Love To Read? Book Reviews with Amber at The Mewton-Clawson Library #172 featuring **Zombies Don't Eat Catnip** by Tiffani Burkett PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins

Hello gorgeous library guests 

Welcome to the Mewton-Clawson Library at BBHQ and happy October the furst! 

Thank mew for joining me in the stacks today, and now I know it was Meow Like a Pirate Day a couple of weeks ago and I was still on my summer break, but I found this in the photo archives from 2016 and just had to share!

As always, I've got my supurr happy face on! MOL

Also many apologies for not posting on Wednesday, Parsley wasn't well and had to go to the vet as he's had a bit of a sloppy/cow-pat bum for a few days and our probiotics etc... didn't clear it up. He's been his normal self, eating, playing, loving his brush time every evening, apart from the cow-pat bum.

Anyhoo, there's no blood or mucus in the poop, the poop is normal colour, he hasn't lost any weight, he has no temperature, and the vet couldn't find anything during the examination. So he was administered a steroid and B12 injection and some paste to put on his food for 3 days to see if we can firm him up. If that doesn't wurk, then it will be poop samples to the lab, to see if it's a bacterial infection.

Poor Mr Sauce, so if mew can send some POTP his way that would be epic!

Moving on and away from poop, Melvyn is here today with his first review of the new season, and what a fabulous book he's sharing with mew today.

Today the P.A. is also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. So far this year, I have accomplished _________.

2. My plans for October include _________ and _________.

3. _________ maybe difficult, but it's worth it.

4. I don't think I'll ever master _________.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. So far this year, I have accomplished nothing of notable significance - see #2. 

2. My plans for October include (trying to) editing and partially rewiting a novel. It's getting a refresh and I'm moderately excited, given that I've been suffering from acute apathy, mental exhaustion and creative block since my accident. Since 2019 I've been on a roller coaster of lows, lower lows and extreme apathy/disinterest/generally feeling uninspired. Which is the polar opposite of my normal state of being, so it's been very hard to deal with, and although I've been trying to push through this state of inertia, the harder I try to be the old me, the more exhausted I become. It is a very frustrating situtation. Blogging friends, if I'm honest, I've been/am really struggling.

3. I suppose right now, in this moment, I'm going to say: Blogging maybe difficult, but it's worth it. If I hadn't had this creative outlet I think I would have gone nuts. Even though right now, I feel like I'm failing and not delivering the content I should, but I am showing up and there is content, which means at least I still have some structure going on.

4. I don't think I'll ever master SEO and the art of useful hashtags. Whatever! 

Let's see what I've got to show mew this time!

This week's top book pick is...

Mewton-Clawson Library Copy

Zombies Don't Eat Catnip

by 

Tiffani Burkett

       Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:      

When the Slow Walkers showed up, Clutch the Calico had no idea her humans would be so bad at not getting eaten. From power outages to shopping trips, saving Greg and his six-year-old daughter from the undead quickly turned into a full time job. But if Clutch doesn't want to lose her supply of Furrtastic Feast and cuddles, she'll do whatever it takes to keep her humans safe.

**Furstly I have to let mew all know that I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair review**

Hello epic furiends, Melvyn here *waves paw*, and have I got a great book for mew today!

When Amber told me about this book I couldn't wait to my mittens on it, a Zombie apocalypse, YEAH, that sounds like a job for The B Team! HOOAH!

The story is told from a cats-eye-view of Clutch the Calico, as a zombie outbreak occurs in their hometown, and the capable calico has to engage all her feline prowess to save her family from the newly risen undead.

Mew know I can't do spoilers, as Amber will dock my non-existent wage packet, but I will say this; Clutch is a supurr cool feline, who loves her Furrtastic Feast noms, her hu-dad and small-hu-sibling. She's smart, resourceful and funny and is an expert at outwitting the dimwit zombies and I think she'd make a pawesome memfur of The B Team.  

I really enjoyed this book, it's a great read and I hope the author writes a sequel or two, as Clutch's adventures are epically entertaining.

A top read and my recommendation is, definitely try it! 

