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![Five reasons why we love The Accidental Stowaway by Judith Eagle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca65d5_b7702795d7dc4dd5a26b3c275e69a416~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/ca65d5_b7702795d7dc4dd5a26b3c275e69a416~mv2.webp)
Paperback Snob
Aug 21, 20222 min read
Five reasons why we love The Accidental Stowaway by Judith Eagle
When Patch hides on a ship after being wrongly accused of toffee theft, she never expects it to set sail immediately. Suddenly a stowaway...
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Paperback Snob
Aug 17, 20224 min read
Five reasons why we love Starlet Rivals by Puneet Bhandal
'The last thing I needed right now was all-out war with the most "in" girl at school...' Boarding school, betrayal and Bollywood glamour...
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Paperback Snob
Jul 17, 20223 min read
A mermaid tale with hidden depths
The Mermaid Call by Alex Cotter, Nosy Crow, July 2022 We were away at the seaside in Donegal last week and one of my holiday reads was...
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Paperback Snob
Jul 9, 20226 min read
Blog Tour: The Reluctant Vampire Queen by Jo Simmons review + interview
We're delighted to join the tour celebrating the release of The Reluctant Vampire Queen by Jo Simmons. This is a vampire book like no...
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Paperback Snob
Jun 2, 20224 min read
Five reasons to love My Heart and Other Breakables by Alex Barclay
I have so much love for this fabulous new young adult novel. It's about an Irish teen trying to figure out who her father is, and...
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Paperback Snob
May 27, 20222 min read
Libby and the Parisian Puzzle
By Jo Clarke, illustrated by Becka Moor, published by Firefly Press Here’s a book with an absolutely irresistible premise – it’s set in a...
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Paperback Snob
Apr 24, 20222 min read
Baby Love by Jacqueline Wilson
Published by Penguin, March 2022 Here's a book that broke my heart in a million different ways. I was an emotional wreck after finishing...
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Paperback Snob
Mar 6, 20224 min read
Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna
14th April 2022, Welbeck Kids I was so reluctant to leave the world evoked by Skye McKenna in Hedgewitch that I started reading this book...
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Paperback Snob
Feb 12, 20222 min read
The Secrets Act by Alison Weatherby
January 2022, Chicken House There's something about WWII spy stories that I find irresistible, especially if the main characters are...
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Paperback Snob
Feb 6, 20222 min read
The Tower at the End of Time by Amy Sparkes
Walker Books, 6th January 2022 One of the most anticipated books of 2022 was fortunately released right at the start of the year! The...
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Paperback Snob
Nov 12, 20213 min read
Carry Me Home by Janet Fox: A heartbreaking but hopeful story about homelessness
This beautiful and poignant book was read in almost one sitting. It’s a powerful drama about two children who wake one morning to find...
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Paperback Snob
Aug 13, 20213 min read
Mermaids, magic and rule-ripping fun!
Do Not Mess with the Mermaids by Michelle Robinson and Sharon Davey, Bloomsbury Looking for a series set in a magical realm, with...
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Paperback Snob
Aug 11, 20212 min read
Eliza may not be here to be liked but you will love her!
Not Here To Be Liked by Michelle Quach, Usborne books Not Here To Be Liked is amazing! I absolutely loved the main character, Eliza. She...
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Paperback Snob
Jul 28, 20214 min read
BLOG TOUR: Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Puffin Books
Listen, Layla is a book I enjoyed on so many levels. It’s a story about the search for identity and the struggle for autonomy that so...
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Paperback Snob
Jul 10, 20213 min read
Howling winds, hidden secrets and haunted families
The House on the Edge by Alex Cotter, Nosy Crow This is an intriguing thriller set in an ominous old house overlooking the sea. Faith’s...
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Paperback Snob
Jun 4, 20212 min read
A survival story that feels very real
This Can Never Not Be Real by Sera Milano, Farshore Books This Can Never Not Be Real is an incredibly powerful book which takes readers...
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Paperback Snob
Jun 3, 20213 min read
Dancing to the end of love
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon, Penguin Last summer, I read Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon and was blown away by her...
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Paperback Snob
May 27, 20212 min read
This author's incredible talent is not hidden
All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue, Walker Books Maeve finds a pack of tarot cards and instantly feels a strange and strong...
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Paperback Snob
Apr 6, 20212 min read
This exciting new fantasy series will blow you away!
The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne by Jonathan Stroud A fugitive bank robber named Scarlett McCain roams the ravaged landscape of the dystopic...
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Paperback Snob
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Why rules are made to be broken
Do Not Disturb the Dragons by Michelle Robinson and Sharon Davey Find out why it’s important to let sleeping trolls drool, how to tame a...
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