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I was sent this to review and I have to say I was delighted when it popped up in my inbox. I saw Rosie a few weeks ago at a book event and she'd mentioned that the fourth book was coming out soon, so it had already been added to my mental TBR list. I think my favourite bit about this book is that Mouse is acknowledged as the superhero that he is. Regular readers of the series already know what a fabulous creature he is, but it was nice to see that being acknowledged 'in unive

Although 2023 was long after the end of Covid lockdowns, one of the many legacies were unboxing videos that authors shared with their followers when a new title was due for publication. And so it was that in February of that year, I took a cardboard box into my workshop here on the farm, set up my phone on the selfie mode, grabbed the scissors and pressed record.     Being ‘present’ online has both drawbacks and positive moments. It’s time-consuming for a start, but it was th

Fizzing round my mind, morphing, transforming. Questions burst in multi-hued splendour. Exploding, cacophonous in my brain. Words tumble forth no order or coherence leaps of logic leaving all in their wake can’t hold them in too bright, too colourful. Oohs and aahs surround me as wide eyes meet mine. Wonder or fear? And still they tumble forth pouring over my lips in endless streams shooting into the sky. Powerless to stop them, while others gasp at their brilliance I stop an