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207 members (205 subcategories, 0 files) - 16:37, 18 August 2019
A French Affair by Katie Fforde
|reviewer=Jo Heffer ...their aunt to open. It transpires that they have been left a stall in the centre and their aunt has requested that Matthew helps them get to grips with the

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The Coroner by M R Hall
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...o forget the deaths of two teenagers who have recently been in a detention centre? Newly appointed coroner Jenny Cooper is determined to find out. Recommen

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Going Home by Cliff McNish
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...ver putting a healthy dog down. However, when a new manager takes over the centre, the rules change and it becomes a desperate race against time to find the

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Dancing to an Irish Reel by Claire Fullerton
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...the holiday of a lifetime to Ireland when she walked into the Galway Music Centre and found a job which she simply couldn't turn down. She also found a home

3 KB (597 words) - 08:35, 15 August 2020
The Dog with No Name by Neil Griffiths and Janette Louden
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...'' and lots of red tape they had their very own dog. He'd not been in the centre long and had no name but the whole family fell for him and brought him home

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When The Curtain Falls by Carrie Hope Fletcher
|reviewer= Mary Waterfall ...ip, jealousy, possessiveness, selfishness, cold ambition, all laid bare on centre stage.

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A Cat Called Scratch by Jonathan Long and Korky Paul
|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath ...urbulent flea. Korky Paul's quirky and vibrant illustrations are front and centre in this fun tale of a cat at the end of his tether.

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Animal Rescue: The Unwanted Puppy by Tina Nolan
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...Karl and Eva, who live at the rescue centre along with their parents. The centre has two rules - they never put any animal to sleep who has a chance of rega

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Where the Innocent Die (D I Ridpath) by M J Lee
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...4 of the series sees Ridpath investigating a death at an Immigrant Removal Centre. A good read.

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A Home for Shimmer by Cathy Hopkins
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...etter. Can the Westall family turn their dream of opening an animal rescue centre into a reality?

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Children's Picture Books for Review
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Lamb to the Slaughter by Aline Templeton
|reviewer= Sue Magee ...l for them. No one knew whether Andrew Carmichael had decided to sell the Centre or not, but did someone feel strongly enough about the proposed sale to tak

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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
|reviewer= Luke Marlowe ...most epic of ways, but one with a strong, proud and beautiful heart at the centre of it.

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Outrage by Arnaldur Indridason
|reviewer=Sue Magee |summary=Detective Elinborg takes centre stage in place of Erlendur, but to good effect in this intriguing story fro

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Crossed Wires by Rosy Thornton
|reviewer= Sue Magee |summary= Can a Cambridge don and a worker in a Sheffield call centre develop any sort of relationship? It's a fairy story for the twenty first

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Watching the Dark by Peter Robinson
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...d about a month ago, but compromising photographs found in his room at the centre suggested that he had been in an adulterous relationship with a very young

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The Recent Past by James Ravilious
|reviewer= John Van der Kiste ...ri Cartier-Bresson. Now, in their new home, he was employed by the Beaford Centre to start a photographic archive recording the landscape and people of the a

4 KB (732 words) - 22:12, 15 February 2018
Kind of Kin by Rilla Askew
|reviewer=Stacey Barkley ...oma, 2008. The big issue of the day is immigration and this town is at the centre of a political storm. Bill 1830 has just been passed creating havoc as the

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The Stoning by Peter Papathanasiou
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...ops, are quite confident the culprit has come from the immigrant detention centre the place is reluctantly home to. An arson attack on that shows the feeling

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The Marble Collector by Cecelia Ahern
|reviewer= Stacey Barkley ...this case, marbles, shining, delicate and intricately crafted, lie at the centre of a personal journey.

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Summer at Hope Meadows by Lucy Daniels
|reviewer= Louise Jones ...ice in Leeds, but falls in love with the idea of creating an animal rescue centre near her parents in Welford. How can she choose between her heart and her h

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The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...el flavour, you'll love it. If you become impatient when the romance takes centre stage and the various paradoxes in time-travel aren't very carefully treate

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Inside The Centre: The Life of J Robert Oppenheimer by Ray Monk
|title=Inside The Centre: The Life of J Robert Oppenheimer |reviewer=George Care

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Tale of a Tooth by Allie Rogers
|reviewer= Luke Marlowe ..., but they manage - until they're threatened by a benefits sanction. A Job Centre employee looks to be their salvation - but her impact on the family goes fa

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The Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Novel by Pamela Mingle
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...slate with which to expand and build on her character, placing her firmly centre stage in this P&P sequel. Mary, unlike her beautiful and accomplished older

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Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S Thompson by Anita Thompson (Editor)
|reviewer= Chris Bradshaw ...Vegas'' first graced the shelves. His gonzo style, putting himself at the centre of the story, should tell readers as much about the person doing the writin

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Miss Austen by Gill Hornby
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...family was extensive and there was no guarantee that Jane would be taking centre stage.

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Clear Water by Will Ashton
|reviewer=John Lloyd |summary=An ultra-modern shopping centre, controlled by a perniciously vast corporation, affects many varied lives i

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Westminster: A biography, from earliest times to the present by Robert Shepherd
|reviewer=John Van der Kiste ...yal capital that became the birthplace of parliamentary government and the centre of a world power, and the monarchs, politicians and others who shaped its h

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Pure by Andrew Miller
|reviewer=Louise Laurie ...ct which involves distasteful but necessary work in a cemetery in the city centre - but is he up to the job?

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The Various Haunts Of Men: Simon Serrailler Book 1 by Susan Hill
|reviewer=Sue Magee There's an area just outside the centre of Lafferton known as 'the Hill', renowned for its peace, quiet and tranqui

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The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...mate. Like any sensible person with a degree they decide to avoid the job centre and set out creating a kidnapping ring instead. And they are good. Two ye

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What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
|reviewer=Sue Magee Kurt, a security guard at the Green Oaks shopping centre, sees the shadowy figure of a young girl on the CCTV cameras and it puts hi

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Painting Snails by Stephen John Hartley
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...o medical school and now works part-time as a consultant in a Major Trauma Centre. Highly recommended.

