Under the Cover with Trisha Tobias author of Honeysuckle & Bone

Posted May 6, 2025 by Emma in Bookish Post, Interview, Under the Cover / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms, I am back with another author interview with one of my first books I read of 2025, Honeysuckle & Bone by Trisha Tobias . This YA gothic/ghost thriller enriched with jamican culture that will get under your skin. I’m really excited for Trisha to join me on my blog as I ask her some questions about her debut YA. Under the Cover is where I interview some of favourite authors and authors I’ve recently read and discovered. I’m trying to refresh my blog and I love interviewing authors and getting an insight into their storytelling, hence Under the Cover was born. […]

Book Review | This Song is About Us by Sara Barnard

Posted April 16, 2025 by Emma in 2025 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, it’s been a while since on the blog but I’m currently on holiday and I have just finished my first book and I loved it so much it’s inspired me to pick up the keyboard and start my blog once again. I’m really excited to be on the blog tour for This Song is About Us by Sara Barnard. I originally posted a shorted version of this review on my instagram but I wanted to write a little bit more here. So without further ado here is my review *stretches fingers, poised on the keyboard*… I […]

My 2025 Bookish Ins and Outs

Posted January 7, 2025 by Emma in Bookish Post, Discussion Post / 3 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, today I’m sharing my book goals of 2025 and what I’m leaving behind and what I’m doing to make it the best reading year. Since breaking up for Christmas, I have reflected a lot on my reading journey of 2024, and especially as we approached 2025 when I was completely engrossed in reading largely down to Wicked Lovely series but I missed that feeling and I want to make sure that 2025 is the best reading year. So I have made some choices to make me feel happier about reading and bookish content online. I need […]

Best YA Books of 2024

Posted December 29, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, 5 Stars, Best Books, Book List, Bookish Post, YA / 1 Comment

Hello, my lovely readers! As 2024 is drawing to a close, it’s time for me to recap my year of reading and select my top ten books of 2024. This year, choosing my favorites was surprisingly easy. I’ve discovered incredible new writers, stumbled upon underrated YA gems that deserve much more attention, and found books that were not only unforgettable but ones I’ll recommend forever. Best of all they are all 5 star + reads! I couldn’t keep it to 10 unfortunately, it was too hard. I feel incredibly fortunate to have met some of these authors throughout the year […]

5 Books that are perfect gifts for every occasion

Posted December 22, 2024 by Emma in Book Gifts, Bookish Post / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms, we are so close to Christmas now and I’m officially off for the Christmas break. I’m so excited. Last week I published part 2 of my bookish gifts recommendations so this weekend I thought I would share 5 books that are perfect gifts. These featured books are more niche and special gifts, they are book that I felt inspired and simply adored. So I hope these will help as a last minute gifts for this festive season or for any occasion. Let me know books you recover as gifts that are perfect for book-lovers.

Book Review | Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr – A must read for fans of The Cruel Prince

Posted December 12, 2024 by Emma in Book Review, Bookish Post, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, today I have the perfect recommendation not only for The Cruel Prince lovers but also it’s perfect reading to snuggle up this season. This book gave me so many feels and I haven’t felt this way for a series since The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. That’s a big statement I know but it’s so very true. So here is my review of the first in the Wicked Lovely series. Wicked Lovely first published around the time I was reading Twilight. It was a book that completely passed me by then as I was very much […]

These gifts are the way to a book lover’s heart – part 2

Posted December 3, 2024 by Emma in Bookish Post / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely book lovers, it’s the season of gift giving and you might have book lover in your life or maybe a little present for yourself, so I have put together another list of my favourite gifts for book lovers. Sometimes it can be really hard buying for a book lover especially this time of the year. In May I collated some of my favourite shops and gifts in a part 1 of this post which you can view here. So today I have found some more niche book lover gifts for all book lovers. * some items I […]

The only book light a book lover needs is a Serious Light.

Posted November 29, 2024 by Emma in Bookish Post / 0 Comments

(Ad – A Serious Light was gifted to me in exchange for a honest review) Hello my lovely book lovers, today I bring you something very special to the blog and I’m excited. For the past month I have been living my best bookish life with a new reading accessory. Every reader needs the perfect reading light right? Serious Readers is the only light a booklover needs and here’s why. So when Serious Readers reached out to me to collaborate with me on their reading lamps, I was so excited. I have been eyeing a floor lamp of theirs for […]

Book Review | Let’s Split Up by Bill Wood – Meet your next nostalgic Scream x Scoody Doo YA horror you all need to read

Posted November 25, 2024 by Emma in Book Review, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. Have you read any spooky books this season, I read some amazing books and this particular book is one of my favourites of the horror, thriller genre. Meet your next nostalgic Scream x Scoody Doo YA horror you all need to read. I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for a while, especially during this cosy spooky season. Whilst I did read it after Halloween I had just finished my Screamathon and I was was the perfect mood for this book. Let’s Split Up follows Cam, Jonesy, Amber in a small town of Sanera. Nothing […]