To the point book reviews and other bookish stuff

Home
About
Contact
Review Policy
In Print
Fame at last!
Reviews
Extracts
Guest Posts
Q&A
Articles
Giveaways
Cover Reveals
Tales from the Backlist
Seven Day Spotlight Posts
Privacy Policy

Category: Reviews

#bookreview – Poppy’s Tail by Cate Douglas @CateDouglasAuth #ChildrensBooks

Posted on 29th July 2017 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be reviewing Poppy’s Tail by Cate Douglas today. It’s aimed at 3-5 year olds and my copy came with a lovely furry […]

Reviews

#blogtour – The Secrets of Villa Rosso by Linn B Halton @LinnBHalton @BrookCottageBks #bookreview #giveaway

Posted on 28th July 2017 By Nicola

I’m pleased to be on the blog tour today for The Secrets of Villa Rosso by Linn B Halton. I’ve got a short extract for […]

Blog Tour, Giveaways, Reviews

#blogtour – The Other Twin by L V Hay @LucyVHayAuthor @OrendaBooks #bookreview

Posted on 25th July 2017 By Nicola

I’m so happy that it’s my turn on the blog tour for The Other Twin by L V Hay. My review is below but first […]

Blog Tour, Reviews

#blogtour – Before I Left by Daisy White @DaisyWhite1922 @JoffeBooks @Books_n_all #bookreview

Posted on 24th July 2017 By Nicola

Today I’m pleased to be on the blog tour for Before I Left by Daisy White. Here’s what it’s all about: A LONG HOT SUMMER, […]

Blog Tour, Reviews

#blogtour – Before You Were Mine by Em Muslin @quaintrellem @NeverlandBT @HQDigitalUK#bookreview #giveaway

Posted on 22nd July 2017 By Nicola

I’m really pleased today to be posting my review of Before You Were Mine by Em Muslin as part of the blog tour. Sometimes hope […]

Blog Tour, Giveaways, Reviews

#bookreview – The Fox in the Box by Amanda Gee & Illustrated by Lee Holland #ChildrensBooks

Posted on 21st July 2017 By Nicola

I’m absolutely delighted to be reviewing this lovely children’s book today. When Lydia finds a lost baby fox outside her back door, they set off […]

Reviews

#ThrowbackThursday – Ashenden by Elizabeth Wilhide @EWilhide @PenguinUKBooks #bookreview

Posted on 20th July 2017 By Nicola

Throwback Thursday which is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday was designed as an opportunity to share old favourites as […]

Reviews

#bookreview – Environmentally Friendly by Elias Zanbaka #shortstory

Posted on 19th July 2017 By Nicola

Today I’m reviewing a very short story called Environmentally Friendly by Elias Zanbaka. Out of seven billion people, one man has declared war on mother […]

Reviews

#blogtour – An Act of Silence by Colette McBeth @colettemcbeth @headlinepg @wildfirebks #bookreview

Posted on 14th July 2017 By Nicola

I’m thrilled to be on the blog tour today for An Act of Silence. I loved Colette McBeth’s last book, The Life I Left Behind […]

Blog Tour, Reviews

#blogtour – The Thousand Lights Hotel by Emylia Hall @EmyliaHall @headlinepg #bookreview

Posted on 13th July 2017 By Nicola

I am so happy today to be part of the blog tour for this wonderful read. Happy paperback publication day, Emylia! So what’s The Thousand […]

Blog Tour, Reviews

« 1 … 87 88 89 90 91 … 97 »

Follow Short Book and Scribes

Follow Short Book and Scribes on WordPress.com

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

In doing so you are consenting to this website storing your personal information, none of which will be shared with any third parties.