Many thanks to the author for sending us a copy.

Available in paperback and kindle

My Ratings Scale

Ratings of:

Zombies Don't Eat Catnip

Overall Enjoyment

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I really hope mew enjoy the book as much as I did if mew decide to read it.

It's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just for mew, and don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page.

Until next time...

Keep calm and read more books

Amber 

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Feline Fiction on Fridays #130 at Amber's Library featuring **The Boy Who Grew Dragons** by Andy Shepherd PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins

Welcome To

With Amber ~ The Best Library Kitty in the entire Mewton~Clawson Parish.

Supurr salutations pawesome furiends

*waves paw*

Hello gorgeous library guests and welcome to my private library.

How have you been this week?  All good I hope, there's not much to report from the Mewton-Clawson Library, there's a tinge of apathy in the air which is proving quite hard to shake, that and the warm weather makes for a combination of not getting a lot done...

... other than snoozing in my basket at the top of the stairs, which I must admit is rather nice and very enjoyable. 

Hopefully, the apathy will disperse and I'll get my teeth into something soon, such as tidying up the library.  But if not, then so what, it'll still be there next week! MOL

Sometimes it's good to do nothing at all...

This week we're also joining in Friday Fill-ins with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. If I couldn’t live in my country, I would live in ______________________.

2. I wish I had kept _________________________ from my childhood.

3. I would choose _________ over _________.

4. _________ doesn’t matter in the long run.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. If I couldn’t live in my country, I would live in Australia, as I love the country, the warm weather and my husband was born there.

2. I wish I had kept ??? from my childhood. This is a tough one as I have a lot of my stuff from being a child; all my books, teddies/soft toys, some art, games, etc... nothing else springs to mind, what I do wish is that my hooligan cousins hadn't broken my Magic Roundabout Playground when I was 5; they forced the train the wrong way around the track and broke the carousel, I was so upset. I still have certain elements from it though.

3. I would choose health over wealth, but both is always nice.

4. Being number one, or first or top in anything doesn’t matter in the long run - what matters is you're happy doing what you're doing, and it doesn't matter a fluff what anyone else thinks. If you really love what you do, and it brings joy, satisfaction and happiness you've literally won the proverbial jackpot.

And now I think it's time to share this weeks book.

This week I'm back with another of Melvyn's Top 10 Book Picks.

Amber's Purrsonal Copy

The Boy Who Grew Dragons 

by 

Andy Shepherd

Here's A Small Snippet of the Book Blurb:      

When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house - and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! The tree is a dragonfruit tree, and Tomas has got his very own dragon, Flicker.

>^.^<

This is a furst for me, I've neffur reviewed a book about dragons before, even though I've read many offur the years.

So let me say this; it's fun, colourful, entertaining plus has excellent role models and values. It features great characters and some humour, with an easy plotline in bite-sized chapters. There are also some very cute illustrations throughout which really help bring the story alive, I thought these were epic especially the full page and double-page ones.  And if mew effur wundered what it would be like to have a pet dragon, I think this book lays it all out, scales and all! MOL

A top read for youngsters, ideal for middle-grade and up, and if you like dragons what's not to love!  This would make a purrfect read during lockdown, my advice try it.

*    *    *

• Print Length: 224 pages
• Publisher: Piccadilly Press

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

Ratings of:

The Boy Who Grew Dragons

Offurall Enjoyment

I do hope mew enjoy this book if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

*    *    *

Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew. And don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page.

Until next time

Keep calm and read on

Purrs

Amber xox

And don't furget while we're all on lockdown, we The B Team have got your six and can entertain mew fur weeks; there are oodles of colouring pages to download and not furgetting the colouring books too.  There's a page full of crafting projects to keep your mittens making stuff! 

There are some epically exciting adventure stories too, so read our thrilling tales episode by epic episode.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Capt'n Basil & His MotleyCrew 

Fast, Furry and Dangerous

The Clockwurk Labyrinth 

We've got some new Brain Training posts, just to keep your little grey cells in tip-top condition. And we’ll be adding extra jigsaw puzzles to the puzzle page.

