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 […]

My first time at Comic-Con | my experience, tips and advice for newbies (like me)

Posted June 7, 2023 by Emma in Bookish Post, Discussion Post / 1 Comment

Happy Wednesday my bookish friends. Today I am excited to be writing and sharing my experience of going to my first ever comic con. MCM Comic-Con invited me as press to their ExCel London Comic Con. I was honored and so excited to go. My first ever press trip as a blogger. This year MCM Comic-Con added a brand new Literary content for all bookworms. As a fan of young adult books there were so many amazing panels and meet some of my favourite and new to me authors. I also met up with some lovely book bloggers and bookstagrammers. […]

Blog Tour – Book Review | If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude – a unique sapphic dystopian YA…

Posted June 2, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my bookish friends. I am really excited to be part of the Ultimate Blog Tour with The Write Reads for debut novel, If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude. Sadly life got in the way, so here is my delayed review. It’s the start of Pride Month and I have the perfect YA Dystopian recommendation for your to add to your TBR piles. Whilst I have put a content warning above, the first few pages is about the main character, Avery about to take her own life. There is a lot of reference to it throughout the book. I […]

Under the Cover #3 – with Sarah Street author of A Curse of Salt

Posted May 25, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Bookish Post, Fairytale, Fantasy, Interview, Under the Cover, YA / 1 Comment

Happy Thursday my lovely friends, I’m really excited to welcome my third guest to my author series, a debut author of A Curse of Salt which is being published TODAY, Sarah Street. 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. As I said, A Curse of Salt, a Beauty and the Beast retelling is out in the world TODAY! Happy Publication Day Sarah! I loved it. I didn’t realise […]

5 Book Recommendations for Mental Health Awareness Week

Posted May 21, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book List, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

Hiya my lovely readers. This last week has been Mental Health Awareness Week and this is a something I’m very passionate about. As a reader but also as a school librarian as well. Book are a huge part that can help understand but also ease the struggle that is our mental health. We will struggle with it at one point or another in our lives but know this. You are not alone… The theme this year is ‘anxiety’. I know I have suffered with this, more so because of the pandemic and I think that hasn’t helped a lot of […]

Under the Cover #2 – with Amara Sage, author of Influential

Posted May 18, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Bookish Post, Interview, Under the Cover / 1 Comment

Happy Thursday my lovely friends, today I’m really excited to be bring you my second post of my new author series, Under the Cover. 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. I’m really excited to be interview Amara Sage who has written her debut novel Influential which I reviewed recently. I loved it. Amara Sage reminded me of Holly Bourne’s writing when creating impactful and […]

Blog Tour | Book Review – Straight Expectations by Calum McSwiggan

Posted May 7, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Sunday my bookish friends, today I’m really excited for my stop on the Ultimate Blog Tour with The Write Reads for debut novel, Straight Expectations. My first book of May and what a brilliant start to the month. Before I head into my review here is a little bit more about the book. Another book I didn’t really know what to expect. Opening the first few pages on my kindle and I knew I was going to love it. It instantly it gave me Boy Queen by George Lester and Heartstopper vibes. Max is loud and proud at school, […]

April Wrap-Up – The best reading month of the year so far…

Posted May 2, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Monthly Wrap-Up Post, UKYA, Wrap-Up, YA / 0 Comments

Good evening bookworms. It’s May and finally the sun is shining here in the UK. Are we finally getting our spring weather? I really hope so, makes us feel so much better, I do love the warmer months. So this is my first wrap up of the year… it’s been a unusual start to the year with being quite unwell for half of it, work taking over my life and not really reading at all. But this April I have prioritised my well-being, my mental health and that in turn means I read loads more. Woohoo. May it continue… get […]