Agent Zaiba Investigates The Missing Diamonds by Annabelle Sami

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ Leave a comment

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book by the publisher.

This is one of the middle-grade books i’ve had my eye on for quite some time. I remember back in Feburary almost picking this up in a train station book shop (remember those things?!) and then immediately regretting not doing. It slipped out from my mind for a while until we announced our Crime readthon, hosted with Lois, and the lovely Charlie at Little Tiger offered to send us a copy to review.

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The Unwrapping Of Theodora Quirke by Caroline Smailes

October 15, 2020October 14, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 1 Comment

Today is the day where we can all unwrap Theodora Quirke for ourselves! Caroline Smailes latest novel is officially out in the world and avaliable from all good bookshops and online!

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September 2020 Wrap-Up

September 30, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 1 Comment

Septemeber has seemed like a hectic month! I feel as though i’ve barely gotten any reading done, and what i have read hasn’t been top tier incredible for me. But i managed to get my hands on some exciting review books in September, and our readathon has been announced for October, so i’m sure i’ll get plenty of reading done in October.

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Bookshelf Burns Candle Co – Ignite Your Imagination

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ Leave a comment

We’re very fond of a small bookish independant business over here, especially once that smells incredible and has the most adorable packaging. I want to share with you some new products i’ve found by a company called Bookshelf Burns. You can catch them over on INSTAGRAM.
This post is not sponsored, however i have been gifted the products i am talking about.

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What I’ve Been Doing in Lock Down

May 7, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 3 Comments

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I’ve officially been in my house for over a month now, as i hope most of us have been. It’s a weird feeling, and not something you can really describe. But we’ve all had a little bit more time to be getting on with things, so i wanted to let you know what i’ve been up to!

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Aisha Saeed & Becky Albertalli in Liverpool

March 13, 2020April 28, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 1 Comment

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I had the most bookish day on leap year possible. It was filled with book shopping, book chats, bookish friends and events. Myself and Lois made our way to Liverpool for the day for a bookish best friend day, and honestly it was absolutely wonderful and incredibly pure.

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February 2020 Book Haul – The Book Haul That Never Should Have Been

February 29, 2020April 28, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 6 Comments

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Happy book haul! I’ve been on a little bit of a buying ban for a while – i say a while, i really mean it’s been about six weeks – and i’m back with another haul, a haul that definitely shouldn’t have been a haul. I was determined to not buy books, read from my back list and be really good at the moment. That hasn’t happened and i’m back in a tricky place with my TBR and the fact that it’s huge.

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