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Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat Who Rode the Bus and Stole Our Hearts by Susan Finden and Linda Watson-Brown
|reviewer=Katie Pullen ...cats, Casper had come to live with her and her husband Chris via a rescue centre. But unlike her other cats he had a certain fondness for disappearing for

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Under Earth, Under Water by Aleksandra Mizielinski, Daniel Mizielinski and Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator)
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...e centre of our planet, where just a nudge about the place closest to said centre (a place which may not be where you think) means you turn the whole book ar

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Edward VI: The Lost King of England by Chris Skidmore
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...person writing about them. There's no danger of the characters not taking centre stage here. Skidmore has written a lively, interesting book - for the non-a

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According to Arnold: A Novel of Love and Mushrooms by Giles Milton
|reviewer=Katie Pullen ...ushrooms leads him to become king of a remote South Pacific island and the centre of a major conspiracy. An imaginative and unique read, perfect if you want

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The Cage by Gordon Weiss
|reviewer=Andy Lancaster The history of Ceylon, and latterly Sri Lanka has at its centre an undeniable contradiction. A nation which espoused and proclaimed peacefu

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So Nude, So Dead by Ed McBain
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...sters of the genre, Ed McBain, because he puts Stone's addiction front and centre in this book and uses it as a driving force for the story. You would think

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Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann
|reviewer= Ruth Ng ...ppe Petit walked on a high wire between the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York, and we begin with his high wire walk. Petit is never directly

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The Mapmaker's Monsters: Beware the Buffalogre! by Rob Stevens
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...ds and worlds being discovered left, right and centre is the fact that the centre has been pretty much all explored. England is host to a brattish and naïv

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Inside by Alix Ohlin
|reviewer=Andy Lancaster Therapy is at the centre of this novel, as both Mitch and Grace are professionals as Annie and Tug a

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Best Friends’ Bakery: Birthdays and Biscuits by Linda Chapman and Kate Hindley
|reviewer=Ruth Ng ...p her busy. There’s a new beauty shop opening to bake for, a doggy rescue centre in trouble, and a new girl who seems intent on stopping anyone from befrien

4 KB (761 words) - 09:52, 19 April 2018
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
|reviewer=Louise Laurie The reader is plunged straight away into the busy, bustling centre of Istanbul. And climate change appears to have arrived. In 2022 thousand

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An Otter on the Aga by Rex Harper
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...he story of how his sanctuary grew to become the RSPCA's designated rescue centre in Cornwall. On the way we meet some of the fifty thousand and more animals

4 KB (689 words) - 13:39, 4 March 2018
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave
|reviewer=Lesley Mason |summary=Little Bee lives the Asylum Detention Centre full of hope for her new life in England. She is going to meet up with the

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Mudpuddle Farm: Pigs Might Fly! by Michael Morpurgo and Shoo Rayner
|reviewer= James Donald ...provides a stern intellectual foundation to the tale but she doesn't take centre-stage as she does in the other tales I've read.

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The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
|reviewer=Jill Murphy Subhi is ten years old. He has lived his whole life in a detention centre for refugees in Australia. He is Rohingya and his mother and sister fled pe

4 KB (706 words) - 09:40, 26 August 2020
At Sea by Laurie Graham
|reviewer=Louise Laurie Although there is a credible plot here, it isn't centre stage. The rich, comic language is the star. It's excellent. There's so

4 KB (647 words) - 09:39, 15 March 2018
Goodhouse by Peyton Marshall
|reviewer=Sam Tyler This intriguing concept it is at the very centre of ‘Goodhouse’ and is by far the strongest element of the book. The in

4 KB (753 words) - 19:49, 29 August 2020
The Second Plane by Martin Amis
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...mary=Reportage, short stories and essays on the attacks on the World Trade Centre and what has happened since. The stance is less centrist than is currently

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Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
|reviewer=Iain Wear ...e strange, but the range of ideas is incredible and, as a slightly left of centre person myself, I loved every moment of this collection.

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The Birds, the Bees, and Other Secrets by Frances Garrood
|reviewer=Katherine Stanton ...fe of Cassandra Fitzpatrick. Ironically as the main character Cassandra is centre of attention but rarely in her life does the spotlight fall solely on her.

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Books for Review
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Bang Goes a Troll! (An Awfully Beastly Business) by The Beastly Boys
|reviewer= Sue Mongredien ...he RSPCB's headquarters, with a one-word message: 'Help!' Dr Fielding, the centre's vet, discovers that the bat has come all the way from Honeycomb Mountain

4 KB (675 words) - 09:43, 19 April 2018
The Roots of Evil (Bob Skinner) by Quintin Jardine
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...cannot: it's Mario McGuire asking for his presence at a crime scene in the centre of Edinburgh. Skinner's not technically with the police now - he's chairma

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Ready, Steady, Jump by Jeanne Willis and Adrian Reynolds
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...y bouncing around, poor elephant just can’t jump at all. However, his low centre of gravity just may come in helpful in this colourful, if slightly daft, ch

4 KB (778 words) - 14:39, 24 September 2020
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram
|reviewer=Rachael Spencer Another book with a similarly wonderful relationship at its centre is [[Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell and Barbara Firth]].

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Blue Slipper Bay by Wendy K Harris
|reviewer=Sue Fairhead ...ry=Jill is concerned about her husband Ash, and the future of their health centre. Sophie is not sure what to do when her husband leaves her. Nick is trying

5 KB (780 words) - 08:54, 14 May 2018
Let's Look on the Farm by Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...for you to spot and tick off and then a some harder items to find. In the centre of the book is a sheet of thirty stickers which will detach without causing

2 KB (363 words) - 15:08, 22 March 2018
The Secret History of Costaguana by Juan Gabriel Vasquez
|reviewer=Robin Leggett ...n Miguel's work, but also ultimately in Conrad's treatment of José. At the centre of Conrad's book was a dispute over a silver mine, although Vasquez suggest

4 KB (708 words) - 10:00, 31 March 2018
The Long Call (Two Rivers) by Ann Cleeves
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...o the Woodyard, a centre for the arts, a community hub and the home of the centre for people with learning difficulties. Jonathan runs the Woodyard and DS J

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Animal Lives: Lions by Sally Morgan
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...animal from the African savannah. This time, the king of the beasts takes centre stage, in a book that mixes stunning photography with plenty of fascinating

2 KB (336 words) - 12:52, 6 April 2018
How Much have Global Problems Cost the World?: A Scorecard from 1900 to 2050 by Bjorn Lomborg (Editor)
|reviewer=Trish Simpson-Davis |summary=This important reference book from the Copenhagen Consensus Centre attempts to evaluate the relative economic impact of ten key issues in worl

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
|reviewer=Ani Johnson Rather than continuing to look evenly at all four, Jude takes centre stage and the others' literary value is in how they react to him rather tha

5 KB (772 words) - 09:34, 4 March 2018
The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons
|reviewer=Ani Johnson ...nd becomes a very reluctant US Dr Watson but it's his antagonist who takes centre stage throughout.

