Family
—Books, toys and LEGO for every family moment.Books, toys and LEGO that survive real kids and still earn their shelf space. This is where our family-facing reviews live — from bedtime reads to the sets you'll (be honest) end up building yourself long after the kids wander off. Choose a shelf below, or see what's fresh.
Latest for the Family
Fresh reviews and posts from across this section
The Matarese Circle Review – Ludlum's Other Masterpiece
Two career enemies who have killed each other's families are forced to work together, because both their agencies now want them dead. Ludlum's best premise. 5/5.
The Kill List Review – Forsyth's Drone-Age Thriller
A Marine tracker hunts an online preacher radicalising killers from a laptop. Late Forsyth, still gripping, missing the ruthless economy of the early books. 4/5.
The Bourne Identity Review – The Best Thriller Opening
Fishermen pull a man full of bullets out of the Mediterranean. He has no memory and a Swiss bank number under his skin. One of the great thrillers. 5/5.
Top Buying Guides
Best-of picks and comparisons for this section
New LEGO Sets October 2026: The Best Picks for Dads and Kids
October 2026's LEGO wave in one honest guide: the 6,130-piece Executor UCS, four new Avengers: Doomsday movie tie-in sets, and LEGO's first Wednesday Addams sets.
Octonauts Birthday Party Ideas: What to Buy and What to Skip
Planning an Octonauts party: which supplies are actually licensed, what the all-in-one kit covers, and the tricks that keep small children busy.
New LEGO Sets September 2026: The Best Picks for Dads and Kids
September 2026's LEGO wave in one guide: a brand-new haunted subtheme, a transforming Batmobile, the biggest Harry Potter set yet, and honest picks for every budget.
