Brookie Reads

Birdie
Great book, would definitely recommend. Guaranteed to bring a smile to any animal lover's face and also has some good history in there too! 9/10

Jackson

Popcorn
Wow!! This book is stunning. As a fellow anxious person myself, I really empathised with Andrew and felt his incredible need to tap his fingers on surfaces. As soon as I picked up this book, I felt a strong urge to simply not put it down. The words intertwined in my heart and this book will forever leave a place there. The use of the vocab was extraordinary and gripping. The pictures made me laugh! This book really digs deep on anxiety and OCD. As funny as this book is, the therapy lessons that Andrew has, gives a real life example on how many people are struggling. I know that there have been people struggling with Anxiety for ages now, and they are comforted knowing that people are also struggling with similar struggles too!! This is a truly great book, I would 100% recommend this book to others who are struggling internally, as panic attacks are terrifying and this book gives a real inside to anxiety, bulling and OCD. Fab book, Rob!!

Georgie

Birdie
Birdie is a very beautiful book which I enjoyed from start to finish. I really enjoyed the themes of black prejudice and discrimination because it gave me information and I empathized with people of colour during aftermath of slavery being abolished. The area in Yorkshire where Birdie was sent to still had major superstitions as it was a more discreet area still having major negative thoughts about black peoples' intelligence and manners. The book is also about being able to stand up for who you are, as well as the awareness of animal abuse and the heroes of the Industrial Revolution - the pit ponies! The book was heartwarming and it felt like a wonderful journey, with likable characters, genuine emotion, but also with villains. This book for me was a 10/10, I would recommend to animal lovers, people interested with the Industrial Revolution and the pits and people wanting to learn about black discrimination and their personal experience.

Elliott

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
I love this book; it has a mix of real life things that could happen to you e.g. bullying. I empathized with the character because he was bullied at school and when he was at home he didn't have support from his mum who was not there for him. I would recommend this book because it's fantastic! :)

Ellie

Birdie
Birdie is a heart filling story about friendship and trust. The author describes the scenes so detailed it feels like you're in the book itself . Outstanding artwork shown on the cover (they say to never judge a book by its cover but I did and it turned out amazing) I really loved this book and would totally recommend! :)

grace

Wolf Siren
An incredible book filled with life and fantasy guaranteed to touch your heart ( and possibly make you cry!) Every page was so filled with emotion on how Red feels that I actually felt like I was there with her. 10/10 I would recommend to any animal lovers out there with a sense of adventure :)

Sophia

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
I think it's a REALLY good book to read - I enjoyed it and it was funny.

Poppy

Birdie
It is a very good book and is very heart warming between the pony and Birdie. Unexpected plot twist : )

Rosie