Book Guild – February 2026
Happy Lunar New Year for asian folks, and everyone else who celebrates! In the chinese zodiac, 2026 is the year of the fire horse, so …:
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Every Summer Day – Art Book Review
I like how each object had its own story to tell – for example, a dining table told me how it loves Saturday because of many visitors.
This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud
This House Will Feed is a superb gothic novel and a damning record of the Irish Potato Famine, told through the eyes of Maggie O’Shaughnessy. Using the medium of Irish folklore, an intriguing supernatural yarn is spun; peppered with the chilling realities of genocide. The book starts with a long trigger warning and I advise…
A Spell for Drowning by Rebecca Ferrier
Publish date: 27th January 2026. A Spell for Drowning follows Kensa Rowe, a child haunted by her father’s hanging and considered a pariah in the Cornish fishing village Portscatho. To find her place, she becomes the village ‘wise woman’ and learns to heal, as well as the ‘Old Ways’ (aka magic). I was pleasantly surprised…
In my mind – Picture Book Review
However, this chapter doesn’t delve much into ADHD and could ‘just’ be a restless/hyperactive child, nervous about its first day of school.
Jibberjack, Fibberjack – Picture Book Review
The blurb promised a little too much. But the illustrations and art style are really wonderful, drawn with love.
The Happy Ghost – Picture Book Review
Wonderfully sweet illustrations. I also like the “fascinating facts” list at the end of the book. Didn’t know that stingrays have something in common with bees!
Book Guild – January 2026
Happy new year, everyone in the west! Hope you slid in well! As new year’s resolutions are going around, how about we don’t just plan things, but actually start fulfilling them?
Book Guild – December 2025
As the days are getting colder for some and others may be in deep winter already, a warm read would be nice. So:
Orphanland by Lauren Fischer
Every so often, a book comes along that changes you as a person. Orphanland is one of those books. It follows the story of Willa, an eleven year old orphan whose children’s home is at threat of closure due to lack of funds. Somehow, this pre-teen read manages to cover more social issues than a…