If mew want to see more of what's been happening at BBHQ since the lockdown began, check out our Instagram feed where mew can see our daily diary and exclusive videos that we don't put here on the blog.

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Feline Fiction on Fridays #127 at Amber's Library featuring **The Star-Spun Web** by Sinead O'Hart PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins

Welcome To

With Amber ~ The Best Library Kitty in the entire Mewton~Clawson Parish.

Supurr salutations pawesome furiends

*waves paw*

Hello gorgeous library guests and welcome to my private library.

This week I've been enjoying plenty of snuggles on my blanky as it's been a little cold some days... how's the weather been where mew are?

I hope mew're all staying safe and are still evading this eveel virus. The confirmed cases in Nottinghamshire are now at 298 [Thursday pm], up 96 from 202 yesterday.  And cases are rising exponentially all over the country; apparently according to experts here, they say the peak in the UK will start on Monday 6th through to approx 30th April, so its batten down the hatches and stay the fluff away from everyone.

All incoming deliveries to BBHQ are being dropped in the trolley at the gate, and then taken for full decontamination before they even enter the house.  The P.A and dad are going nowhere other than a walk after dark, when there's absolutely no one else about.

The wurld is a really scary place right now!

Stay safe everypawdy.

This week we're also joining in Friendly Fill-ins with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. April is a good time to ___________________.

2.This time last year, ___________________.

3. I am determined to _________.

4. I have no intention of _________.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. April is a good time to start your Spring cleaning, and setting your veg & flower seeds.

2.This time last year, I was planning my garden revamp.

3. I am determined to get my fitness back after my accident last June.

4. I have no intention of leaving my house during daylight hours!

Now I think it's time to share this weeks book.

This week I'm sharing

Amber's Purrsonal Copy

The Star-Spun Web

by 

Sinead O'Hart

Here's A Small Snippet of the Book Blurb:      

With her passion for scientific experimentation and her pet tarantula Violet, Tess de Sousa is no ordinary orphan. When a stranger shows up at Ackerbee's Home for Lost and Foundlings, claiming to be a distant relative come to adopt her, Tess hopes to find some answers to her mysterious origins.

>^.^<

This is another book from Melvyn's Top Ten list at the beginning of the month, and I must say it's a fab read.  I know I'm asleep in the pic above but even the most hardened library cat like myself needs to nap! MOL

Anyhoo, let's get back to the book; it has a great plot, interesting characters which develop nicely, the pace rattles along at good speed with plenty of mystery and intrigue along the way. There's some sciency parallel world stuff, token bad buys and a rather marvellous pet tarantula called Violet.

It has all the ingredients for a really fun, page-turning read, and the burning question is, would I recommend to mew?  Of course I would, it's great and would be purrfect to while away a few hours during the lockdown.

Try it, I'm sure mew won't be disappointed.

*    *    *

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Age Range: 8 - 12 years
•   Publisher: Stripes Publishing

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

Ratings of:

The Star-Spun Web

Offurall Enjoyment

I do hope mew enjoy this book if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

*    *    *

Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew. And don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page.

Until next time

Keep calm and read on

Purrs

Amber xox

And don't furget while we're all on lockdown, we The B Team have got your six and can entertain mew fur weeks; there are oodles of colouring pages to download and not furgetting the colouring books too.  There's a page full of crafting projects to keep your mittens making stuff! 

There are some epically exciting adventure stories too, so read our thrilling tales episode by epic episode.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Capt'n Basil & His Motley Crew 

Fast, Furry and Dangerous

The Clockwurk Labyrinth 

We've got some new Brain Training posts, just to keep your little grey cells in tip-top condition. And we’ll be adding extra jigsaw puzzles to the puzzle page.

If mew want to see more of what's been happening at BBHQ since the lockdown began, check out our Instagram feed where mew can see our daily diary and exclusive videos that we don't put here on the blog.

Follow me at angry_amber_badtemperedkitty

& @BionicBasil® on Instacat, Twitter and Facebook

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