What’s New Harper Drew? by Kathy Weeks

Jun. 15th, 2025 10:58 pm
The Blurb On The Back:

I’m Harper Drew and my life is completely beyond normal!


Current evidence:

1. My brother Troy … has a skateboarding vlog. But only owns half a skateboard.

2. My uncle Paul … has a diamond toe ring and is apparently a Hollywood movie producer. But no one has ever seen a film he’s made.

3. My dad … has just crashed the school minibus in front of a police officer.

And that’s before I even got started on my mum, my baby brother (the Prune) or the llamas on our disastrous family holiday …

Does anyone else have this much drama in their life?


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The Verdict:

Kathy Weeks’s debut humorous novel for readers aged 9+ (the first in a trilogy) has a good narrative voice and builds its funny scenes well while Aleksei Bitskoff’s energetic illustrations bring out the absurdity of Harper’s family and the situations that she finds herself in. My biggest criticism is that the family’s attitude to arriving on time for things triggered my anxiety and I would have liked a bit more normality to make it feel grounded.

Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
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Adventure Duck vs The Armadillo Army by Steve Cole and Aleksei Bitskoff

Sep. 18th, 2019 10:36 pm
The Blurb On The Back:

The battle is on - duck for cover!


Adventure Duck’s arch nemesis, Power Pug, is back with a sickly-sweet plan for world domination. With an armadillo army under his command, the evil pug is digging up the rainforest to build a giant chocolate factory! Can a new llama sidekick help Adventure Duck win the war? Because defeat means only one thing ...

Death by chocolate!


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The Verdict:

The second in Steve Cole and Aleksei Bitskoff’s humorous illustrated series for children aged 6+ is another zany and silly tale filled with bad puns, some funny toilet jokes and a megalomaniac pug intent on world domination. I liked the switch in focus to Ziggy and AD’s friendship and Bitskoff’s illustrations add energy to the text but the story here is remarkably similar to the first book, so it did feel a little repetitive.

ADVENTURE DUCK VS THE ARMADILLO ARMY was released in the United Kingdom on 8th August 2019. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
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Adventure Duck -v- Power Pug by Steve Cole and Aleksei Bitskoff

Jun. 12th, 2019 11:09 pm
The Blurb On The Back:

There’s no ducking out – it’s time to be a hero!


When a meteor hits his pond, a wise-quacking duck develops superpowers and becomes …

ADVENTURE DUCK!


But Power Pug has gained strange powers too and he’s using them to take over the world!

Can Adventure Duck stop the evil pug and his Moo-dy Henchcow before it’s too late?

( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )

The Verdict:

The first in Steve Cole’s humorous superhero book series for children aged 6+ (illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff) is a zany and silly affair with some good one-liners that will keep both adults and children amused, an interesting main character who’s amusingly self-involved and a dastardly villain, all of which should delight the target audience.

ADVENTURE DUCK VS POWER PUG was released in the United Kingdom on 4th April 2019. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
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