My 5 Underrated YA Books you must read if you love books set at sea

Posted August 11, 2023 by Emma in Book List, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 3 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms, I am on holiday by the sea and it got me thinking about YA books set at sea. I always take with me books that are set on around the seaside. I have read some incredible books, 3 of these I have read this year and I feel these are all very underrated books, action-packed, compelling and unputtadownable reads. I love this setting and world building, can be applied to any genre but mainly fantasy I have to say. They feel more escapable and real as you can imagine them a whole new world out and […]

Happy National Book Lovers Day with my ultimate favourite books!

Posted August 9, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book List, Bookish Post, Favourite Author, Favourites, LGBTQ+, UKYA, YA / 3 Comments

Happy Book Lovers Day my fellow readers! August 9th is National Book Lovers Day celebrating our favourite books and what it means to be a reader, to be a book lover. On my bookstagram I post about my favourite books all the time but not here. They do tend to change every so often especially this year where I’ve added at least 3 new favourites. But how does it become a favourite book? I have my own criteria when it comes to favourite books that I thought I would share. Yes it may be 5 stars and the storytelling is […]

Blog Tour: Review – The Stranded by Sarah Daniels

Posted August 7, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms, I am currently on holiday and relaxing with my book and the sea. This is the perfect time for me to catch up on my reviews starting with this one. I am really excited to be part of the Ultimate Blog Tour with The Write Reads for The Stranded and The Exiled by Sarah Daniels. My post is a little late due to end of the academic year, (sorry Dave) however, I read this book in 2 days last week and I loved every second of it. I have bought The Exiled with me on holiday […]

Under the Cover #4 – with Anna Waterworth author of The Girl Who Grew Wings

Posted July 27, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Bookish Post, UKYA, Under the Cover / 0 Comments

Happy Thursday my lovely friends, I’m really excited to welcome my next guest to my author series, Anna Waterworth. 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. Anna is best known for her Fandom duology which I read years ago and loved it. She has returned this year with a brand new Greek Mythology retelling, The Girl Who Grew Wings. It is stunning. So sit back, grab a coffee […]

5 New YA Books that you need on your radar!

Posted July 6, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book List, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 3 Comments

Hello my bookish friends, so today is a major publication day for quite a few UKYA books and I thought I would do a round up. They are all authors I’ve read and I can’t wait to read them all after getting out of my slump from Fourth Wing. 😅 If you’ve read it you know what I mean… I’ve been very lucky to receive a proof of each of these and I can’t wait to read in the next couple of weeks. If you haven’t picked up a book from any of these author then I would highly recommend […]

My Top 5 Underrated LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations for Pride Month

Posted June 23, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book List, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

Happy Pride Month my friends. The last few years I have read more queer books, I find for me as a reader and a librarian it’s important for me to read different, diverse and inclusive books. I think Heartstopper really kicked off my love for LGBTQ+ books. I’ve grown as a reader and I love that. So I thought today I would share some of favourite books, some underrated ones that you might not have heard of that need to be on your radar. ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS BY DEAN ATTA This was my first verse novel and I absolutely […]

Book Review | A Curse of Salt by Sarah Street – a captivating Beauty and the Beast retelling that made me cry.

Posted June 16, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, Fantasy / 0 Comments

Hello my fellow bookworms. If you’re living in the UK I hope you are surviving the heatwave. For me I find I read more as I can’t seem to sleep because it’s so stuffy. I love the sun, just not the heat. Anyways, I thought it was about time I finally review this book. I read this about a month ago and interviewed the amazing author Sarah Street. I was so surprised by this book and I will tell you why. Did you cry is the Disney movie of Beauty and the Beast? I do, every single time. In a […]

Book Review | Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros – this book consumed me! no spoilers

Posted June 12, 2023 by Emma in Book Review, Bookish Post, Fantasy / 0 Comments

Hello my bookish friends. I have just finished the most hyped book, Fourth Wing and I am PROUD of myself. It consumed me the whole week of reading and I loved every single minute of it. I’m at a bit of a loss right now as this book is worthy of the obsession at the moment. So I thought the best thing would be to write if not ramble and fangirl over this book. I apologise in advance for that. There will be no spoilers from me. Just a lot of vibes and feelings about it all. So me and […]

Read for Empathy – 5 Books that I empathise with…

Posted June 8, 2023 by Emma in Book List, Bookish Post / 2 Comments

Hello my bookish friends, Happy Empathy Day! This is run by the charitable reading organisation, EmpathyLab. It celebrates books and stories that helps us see, understand and feel. I have celebrated it at work, as a school librarian since it first started 6 years ago. I love celebrating another way to promote books and understand why they are so important to us and not about the escapism. It’s also about the importance of representation of us and our feelings. So I thought I would recommend 5 books that I’ve empathised with… 5 Books Recommendations for Read for Empathy How Hard Can […]