My 2022 Bookish Intentions

Posted January 17, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Bookish Post, Wrap-Up / 2 Comments

Happy Monday my lovely readers. The best thing about the start of a new year is setting yourself new goals, new bookish intentions. Every year I make them and every year I generally fail, last year epically apart from actually passing my Goodreads goal which I lowered. So yay for that, I’m quite pleased about that. But this year feels like a special year when everything comes together, with a new house, new business comes new responsibilities and this year is all about fitting them in this new chapter of my life. This time last year I did these intentions […]

Twenty Twenty One – My Top 10 Books of the year

Posted January 3, 2022 by Emma in 2021 Books, 5 Stars, Best Books, Blog, Book List, Bookish Post, UKYA, Wrap-Up / 0 Comments

Hello it’s me again, I am on a roll at the moment with blogging and I am loving it. I’m starting as I mean to go on. So today is all about the books I loved during 2021. I have to say the it’s quite varied and I love seeing how my tastes have changed. I can’t wait to see what my reading is like year! So let’s get to the nitty gritty part of the post with my top 10 books of the year! As my reading is drastically lower than normal with life and I haven’t reviewed every […]

Twenty Twenty One Life Wrap up – the ‘where have I been’ edition!

Posted January 1, 2022 by Emma in 2021 Books, Blog, Bookish Post, Personal, Wrap-Up / 0 Comments

First of all I want to wish you all a Happy New Year! It’s 2022 and I honestly don’t know where 2021 has been. I’m writing this post 3 months after my last one. Let’s just say for me 2021 I have been notoriously absent from the book world. It’s been probably been the worst book blogging and books read year but believe me there has been plenty going on that has kept me occupied. I thought I would give you a bit of a life update I guess. The last time I did that was August and since then […]

Blog Tour | Spotlight – Lies Like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

Posted September 14, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, Bookish Post, Murder, Mystery, Thriller, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Tuesday evening my lovely bookworms. Hope your doing good. I’m back today with another spotlight for a YA Mystery Thriller that is perfect for this season. I find I love them more in the autumnal/spooky season don’t you? I’m really excited to be part of the #UltimateBlogTour with The Write Reads – they are seriously the best tours. Today’s spotlight is for Lies Like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez that I really excited to read. I would have been reviewing today but with buying an apartment my reading has taken a back seat and I’m dipping in and out […]

Blog Tour | The Winter Garden by Alexandra Bell

Posted September 7, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, Blog Tour, Bookish Post, Extract, Fantasy / 0 Comments

Happy Tuesday my lovely readers! Who’s enjoying the sunshine, I am I live for these days. The heat not so much though. Today I posting a delayed tour stop for a beautifully looking fantasy that is one of my anticipated reads this season. It’s The Winter Garden by Alexandra Bell. When you see the cover you will be starstruck, it’s honestly stunning. Alex Bell has written numerous YA which I’ve really enjoyed in the past and I can’t wait to see what this new adult fantasy will take her. If your looking for a book this Winter I think this […]

Book Review | Every Line of You by Naomi Gibson

Posted August 26, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, YA / 1 Comment

Naomi Gibson’s debut is unputtadownable! It pulls at the heart strings, full of tension and leaves you wanting more. All this from Every Line of You a new YA Thriller. Want to know more. Read on for my review. Everything was taken away Lydia when her brother died in a car crash. Then her father left as she reminded him of the son that was taken away in the crash. Grief has consumed Lydia and the only thing she knows what to do, to copy is to code her way through it like her dad taught her. She puts all […]

Blog Tour | Spotlight – Wicked Little Deeds by Kat Ellis

Posted August 20, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, Blog Tour, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Friday evening my lovely bookworms! Today I am part of the blog tour for Wicked Little Deeds by Kat Ellis hosted by The Write Reads. Last year I read Harrow Lake and it is one of my favourite YA horror books that I’ve read in a long time. Her latest YA book, will be coming on holiday with me and I can’t wait to read it. So today’s post is a spotlight for you add this book to your TBR straight away! If you would like to read my review of her previous book to get a sense of […]

Life & Blog Update | Hello, it’s me…

Posted August 19, 2021 by Emma in Blog, Bookish Post, Personal / 2 Comments

Hellllllloooo it’s me! Have you missed me? I hope so, I have missed my blog and have often wanted to pick up my iPad and write a review or a post but life has really gotten in the way. But rest assured it’s all positive things. So this post has been half written and in my drafts for a good few months, it’s about time I fill you in right, a lot has happened do I will keep it brief and then update you on some of my favourite books I’ve read recently. I started my driving lessons – ever […]

9 Years of Never Judge a Book by its Cover! | 9 Favourite books I discovered from being book blogger

Posted July 21, 2021 by Emma in 5 Stars, Bookish Post, Discussion Post, Favourite Author, Favourites, UKYA / 7 Comments

TODAY MARKS 9 YEARS of my blog and being a book blogger. Honestly where does the time go!? I feel when I get to the 10 year mark it will certainly be a huge milestone for me and my blog. It’s funny but I started this blog 9 years exactly to the day as I started this blog for my Summer Holidays and today is the last day of term! So it curtly feels like an occasion to celebrate and to definley make the most of my blog during the summer once again. I do have an Update post shortly […]