Fairyloot Unboxing May 2020

This is the unboxing of the May 2020 FairyLoot box. (What follows will contain spoilers so please do not read if you don't want to know what is in the box)

FairyLoot is a monthly book subscription box mainly focusing on fantasy YA and YA crossovers. Each month you receive a new release book, mostly hardback and 4-6 bookish items which fit in with the theme.

The theme this month was Desert Dreams

 (Spoiler filled post under the cut)

Review: Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue by Anna Fargher

Details:

Title: Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue

Author: Anna Fargher

Publisher: MacMillan Childrens Books

ISBN 13: 978-1529003994

Synopsis:

Young mouse Pip Hanway is in France as she continues fighting for the French Resistance group Noah's Ark: a secret gang of animals operating beneath the feet of human soldiers, whose aim is to liberate France and secure the victory of the Allies. Determined to reach her ancestral home of the Umbrella Museum in Italy, Pip hopes she can find long-lost family and a home. But as Pip makes the perilous journey through occupied territory, she soon realizes that danger comes from all sides and that the enemy is all around, and she does everything she can to fight for her friends.

Beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher, Pip will take you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures.

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May Wrap Up

I am doing things a little differently this month (because I totally ran out of time hence this being so late) and am going to group the books I read by the star rating I gave.

Review: The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke

Details:

Title: The Unadoptables

Author: Hana Tooke

Publisher: Puffin

ISBN 13: 978-0241417461

Synopsis:

In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage, not once have the very strict Rules for Baby Abandonment been broken. Until the autumn of 1886, when five babies are left in outrageous circumstances:

One in a tin toolbox.

One in a coal bucket.

One in a picnic hamper.

One in a wheat sack.

And finally, one in a coffin-shaped basket.

Those babies were Lotta, Egg, Fenna, Sem and Milou.

And although Gassbeek might think they're 'unadoptable', they know their individuality is what makes them so special - and so determined to stay together.

Then a most sinister gentleman appears and threatens to tear them apart. The gang decide to make a daring escape, fleeing the frozen canals of Amsterdam for an adventure packed with puppets and pirate ships, clock-makers and cruel villains - and with only a scrap of a clue to guide them.

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Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes Blog Tour

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes blog tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. 

Details:

Title: Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

Author: Roshani Chokshi

Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents

ISBN 13: 978-1368013857

Synopsis:

War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the Otherworld is on high alert. Fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends are sent on a mission to rescue two "targets," one of whom is about to utter a prophecy that could mean the difference between victory and defeat. Turns out the targets, a pair of twins, are the newest Pandava sisters, though the prophecy says that one sister is not true. When the Pandavas fail to prevent the prophecy from reaching the Sleeper's ears, the heavenly attendants ask them to step aside. Aru believes that the only way to put the shine back on their brand is to find the Kalpavriksha, the wish-granting tree that came out of the Ocean of Milk when it was churned. If she can reach it before the Sleeper, perhaps she can turn everything around with one wish. Careful what you wish for, Aru . . .

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April Wrap Up

In April 2020 I managed to read a total of  30 books.

I read 30 things this month (15 of them being a graphic novel type books). And overall I enjoyed most of the things I read, I had an especially good rate of enjoyment with my audiobooks.

The Bookternet 'All Star' charity challenge

This was created by Rachael on YouTube it is a charity challenge to help raise money for charity during the Covid pandemic. The idea is to go through the bingo type board she created of popular YA books/series and to talk about if you have or haven't read them and why.

I am excited! So let's get on it!