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Long Time no blog …

Long Time no blog …

Sisterspooky 28/01/2019 UncategorizedLeave a comment

So, I’ve not been moved to write anything on this blog for quite some time but some recent figures about UKYA in publishing and the reaction to it has got me so riled up that the fella is forcing me to put words down on the page. Figures published this …

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Blog Tour: Killing It by Asia Mackay

Blog Tour: Killing It by Asia Mackay

Sisterspooky 19/07/2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

Today on the blog as part of the Killing It blog tour, we have Asia Mackay talking about what it’s like to enter and be shortlisted for a big writing competition and how it played its role in her writing journey: ‘You’ve been shortlisted in the Richard and Judy Search …

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Blog Tour: I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman

Blog Tour: I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman

Sisterspooky 03/05/2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

Today on the blog I welcome Alice Oseman with the start of her blog tour for “I Was Born For This”.  As a special treat, Alice is posting a song a day that relate to this new book and they can then be compiled into one great, big YA playlist. …

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Blog Tour: How To Bee

Blog Tour: How To Bee

Sisterspooky 01/05/2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

Today on the blog is another fab blog tour post!  This time it comes from the lovely Bren MacDibble who’s book, How To Bee, was simply fantastic.  A real darling of a story and will hopefully get some notice because of its important message about the environment and how human …

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Blog Tour: The House with Chicken Legs

Blog Tour: The House with Chicken Legs

Sisterspooky 29/04/2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

Today on the blog we have the lovely Sophie Anderson talking about one of fifteen Russian Fairy Tales and what they mean to her.  You see the other fourteen tales as part of this blog tour.  I’ll be tweeting a tour banner with details of who is hosting posts and do …

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Reading Review Round-Up: March!

Reading Review Round-Up: March!

Sisterspooky 01/04/2018 UncategorizedOne Comment

Firstly, Happy Easter to all who celebrate it and hip-hip hooray for a long weekend.  I’m working both the Friday and Monday bank holiday days but it does mean a few extra pennies for more treats come, next month’s payday.  For now, I have books to review and many chocolatey treats …

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Review Round Ups: Spring Edition!

Review Round Ups: Spring Edition!

Sisterspooky 05/03/2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

I had intended for these round ups to be once a month but somehow it’s March and I missed February completely!  I blame the fact that Feb is a shorter month.  Not my fault at all.  So, here’s a catch up on what I’ve read in the last month and …

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Review Roundup: January

Sisterspooky 22/01/2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

January can always seem like such a gloomy month.  You’ve got a WHOLE year to contend with and no doubt there’s a few resolutions or diet-type adjustments that are plaguing your days.  So what could be nicer than a selection of mini reviews of all the books I read over …

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2018: The Year Ahead

2018: The Year Ahead

Sisterspooky 15/01/2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

I know the year is already a few weeks in but I’m a lazy thing so I don’t always get my butt in gear to write when I should.  The start of any year is always a slightly anxious thing for me because it’s a year of emptiness.  There are …

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Review: The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson

Review: The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson

Sisterspooky 05/01/2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

Blurb Nate and his mother are running away, hiding out in a tumbledown cottage in the middle of a forest. When Mum heads off for provisions, and then doesn’t return, Nate is left alone and afraid, with the dark closing in all around him. But comfort can come from the …

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