I always loved the movie and didn’t know it was based on a book. Once I discovered this, I borrowed the audio version from Borrowbox with my library card.
This was one of the best audio books I have ever listened to. There was a main narrator, and every character had their own voice. The story was as magical as I remember. It is a perfect modern fairy tale that will be loved for many years to come.
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I was reading a post on Linked by local author Rachel Churcher where she shared an article from the Bury St Edmund’s Flyer on recommended books set in Suffolk.
It was a lovely surprise to see my YA Fantasy Romance novel included. Ocean Heart is set in Felixstowe and the story is of a teenage girl that has no idea she’s a mermaid until her messy love life awaken her dormant dangerous powers.
If you know any local Romantasy fans that this might appeal too, there’s still time to get a copy for Christmas. Plus books are a nice easy shape to wrap.
If you’d prefer a different genre, then check out the article and see if you can discover a new local author today! https://e-magazine.flyeronline.co.uk/p/bury-st-edmunds/21-11-2024/r/11/20-21/6959/1717391
On Sunday, 8th Dec, I did my last in person event of the year.
I met up with Suffolk authors, Laura Graham to share a stall to sell books at Dunelm in Bury St Edmunds.
We met for the first time, a few months back at Felixstowe Book Festival.
Dunelm allowed us the space as they wanted to support small local businesses. They charged us only £10 for the stall and donated this money to charity. I think the charity was Age Concern.
Blurb for Odd Wolf by Laura Graham
An Own Voices take on paranormal romance in which a chronically ill misfit becomes a werewolf and develops a target on her back. She’s used to living in a society that’s not built for her; but not one where many want her dead.
If you like flawed characters, ultra slow-burn romance, healing after trauma and own voices disability rep then this just might be for you.
Sometimes an act of violence strips away the last lingering illusion of romance in a relationship.
When one of her mysterious blackouts leaves her covered in fur, Alice feels normal is definitely out of her reach.
And when she gets kidnapped by the local shifter pack, Alice knows her life will never be the same.
Terrified and more alone than ever at their rural estate in England, she learns that wolf society and wolf laws are drastically different from what she knows. Most want Alice dead. But the Alpha claims to have other plans for her. To survive will she find allies or will she again choose freedom?
My son told me about this incredible book they’d shared at school and I wanted to read it too but couldn’t find it on Libby or Borrow Box. The book was Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Murpurgo.
Instead, I found another book by the same author, and as a fan of unicorns I decided to give it a listen. This book is the one I am reviewing today.
It’s a beautiful children’s story about how the children in the town discover stories at the library. The librarian shares many stories with the children but also a personal one about how she got the unicorn and of the book burnings.
I loved the story and would recommend it to others to share with children. However, be aware that there is a fire, and if that’s a topic your child is triggered by, then this might not be for them.
