slightly sloshed seaons greetings

Gary Blackwood is a fun writer. He's the author of the Shakespeare Stealer series in which the main character, Widge, first attempts to steal Hamlet and ends up becoming a player of the Globe. So far I have only read three of the stories but I am looking forward to the others. Pagan is another YA historical series I would strongly recommend.

So, having read two Blackwood's, finished off the Silver Donkey as well as Teach Like your Hair is On Fire (like, like, not with) I started to read the first of the Fairytale Detectives series. Ugh. I realise that cynical children's stroies are really popular right now (please lord let it stop soon) but I have never been fond of them. Wednesday morning this book is getting returned. ( I refuse to have this book in my collection and so will brave the boxing day return hordes in order to get rid of it: this is how much I detest cynical childrens stories.)

Which leaves me....the Black Arrow! That should go nicely with my two bottles of Blackthorn (and it is so good to be back in CA where they actually stock the stuff!) I do believe.

Verily a merry christmas to ye.***CV