Book reviews from Latte Lindsay and the KappaCino Book Club.
Finding a good book can be hard. Sometimes it’s best to take recommendations from friends or join a book club for inspiration. With this all in mind, I present to you the KappaCino Book Club.
This club is open to anyone who likes to read. Here you will find posts on various books that I have read and you can join in too by leaving a comment.
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2024 is about to come to a close so now is a good time for reflection and counting how many books you have read this year. This year, I covered a lot of different bases with classics, fantasy, and the modern chick lit. This is my reading list for 2024.
Reading with your little ones can be a great way to expand their minds and help them settle at bedtime. Recently, we have been reading Stuart Little by E.B.White.
Strong, female lead stories are the way forward and Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus is one of those books that you can’t put down.
Getting your kids to communicate can be tough at times, especially when they haven’t learnt the words to express themselves yet. So can you make it easier on them? I got my hands on My Mood Stars Board to see if it could help my kids explain their feelings a bit better.
Continue reading My Mood Stars Board and Blue Bagoo book || In Review
Of All Faiths and None is a moving historical saga filled with romance, courage and sacrifice in a war that never should have happened and based on real events. Edwin Lutyens designed and built Castle Drogo for Sir Julius Drewe and it’s now owned by the National Trust. Lutyens was also commissioned to design the Stone of Remembrance that marks all large first World War cemeteries. It is a stone to commemorate all of the dead regardless of religion – those “Of All Faiths and None”.
Prince Zaaki and the Knights of the Altar of Truth By Heba Hamzeh is the new book in the acclaimed Prince Zaaki fantasy adventure series for children and teenagers. When Prince Zaaki’s much-loved father dies, he has to step up as the only heir to the throne to become King. But at the same time, a great evil threatens the kingdom and the world.
Continue reading Prince Zaaki and the Knights of the Altar of Truth By Heba Hamzeh
The Lumberjills: Stronger Together is a moving novel of courage, friendship, romance and overcoming adversity during the Second World War. It is inspired by the heroic true stories of the Women’s Timber Corps, a branch of the Women’s Land Army, which was formed 80 years ago this year.
Continue reading The Lumberjills: Stronger Together By Joanna Foat
Travels with Members: A Clerk in Parliament, From Wilson to Blair by Bill Proctor is a memoir that is a cracking tale of life and what it is like to work in the House of Commons at the latter end of the last century. MPs at their individual and collective best (and occasionally at their worst) in Westminster and around the world. This is a rare insight into Parliament behind the cameras.
Continue reading Travels with Members: A Clerk in Parliament, From Wilson to Blair by Bill Proctor
Homeschooling and educating our children has taken on a new meaning over the last few years as we have battled with Covid and uncertain times. But, what can you do if you feel that your kids have suffered a bit from not being in school? Make learning fun! And this is where the Oaka range comes in.
Continue reading Homeschooling and Education || The Oaka Range
The kids have probably read everything in the house after being under lockdown so now is a great time to invest in some new books. If you have a teenage reader in the house who is looking for some new content, I have a new suggestion for you, Fly by Jacob Moore. This is an engrossing adventure story that mixes a strange alternate fantasy world with the difficult reality of just getting through the day as a teenager and is the first book in a new series.