TWENTY TWENTY Reading and Blogging Goals (and a brand new look!)

Posted January 4, 2020 by Emma in Bookish Post, Discussion Post, Happy New Year / 6 Comments

Hello my bookish friends. My first Saturday post too! How are you? I bet so many of you are back to work now. Totally sucks. I’m making sure that I use the rest of my free to schedule some posts and much needed reading as well. Today I’m posting about some reading and blog goals and what I want to achieve this year, because I feel 2020 is my year! First off, did you see my new blog header?! Well you can’t miss it, it’s the first thing you see when you click on my blog. Ha. Here’s a closer […]

December Monthly Wrap-Up | Final wrap-up post of 2019

Posted January 1, 2020 by Emma in 2019 Books, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post, Wrap-Up / 1 Comment

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Today is officially the 1st day of 2020, and 2019 is now last year even though it was only yesterday. Crazy. Whilst I thought I would go right ahead and do my anticipated reads and reading goals, I thought I would wrap-up last year officially with my last wrap up post of 2019. December was a brilliant month, full of festivities at work and at home and then finally spend Christmas with my family. The beginning of the month was very chaotic, as you can probably imagine in all working environments. In a school it’s almost […]

My Year in Books | Favourite Reads of 2019

Posted December 30, 2019 by Emma in 5 Stars, Bookish Post, UKYA, Wrap-Up, YA / 2 Comments

Hello Everyone, I’m back from my Christmas break yesterday and I had such an an amazing time with my family. It was also more like a Christmas Reading Retreat too. I read 3 books in 5 days which is a first in a very long time. 2 of which are Harry Potter books and another a hotly anticipated 2020 release. It was so nice being totally away from my social media and blog for 5 straight days that I feel amazing in myself and ready to plan 2020 with lots more books and lots more blog posts – I think […]

My Christmas Break & TBR

Posted December 23, 2019 by Emma in Bookish Post, TBR / 2 Comments

Hi Everyone, how are we? Are we all on our Christmas holidays yet? I hope you are, you all deserve it! I am and loving it! I broke up onThursday and won’t return to school until the 6th Jan, I think this could potentially be the longest Christmas holiday’s we’ve had. I started it with pretty much cosy days in front of the TV and letting my brain relax. You need that right!? 🎄 One thing I love about Christmas break is family and books. Why you might ask? Well a) I spend a whole week stay with my grandparents. […]

BLOG TOUR | REVIEW – Love, Secret Santa by S. A. Domingo

Posted December 19, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Romance, Team Bkmrk / 0 Comments

Hello my bookish friends, Today I’m really excited to be part of the Love, Secret Santa S. A. Domingo blog tour with Team BKMRK. It’s also fitting that I will be also receiving my secret santa today on the last day of term. I will be sharing my 5 star review of this wonderfully festive YA that will certainly get you in the Christmas mood. AND I have a surprise piece from the wonderful author herself. But before my review here is a little bit more about the book. My Review Angel Green just wants to revise for her scholarship […]

MINI-REVIEW MONDAY | Take a Chance on Me by Beth Garrod and No Big Deal by Bethany Rutter

Posted December 16, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Book Review, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my bookish friends! I borrowed this idea from Emily (A Short Book Lover) who regularly does this feature to catch up on her reviews. As we are nearing the end of the year I’m trying to catch up on any reviews I missed throughout the year. Today I’m bringing two amazing YA contemporary books that I read back in the summer. During that time I was loving reading but my blogging took a bit of a break. So I apologise for taking so long in reviewing these books. So onto the mini reviews. In the first few chapters, Meg […]

EVENT RECAP | Simon & Schuster Big Book Brunch

Posted December 9, 2019 by Emma in 2020 books, Bookish Post, Event Recap, Simon & Schuster / 2 Comments

Happy Monday Everyone! Hope you had a very festive weekend, not long till Christmas now! I had an amazing weekend and this was partly down to where I went on Saturday, the Simon & Schuster Big Book Brunch where we saw previews of 2020 titles, whilst meeting loads of amazing bloggers. I’ve been to one in February and loved it. Many book events as they are largely in the evenings and I’m just so tired from work that I never make it. But events on a weekend I can, and I try and make every effort to go. What I […]

The Titan Christmas Gift Guide

Posted December 6, 2019 by Emma in Book Gifts, Bookish Post, Discussion Post / 0 Comments

Hello my bookish friends. It’s Friday, and so nearly the weekend. Today and until the rest of the year, I thought I might do a series of posts rounding up what an incredible year publishers have had with their books and creating a Christmas Gift Guide. Each of these posts will have carefully selected books so there if something for everyone. There is something for everyone! Today I’m partnering up with Titan Books. I have only joined their mailing list this year and I’ve been so unbelievable grateful for the books they have sent me this year, they have been […]

November Monthly Wrap-Up

Posted December 2, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post, TBR / 2 Comments

Hi Everyone, it’s the 2nd December, the LAST MONTH of 2019! How is that possible? I mean it’s seriously crazy how time flies, I personally hate it. I think it goes more quickly when I work in a school as you are constantly counting down the days until the next half term holiday. Just to let you know that’s in 17 days. 🧡 Nothing much happened in November for me. It was a busy month in terms of work and I didn’t read much whatsoever. Got some great books and bought loads but the ratio of my book haul to […]