Well, I said I had 2 book reviews to publish on their pub days today, then my calendar gave me a surprise by popping up another one – whoops! The final (hopefully!) review of the day is The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louise Sachar. Recognise that name? If you were into books about adventure…

I originally planned to review this as part of my regular mini book review posts, but the length of the review just got out of hand, so I feel it deserves a full post! Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake is one of those books that I think is such an important read….

I think Blake puts it best in her acknowledgements, that this “was a lot of book”! At around 500 pages (depending on your edition, my pre-released one was slightly shorter), it’s not the longest book ever, but goodness me, it took some reading. And weirdly, that is not a criticism. Somehow Gifted & Talented by…