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Benny Allen Was A Star: A New York Music Story by Alan Lorber
|reviewer=Maurizio Valeri ...crisis and the Beatles playing the Ed Sullivan show. Benny Allen is at the centre of the cultural and musical revolution and in the process he comes across a

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The Children's Book by A S Byatt
|reviewer=Robin Leggett At the centre of this (or perhaps more accurately close to the centre) is the writer of children's fairy stories, Olive Wellwood and her family,

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Day After Night by Anita Diamant
|reviewer=Trish Simpson-Davis |summary=A fine and very readable novel set in a Palestinian detention centre at the end of the Second World War. Holocaust survivors wait for papers, f

5 KB (755 words) - 12:44, 22 February 2018
The Isle of Man: Portrait of a Nation by John Grimson
|reviewer= John Van der Kiste ...d governance, reputation and status as an international offshore financial centre for banking and commerce, and as an internally self-governing dependency of

5 KB (759 words) - 12:59, 27 February 2018
Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger
|reviewer=Kerry King ...e a right turn that you missed the first time and even though you find the centre of the maze, the sculpture that you were told would be there has either bee

5 KB (846 words) - 12:24, 18 February 2018
One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rainforest by Wade Davis
|reviewer=Rachel Holmes ...Sadly ignorance flourish, or maybe is just pure gringos thinking US as the centre of the world, as it happens very often we are talking about COLOMBIA, not C

5 KB (870 words) - 08:45, 17 March 2020
Animal Lives: Giraffes by Sally Morgan
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...African savannah and this time it is the turn of the noble giraffe to take centre stage.

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Burning by Danielle Rollins
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ''Burning'' starts out really well as a realist drama set in a teen detention centre. I liked Angela and her friends Issy and Cara. I liked how they interacted

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Mungo Monkey has a Birthday Party by Lydia Monks
|reviewer=Zoe Morris However there are a couple where the design isn’t great, they’re too near the centre fold and if you don’t hold the flap firmly back down, it gets bent as you

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The Further Adventures of the Queen Mum by Harry Hill
|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath |summary=A gloriously surreal picture book with the Queen Mum taking centre stage as a (literally) down to earth superhero.

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The Tunnel Through Time: A New Route for an Old London Journey by Gillian Tindall
|reviewer=John Van der Kiste ...their history from various other sources. She starts with a route from the centre to the East End and beyond, and then goes in a westerly direction. In the p

5 KB (860 words) - 17:31, 26 April 2018
Bad Penny Blues by Cathi Unsworth
|reviewer= Fiona Thompson ...media types, and even peers. Carnaby Street was just becoming the fashion centre of London and a new decade promised exciting possibilities.

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Street of Tall People by Alan Gibbons
|reviewer=John Lloyd Putting two lads in the centre of such a historical conflict should certainly allow for drama, and that's

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Reviewer Vacancies
...at it's like to be a reviewer [[A Bookbagger's View:What it's like to be a reviewer|here]]. ...ve just read. People who understand that the reader wants to know what the reviewer thinks about the book and not just what's written on the back cover. People

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Christmas Designs by Elaine Hill
|reviewer=Sarah Cooper Page 1- a large Star surrounded by smaller stars and in the centre there is a bough of holly tied in a bow. Smaller sprigs of holly also surro

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The Crime Wave at Blandings by P G Wodehouse
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...crime wave at Blandings Castle and bumbling Lord Emsworth is right at its centre. This is somewhat surprising as Emsworth (or 'Clarence!' to his sister Con

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Fiddlesticks! by Sean Taylor and Sally Anne Garland
|reviewer=Rachael Spencer ...it, with friendship amongst the various different woodland animals at the centre of it. I really liked the idea of this story, and the book design is nice t

3 KB (457 words) - 15:17, 29 March 2018
Fluffy Chick by Rod Campbell
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...life. Campbell's trademark bold and colourful illustrations are front and centre, so the book is very appealing to a toddler. They will soon reach forwards

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The Pencil Book by Miri Flower
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...te fun games and artwork. ''The Pencil Book'' sees the humble pencil takes centre stage, with seventy projects to keep kids engaged and amused.

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Broken Biscuits by Liz Kettle
|reviewer=Lesley Mason .... She has been in and out of hospital. She has social workers and "the day centre" volunteers. She has her fears and her rituals for coping with them. She ha

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All Yours by Claudia Pineiro
|reviewer=Susmita Chatto ...art of the story. It takes a little while for the other characters to move centre stage, but when they do, having seen them only through the eyes of Inés, i

3 KB (508 words) - 12:36, 6 March 2018
Little Lost Hedgehog (RSPCA Fiction) by Jill Hucklesby
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...meone from the RSPCA came round to collect the hoglet and take it to their centre for care.

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The Ash House by Angharad Walker
|reviewer=Megan Kenny ...him Sol and sets out to teach him the rules of The Ash House. These rules centre on a variety of Nicenesses set out by the absent Headmaster. All children m

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The Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison
|reviewer=Luke Marlowe ...devoted Mormon, and kindhearted wife of a Mormon Bishop, she lives at the centre of her community and has little to be unhappy about.

3 KB (491 words) - 14:16, 6 March 2018
We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...t shy from the inevitable denouement but somehow, hope is always front and centre. I loved it.

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Alison Jay's ABC by Alison Jay
|reviewer= Linda Lawlor ...e letter per page with a nice big picture of an apple or a panda front and centre - after all, the ABC format is pretty restrictive, isn't it? And truth be t

3 KB (434 words) - 14:05, 28 March 2018
Organ Music by Margaret Mahy
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...e unexpected. Things aren't quite what they seem at the Willesden Research Centre, and while the boys start out feeling remorseful about joyriding and trespa

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Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor
|reviewer=Robert James ...r, and has the relationship between another fantastic pair of girls at its centre. we can also recommend [[Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos]].

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Roy Jenkins: A Well-Rounded Life by John Campbell
|reviewer=John Van der Kiste ...s), Edward Heath, and Denis Healey. Being a compulsive reader, writer and reviewer, it is apparent that had he not gone into politics, he would be remembered

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Bittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's Kitchen by Matt MacAllester
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...ories were of an idyllic childhood, where wonderful food was always at the centre of family life and with the help of Elizabeth David, his mother’s favouri

3 KB (468 words) - 19:09, 6 April 2018
Blamehounds (Little Gems) by Ross Collins
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...lous extremes and a great deal of fun had on the way. I giggled (the call centre in the disused public toilets had me in stitches) and the book was finished

3 KB (472 words) - 16:00, 8 March 2018
London: A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750 by Robert O Bucholz and Joseph P Ward
|reviewer=John Van der Kiste ...d civic London. The point is made that the royal court was in a sense the centre of the world, with the King's household the seat of England’s government,

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Looking for Bear by Holly Webb
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...easy to relate to. ''Looking for Bear'' is a heartwarming tale with a soft centre, another triumph for Webb.

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Cut Short (DI Geraldine Steel) by Leigh Russell
|reviewer= Sue Magee ...ond boy and with the wilfulness of a child who finds herself less than the centre of attention ran off into the bushes, where she knew that she must not go.

