Since a young age, I have always been a fan of Penguin Books and at the tender of age of 21 (cough cough 28 cough cough), I still read Penguin Books.
My current read at the moment is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, I had never heard of the book until I watched the story unfold on the big screen a couple of years ago and since then I have become a massive fan of the works of Fitzgerald.
To celebrate Penguin Books’ 80th birthday they have kindly given me a copy of one of their newest book releases of Sally Green’s Good, Bad or Half Bad, which I am going to give away to one of my lucky readers.
Good, Bad or Half Bad is a breathtaking debut novel about one boy’s struggle for survival in a hidden society of witches.
Here’s an excerpt from the blurb:
You can’t read, can’t write, but you heal fast, even for a witch. You get sick if you stay indoors after dark. You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one. You’ve been kept in a cage since you were fourteen. All you’ve got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys. And do that before your seventeenth birthday.
This book has been described as:
‘A book about witches with no owls and not a pair of round spectacles in sight. The new Hunger Games,I suspect… Brilliant and utterly compelling – I loved it.’ Kate Atkinson, author of Life after Life and Behind the Scenes of the Museum
‘Teens rejoice: the inheritor to Stephenie Meyer’s crown has arrived.’ Fiona Wilson, The Times
‘Edgy, arresting and brilliantly written, Half Bad grips you from the first page and doesn’t let go.’ Michael Grant, author of Gone
Here’s a short video of Sally Green discussing her novel:
To be in with a chance of winning a free copy of Sally Green’s Good, Bad or Half Bad, please comment below explaining what you love about Penguin Books.
This giveaway must end at 5pm on Tuesday 12th May.
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Ellen x
Ellen writes stuff 
I love penguin books too. They are cleverly written and I love the illustrations in each child book
I honestly don’t think I’ve read a penguin book… I’ve just been looking at them because the blurb on that book looks like something I would read xx
I love the huge range of titles – there’s something for everyone!
I have always loved penguin books since I was a kid. It’s a name you trust. Many titles to choose from and collect
Rachel xx
I love the history behind them and the fantastic stories inside each one of them. The English Literature Graduate in me will always love Penguin books.
I’ve read them since I was young the classics, since being a young reader I will always have fond memories of reading Penguin Books
There’s so much to love,
About a penguin book,
Whether it’s the range of titles
Or just the way they look,
There’s so many good titles,
I started reading when I was small,
But even though I did,
I’ve still not finished them all!
I love the wide choice available and always a good read too
I love penguin books as I grew up with them. They kind of grow with you. 🙂
It’s a name you can trust, you know it’s a classic with the penguin book logo x
It’s a name you can trust, a book with a penguin logo is going to be an excellent read x
I love penguin books still remember some from my childhood. Great range of books!! This looks like another fab book from Sally Green.
Apart from the retro covers, which are fab, they make the classics accessible to all.
The range of different books but always high quality
I love the little penguin. He’s just so iconic.
Aside from the retro covers, I love that there’s Penguin books for everyone. I’ve grown up with them, and now my daughter is doing the same. And I love when they use the retro cover design for other things – mugs, bags, deckchairs…
They are always beautifully illustrated and great quality. They remind me of my childhood too! There is such great variety too xx
Still great value – you know what you are getting. And still that magic translation from words on a page into a three-dimensional story!
I love the sheer number of titles available! Theres always so much choice with Penguin books, especially in there 80th celebration releases.
Kelly
I love the big range of books, they’re always such good quality too!
The variety of classic novels!
There’s a huge number and variety of titles available
Penguin have a huge choice of classics that we should have all read by now, but we each of us has probably missed a few and need to catch up, I know I have.
The number of titles is amazing. I read them as a child and loved them and so do my kids
I trust them to be a good read.
i love penguin books they are beautifully written and have gorgeous pictures and the wide range on stories available xxx
they are perfect for all and all ages
always loved Penguin books since first discovered them when a child in the 1960’s such diverse subjects so something for everyone
I’ve loved Penguin books since childhood as there has always been a consistently high standard of writing and subject matter on offer.
i love the amount of books that are available!
I love the huge range of titles that Penguin have available and the sense of fun that is added by being a collector of so many different reads but still having them look amazing on the shelf.
It’s a name that is synonymous with excellent writing with books for all tastes.
Growing up for me was all about books and as a young adult the majority of my time I would be found lost between the covers of a good book. Penguin books were always the tried, tested, quality reads that you could always guarantee that would become much loved stories to many-if they weren’t already a classic! Whether I was discovering Frankenstein or The Time Machine because I wanted to experience the hype for myself or because GCSEs of the time demanded we studied Pride and Prejudice – the story was would be well written, enjoyable and leave me thirsty for my next book. Thanks for the chance and fingers crossed x
Hi Helen,
Congratulations you are the winner of the Penguin Book giveaway! Please could you email me your address and I will get the book sent out to you?
My email is: ellenwritesstuff@gmail.com
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Ellen x
Penguin books are really good, a great selection of authors and titles to suit every taste.
I have grown up with penguin books, excellent reading
I like Penguin books because you always get a good book they choose there authors very well
I’ve always trusted the Penguin Symbol – I grew up surrounded by Penguin titled ranging from classics to obscure titles – lovev them
To be honest , I recently moved to the UK and have never read penguin books, but I would love to read them!
I grew up reading them, lovely memories….
great stories 🙂
Vast range of titles and genres suitable for all reading ages
lovely books xx
The wonderful selection , quality and a name you can always rely on
always guaranteed a good enjoyable read
Theres such a lot of choice for all ages!
I have always enjoyed Penguins – they can be relied on to be good
It’s a name to trust you will get good quality
I love that they have a large selection of very good reads for all ages.
I love penguin books because they are loyal, reliable and worth their weight on gold.
I loved this books when I was child and now I would like to my kids love them too xx
I love the diversity of the range
Penguin books were fantastic, they made the classics accessible and for me were an introduction to some literary masters. I’ve still got plenty of dog eared penguins at home, they are still as treasured as ever!
A great choice of books for any age 🙂
They remind me of my childhood. I always knew a Penguin book would be a good read.
The nostalgic design 🙂
There’s always a lot of choice
I love how memorable they are 🙂 I also think they will always be relevant for future generations!
i love the great selection and also the memories they bring back
The massive range of great titles
Love them as they have seen me through school, college and uni with their non-fiction as well as giving me many hours of pleasure reading great novels 🙂
I have always loved Penguin books predominantly for their eclectic taste in literature. It’s their undiminished diversity of choice that has so heavily influenced my reading selection throughout my entire life and has taught me to be so open minded when it comes to enjoying varying styles of writing and different authors views. Whether it be through promoting the classics or supporting the very best modern day authors..Penguin is there for all and I can’t thank them enough for it:)
I do love reading penguin books just the vast amount of choices to choose from makes them stand out And they are a name you also associate with trust and quality.
The range is brilliant
Always good quality books from a trusted printer
GOOD quality and always lots of variety
Iconic look, great titles and I can’t wait to introduce my nephews and niece to them.
I just love the choice of penguin books
I have to admit as a child, I read a LOT of books with the penguin mark, there is so much selection! As a grown up I haven’t read as many penguin books as I did then but the memory is there
Penguin books were my absolute favourite as a child as they were easy to read and exciting at the same time!!!! ❤ Thankyooou sooooo much for the chance to #win such a PHENOMENAL prize!! 🙂 🙂 #NoHarmInTrying #FingersCrossed 😉 :p xx
Penguin Books remind me of my childhood which is why I love them