Category: 2020 books

My Top Ten Books of 2020

Posted January 1, 2021 by Emma in 2020 books, Book List, Bookish Post, Favourites, UKYA, Wrap-Up, YA / 5 Comments

It’s a new year my lovely readers. Be 2020 and welcome 2021! I’m writing this with Miss Congeniality on New Year’s Day and I reliving my Top Ten Books of 2020! Last year, wasn’t my finest year for reading. But I still read some amazing literature from Children’s to Adult. I felt last year I really read outside of my comfort zone, not too much but just enough to be comfortable in reading different genres. I read some fantastic middle grade books to fluffy, contemporary adult fiction. After each of my suggestion I will add a reason why it’s my favourite […]

#UltimateBlogTour Book Review | Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Posted December 23, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade / 2 Comments

Hello festive readers, I left you again didn’t I!? But do not fret, today I’m really excited to be writing what will probably be my last book review of 2020 and what a way to finish the year with this incredible middle grade book. This review is part of the #UltimateBlogTour with TheWriteReads gang. I once again commend them for such an amazing tour for a coming-of-age, middle grade fantasy. So before my review, here is a little bit more about the book. My Review This review contains classified and magical information. Do not ‘Read’ without proper permissions! – Okay so […]

Blog Tour Book Review | The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

Posted December 10, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Blog, Blog Tour, Book Review / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers. I’m so excited to be part of another #UltimateBlogTour for the one and only THE COUSINS by Karen M. McManus! Massive thanks to Dave and TheWriteReads who organises epic blog tours these days. I’m really excited to share my review not only am I trying to experiment with a review style, well I think it’s new, probably shorter and not much else. But I’m going to try CAWPILE created by Book Roast, (I’ll link the video here for you) for a new rating system. I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to use this. […]

November Monthly Wrap-Up – the ‘I redesigned my blog again’ edition

Posted December 7, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post, Wrap-Up / 3 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms, it’s been a while since my last monthly wrap up post. I think the reason being is because reading has been a struggle the last couple of months. Since my last monthly wrap up post I was saying how I wanted to read and not blog as I didn’t have the brain power or inspiration because of work. Now it’s the complete opposite, the last month has been more blogging and very little reading. But now I think I’ve conquered it back to both. I’m excited because if you are reading this then you may notice […]

It’s Friday – What are you reading?

Posted November 20, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Bookish Post / 1 Comment

Happy Friday my lovely bookworms. So I’m excited because I’m finally reading and enjoying a book that I will finally finish this weekend. It’s an accomplishment to actually finish a book which I haven’t done in ages!! So I’m taking this moment to record the fact that I’m reading and tell you all about the book that has cured my reading funk. Also a nice quick post so I can get back to reading and sadly working at this time, but I’m a librarian I can sneak in the odd page or two! 😅 I missed this, my blog, so […]

Mini Book Review | The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Posted November 16, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Blog Tour, Book Review, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers and welcome to my first review in months I think. Whoops. The last few months I’ve really struggled with the motivation to read, hence the lack of review posts. But this particular book that I’m writing my review for took me 3 weeks or so to read and a further month to review as I really did have a blogging break. But felt I really needed to review it. So before I go into my review I wanted to say that whilst it took me that long to read, it didn’t in any way effect my […]

My Top 5 Spooky Reads for this Halloween

Posted October 30, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Book List, Bookish Post, Favourites, YA / 4 Comments

Happy Halloween Eve my lovely readers. 🎃 This week I have been right into spooky reads and spooky films. I’ve watched my fair share of horror movies that’s for sure. This week I will be doing a lot of reading of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow which I can’t wait. So to start of this spooky weekend I wanted to share my Top 5 spooky reads across all genres that I have loved over the years. 🎃 MY TOP 5 SPOOKY READS 🎃 I read this years and years ago, it was a series that got […]

Blog Tour: Guest Post | WITCH by Finbar Hawkins

Posted October 28, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Blog Tour, Guest Post, Middle Grade / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. So to continue the seasonal posts this week, I am really excited to be part of the blog tour for WITCH by Finbar Hawkins. This is a historical children’s book about a girl who want to avenge her mother’s death after being tortured and killed by witch hunters. The writing is unique and beautiful and I’m really enjoying it! So today I have an amazing guest from Finbar on his Research for writing WITCH. But before that here is a little bit more about his debut and look out for my review later this week. […]

Interview with Katharine McGee – Author of American Royals

Posted October 5, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Bookish Post, Interview, Q & A, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Monday my wonderful readers. I said I was back and I am but I’m just getting back into a routine what with work at the moment. But I’m sitting here, a Sunday evening, writing a blog post after a day of being cosy with a coffee and good book! It’s been a good day. Anyways I digress. Today I’m really excited to say that I have one of my favourite American authors on my blog today. If you follow me on Instagram, you would have had a sneak peak already, but I got the opportunity to interview Katharine McGee, […]