3 KB (475 words) - 13:12, 7 March 2018
How to Write a Standout Book Review in a Saturated Market
...means that it’s getting increasingly difficult to make your mark as a book reviewer. As a reviewer, you can set your discussion prompt(s) apart by asking questions about spec

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Flutter by Jennie Wood and Jeff McComsey
|reviewer=Robert James ...plosions and guns, is handled skilfully, but it's the gender issues at the centre of everything which make this one really stand out as one of the most uniqu

3 KB (454 words) - 18:39, 21 February 2018
Repeat After Me by Rachel DeWoskin
|reviewer=Luci Davin Although the relationship between Aysha and Da Ge is at the centre of the novel, I really liked the mother daughter part of the story.

3 KB (469 words) - 10:28, 12 October 2020
Mudpuddle Farm: Cock-A-Doodle-Doo by Michael Morpurgo and Shoo Rayner
|reviewer= James Donald ...cter for the other books in this series so it was great to see him jump to centre stage. Albertine the genius goose saves the day with a plan making this the

3 KB (470 words) - 10:07, 18 April 2018
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding from You by Eli Pariser
|reviewer=Robert James ...ly personalised, and your Facebook profile seems to pop up left, right and centre on sites you're visiting for the first time, there's a rapidly shrinking am

3 KB (473 words) - 08:50, 10 April 2018
Dead Man Talking (Spy Girl) by Carol Hedges
|reviewer= John Lloyd ...a micro and not a mobile, and doesn't go to school, it's called a learning centre.

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Castlecliff by Elizabeth Pulford
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ''Castlecliff'' is all about Jamie's journey from centre of the world to part of it. All teenagers make this journey and it's perfec

3 KB (448 words) - 19:02, 31 March 2018
Perception by Kim Harrington
|reviewer=Loralei Haylock ...r solving a murder over the summer, Clarity 'Clare' Fern finds herself the centre of attention at school. Mostly it's annoying, but harmless - popular girls

3 KB (456 words) - 10:11, 25 August 2020
Zelah Green: One More Little Problem by Vanessa Curtis
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...nessa Curtis|Zelah]] when her OCD got so bad she was sent off to a live-in centre for treatment. She's at home now, with the OCD still around but not totally

3 KB (467 words) - 09:20, 21 April 2018
Lottie Biggs is (Not) Desperate by Hayley Long
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...oose. There are not many people with whom you can wander round a shopping centre pretending to be Janice and Jonice from Kentucky who are interested in buyi

3 KB (469 words) - 17:18, 14 April 2018
Dangerous to Know by Katy Moran
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...the middle of the night. And then Jack's brother disappears from the Peace Centre, his wealthy but distant father flies in from the States, and Bethany's fat

3 KB (457 words) - 12:36, 25 September 2020
The Elimination by Rithy Panh
|reviewer=Lesley Mason ...Office 870'' (the communist HQ) ''the centre nobody got out of alive, the centre where even very high-ranking leaders of the regime could be 'processed'.''

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Bad Tuesdays 4: The Nonsuch King by Benjamin J Myers
|reviewer=Jill Murphy |summary=Splinter takes centre stage in this fourth Bad Tuesdays book. We want to see this angry and bitte

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Tom and Millie's Great Big Treasure Hunt by Guy Parker-Rees
|reviewer=Jo Heffer ...a whole series of clues, we visit the playground, the party shop, the play centre and the farmers' market. Eventually all clues lead to the Sunnytown Summer

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More People to Love Me by Mo O'Hara and Ada Grey
|reviewer=Z J Cookson While the young audience will be able to identify with the little girl at the centre of the story, they may struggle to understand the complicated relationships

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Skylarking by Kate Mildenhall
|reviewer= Luke Marlowe ...eople around them. Quiet and considered, the growth of the two girls takes centre stage in the story, with the joys of childhood slowly changing into the pan

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To Catch a Rabbit by Helen Cadbury
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...rkshire. In York Karen Friedman works for the Refugee and Migrants Advice Centre but her brother, Phil, lives near the Humber. He's just on the edge of bei

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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
|reviewer=Robert James ...y is needed at home, and Adam has made some mysterious new friends. At the centre of it all, Blue has to try to cope with her curse and her feelings for the

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Mortimer Keene: Ghosts on the Loose by Tim Healey and Chris Mould
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...y the book's format and design. Full page spreads are swallowed up in the centre fold, the layout of most of the pages is hampered by losing detail, and I d

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Scarlet by A C Gaughen
|reviewer=Robert James ...Hood a truly original one. I had some issues with the love triangle at the centre but the excellent action scenes more than make up for that.

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Iced by Felix Francis
|reviewer=Peter Magee ...ally been rather more immediately capable. It was another brave choice to centre so much of the book on Miles' struggles with his mental health.

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Intrusion by Ken MacLeod
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...rpenter working with New Wood and Hope labours from home in a virtual call centre. The Warm War is ongoing, but - beyond a general paranoia about foreign ins

3 KB (472 words) - 15:07, 20 February 2018
Between The Lines by Tammara Webber
|reviewer=Robert James ...[Easy by Tammara Webber|Easy]], despite there being a love triangle at the centre of it. (For those who know my feelings on love triangles, that's a real sig

3 KB (479 words) - 11:59, 18 August 2020
A Song of Isolation by Michael J Malone
|reviewer=Lesley Mason ...'people' being Amelie and Dave, but also his parents, and the child at the centre of the story and her family. There are a number of serious social issues

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ZOM-B Mission by Darren Shan
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...book and it's been talked about since but it hasn't really been front and centre as it is here. I don't think I'm giving too much away if I say that the nas

3 KB (477 words) - 16:15, 6 August 2020
Litterbug Doug (A Michael Recycle Adventure) by Ellie Bethel and Alexandra Colombo
|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath ...hy, but ''Litterbug Doug'' has the silliness of Doug's grossness front and centre.

3 KB (456 words) - 14:30, 30 March 2018
Dead Memories (D I Kim Stone) by Angela Marsons
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...procedural series where the past of the senior investigating officer takes centre stage. Most of them are well done, but it's difficult to feel that they ri

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Ginger by Charlotte Voake
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...re Ginger perfectly. He's a big marmalade-coloured cat, used to being the centre of attention, the 'only cat' in the house. He's likes the little girl givi

3 KB (545 words) - 16:48, 29 March 2018
Dream a Little Dream by Sue Moorcroft
|reviewer=Sue Magee Liza Reece works as reflexologist at The Stables, a therapy centre attached to a hotel. It ''should'' be doing quite well. It ''could'' be d

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Paper Play by Lydia Crook
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...t the page design. Some of the printed cutout lines were very close to the centre of the book, making cutting difficult and fiddly. Because of the way the bo

3 KB (493 words) - 15:07, 26 August 2020
Mrs Noah's Pockets by Jackie Morris and James Mayhew
|reviewer= Anne Thompson ...ut not like this. This time there is twist and someone else quietly takes centre stage. When Mr Noah builds the ark, he makes two lists - one for all the an

3 KB (515 words) - 16:01, 16 March 2018
To Be A Cat by Matt Haig
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...parent, and [[Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech]], in which animals also take centre stage.

