Category: 2018 Books

Q & A with T.E. CARTER author of I STOP SOMEWHERE

Posted April 20, 2018 by Emma in 2018 Books, I Stop Somewhere, Q & A, Simon & Schuster, T.E.Carter / 0 Comments

Published yesterday by Simon & Schuster is a powerful debut novel by T.E. Carter, I Stop Somewhere. I’m currently reading this book and I have to say it’s no easy book. It’s harrowing, it’s raw, it’s real also. This girl’s story is from personal experience and it warrants you’re full attention. Today I’m extremely honoured to have T.E. Carter on my blog answering some questions that played on my mind since beginning this book. But before that here is a little bit more on the book. Ellie Frias disappeared long before she vanished. Tormented throughout middle school, she begins her […]

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

Posted April 11, 2018 by Emma in 2018 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Fantasy, HarperCollins, Katherine and Elizabeth Corr, Magic, The Witch's Blood, The Witch's Kiss, The Witch's Tears / 0 Comments

The Witch’s Blood (The Witch’s Kiss #3)by Katherine and Elizabeth CorrPublisher – HarperCollins Children’s BooksRelease Date – March 8th 2018Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Just who can you trust when no one around you is who they seem? The final spell-binding book in THE WITCH’S KISS trilogy by authors and sisters, Katharine and Elizabeth Corr. Life as a teenage witch just got harder for Merry when her brother, Leo is captured and taken into an alternative reality by evil witch Ronan. Determined to get him back, Merry needs to use blood magic to outwit her arch-rival and get Leo […]

📚RELEASE DAY REVIEW – NOT IF I SAVE YOU FIRST by Ally Carter

Posted March 27, 2018 by Emma in 2018 Books, 4 Stars, Ally Carter, Book Review, Conspiracy, Girl Power, Mystery, Orchard Books / 0 Comments

Not If I Save You First by Ally CarterPublisher – Orchard BooksRelease Date – March 27th 2018Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Dear Logan,Someday I’m going to write a book: How Not to Die in Alaska – A Girl’s Guide to Fashionable Survival.I bet you don’t know that a hair pin can make an excellent fishing hook. You may think you can use just any kind of mud for mud masks, but trust me, you CAN’T! In a pinch, nothing starts a fire like nail polish remover. Alaska is tough. You might know this, if you ever replied to my letters. […]

BLOG TOUR: GUEST POST – THE WITCH’S BLOOD by Katherine and Elizabeth Corr

Posted March 11, 2018 by Emma in 2018 Books, Blog Tour, Fairytale, Fantasy, Guest Post, HarperCollins, Katherine and Elizabeth Corr, The Witch's Blood / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, it’s all about The Witch’s Kiss series by Kate and Liz Corr this week. Earlier this week, I finally reviewed my reread of The Witch’s Kiss, which you can find here. From the middle of February I have only been reading this series as the final book, The Witch’s Blood has finally been released. There’s something about reading a series from start to finish as well as the waiting an excruciating year for the next book. Anyways, I’m so excited to be part of this blog tour which I’ve been part of from the very first book. Kate […]

📚 ARC REVIEW – TO KILL A KINGDOM by Alexandra Christo

Posted March 5, 2018 by Emma in 2018 Books, 4 Stars, Alexandra Christo, ARC, Book Review, Dark Fantasy, Hot Key Books, Mermaids, Pirates, Romance, Sirens / 0 Comments

To Kill a Kingdomby Alexandra ChristoPublisher – Hot Key BooksRelease Date – 8th March 2018Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human […]

✨📚BLOG TOUR – ORPHAN MONSTER SPY by Matt Killeen

Posted March 1, 2018 by Emma in 2018 Books, Blog Tour, Guest Post, Matt Kileen, Orphan Monster Spy, Usborne Publishing / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, What a way to start March and also to celebrate Matt’s debut novel, Orphan Monster Spy on World Book Day. I can’t honestly wait to sink myself into this book, with current affairs in the world at the moment OMS is the book to watch out for and really resonates with the celebration of female heroes. We certainly need more of them. As I said I still need to read this book, so my review will be up a little later in the month. So today Matt has written a guest post about the a female hero called […]

#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 Sara Holland (author of Everless)

Posted February 24, 2018 by Emma in #FantasticalFeb, 2018 Books, Everless, Fantasy, Guest Post, Sara Holland / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, What I a way to start your weekend. 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 next guest author on my blog is the brilliant Sara Holland with her bestseller novel Everless. I still have this on my shelf and I still need to get read it. Shameful I know. But I’m so excited to have Sara on blog. So before I hand over to Sara talking about the concept behind Everless, her is […]

📚ARC REVIEW – GOODBYE, PERFECT by Sara Barnard

Posted February 7, 2018 by Emma in 2018 Books, 5 Stars, Best Books, Contemporary, Macmillan Children's Books, Most Anticipated, Sara Barnard, YA / 1 Comment

Goodbye, Perfectby Sara BarnardPublisher – Macmillan Children’s BooksRelease Date – 8th February 2018Buy – Amazon | Book Depository When I was wild, you were steady . . . Now you are wild – what am I?Eden McKinley knows she can’t count on much in this world, but she can depend on Bonnie, her solid, steady, straight-A best friend. So it’s a bit of a surprise when Bonnie runs away with the boyfriend Eden knows nothing about five days before the start of their GCSEs. Especially when the police arrive on her doorstep and Eden finds out that the boyfriend is […]