AD | review This is a great autumn read and one to curl up inside with a hot drink on a cold evening. Filled with twist that will keep your wondering until the final chapters, this one will have you doubting the narrators sanity! Read on for my full review.

THE BLURB Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to live Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend. Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything. One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has built… Keep Reading

‘,AD | advance readers copy THE BLURB Begin the journey; discover your destiny… Ailsa doesn’t believe in faerie tales, only the monsters in them. But, with the mark on her face, most people consider her one of them—a changeling. Her secluded life shifts when she rescues two selkies from bloodthirsty raiders. Now she must act as their guard as they travel to the capital and then, with the help of the Prince of Eilanmòr, journey north to find The Stone… Keep Reading

So, I think this is going to be my last roundup post. From now on I’m going to go back to full book reviews of the books that I think are

The title of this book says is all. The Real Play Revolution: Why We Need to Be Silly with Our Kids – and How to Do It. Ash Perrin has created a book which reminds parents 0f the importance of play. In an age where technology reins, it’s refreshing to find a book which not only reminds us of how important it is to simply play, but also gives us practical suggestions as to HOW to do that.