3 KB (506 words) - 10:50, 22 April 2018
A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa by A T Williams
|reviewer=George Care ...the blue-carpet and fresh polished pine walls of the Bulford Court Martial Centre with the collection of be-gowned criminal barristers looking as ominous as

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The Interview: Bookbag Talks To John Kemp
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...t some spells in hospital, and she was occasionally cared for in a respite centre while I took a break, but she never settled there and was always desperate

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Wonders Beyond Numbers: A Brief History of All Things Mathematical by Johnny Ball
|reviewer= Louise Jones ...certainly true when it comes to the ancient concept that the Earth was the centre of the universe; an idea so entrenched in the minds of people that it was d

3 KB (536 words) - 08:12, 28 April 2018
Dinosaur Detective's Search-and-Find Rescue Mission by Sophie Guerrive
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...this worth recommending – none of the things to be found disappear in the centre fold, leaving you helpless in your quest.

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The Resistance by Gemma Malley
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...dea into a second book and even beyond. Cleverly, she chooses this time to centre on Peter. Peter is very different to Anna. He was brought up by a "normal"

3 KB (499 words) - 14:45, 12 March 2018
Moon Chase by Cathy Farr
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...udes from the pages of this enjoyable fantasy fable with wolfhounds at its centre. Pacy with a lovely setting. We'd certainly read the next in the series.

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Mapp and Lucia Omnibus by E F Benson
|reviewer=Luke Marlowe Miss Elizabeth Mapp rules the town of Tilling - she is the centre of the social life, and spends her days enjoying bridge, polite conversatio

3 KB (522 words) - 11:37, 23 March 2018
The History Room by Eliza Graham
|reviewer=Susmita Chatto ...has woven a terrific mystery with the darkness of the human psyche at its centre. Using every possible tool to dissect the mysteries of the mind, the novel

3 KB (546 words) - 12:36, 21 February 2018
Shadow of Evil (Baker Street Mysteries) by Tim Pigott-Smith
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...characters, themes and settings and we introduce child characters to take centre stage in the action. Pigott-Smith does it amazingly well: his Holmes is as

3 KB (463 words) - 13:45, 19 April 2018
Supertato: Evil Pea Rules by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet
|reviewer=Sam Tyler |summary=The Evil Pea takes centre stage in this latest Supertato outing and once more you are in for a fun re

3 KB (574 words) - 16:42, 16 February 2018
Past Reason Hated by Peter Robinson
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...t have been as thorough as usual when DC Gay apparently drives through the centre of Harrogate – going the wrong way through the one-way system. That's ni

3 KB (500 words) - 14:23, 10 March 2018
The Young Chieftain by Ken Howard
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...'s no internet or mobile phone access, and the only TV is in the community centre. Jamie's grandmother isn't welcoming either - in fact, she barely bothers t

3 KB (469 words) - 10:02, 21 April 2018
Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Ross Montgomery
|reviewer=Linda Lawlor ...more? Why does he keep shouting ''squiggles''? And what really lies at the centre of the mysterious forest on the edge of town?

3 KB (499 words) - 12:01, 17 April 2018
Lily and the Christmas Wish by Keris Stainton
|reviewer= Anne Thompson ...are portrayed with humour, love and understanding. The story itself takes centre stage and this ensures that the book does not become one dealing with socia

3 KB (522 words) - 09:45, 18 April 2018
Grumpy Cat: No-it-All: Everything You Need to No by Grumpy Cat
|reviewer=Z J Cookson ...he photo and the word 'No'. For example, a photograph of Grumpy-Cat in the centre of an array of flowers with the words: 'Flowers' and 'No'. Occasionally the

3 KB (539 words) - 10:30, 23 March 2018
Penitence by Bruce Crowther
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...ed Phil Davis. He moved out to the sticks to get away from the high-crime centre of Dallas in the hope of a better life for his wife and child - only for hi

3 KB (517 words) - 14:27, 10 March 2018
Bamboo and I Wish (Early Reader) by Alice Hemming and Julia Seal
|reviewer=Ruth Ng ...ond story is about a wishing well which is granting wishes left, right and centre! Evaluated as a red level book, it sets itself as being about the right l

3 KB (548 words) - 12:55, 1 March 2018
The Orchard Book of Heroes and Villains by Tony Bradman and Tony Ross
|reviewer=Jason Mark Curley ...rket: ''Odysseus and the Cyclops, Robinson Crusoe, Beowulf, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, King Alfred and the Burning of the Loaves, Gulliver in Lillip

3 KB (551 words) - 11:12, 18 February 2018
Hugless Douglas Finds A Hug by David Melling
|reviewer=Zoe Morris ...y. In the form of a Douglas puppet who arrives poking his head through the centre of the book. He pops up on every page of the story, sporting his red scarf

3 KB (573 words) - 10:43, 2 March 2018
The Forbidden City by Geremie R Barme
|reviewer=Lesley Mason ...Geremie Barmé explores its architecture and history of the palaces at the centre of Imperial China, and their role in the mindset of modern China. Not the e

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The Seven Secrets of Happiness by Sharon Owens
|reviewer= Sue Magee ...d the tree had just been delivered by a lovely man on behalf of the garden centre when her world fell apart.

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Withering Tights by Louise Rennison
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...erdeveloped cleavage, and off to stay at a posh drama performance workshop centre in the wilds of Yorkshire.

3 KB (540 words) - 13:15, 14 September 2020
The Dog Nobody Loved by Jon Katz
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...ral but devoted to her rescuer, Maria Wulf and it was Maria who was at the centre of this conundrum. Katz was spectacularly disconnected from the world - an

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A Brief Life by Juan Carlos Onetti and Hortense Carpentier
|reviewer=Paul McNulty ...terrupted staccato utterances as part of a grand narrative with him at the centre. At the same time, his mind wandering further, he constructs an imaginary t

3 KB (511 words) - 17:28, 18 February 2018
Ten Spooky Skeletons by Garry Parsons, Patricia Hegarty and Annette Rusling
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ''Ten Spooky Skeletons'' is a counting book that has scary skeletons at its centre. Over 22 pages you count from one to ten, each number being represented by

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Off the Rails by Beryl Kingston
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...as York moved from being a rather outdated late Middle Ages town into the centre of a rail network in the early modern era. It's skillfully done and Hudson

3 KB (515 words) - 14:29, 31 August 2020
The Devil's Cave: A Bruno Courreges Investigation by Martin Walker
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...ully clothed. Women are more two-dimensional figures – even those who are centre stage in the story – but it's a book to be read as a good story rather th

3 KB (534 words) - 10:27, 8 March 2018
A Shortcut to Paradise by Teresa Solana and Peter Bush
|reviewer=Louise Laurie ...he is a best-seller, her books are not universally loved. There's the odd reviewer out there using an acid pen, shall we say. And the similarity with what I'

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The Last Fix by K O Dahl
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...to the party, but it was given by the people from her drug rehabilitation centre and she felt under an obligation as the social workers had done so much to

3 KB (539 words) - 08:24, 10 March 2018
Paddington's Guide to London by Michael Bond
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...s – and a small bear working his way into each one and occasionally taking centre stage!

