This month, I've only read a couple of books (but hey, there's still a few days left, maybe I can squeeze in another book?) Here are my reviews.. 





Firstly, this is kind of a childrens book I guess.

"The niece of Syvia Perlmutter, one of only twelve child survivors of the Lodz ghetto in Poland, shares her aunt's experiences of the Holocaust in free verse that relates the courage and heartbreak she lived during a time of terrible circumstances." 

A holocaust novel, probably wrote for children. I really did enjoy it though. This book was SO sad because obviously it is a true story. It is heartbreaking in places. The young girl (she was 6) tells her story of her surviving the Holocaust. It is so well told and I couldn't put this book down. 
Four stars from me. 





"When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet.

Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.

Soon the two were inseparable and their diverse, comic and occasionally dangerous adventures would transform both their lives, slowly healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts.

A Street Cat Named Bob is a moving and uplifting story that will touch the heart of anyone who reads it" 

Now anyone who knows me will know how much I love cats. I mean, I REALLY love cats. Like, I spend ages looking thru cat pictures online (Oh I do love Instagram - SOOOOO many cat pictures in one place.) I am cat crazy. I couldn't wait to read this book. Seriously LOVED this book. SO much.. Just WOW. I don't usually read books about animals but this book had me hooked. I really couldn't put it down.
The guy who found this cat was a recovering heroin addicted. The cat "Bob" and the person who found him, kind of found each other. And rescued each other. It made me laugh in places, also made me want to cry in places, too. You really get the feeling of the bond between him and the cat 'Bob'
I could say so much about this book but honestly, I don't want to spoil it for you. I want you to read it! 
If you're ever out on the dtreets of London look out for a man and his ginger tom cat 'Bob', you never know ;) 

Bob is also famous on youtube. here are the search results
And the adaorable kitty is on Twitter.


Cathy is worried as soon as Jade arrives: she’s never looked after a pregnant teenager before, but none of the mother and baby carers free, and – seventeen years old, seven months pregnant and homeless – Jade is in a desperate situation.

But Jade doesn’t want to listen or advice and although her daughter is born safely it isn’t long before Jade’s in trouble with the police.

Cathy knows that Jade loves her daughter with all her heart, but will she be able to get through to Jade in time to make her realise just how much she might lose?" 

We were lucky enough to have been sent some Ribena Plus to review via Bzzagent. We are big fans of Ribena so we couldn't wait to try the new Ribena plus. 
Ribena plus is no added sugar juice drink with added calcium and vitamins (perfect for growing kiddies!) Read more about the benefits of drinking Ribena here.
It still tastes like Ribena and is really fruity! 
It comes in four fruity flavours:

• Classically delicious Blackcurrant
• Refreshing Apple & Peach
• Tangy NEW Red Apple
• Luscious NEW Summer Fruits 

We loved each flavour. I especially loved the apple and peach, yummy. All the flavours are delicious, a nice refreshing, smooth, fruity drink. Perfect for hot sunny days! 
For more information on Ribena you can click here.

 As you can see, my little testers, Ellie and Charlie really enjoyed the drinks. In Charlies (7 y/o) words "It's so fruitilcious, yum yum" And Ellie said "It's so yummy, I can't wait to try the other flavours" followed by a "mmmmmm" sound, bless. Also, my eldest, Harry (he's 9!) really enjoyed the Ribena, too! He guzzled down a whole carton after playing football and said "That was just what I needed. My new favourite drink!" (H won't let me take pictures very often. he's what we call, Camera shy lol)

What's your favourite flavour Ribena?
I hope you liked my review :)

Sarah xXx 

(This is my own personal, honest opinion. I didn't HAVE to blog about this product, I just wanted to share my opinion and tell everyone how wonderful Ribena is. I also Tweeted and Facebooked about Ribena plus.)

1) I've actually got a kid free night tomorrow night! Ohmygosh. This hasn't happened for a while. The boys are going fishing with there dad and spending the weekend at his. My daughter is going to a sleepover at her friends house. (Her friends mum is my best friend, we've been friends since we were eight years old! Now her daughter is 9 months older than Ellie and they are also best friends!) I don't know what I'll do with myself! Oh my days. I'll be having a long lay in Saturday, I know that much!!! (I bet I can't sleep in, haha, that'll be right, lol) I know I'm going to be so lost without any kids here, even if it is just for one night and a morning. I think I deserve a break though. Perhaps a couple of glasses of wine? A bath in peace? I can stay up mega late and not have to worry about being up early. Ha, what's the bet I'm asleep by 11? Lmao.

2) The kiddies break up for half term tomorrow! It'll be so nice not to have to rush around and being able to 'lay in' (well, until the kids wake up!) the past few days I've been having to wake them up, they've no wanted to get out of bed! I hope they'll be feeling lazy in the mornings next week LOL. Of course, it'll be lovely having them home, too and spending time together. We don't have any plans but I'd like to have a picnic at the park if the weather is nice and play lots of board games, do some arts and crafts and watch some family movies, what fun :DI hope we have some nice weather!!

3) The fact that I am feeling 10 times better than I was a week and two weeks ago. My ears still feel blocked though. That flu/cold was awful, really knocked me out tbh. I hope the kids don't get it!

What are your reasons to be cheerful this week?

Sarah xXx