The Phantom Paragrapher

Review: The Christmas Party - Christmas Series #1 - Mikayla Davids - November 2022 Ten years ago, an accident happened and it caused a major rift in the Bailey Family with the middle daughter not contacting her family for ten years. Now ten years later, the middle daughter wants to be reunited with her family and has some other plans up her sleeve for the evening. Ten years on, Erin has done well for herself by marrying up and securing her future by having two children with her husband. It's their annual Christmas Party and this time, Erin has sent invitations to her mother Nadia, her sister Leah and her sister Sasha and her husband Jesse. Nadia and Leah are looking forward to the reunion but older sister Sasha isn't convinced and I have to admit I hated her character as she was a wet blanket kind of character and needed to get over herself as if anyone should be hurt still and angry it would be Leah as she was the one scarred forever by that fateful evening or Nadia who fou...

Review: Cats Don't Like Christmas - Andy Wortlock - September 2022 Even though Christmas has passed, it is always fun to still read Christmas picture books no matter what time of the year it is as Christmas is fun and something to celebrate. It is a holiday that hopefully makes everyone happy. This fun book Cats Don't Like Christmas shares with us all the reasons why Christmas is no fun for Cats as all that temptation of baubles and the trees and hanging stockings and paper gets them into trouble and causes them to be mischievous creatures and then they get told off. Cats also unlike dogs, don't always appreciate the human touch, and Christmas time with relatives is a people overload for them. In this fun picture book, we read all the reasons why cats hate Christmas, but do you think we can sway the Cats' minds to love Christmas and the Holiday season? This fun picture book written by Andy Wortlock and illustrated by Nahum Ziersch is perfect for children aged 3-6 year...

Review: Just Like the Other Girls - Claire Douglas - August 2020 This one has been on my radar for a wee while now and so with a gorgeous day and relaxing on my porch swing, I decided to spend the afternoon reading and chose Just Like the Other Girls by Claire Douglas.  The book starts with an advertisement for a companion for an elderly lady Elspeth McKenzie. She has a type too, she loves young females with blonde hair and preferably blue eyes. This is as we learn because they resemble closely someone she lost and loved years earlier which comes in a full circle at the end of the novel. The thing though is that these companions don't seem to last as someone is murdering them as not one, nor two but three companions have all been killed. I had high hopes for companion #3 Una who we read about in Part #1 but then she's gone and companion #4 Willow turns up. Can Willow find out what happened to the previous girls and get justice for them all or will she end up six feet under li...