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The Children of the Lost by David Whitley
|reviewer=Madeline Wheatley ...sease'' made me smile. The changing relationship between Mark and Lily is centre stage in the story, even when they spend time apart.

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Peony in Love by Lisa See
|reviewer=Lesley Mason ...turies... up to and including Chinese attempts to intervene in the Lincoln Centre production.

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The Chicken Nugget Ambush by Mark Lowery
|reviewer=Tony Taylor ...e embarking on their school residential trip to Farm View Outdoor Survival Centre. Events leading up to departure day mean than Roman is not all that excited

3 KB (527 words) - 09:59, 2 March 2018
Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye by Alison Goodman
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...has plans of his own. When a staggering event catapults Eon right into the centre of the court and its intrigues, how can his secret ever be safe?

3 KB (465 words) - 10:05, 19 February 2018
Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...f-effacing, used to being solitary and never needing to put herself at the centre of events. It's a story of love - and love affairs which might or might no

3 KB (529 words) - 09:52, 31 March 2018
The Years of Fading Magic by Kenelm Averill
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...il and self-examination and the magic, while always there, isn't front and centre. Rather, the focus is on the human condition. We all reach out to others an

3 KB (494 words) - 09:34, 8 August 2020
The Legend of Frog by Guy Bass
|reviewer=Robert James ...his destiny as royalty only for events to overtake him, leaving him at the centre of an alien invasion. In addition, there were several twists which I didn't

3 KB (525 words) - 13:58, 7 October 2020
Running Amok (DCI Spearing and DI Devlin Series Book 2) by Paul Hughes
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...plot lines together. Corruption, both in the Met and MI5 obviously takes centre stage but there's a sensitive look at the changing laws on homosexual relat

3 KB (536 words) - 16:36, 20 May 2018
Attack of the Giant Sea Spiders (Adventures of the Steampunk Pirates) by Gareth P Jones
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...ations to speed things along – and too many are painfully invisible in the centre fold of the book – but on whole proceedings are very child-friendly. I d

3 KB (544 words) - 10:00, 22 September 2020
The Dead are Rising (MetaWars) by Jeff Norton
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...nner by B R Collins]], in which games and the online world have also taken centre stage in an environmentally-ravaged Earth. [[Uglies by Scott Westerfeld]] a

3 KB (507 words) - 16:16, 7 September 2020
Star Wars Art of Colouring The Force Awakens by Lucasfilm
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...to get anywhere, especially with the mandala sets going right into to the centre of the spread, but the scenes and characters are generally in a large field

3 KB (545 words) - 09:29, 18 September 2020
Jack Flint and the Redthorn Sword by Joe Donnelly
|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath ...the first book of a series. The title has its protagonist's name front and centre, the blurb mentions that a sequel is underway, and the final few chapters,

3 KB (512 words) - 13:27, 14 May 2018
Marilyn and Me by Shanta Everington
|reviewer=Sue Magee Marilyn named herself after Marilyn Monroe and in her locker at the day centre she has the iconic picture of her in the white dress being blown high. Mari

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The Art of Killing Well by Marco Malvaldi and Howard Curtis (translator)
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...der has been committed. But it's not a light-hearted crime novel - at the centre of this book is a well-plotted mystery which kept me guessing right to the

3 KB (540 words) - 09:25, 21 September 2020
Girl on Fire by Tony Parsons
|reviewer= James Donald A drone collides with an air ambulance, the mess falls on a busy shopping centre and we are barely out of the first chapter. DC Max Wolfe's latest adventure

3 KB (526 words) - 09:41, 24 February 2018
Wallace and Gromit - The Complete Newspaper Strips - Volume 1 by Nick Park
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...never would be space here for silent, dramatic chases or for Gromit to get centre-stage and take over. The only silent bits are some large bonus photos of o

3 KB (534 words) - 12:29, 23 March 2018
The Turkey That Voted For Christmas by Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ''The Turkey That Voted For Christmas'' has a strong idea at its centre, but confusingly executed. The premise requires the reader to know from th

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Escape from Silk Cotton Forest (Island Fiction) by Francis C Escayg
|reviewer= John Lloyd ...nterior body parts, beheadings. People vomit and/or faint left, right and centre.

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Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...dictates that she can only see Jake during a supervised visit at a family centre. Will she cope outside in the world again? Can she ever repair her relation

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Nicholas Dane by Melvin Burgess
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...t smack head, dies in an accidental overdose. Meadow Hill is an assessment centre, but the truth is that not much genuine assessment is going on. It's a sava

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13 (Women of the Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...romancers and the sorcerer cabals, are trying to stop them. Savannah takes centre stage and the majority of the narration. Her spells are still on the fritz

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The Explorer Gene by Tom Cheshire
|reviewer=Louise Jones ...s. This kind of book would really benefit from a full-colour spread in the centre, but instead contains a mere handful of black and white images. One chapter

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Triskellion 2: The Burning by Will Peterson
|reviewer= Jason Mark Curley ...ite. But when Laura gets Rachael, Adam and their mother back to a research centre in the city, the three of them are separated and drugged.

3 KB (581 words) - 22:56, 17 March 2018
School for Stars: First Term at L'Etoile by Holly Willoughby and Kelly Willoughby
|reviewer=Robert James ...'t such dreadful characters to begin with, perhaps. The two sisters at the centre of the book are alright, I suppose, but Hollywood brat Lucinda Marciano and

3 KB (530 words) - 09:09, 21 August 2020
Gathering Prey by John Sandford
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...sticks to the tried and trusted methodology of having Davenport front and centre there are some brilliantly thrilling moments. Sandford is fantastic at cre

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Salinger's Letters by Nils Schou
|reviewer= Anna Hollingsworth ...across two continents. Different chapters zoom into the lives of Puk, the centre of all literary life in Copenhagen, Nora, the Marilyn Monroe of literature,

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Let's Celebrate Being Different by Lainey Dee
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...e had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. At home,

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Pigeon Pie, Oh My! by Debbie Singleton and Kristyna Litten
|reviewer=Madeline Wheatley ...o mention in the text at all. In fact if anyone can spot the snail on the centre spread, please let me know where it is. One of the children who looked at

3 KB (528 words) - 08:11, 28 September 2020
Persuade Me by Juliet Archer
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...lease on Kellynch, but only on the glasshouses as they're opening a garden centre. The vain Sir Walter is easily swayed by his personal masseuse, who refers

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The Liszts by Kyo Maclear and Julia Sarda
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...once in a while and enjoy the world outside their pad. Therefore, at the centre of events, this book has something worthwhile to tell, but why Maclear went

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My Brother Simple by Marie-Aude Murail
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...and the boys' father, just remarried, had packed him off to a residential centre. Simple hated it there and Kleber suspected the staff of neglect. Despite b

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The Potter's Field by Andrea Camilleri
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...ee what he'll do now that Berlusconi is - at least for now - away from the centre of power.

