Author Archives: Fiona

Malory Towers on TV series two – Episodes nine and ten

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Fiona

I had almost forgotten about this, as it’s been quite a while since I last watched any of it. And with five episodes still to watch, I discovered five minutes before I sat down to episode nine that series 3 … Continue reading →

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Monday #483

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Fiona

Only one post this week as I’m away for a few days, but one is better than none, especially when it’s very overdue! Malory Towers on TV series two: episodes nine and ten A cold hand seemed to creep round … Continue reading →

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June 2022 round up

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Fiona

I might not have been on the blog as much as usual last month but I still did enough things to write about. What I have read Not a great month for reading as I barely read a thing for … Continue reading →

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My top five St Clare’s villainesses by Chris

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Fiona

I suppose the St Clare’s books were mainly aimed at girls, and I probably wouldn’t have read them as a child had I not had five sisters, four of them older than me, and so I inherited their copies. For … Continue reading →

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Monday #482

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Fiona

I’m so glad to finally have gotten that Naughtiest Girl Diary done and dusted last week. Now I can move on to other ideas, though it feels like I just did a monthly round up, and yet here I am … Continue reading →

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The Diary of the Naughtiest Girl

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Fiona

I celebrated a little presumptuously a few months ago when I finished the Naughtiest Girl continuations by Anne Digby. I then remembered I also had The Diary of the Naughtiest Girl. By remembered I mean found the book behind the sofa. I borrowed … Continue reading →

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The Blyton covers that give away the endings

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Fiona

I have done a lot of posts looking at the cover art for the books. How the styles have changed over time, my favourite covers and the ones I think are terrible. Now for some that give away the ending, … Continue reading →

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Monday #481

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Fiona

I went AWOL again last week. Unfortunately nothing as fun as a holiday, rather I came down with my first dose of Covid. I haven’t read a book or opened my laptop for a whole week, but I am more … Continue reading →

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May 2022 round up

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Fiona

I’m a little bit later doing this than usual, because I was away on holiday. The holiday was in June, though, so I won’t be rounding that up until next month! What I have read What I have read is: … Continue reading →

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Monday #479

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Fiona

I know that at least one person noticed that I have been AWOL the last few weeks. I was away on holiday and the week before that was just so busy. But I am back now, so it’s business as … Continue reading →

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My favourite Blyton covers part two

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Fiona

There were far too many lovely covers to put into one post, so here are some more of my favourites. Grace Lodge Grace Lodge is another big name in terms of Blyton’s illustrators, having done at least 45 first editions … Continue reading →

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Monday #477

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Fiona

A mix of positives and negatives this week. I’ve briefly flicked through The Diary of the Naughtiest Girl and from that I can tell that it’s going to be atrocious, but I can’t bring myself to return it without reading … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Secret of Haven Point by Lisette Auton

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Fiona

I first heard of this book when the cover artist (Gillian Gamble) posted about it on Facebook. I saw the lighthouse and was immediately interested, as somehow, despite only featuring prominently in one book that I can think of, I … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Malory Towers moments

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Fiona

Malory Towers is one of my favourite series so here are my ten favourite moments from the books. 10 Irene loses her health certificate Second Form at Malory Towers Irene loses her health certificate almost every term, but this is … Continue reading →

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Monday #476

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Fiona

I’m taking a little break from looking at the cover art for the books this week before anyone (including me) gets bored, but I am sure I will return to them as they are (usually) reasonably quick and easy to … Continue reading →

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The Sea of Adventure – TV tie in novel

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Fiona

Last year I read and reviewed the Island of Adventure TV tie in novel, and it was about as dire as I expected. I mean, the source material, the 1990s TV series was pretty terrible so it would have been … Continue reading →

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My favourite Blyton covers part one

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Fiona

Having done some posts on the worst and most misleading covers lately I thought it was time to balance that out with a celebration of some of the covers that I love. I’m not going to rank them in order, … Continue reading →

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Monday #475

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Fiona

In the spirit of getting unpleasant things over and done (having finally finished the Naughtiest Girl continuations) with I’m going to tackle the other novelisation of the Adventure Series on TV this week. To counterbalance the outpouring of negativity that … Continue reading →

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The Naughtiest Girl continued: The Naughtiest Girl Marches on

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Fiona

Finally here we are at the last Anne Digby Naughtiest Girl book, the last Naughtiest Girl book altogether. She has marched on through six continuation books which was six books too many, if you ask me, so I really hope … Continue reading →

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April 2022 round up

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Fiona

May the fourth be with you! Yes it’s May now, the last legal restrictions ended in Scotland finally and so life is feeling fairly normal – which is actually quite weird. Jacqueline Wilson’s new Faraway Tree book comes out at … Continue reading →

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