Author: Emma

These gifts are the way to a book-lovers heart

Posted May 13, 2024 by Emma in Book Gifts, Bookish Post, Discussion Post / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, from one book-lover to another, I thought I would collate some of my favourite bookish items that I have recieved as presents from myself or others. Sometimes buying for a book-lover can be hard if you think ‘oh I’ll get them a book’ but they already have that book? So whether it’s a treat for yourself, or you want to buy for someone who is a book lover here is a list of personlised and bright bookish items from small businesses.

*I am not affilated with any of these shops. I am a loving customer.

Book sleeves (specifically Paper and Word)

I have been fan and buyer of P&W book sleeves for years. They are quality book sleeves, great cushioning and come is stunning designs and fabrics. I am known for selecting the oranges and yellow themed ones and they have a lot of them. Most recently I have joined their Secret Society and I love it, the community and the exclusive extras you get. Abby and team have recently added new items to their shop including Strapcicles for your kindle/e-reader, tote bags, stationary and more. They also have created a Notion template for bookslovers which I use daily. I love it.

Book Cart

Whilst this is a practical gift, a book lover will adore it. The cart have saved me from towering piles around the house or needing more storage for books. We all know that bookslves can be overwhelmed quite quickly as a bookworm. I have a yellow one of course, in the past I have had 4. Three from Hobby Craft and my recent one from Amazon. Amazon do have a lot of different colours so check it out.

Tote Bags

A bookworm can never have too many tote bags. I have loads, some bought when in a book shop *cough* and some gifted to me. But I always like to have a different one depending on the vibe. We don’t want to spend 20p on a bag when we can use our tote bags.

Bookish candles

A cosy night in reading with a themed candle or as a book-lover like me you want to collect them if they are based on your favourite books or bookish themes. I have a collection of Ember Stag Candles (they are on maternity leave but will be back soon), including Twilight and Heartstopper. I love them just for show and decorating my book shelves. We are a bibliophile after all.

Art prints

As a book lover sometimes we have to decorate a space with bookish art, like my home library, or you want to visualise some of the chracters you read in your books, or you want to acknowledge some of your favourite books or series. I love book/custom art prints from various etsy stores and I would highly recommend RyanConnellyArt who designs the best stacks. I have quite a few and recently bought one for my friend as well.

Special Editions

I mean what else can I say, signed, sprayed edges, first editions or all three. We love them, we want to collect them.

Other book gifts including: Personalised Book stamp/embossers, custom bookish cushions, library ladder like mine, custom book character funko pops, pin bages, page holders and of course Bookmarks.

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Mini Book Reviews | One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain & Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan

Posted May 8, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post / 0 Comments
Mini Book Reviews | One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain & Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan

Hello my fellow readers. Today I am catching up on some book reviews of the last month. As you saw from my April wrap-up that I had a brilliant reading month in terms of range of genres and the quality of the story. So I’m excited to share my short reviews of a unique and twisty YA supernatural thriller and a beautiful and poignant YA Historical Romance written in verse. One Last Breath is a really unique YA thriller. It reminds me of the books by Michelle Hodkins, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, does anyone remember those? This particular book […]

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April Reading Wrap-Up | The best reading month of 2024 so far…

April Reading Wrap-Up | The best reading month of 2024 so far…

Happy Friday my lovely readers. It’s been a while since I have wrapped a month of reading. Like always work and life have been a bit hectic for me. BUT April was a very good month for reading. As I say in the title – it’s certainly my best yet. I think I have 3 five star reads and I read 2 of my most anitcpated reads of 2024. I was exceptionally lucky to get a pre-proof of one of my favourite underrated authors as well and his second book is amazing. I can’t wait for you to read it. […]

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Under the Cover #9 with Kelly McCaughrain – author of Little Bang

Posted April 28, 2024 by Emma in Bookish Post, Interview, UKYA, Under the Cover / 1 Comment
Under the Cover #9 with Kelly McCaughrain – author of Little Bang

Hello my bookish friends, it’s been a while since I did an ‘Under the Cover’ post and I’m really excited for this one. I read this author’s book in January and it made me sob so much. I was an emotional wreck – but what a book so I had to ask her some questions. I’m really excited to welcoming Kelly McCaughrain author of Little Bang to my blog. 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 […]

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Book Review | Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw

Posted April 10, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments
Book Review | Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw

Hello my lovely readers, I’m excited to bring you another review of a 2024 fantasy release set on the sea, Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw. I can’t wait to tell you all about and why need to read it. As soon as this book arrived, I picked it up straight away as my next read. I was hooked from page 1. I have always loved a great fantasy set on the sea and I know I would be drawn into it. Instantly it reminded me of Viper by Bex Hogan with the lyrical writing of The Wicked Deep by […]

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Blog Tour: Book Review | The Things We Leave Behind by Clare Furniss.

Posted March 14, 2024 by Emma in Bookish Post / 0 Comments
Blog Tour: Book Review | The Things We Leave Behind by Clare Furniss.

Hello lovely readers, I’m so excited to be kicking off the blog tour on publication day for The Things We Leave Behind. Happy Release Day Clare. So without further ado here is my review for this moving and important YA novel that everyone needs to read. Wow what an powerful and impactful novel. It’s been such a long time since I’ve read a Clare Furniss book, it was How to Not to Disappear which was really moving. The Things We Left Behind I think is her personal best and my favourite as well. It’s modern day London, when a leader […]

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Book Review | Sing if You Can’t Dance by Alexia Casale

Posted March 11, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments
Book Review | Sing if You Can’t Dance by Alexia Casale

Good morning lovely readers. I’m so excited to be reviewing this book. I wished I read this one sooner and it’s such beautiful, unique and captivating contemporary romance YA book. I couldn’t put this book down. I read it in 2 days which is super good for me but I was on half-term which helped. I picked this book up as I was part of the Discovery Tour for Empathy Lab UK which I was really honoured to be part of. It’s something as a librarian that is close to my heart and something that I promote every year in […]

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Under the Cover #8 with Cynthia Murphy – author of Signed Sealed Dead

Under the Cover #8 with Cynthia Murphy – author of Signed Sealed Dead

Happy Thursday my bookish friends and welcome to another ‘Under the Cover’ post! Today I am welcoming, Cynthia Murphy author of YA Thrillers and Horrors. Including her latest Signed Sealed Dead for the fans of Scream which I reviewed at the beginning of the year and was my first 5 star read of the year. 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. I had to know on how Cynthia creates […]

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Mini Book Reviews | The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland & Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

Posted February 19, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post / 0 Comments
Mini Book Reviews | The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland & Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

Hello my lovely readers. It’s been a busy month and I haven’t blogged as much so I have some reviews to catch up on. These two books were from the end of January/beginning of Feb. So let’t catch up on what I’ve been reading. Let me know if you have read these in the comments. Trigger warnings – suicide, rooming, sexual assault and domestic abuse So I’m not sure I had any expectations for this book. I haven’t read Krystal’s debut book House of Hollow yet and I was intrigued by a magical mystery packed with demons, epic magic system […]

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