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Double Cross (Noughts & Crosses) by Malorie Blackman
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...s on gangs, rather than the freedom-fighter-or-terrorist debate which took centre stage in previous volumes in this wonderful sequence.

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The Triumph of the Spider Monkey by Joyce Carol Oates
|reviewer= Luke Marlowe ...us station locker, and then being thrown from one foster home or detention centre to another, never far from violence or abuse. Eager to succeed as a musicia

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The Unspoken Truth by Angelica Garnett
|reviewer= Luci Davin The blurb suggests that Garnett is at the centre of the short story The Birthday Party as the character Emily, but actually

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The Visitors by Catherine Burns
|reviewer= Luke Marlowe ...pularity, thrillers in a similar vein have been popping up left, right and centre - with the general quality declining as a result. That's not an issue here

3 KB (540 words) - 16:18, 21 February 2018
Oscar & Lucy by Alan Kennedy
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...mitation Game'' getting rave reviews and award nominations right, left and centre, the sterling work done by the Bletchley Park cryptographers during WWII is

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The Sand Dog by Sarah Lean
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...amily dynamics and woven them into an evocative story with kindness at its centre. And, of course, found a place for the obligatory dog. Recommended for all

3 KB (571 words) - 09:47, 9 May 2018
CDC: The happy years with a spectacular IT 'Phenomena' by Hans Bodmer
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...is and more culture shocks; some very funny. And there he was, at the very centre of American computer development, working with luminaries such as Seymour C

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Dog Friendly Pubs, Beaches and Days Out: Your Comprehensive Guide to Dog Friendly Pubs, Beaches and Days Out by www.dogfriendly.co.uk
|reviewer= Sue Magee ...you already know the area. That's a pity, but there is another pub in the centre of Otley – The Junction – only it's in the section which covers Yorkshi

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The Anarchist's Angel by Gareth Thompson
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...lso finds an understanding that everyone has crises and that he is not the centre of the universe. It's a hard lesson, but one we must all learn.

3 KB (506 words) - 09:38, 17 April 2018
Pirate Treasure Map: A Fairytale Adventure by Colin Hawkins and Jacqui Hawkins
|reviewer=Dave Martin ...er on only for him to become detached again as the Billy Goat's Gruff take centre stage. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of all of these children's tales

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Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love Story by Renae Lucas-Hall
|reviewer=Sue Magee |summary=You'll really feel as though you're in the centre of Japan with this story of how the yong fashionistas live and love. Renae

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The House of Birds by Morgan McCarthy
|reviewer= Luke Marlowe ...ul and transporting, ''The House of Birds'' is, much like the house at the centre of the story, a place full of secrets and hidden treasures, with enchanting

3 KB (576 words) - 08:14, 25 September 2020
The Resurrection of Jesus by Yancey Williams
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...nd their next pleasure. Characterisation is superb. Jésus and Quick take centre stage, but there's an excellent supporting cast, and they all come off the

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Red by Libby Gleeson
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...ith the dead, injured and displaced. Through the noticeboard at the rescue centre, Red and Peri discover that she has a name. And a father. And a frightening

3 KB (594 words) - 17:34, 21 April 2018
Bristol Murders by Nicola Sly
|reviewer= John Van der Kiste Murder is such a horribly commonplace crime that the annals of any major centre of population must be teeming with cases of violent, often premeditated dea

3 KB (519 words) - 13:30, 10 April 2018
The Northmen’s Fury: A History of the Viking World by Philip Parker
|reviewer= Luke Marlowe ...t of that I would put down to frequent school trips to the ''Jorvik Viking Centre'' in York putting me off somewhat, but also the fact that we have little kn

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101 Things to do instead of worrying about the world by Felicity Brightside
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...omising and I settled down with a pencil. You're given 'happy' across the centre of the page and I went hunting: ''snappy'', ''snarl'', ''snarls'', ''slop''

3 KB (603 words) - 17:59, 17 February 2018
The Duke Can Go to the Devil by Erin Knightley
|reviewer= Louise Jones ...d book in the trilogy about three Regency ladies, it is May's turn to take centre stage and find romance. Oh, if only things were that simple!

3 KB (538 words) - 14:29, 22 February 2018
Hell's Unveiling by Laura Solomon
|reviewer=Sue Magee Despite being the centre of a large family, Marsha's been lonely since Don died and when Loki (who's

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Jasper and the Green Marvel by Deirdre Madden
|reviewer=Ruth Ng ...d this book to find that it was the villain from that story who was taking centre stage and not my preferred character, Barney. However, the story still wor

3 KB (587 words) - 07:47, 9 October 2020
The Drake Chronicles: Bleeding Hearts by Alyxandra Harvey
|reviewer=Loralei Haylock ...characters, and some development in other characters that previously took centre stage, but have since been somewhat ignored, made the book feel fuller. Sol

3 KB (521 words) - 09:01, 16 August 2020
Dr Seuss: A Classic Treasury by Dr Seuss
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...orth reading here too as it has a strong ''A Christmas Carol'' style moral centre.

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Punching Judy by David James
|reviewer= John Lloyd ...on the streets is not brilliant. Judy, fresh out of a Borstal-type remand centre for juveniles, has all the grit, determination and muscle to become a femal

3 KB (596 words) - 13:46, 18 March 2018
Hamish and the Worldstoppers by Danny Wallace
|reviewer=Ruth Ng ...es) are pretty disgusting and they're kidnapping grown-ups left, right and centre. But the plotting and planning that the children in the story come up with

3 KB (591 words) - 12:50, 1 September 2020
One Night in Beartown by Nick Jones and Si Clark
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...ullying is dealt with gently and forms a quiet reminder rather than taking centre stage. That is filled by a cheerful, happy tale of a magical adventure and

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Stuff I've Been Reading by Nick Hornby
|reviewer=Chris Bradshaw ...e second city certainly haven't skimped in trying to create a 21st century centre of learning. Amongst all the interactive learning zones, digital galleries

3 KB (585 words) - 13:44, 6 March 2018
Snatch by Gregory Mcdonald
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...th two books by ''Fletch'' author Gregory Mcdonald. Surely two books that centre on kidnapping by the same author would be similar enough to be placed toget

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Parallel Lines by Steven Savile
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...ble edged sword that both mask the entertaining locked room problem at the centre of the book, but also gives it a unique feel. Without the rare structure t

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Orange Prize for Fiction 2009
|reviewer=Dawn Powell ...on 2009, but she did manage to get to the shortlist event at the Southbank Centre the day before (2nd June). She reports on the highlights of the event.

