Category: Book Review

Book Review | Queen of Faces by Petra Lord

Posted February 1, 2026 by Emma in 2026 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Fantasy, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, welcome to my first review of 2026. Queen of Faces By Petra Lord has been on my radar since I first revealed the cover of the book back in April of last year which seemed to go viral a bit on my Facebook page for some reason. I have just finished it at 11:40am on this very Sunday and I had to get writing about this straight away. Before my review here is a little bit more about the book. I knew this debut fantasy book would be something I would enjoy. The premise, storyline and […]

Book Review | The Enemy’s Daughter by Melissa Poett

Posted August 20, 2025 by Emma in 2025 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Dystopian, Romance, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers, it’s been a while. I haven’t been reading a whole lot until this summer and I think this book that I’m about to talk about is quite possibly my favourite book of the year (so far). I finished this book at 2am yesterday and I haven’t been this book hungover in a long time. I can’t stop thinking about this book, it could be my new obsession. Maybe it could be yours next after reading my review. Let’s see shall we… This was the book that got me back to my blog as I just need […]

Book Review | Girl, Ultra-Processed by Amara Sage

Posted May 8, 2025 by Emma in 2025 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, I have a lot of books to review and catch up on and what better way than to start with my first 5 star read of 2025, Girl, Ultra-Processed by Amara Sage. It’s no surprise as I completely loved her debut Influential a couple of years, I met her a couple of years ago at YALC as l’m just a huge fan of her writing. There is something about relatable YA Contemporary like Influential and Girl, Ultra-Processed that I just love and I find it so unique, so special. These books give us hope, they strip […]

Book Review | This Song is About Us by Sara Barnard

Posted April 16, 2025 by Emma in 2025 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, it’s been a while since on the blog but I’m currently on holiday and I have just finished my first book and I loved it so much it’s inspired me to pick up the keyboard and start my blog once again. I’m really excited to be on the blog tour for This Song is About Us by Sara Barnard. I originally posted a shorted version of this review on my instagram but I wanted to write a little bit more here. So without further ado here is my review *stretches fingers, poised on the keyboard*… I […]

Book Review | Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr – A must read for fans of The Cruel Prince

Posted December 12, 2024 by Emma in Book Review, Bookish Post, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, today I have the perfect recommendation not only for The Cruel Prince lovers but also it’s perfect reading to snuggle up this season. This book gave me so many feels and I haven’t felt this way for a series since The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. That’s a big statement I know but it’s so very true. So here is my review of the first in the Wicked Lovely series. Wicked Lovely first published around the time I was reading Twilight. It was a book that completely passed me by then as I was very much […]

Book Review | Let’s Split Up by Bill Wood – Meet your next nostalgic Scream x Scoody Doo YA horror you all need to read

Posted November 25, 2024 by Emma in Book Review, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. Have you read any spooky books this season, I read some amazing books and this particular book is one of my favourites of the horror, thriller genre. Meet your next nostalgic Scream x Scoody Doo YA horror you all need to read. I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for a while, especially during this cosy spooky season. Whilst I did read it after Halloween I had just finished my Screamathon and I was was the perfect mood for this book. Let’s Split Up follows Cam, Jonesy, Amber in a small town of Sanera. Nothing […]

Book Review | A Sea of Wolves by Sarah Street

Posted October 15, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, YA / 3 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. It’s been a while and I’m catching up on some overdue reviews from the Summer. Ooops. Today I’m really excited to be reviewing my most anticipated read this year. This was my holiday read and it was the perfect story to read by the sea. So lets get straight onto the review… A Sea of Wolves is one of my anticipated reads this year and it didn’t disappoint. After devouring A Curse of Salt last year and naming it one of my favourite reads of 2023. I met Sarah last year as well at YALC completely […]

Book Review | Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

Posted August 26, 2024 by Emma in 5 Stars, Book Review, Thriller / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. It’s been a summer of thrillers for me this holiday and I’ve loved it. I feel it’s the genre I read the quickest. Today I’m bringing you a review of a book/author I wish I read sooner. I love a YA Thriller and I was missing out. I am also meeting Maureen on Tuesday and I can’t wait. So here is my review of her latest book, Death at Morning House. It’s been the Summer of Thrillers for me. This book. This is actually my first of Maureen Johnson books and I loved that I started […]

Mini Book Reviews: The YA Romance Edition | The Love Interest by Helen Comerford & Slowcoach by Bethany Rutter

Posted July 29, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Romance, YA / 0 Comments

Good morning my lovely bookworms. It’s even a while. End of term was brutal for me and I just needed some time for myself and reset I guess. But it’s the start of my summer holidays and I intend to return my blog and bookstagram and I have a lot of books to catch up on so over the next week or two you have will have see some mini-reviews starting off with 2 week YA Romance reads. Me and romance reads, I know I very rarely read or review some but here we are. They are so different and […]