Author: Emma

Blog Tour – Nexus: Q&A with Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Posted June 14, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Blog Tour, Fantasy, HQYA, Q & A, Science Fiction, The Androma Saga, Zenith / 0 Comments

Today I’m really excited to bring you my post on the Nexus Blog Tour which is Book 2 and the final book in The Androma Saga by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings. Zenith, Book 1 came out last year and it was one of my favourite books that year, I read it over Christmas and I was completely hooked. Check out my Review here. It had the connection to the characters that I hadn’t seen in a long time. I’m currently reading it and absolutely loving it once more. So look out for my review next week. So today I’m […]

Review – My Secret Lies With You by Faye Bird

Posted June 12, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 4.5 Stars, Book Review, Mystery, Thriller, UKYA / 0 Comments

I first discovered Faye’s books when I went to my first author event as a librarian, it was an exciting moment being a blogger and librarian. I bought both of her books and devoured them instantly, so gripping and thrilling, Faye’s latest book My Secret Lies With You is no exception. This book was totally addictive and definitely what I needed last weekend. I read it practically in one sitting. Cait is on holiday in Wales for the first time since my her dad died. Along with her mum and her new partner, she is missing her dad a lot. […]

Blog Tour: Faye’s Favourite Mysteries – My Secret Lies With You by Faye Bird

Posted June 10, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Blog Tour, Guest Post, Mystery, Thriller, UKYA, Usborne Publishing, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Monday Everyone. Today I’m really excited to kicking off the blog tour for Faye Bird’s latest YA thriller, My Secret Lies With You! It’s amazing and it’s certainly this summer’s top YA thriller of the year. You can read it one sitting like me. My full review will be up later this week. I’ve met Faye years ago when I first started as a librarian, and I bought her books at the event there and I couldn’t put them down. So I would highly recommend Faye’s book if you love Karen McManus and most recently Holly Jackson. The theme […]

Top Ten Tuesday – Books From My Favourite Genre – Contemporary!

Posted June 4, 2019 by Emma in Blog, Contemporary, Discussion Post, Favourites, Featured, Top Ten Tuesday / 10 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday Is A Weekly Meme Hosted By The Lovely Ladies At The Artsy Reader Girl! Each Week, A New Topic Is Put Into Place And Bloggers Share Their Top Ten Accordingly. Today I’m back with a TTT – I haven’t done one of these in ages and it’s the perfect opportunity to show my favourite books of my favourite genre. Yesterday I had a panic when thinking about this post. I didn’t know what genre to choose, it’s like choosing my…favourite food group. Sweet or Savoury etc. I love so many books across all genres, but since blogging […]

Monthly Plans – May Wrap-Up and June TBR

Posted June 1, 2019 by Emma in Blog, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post, TBR, Wrap-Up / 2 Comments

Hello Book Friends, 1st of June and I’m on a roll with my wrap-up post this month. The last week I’ve been on half-term, I’ve been reading but not that much in the mood for blogging. As it’s now coming to an end I’m sceduling reviews left right and center, before I’m crazy busy at work for our last half -term of the school year. I have to say working in a school makes the year goes uber quick – if there are people reading this and your education are you like me that goes “Only 6 and half weeks […]

NEW BLOG SERIES – A Booklover Tells All…Do you miss the Dark Romance section in Waterstones?

Posted May 22, 2019 by Emma in A Booklover Tells All, Blog, Bookish Post, Discussion Post, Feature, Featured / 5 Comments

Hello Booklovers. The last couple of months I’ve been thinking about doing a blog series of discussion posts, but wasn’t sure what to do. So let me introduce ‘A Booklover Tells all…’ a blog series with some personal book stories, memories or things I’ve come across in the bookish world. These posts maybe completely random topics, topics of meaning and any topics you want me to talk about. This combines my love of books as a reader, book blogger and as a librarian so it’s perfect. So I hope you enjoy today’s post. Do you remember this? Twilight for me […]

ARC REVIEW – The Paper and Hearts Society by Lucy Powrie – A book of pure joy and literary perfection!

Posted May 16, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 5 Stars, Best Books, Blog, Book Review, Contemporary, Favourite Author, Featured, Friendships, Literary Adventures, UKYA / 7 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I took literary journey of pure bookish joy, written by someone I can call my friend which makes it all the more special. The Paper and Hearts Society is a book that every will have heard of as Lucy is a literacy and book ambassador of all things, she has stormed social media with UKYA chats and now she has written a book that will readers will say ‘She gets it!’ Readers are uniting to read this book and together we would have found our people! Tabby Brown has moved to stay with her Gran […]

BLOG TOUR: Top 5 Feel Good Musicals – SING Like No One is Listening by Vanessa Jones

Posted May 15, 2019 by Emma in Blog Tour, Contemporary, Guest Post, Music, MyKindaBook, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, Today I’m ending the blog tour for Vanessa Jones’ debut book SING Like No One is Listening. I’ve nearly finished the book. (I know last minute reading, but work has been crazy so it was a lot later than I thought I would be reading it.) It’s such a great read and rather than doing a mini review of what I read I will be doing a few review this weekend. It’s such a feel good and easy read, perfect for sunny reading in the UK and just getting lost in some musical talent. Vanessa was very kind […]

Blog Tour – Beauty Sleep by Kathryn Evans: Kick-Ass Women in Science-Fiction

Posted May 12, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Blog, Blog Tour, Discussion Post, Guest Post, Science Fiction, UKYA, Usborne Publishing / 1 Comment

Happy Sunday everyone. Today I bring you a post as part of the blog tour for Kathryn Evan’s brand new science fiction thriller, Beauty Sleep. This is a book was featured on my most anticipated reads of 2019 and today I am finally reading it. It’s brilliant. Also the cover, the real book is even more beautiful. So today I am talking about my favourite women in sci-fi across books and film. But before that here is a little bit more about the gorgeous Beauty Sleep. My Favourite Women in Science-Fiction So instantly when I said I love to […]