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Dead in the Water by Veronyca Bates
|reviewer=Louise Laurie ...s case? And all sorts of puzzling questions are thrown up left, right and centre.

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The Good Girl by Fiona Neill
|reviewer=Zoe Morris ...ep the school out of the headlines and protect her child who is now at the centre of the controversy. And it’s clearly all the neighbours’ fault.

3 KB (597 words) - 15:24, 16 March 2018
Unforgettable Walks by Julia Bradbury
|reviewer=Sue Magee ...rthcoming on such matters. There are thirteen full colour pictures in the centre of the book, but eight of them are essentially Julia Bradbury with the view

4 KB (614 words) - 08:28, 29 April 2018
Rip Tide (Dark Life) by Kat Falls
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...ed. But before they can begin to unravel the mystery, another crisis takes centre stage.

3 KB (564 words) - 14:47, 12 March 2018
In the Shadows of Castles by G K Holloway
|reviewer=Jill Murphy The knowledge of the period is impeccable and it's front and centre without ever being didactic, woven into every page. The battle in 1066 was

3 KB (564 words) - 12:04, 29 December 2023
Foreign Body by Robin Cook
|reviewer= Sue Magee ...merie and Jack Stapleton are brought into the story although the book does centre on Jennifer Hernandez rather than the medical examiners. Cook brings India

3 KB (552 words) - 16:29, 24 September 2020
Greeks Bearing Gifts: Bernie Gunther Thriller 13 by Philip Kerr
|reviewer=Ruth Ng ...times of the war. With layered plots and double-crossing left, right and centre, there's lots to keep you guessing throughout this story.

4 KB (655 words) - 13:45, 19 September 2020
All the Good Things by Clare Fisher
|reviewer= Stacey Barkley ...count; not that of professionals, or reports, but of the individual at the centre. Moved by Beth's story, I hope this is one that prompts thought about how w

3 KB (589 words) - 08:45, 15 March 2018
It's Not Fair! Parenting the Bright and Challenging Child by Gill Hines and Alison Baverstock
|reviewer= Sue Fairhead ...such as heavy drinking, drugs, or promiscuity. They usually like being the centre of attention, whether for positive or negative reasons, and are much more i

4 KB (648 words) - 13:46, 27 February 2018
The A-Men Return by John Trevillian
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...plit. Dead City is a shadow of its former self: an urban wasteland and the centre of the sort of gang warfare that finds and exploits drugs and hopelessness

3 KB (565 words) - 12:14, 7 October 2020
A Nye of Pheasants by Steve Burrows
|reviewer=Sue Magee For a series where the Norfolk countryside is front and centre, try [[Elly Griffiths' Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries in Chronological Order|El

3 KB (550 words) - 09:04, 3 April 2024
Crocodile Tears (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
|reviewer= Sue Magee ...x might be willing to find some simple information from a GM crop research centre, in which case they might be able to have a quiet word with the gentleman.

3 KB (602 words) - 21:27, 1 April 2018
The Cat Kin by Nick Green
|reviewer=Ruth Ng A group of misfit children find themselves at the local sports centre having arrived to take various different classes but find they're all part

4 KB (617 words) - 09:50, 21 April 2018
Leviathan Wakes by James S A Corey
|reviewer=Becky Hazlett ...is more concerned with relatively ordinary people who get caught up in the centre of something of great importance and how they respond to it. They find them

4 KB (589 words) - 14:00, 1 April 2018
Tyme's End by B R Collins
|reviewer=Jill Murphy ...A ghost story-come-psychological thriller with an old country house at its centre. It's genuinely chilling with an interestingly back-to-front structure and

3 KB (574 words) - 14:23, 6 October 2020
Ape House by Sara Gruen
|reviewer=Ruth Ng ...tionship with them. Soon after he leaves, however, there is a bomb at the centre by a group of extremists who want to liberate the apes. Isabel begins a de

4 KB (633 words) - 14:02, 11 August 2020
Tracer by Rob Boffard
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...ty of their central jock. ''Tracer'' is a book that has Riley Hale at its centre and author Rob Boffard certainly takes her to heart. This is a character w

3 KB (625 words) - 15:50, 29 August 2020
Kitchen Disco by Clare Foges and Al Murphy
|reviewer=Sam Tyler ...s going to sleep and all the pictures are contained in little boxes in the centre of the page. However, once the succulent squashes start to dance the pages

3 KB (603 words) - 12:12, 13 August 2020
Flying Tips for Flightless Birds by Kelly McCaughrain
|reviewer= Mary Waterfall ...are supportive and which ones will create problems, allowing them to take centre stage when necessary, without them taking over the story.

4 KB (600 words) - 15:41, 27 August 2020
Hector Finds Time (Hector's Journeys) by Francois Lelord
|reviewer=John Lloyd ...scintillating, interesting little points, scattering them left, right and centre, and creating a pretty, if random, pattern on the book page. This time it

3 KB (587 words) - 10:04, 17 March 2018
Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires) by Rachel Caine
|reviewer= John Lloyd ...orld. There are returning characters galore, dying people left, right and centre, and we're learning a lot more that is new, as well as seeing the benefits

3 KB (570 words) - 10:04, 18 August 2020
Odd Job Frog by Colleen Jacey and Zed Jacey
|reviewer=Sue Magee Now getting a job isn't easy for anyone and even the man at the Job Centre had to admit that they don't normally find jobs for frogs, but he suggested

3 KB (594 words) - 17:51, 4 April 2018
Daily Mail Tax Guide 2008/2009 by Jane Vass
|reviewer= Sue Magee ...tirely reliable. You can go along to your H M Revenue and Customs Enquiry Centre, but their function is to answer your queries rather than give advice about

4 KB (600 words) - 12:39, 21 August 2020
Aside Arthur Conan Doyle: Twenty Original Tales By Bertram Fletcher Robinson by Paul R Spiring (Editor)
|reviewer= John Van der Kiste ...y modelled on the Duchy Hotel at Princetown, now the High Moorland Visitor Centre, where he and Conan Doyle had stayed while researching local background for

3 KB (523 words) - 15:24, 1 April 2018

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