, by David Baddiel (audiobook)

Christmas has been taken over by big business. Winterzone now runs every aspect of the festive season with robots, drones and holograms. Etta’s dad works for Winterzone but she wants a proper Christmas like the ones her late grandmother told her about… Virtually Christmas is a children’s book aimed at ages 7-12. The audiobook is […]

The First Girl, by Jennifer Chase

The latest cold case for Katie Scott and her partner McGaven is the disappearance of a young woman and her dog. Abigail’s car was found but there were no clues and the case was abandoned. Now Katie and Gav take on the investigation but it puts their own lives in danger… The First Girl is […]

Pray For Her, by Holly S. Roberts

TRIGGER WARNING: misogyny and violence against women including sexual assault and child sex trafficking, racism Police pull over a car and discover a body in the boot with a bullet hole in his forehead. The occupants of the car are two wives from the polygamous community and a girl of 12. All of the females […]

The Traitors Game review

*We were sent this game for the purpose of this review. All opinions and photos are my own The Traitors is a card game requiring skill and cunning. It is based on the TV show with the same name. A minimum of 4 players are required to play. One person is the traitor while the […]

A Boy Called Christmas, by Matt Haig (audiobook read by Stephen Fry)

Nikolas is a young boy in Finland. His mother is dead and his father leaves him with his horrendous aunt. He goes on an adventure to find his father alongside his faithful mouse friend Mika, meeting a reindeer called Blitzen along the way… A Boy Called Christmas is a wonderful Christmas story for children (and […]