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 […]

Blog Tour – “A lifetime of ups and downs” – My Journey to Publication with T.E. Carter

Posted May 10, 2019 by Emma in Blog, Blog Tour, Contemporary, Guest Post, Hashtag Reads, I Stop Somewhere, Simon & Schuster, T.E.Carter / 0 Comments

Today I’m really excited to be part of T.E. Carter’s blog tour for her second book, All We Could Have Been. Since I received a copy and talking about the book at the S&S Big Book Brunch, it seems like more hopeful book that her debut I Stop Somewhere. I admit *ashamed* that I haven’t gotten round to this book yet, BUT it’s on my TBR this month. Finally, I know!!!!!! Last year when I first embarked on T.E. Carter’s first book, it blew me away quite literally and emotionally. If you haven’t read it, I would highly recommend it. […]

BUMPER EDITION – April Wrap-Up and May TBR & New Design!

Posted May 6, 2019 by Emma in Blog, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post, Most Anticipated, TBR / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone! I’m finally getting round to doing my Wrap-up of April and we are well and truly into May now. It was this time last month when I was looking forward to my holiday and now it’s over. However, now we are starting to plan our next adventure. Easter holidays are over and I’m back to work in the last term. Crazy! April has been a very successful month for me both on the blog and reading. It was a month that I really enjoyed every single book. I also found TWO favourite books of the year too! I’m […]

Blog Tour: Witchy Bookshops – Queen of Sea and Stars by Anna McKerrow

Posted April 30, 2019 by Emma in Blog, Blog Tour, Extract, Fantasy, Guest Post, Magic, YA / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, Today I’m really excited to be part of Queen of Sea and Stars blog tour. Isn’t the cover gorgeous?! Anna describes it as: Faye Morgan, a hereditary witch, moves away from her tiny coastal village in Scotland to London to be with her new boyfriend, Rav. But though she hopes she can live a normal life in a new city, her blood bond to the realms of faerie can’t be denied. With a faerie war brewing, can Faye realise her destiny and discover who she really is? A tale of faery magic, desire and modern witchcraft. Queen of […]

Blog Tour Review – LOVE and Other Things to Live For by Louise Leverett

Posted April 27, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 3.5 Stars, Blog, Blog Tour, Book Review, Contemporary, Debut Author, Friendships, New Adult, Romance / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, Happy Saturday and I very rarely post at the weekend so this is most certainly a change as well as the book that I’m on tour and sharing my review. On to the blog tour, Today I’m sharing my review of Love and Other Things to Live For by Louise Leverett. But before that here is a little more about the book… Jessica Wood is an aspiring photographer living in London. She’s had her heart broken, and her friends have pieced it back together again. But across the neon lights of Soho, in the smell of alcohol and […]

Let’s Talk YA #3 – True Friendship, Love, & Hope

Posted April 26, 2019 by Emma in Blog, Bookish Post, Contemporary, Feature, Friendship, Growing Up, Let's Talk Books, Love, Non Pratt, Reality, Teenage Life, UKYA, Walker Books, YA / 0 Comments

Emily from A Short Book Lover and I have created a weekly feature called Let’s Talk YA. – a weekly feature simply to just share and talk about the books you love. So our posts will all be centered around amazing UKYA authors. You can see the pattern here that a lot of the author and books I’m picking are the ones that really left an impression on me and are likely to be their first book, their debut that set them on that journey. This week’s author is Non Pratt and her book Trouble. I was reminded by this book […]