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The Saucy Jane Family

Posted on May 3, 2017 by pippastef

A Bit of Background As some of you will know I reviewed The Queen Elizabeth Family last year, so the concept of Enid Blyton’s Family Series was not unknown to me. However I admit ignorance in the fact that I did … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Adventure Island series by Helen Moss

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Fiona

Stef has already suggested this series for fans of Blyton and has reviewed the first book in the series – The Mystery of the Whistling Caves. But that’s not going to stop me from repeating the suggestion (after all we … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go on a Strategy Away Day (again)

Posted on April 26, 2017 by pippastef

Once again I’m going to bring you a look at the Bruno Vincent’s attempts at making Enid Blyton’s Famous Five into modern-day grown-ups. I believe I’ve looked at the last in the series by this point, but by the looks of … Continue reading →

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The Treasure Hunters

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Fiona

The Treasure Hunters is a title I never read as a child – despite having it as part of a 2 in 1 volume. I had read The Boy Next Door, the first book but somehow never made it to … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers by Elen Caldecott

Posted on April 19, 2017 by pippastef

As you know we are always on the look out for books and authors to recommend for you to try, especially if they are reminiscent of our favourite author, Enid Blyton. Of course for Fiona and I, working in libraries we … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Parenting

Posted on April 12, 2017 by pippastef

I can imagine hearing you all cheering when I say that this is the last Famous Five for Grown-Ups that I can review for a while. I know I have really bombarded you with them, and I suspect that there … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Fiona

I have recently read The Animals of Farthing Wood for the first time. I watched the BBC cartoon as a child and loved it – enough to remember the main plot and some details. I’m also now rewatching the series … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

Posted on April 5, 2017 by pippastef

It’s been a while since I favoured you with a Five Find-Outers review, and quite frankly it was because I found it hard to convince myself to keep reading. I just don’t gel with these books as much as the … Continue reading →

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The Children at Green Meadows part 2

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Fiona

So here is the rest of my review of this book! Previous part can be found here. CHAPTER SIX – A PONY RESCUE IN THE NIGHT The next arrival is a pony called Flash – who pulls the greengrocer’s cart (this … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Give up the Booze

Posted on March 29, 2017 by pippastef

I know you’re getting an onslaught of these Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups at the moment, but as they’re quick to read they make a perfect blog to work on. I can pick up the book on a Monday night and … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Forget Mother’s Day

Posted on March 22, 2017 by pippastef

Five Forget Mother’s Day – honestly, how could our beloved Famous Five forget the one day a year that we use to celebrate our mothers (not that we shouldn’t celebrate them everyday!)? I got this book to give to my … Continue reading →

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The Children at Green Meadows

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Fiona

The title of this book doesn’t give much away, and it could be a story about just about anything. It would probably be classed as one of her ‘family’ books, I have it on the shelf beside The Family at … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go on a Strategy Away Day

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Fiona

Stef has already reviewed Five on Brexit Island and Five Go Gluten Free. She did not heap praise on those titles, and I’m afraid my review is likely to be equally negative. To save you reading further if you don’t have … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Secret of Dead Man’s Cove reviewed by Chris

Posted on January 15, 2017 by worldofblyton

This review is inspired by Fiona’s of Dead Man’s Cove by Lauren St John which reminded me of one of my very favourite children’s books, The Secret of Dead Man’s Cove by R.J. McGregor published by Penguin in 1937. I … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters

Posted on January 11, 2017 by pippastef

Fiona told me that my reviews might be a bit more positive if I got myself an older version of the text. I managed to find one on eBay for around five pounds, which was good because there weren’t very … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Gluten Free

Posted on January 4, 2017 by pippastef

A sneaky purchase after Christmas because I was blessed with one of these spoofs at Christmas time. I didn’t have much choice of book as Five Give Up the Booze and Five Go on a Strategy Away Day were both sold out. … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five on Brexit Island

Posted on December 16, 2016 by pippastef

The first review of the new satirical Famous Five novels. These novels have been out for a while now but Fiona and I have asked for them for Christmas – luckily for me I got given a copy of Brexit as … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Secret Room

Posted on October 28, 2016 by pippastef

The Story Now I raced through the last Five Find-Outers book, pretty much in a day but unfortunately I didn’t quite get carried away in the story of the Secret Room as much as the Disappearing Cat. Fatty still annoys … Continue reading →

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The Queen Elizabeth Family

Posted on October 14, 2016 by pippastef

My Confession When I mentioned in my Monday post that I was going to read and review The Queen Elizabeth Family, Fiona (as it turns out quite rightly) queried my choice of starting at the end of a series. (I have also … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: Dead Man’s Cove reviewed by Fiona

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Fiona

This is the first in the Laura Marlin series by Lauren St John. Stef read and reviewed it a while back, and when I spotted it in my library I thought I might as well give it a go. OF LAURA … Continue reading →

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