Author: Emma

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

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 […]

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

Posted February 29, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Bookish Post, Interview, Q & A, UKYA, Under the Cover, YA / 0 Comments

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 […]

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

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 […]

January Reading Wrap-Up | 2024 starts with 2 five star reads!

Posted February 5, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, today I’m wrapping up the first month of 2024 and what a brilliant month it was. I read not one but TWO 5 stars reads already, I started my first YA book club and I have received lots of amazing ARCS from publishers that I’m so excited to read. My ins for 2024 is to be myself, enjoy life and what I read and I have really tried to prioritise my well-being, switching off from work and doing what I love which is all bookish related. I’ve loved reading, blogging and bookstagramming. So shall we get […]

Book Review | Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain

Posted January 30, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Contemporary, Growing Up, UKYA, Walker Books, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. I am about to review the first book to make me cry of 2024 and my second 5 star read. I had a glorious glowing book hangover not in a bad way and it took me a while to really process it. 05/01/2023 – Only 17 pages in and already the main characters Sid and Mel, remind me a bit of 10 Things I Hate About You. Especially Sid specifically I think. I’m just getting that vibe and I love it. 10/01/2024 – Well what a book. I’m still crying… that was not what I expected […]

Under the Cover #7 with Jean Menzies – author of Live Like a Goddess

Posted January 23, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Bookish Post, Interview, UKYA, Under the Cover, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Monday my bookish friends and welcome to my first ‘Under the Cover’ of 2024! Today I am welcoming, Dr Jean Menzies author of Live Like a Goddess: Life Lessons from Legends and Lore which I reviewed at the beginning of the year and finished 2023 feeling inspired and ready for 2024 because of this book. 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 felt so inspired that I needed […]

Book Review | Signed Sealed Dead by Cynthia Murphy – first book, first five star read of 2024

Posted January 18, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers. Hope you are keeping warm in the minus temperatures this week. Today I’m writing my first review of 2024 and I’m excited! I’m going to try a different style of my review. I’ve been writing what happens and my reactions in my Notion and I thought I would share it. I love the fact that I start off 2024 as I started 2023 with Cynthia Murphy book and a 5 star read! So let me give you a little bit about the book. Paige lived in Manchester all her life until the unthinkable happened, her grandparents […]

Book Review | Live Like a Goddess by Jean Menzies – the book I didn’t know I needed.

Posted January 7, 2024 by Emma in 2023 Books, 2024 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers. Today is the first book review of 2024 and this book was my last read of 2023. I’m excited to share this book that completely empowered and inspired me for the new year ahead. What a wonderful, inspiring and empowering book. You know when you pick something up and you read it at the right time. Well that’s what happened with book. This was such a surprise of a book and I hadn’t really realised that it was Non-Fiction as well. YA doesn’t have many in this genre and I simply adored it. Live Like a […]

Exciting news! Introducing a new YA Book Club – Never Judge a Book Club!

Posted January 4, 2024 by Emma in Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Thursday my lovely readers. So today brings exciting news to my little blog. I’m starting a YA book club! ✨ New for 2024 is my very own book club. It’s been something I’ve been thinking of for a while and I took the courage to create one. I mean sometimes you just have to take the risk right. Since announcing and starting up a little account on instagram I’ve been overwhelmed by the responses. It’s gone global with some many members from different countries. The best thing is that we all love or want to read more YA books […]