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January Reads

posted on January 31, 2022

In December, I visited a books by weight sale, and I couldn't resist picking up seven books that were in near-mint condition! I couldn't finish one, but I read the other six, some of which I quite enjoyed, and others that I loved. Here they are, listed in an unusual way for me - from the one I enjoyed least to the one I enjoyed most.  3.5/5 Fan Fiction, Feminist, Ages 10+I enjoy reading spin-offs of classics. Off the top of my head, the ones that come to mind are Wide Sargasso Sea, Wishing for Tomorrow and Lilliput, though I'm sure there are many more that I've read and loved.Hook's Daughter was the first Peter Pan spin-off I've read! After I finished reading it, I learned that it is the first of a series of revenge stories by Heidi Schulz, but it works well as a standalone story too. Captain Hook doesn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: An Elephant in the Garden, Bubble Wrap Boy, Chris Riddell, Heidi Schulz, Hook's Daughter, Michael Morpurgo, middle-grade, My Friend Walter, Ottoline Goes to School, Phil Earle, reading, review, Twist of Gold