Email Address

Search for:

Currently Reading

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK

FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM

shortbookandscribes

Ad/PR product. New review: Strange Sally Diamond b

Ad/PR product. New review: End of Story by Louise

Ad/PR product. New review: Million Eyes III: The O

Ad/PR product. New review: The Woolworths Girl's P

Ad/PR product. New review: The Walled Garden by Sa

I'm on the blog tour today for #AJewishGirlInParis

Ad/PR product. New #BlogTour review: One Enchanted

Snowy Day Stack ❄️ We've had quite a significa

Ad/PR product. New review: Until Proven Innocent b

It's International Women's Day! 💪 I thought I'd

Ad/PR product. #BlogTour review - If I Let You Go

Ad/PR product. #PublicationDay Spotlight: The Girl

Ad/PR product. New review: A Good House for Childr

February Reads 📚 Only seven this month but it's

Ad/PR product. Welcome to Day 1 of The Insta-tutio

New review: Call of the Penguins by Hazel Prior.
🐧
I loved Away With the Penguins, the first story to feature Veronica McCreedy and her adventures with penguins, so I was really looking forward to reading the sequel, Call of the Penguins, in which Veronica has even more adventures with penguins.
🐧
This time she’s not going to Antarctica but to the Falkland Islands to make a television programme with Sir Robert Saddlebow, the fictional equivalent of Sir David Attenborough. She takes Daisy with her, the young daughter of her grandson’s friend, and it’s quite a trip for both of them. Throw into the mix Patrick, Veronica’s grandson, and his girlfriend, Terry, who live and work together on Locket Island, the scene of Veronica’s original encounter with penguins, plus Eileen, Veronica’s long-suffering housekeeper, and all the cast are back together. It’s by no means an easy time for any of them but this is ultimately feel-good fiction and it was an absolute delight to read.
🐧
Hazel Prior gets the balance of humour just right against serious issues of illness, family discoveries and environmental issues. I laughed out loud many times at Veronica’s sharp tongue and her very precise way of speaking and thinking. The settings of Veronica’s home in Scotland and the fictional islands in Antarctica and the Falklands are portrayed beautifully and of course, once again, the penguin stars of the story are absolutely charming.
🐧
I loved the relationship between Daisy and Veronica, the youngest and oldest characters, and the joy they brought to each other. I also really enjoyed the subplot regarding Patrick and his quest for the truth about his origins and his childhood. All in all, Call of the Penguins gave me a lot of pleasure to read. I’ve now read all three books by this author and I’m very much looking forward to reading her next book, Life and Otter Miracles well it's published in May.
*
*
*
*
*
*
#bookreview #CallOfThePenguins #feelgoodreads #feelgoodfiction #feelgoodbooks #penguins #falklands #falklandsislands #booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #ilovebooks #lovereading #booklover #fictionbooks #booksread #shortbookandscribes

Ad/PR product. New review: This Could be Everythin

Ad/PR product. New review: The Vintage Shop of Sec

Happy #valentinesday 💖💘 #valentinesdaybooks

Ad/PR product. New review: The Garnett Girls by Ge

Load More Follow on Instagram

Popular
Comments
Latest

Today Week Month All

ShortBookandScribes #BookReview - If I Let You Go by Charlotte Levin #BlogTour
ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from A Jewish Girl in Paris by Melanie Levensohn
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview - Until Proven Innocent by Nicola Williams
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent #BlogTour
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview - One Enchanted Evening by Katie Fforde #BlogTour

ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent #BlogTour
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – End of Story by Louise Swanson
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Million Eyes III: Ouroboros by C.R. Berry #BlogTour
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Woolworths Girl’s Promise by Elaine Everest #BlogTour
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Walled Garden by Sarah Hardy

Today Week Month All

ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from A Jewish Girl in Paris by Melanie Levensohn

Archives

© Unauthorised use and/or duplication of material contained on this site without express and written permission from this site’s author and owner is strictly prohibited. Authors and publishers may use excerpts and links, provided that full and clear credit is given to Short Book and Scribes and shortbookandscribes.uk with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Get the latest posts delivered to your mailbox:

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

Enable or Disable Cookies

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.