Category: 2017 Books

REVIEW – A PLACE CALLED PERFECT by Helena Duggan

Posted October 15, 2018 by Emma in 2017 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Fantasy, Featured, Helena Duggan, Middle Grade, Mystery, Usborne Publishing / 0 Comments

A book that will haunt you in the best way possible weeks after you’ve read it. A Place Called Perfect (Perfect #1) by Helena Duggan Publisher – Usborne Children’s Publishing Release Date – August 1st 2017 Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glasses to stop them going blind? And who wants to be neat and tidy and perfectly behaved all the time? But Violet quickly discovers there’s something weird going on – she keeps hearing noises in the night, her mum […]

📚 REVIEW – THE WITCH’S TEARS by Katherine and Elizabeth Corr

Posted March 14, 2018 by Emma in 2017 Books, 4.5 Stars, Fantasy, HarperCollins, Katherine and Elizabeth Corr, Series, The Witch's Tears, YA / 0 Comments

The Witch’s Tears (The Witch’s Kiss #2)by Katherine and Elizabeth CorrPublisher – HarperCollins Children’s Release Date – February 2nd 2018Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Can true love’s kiss break your heart…? It’s not easy being a teenage witch. Just ask Merry. She’s drowning in textbooks and rules set by the coven; drowning in heartbreak after the loss of Jack. But Merry’s not the only one whose fairy tale is over. Big brother Leo is falling apart and everything Merry does seems to push him further to the brink. And everything that happens to Leo makes her ache for revenge. So […]

#FANTASTICALFEB with Josh Martin (author of Ariadnis)

Posted February 27, 2018 by Emma in #FantasticalFeb, 2017 Books, 2018 Books, Anassa, Ariadnis, Fantasy, Guest Post, Hatchette Children's Group, Josh Martin, Team Bkmrk / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, As you may all know I’m having a fantasy month on the blog, so as well as reading fantasy books, I’m also featuring some of my favourites as well as discovering some new authors too. So my very last but no means least, guest author on my blog is Josh Martin, author of the Erthe series, Ariadnis the first in the series.. As part of this month, the publishers very kindly sent me a copy of each of his books including his latest Anassa, which was released 8th February. So before I hand over to Josh talking about why […]

#FANTASTICALFEB with Sif Sigmarsdóttir (author of I Am Traitor)

Posted February 26, 2018 by Emma in #FantasticalFeb, 2017 Books, Fantasy, Guest Post, Hatchette Children's Group, I Am Traitor, Sif Sigmarsdóttir, Team Bkmrk / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, As you may all know I’m having a fantasy month on the blog, so as well as reading fantasy books, I’m also featuring some of my favourites as well as discovering some new authors too. So my penultimate guest author on my blog is Sif Sigmarsdóttir, author of I Am Traitor. I have a copy of I Am Traitor from before it’s release and again it’s one of those that is on my TBR but near to the top, I promise you. I Am Fugitive, the sequel will be publishing in June. So before I hand over to Sif talking about […]

BLOG TOUR REVIEW: OTHERWORLD by Jason Segel & Kirsten Miller

Posted November 12, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, 5 Stars, Blog Tour, Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller, Oneworld Publications, Otherworld, Science Fiction, Series / 0 Comments

Otherworld (Otherworld #1)by Jason Segel & Kirsten MillerPublisher – Oneworld PublicationsRelease Date – October 31st 2017Buy – Amazon | Book Depository The Company Welcomes you To OTHERWORLD The new generation of gaming. Welcome to real life 2.0. Are you ready to play? There are no screens. There are no controls. You don’t just see and hear it—you taste, smell, and touch it too. In this new reality there are no rules to follow, no laws to break. You can indulge your every desire. Why would you ever want to leave? Step into Otherworld. Leave your body behind. Jason Segel and […]

REVIEW – IT ONLY HAPPENS IN THE MOVIES by Holly Bourne

Posted October 9, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, 5 Stars, Anti-Romance, Book Review, Contemporary, Favourite Author, Favourites, Holly Bourne, It Only Happens in the Movies, Most Anticipated, Romance, Usborne Publishing, YA / 0 Comments

It Only Happens in the Moviesby Holly BournePublisher – Usborne PublisingRelease Date – October 1st 2017Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Audrey is over romance. Since her parents’ relationship imploded her mother’s been catatonic, so she takes a cinema job to get out of the house. But there she meets wannabe film-maker Harry. Nobody expects Audrey and Harry to fall in love as hard and fast as they do. But that doesn’t mean things are easy. Because real love isn’t like the movies… The greatest love story ever told doesn’t feature kissing in the snow or racing to airports. It […]

REVIEW – INVICTUS by Ryan Graudin

Posted September 25, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, Book Review, Favourites, Hatchette Children's Group, Historical, Romance, Ryan Graudin, Science Fiction, Time-Travel, YA / 1 Comment

Invictusby Ryan GraudinPublisher – Orion Children’s BooksRelease Date – September 21st 2017Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Time flies when you’re plundering history. Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in Rome in 95 AD, Far’s birth defies the laws of nature. Exploring history himself is all he’s ever wanted, and after failing his final time-traveling exam, Far takes a position commanding a ship with a crew of his friends as part of a black market operation to steal valuables from the past. But during a […]

SPECIAL GUEST POST: INVICTUS by Ryan Graudin

Posted September 21, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, Fantasy, Favourites, Guest Post, Hatchette Children's Group, Invictus, Ryan Graudin, Science Fiction, Time-Travel / 1 Comment

Today is the release day of this very stunning book and I have to say that this is on my favourite books of 2017, it’s just hazes brilliant and I’m so excited that this book is out in the world today! I have also got a Twitter Giveaway for 3 signed copies so make sure you head over to my Twitter @nverjudgeabook ASAP! But before I share my post with you, here is a little more about INVICTUS. Time flies when you’re plundering history. Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD […]

BLOG TOUR: DAUGHTER OF THE BURNING CITY by Amanda Foody

Posted September 10, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, Blog Tour, Debut Author, Extract, Fantasy / 1 Comment

Hi Everyone, I’m super excited to be part of this blog tour for Amanda’s Foody’s debut, Daughter of the Burning City. The book sounds incredible, as soon as I saw circus it reminded me of the elements to Lisa Heathfield’s book Flight of a Starling, which I loved obviously. I got this book ready at the beginning of my week, eager to read this but sadly with being back to school and work, I read only 12 pages because I was shattered so instead of my review which I will have for you in the coming weeks, I have been a […]