Category: Debut Author

Blog Tour Review – LOVE and Other Things to Live For by Louise Leverett

Posted April 27, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 3.5 Stars, Blog, Blog Tour, Book Review, Contemporary, Debut Author, Friendships, New Adult, Romance / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, Happy Saturday and I very rarely post at the weekend so this is most certainly a change as well as the book that I’m on tour and sharing my review. On to the blog tour, Today I’m sharing my review of Love and Other Things to Live For by Louise Leverett. But before that here is a little more about the book… Jessica Wood is an aspiring photographer living in London. She’s had her heart broken, and her friends have pieced it back together again. But across the neon lights of Soho, in the smell of alcohol and […]

📚#FantasticalFeb: ARC REVIEW – THE WICKED DEEP by Shea Ernshaw

Posted February 5, 2018 by Emma in #FantasticalFeb, 2018 Books, 5 Stars, Debut Author, Fantasy, Shea Ernshaw, Simon & Schuster, The Wicked Deep, YA / 0 Comments

The Wicked Deepby Shea ErnshawPublisher – Simon and Schuster UKRelease Date – March 8th 2018Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow… Two centuries ago, in the small, isolated town, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return from the depths, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them down to their watery deaths. […]

📚BLOG TOUR REVIEW – THE EXTINCTION TRIALS by S.M. Wilson

Posted January 14, 2018 by Emma in 2018 Books, 5 Stars, Action, Adventure, Blog Tour, Book Review, Debut Author, Dinosaurs, S.M. Wilson, The Extinction Trials / 0 Comments

Hello Everyone, The start of the new year is all blog tours for me, two in two days! First up is the highly anticipated book from debut author Susan Wilson. It came out a little before original publication, in late December! I couldn’t wait to be part of the blog tour, and I’m very lucky that the publicist squeezed me in… Today I share with you my review of The Extinction Trials, but before that, here is a little bit more about this book. The Extinction Trials (The Extinction Trials #1)by S.M. WilsonPublisher – UsborneRelease Date – January 1st 2018Buy […]

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 […]

REVIEW – ONE OF US IS LYING by Karen M. McManus

Posted August 15, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, Book Review, Debut Author, Family, Karen M. McManus, Love, Murder, Mystery, Penguin Book UK, Summer Reading, Thriller, YA / 5 Comments

One of Us is Lyingby Karen M. McManusPublisher – Penguin Random HouseRelease Date – June 1st 2017Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he’s doing in the baseball diamond. Bad body Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won’t ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators […]

MASH-UP REVIEW – SONGS ABOUT A GIRL & SONGS ABOUT US by Chris Russell

Posted August 7, 2017 by Emma in 2016 Books, 2017 Books, ARC, Book Review, Chris Russell, Contemporary, Debut Author, Family, Favourites, Hatchette Children's Group, Love, Music, Mystery, New Author, Reviews, Series, Summer, Summer Reading, Teenage Life, YA / 2 Comments

Songs About a Girl & Songs About Us (Songs About a Girl #1&2)by Chris RussellPublisher – Hodder Children’s BooksRelease Date – July 28th 2016 & July 13th 2017Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Charlie Bloom never wanted to be ‘with the band’. She’s happiest out of the spotlight, behind her camera, unseen and unnoticed. But when she’s asked to take backstage photos for hot new boy band Fire&Lights, she can’t pass up the chance. Catapulted into a world of paparazzi and backstage bickering, Charlie soon becomes caught between gorgeous but damaged frontman, Gabriel West, and his boy-next-door bandmate Olly Samson. Then, […]

REVIEW – LOBSTERS by Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison

Posted July 10, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, Book Review, Chicken House Books, Contemporary, Debut Author, Favourites, Love, Lucy Ivison, New Author, Teenage Life, Tom Ellen, YA / 2 Comments

Lobsters by Tom Ellen & Lucy IvisonPublisher – Chicken House BooksRelease Date – June 5th 2014Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Sam and Hannah only have the holidays to find ‘The One’. Their lobster. But instead of being epic, their summer is looking awkward. They must navigate social misunderstandings, the plotting of well-meaning friends, and their own fears of being virgins for ever to find happiness. But fate is at work to bring them together. And in the end, it all boils down to love. My Review Lobsters is the first book that Tom and Lucy wrote together and the second […]

REVIEW – AFTER THE FIRE by Will Hill

Posted June 30, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, Book Review, Debut Author, Family, Favourites, Love, Most Anticipated, New Author, Reality, Religion, Thriller, Usborne Publishing, Will Hill, YA / 2 Comments

After the Fireby Will HillPublisher – Usborne Publishing LtdRelease Date – June 1st 2017Buy – Amazon | Book Depository The things I’ve seen are burned into me, like scars that refuse to fade. Father John controls everything inside The Fence. And Father John likes rules. Especially about never talking to Outsiders. Because Father John knows the truth. He knows what is right, and what is wrong. He knows what is coming. Moonbeam is starting to doubt, though. She’s starting to see the lies behind Father John’s words. She wants him to be found out. What if the only way out […]

ARC REVIEW/ BLOG TOUR – FINAL GIRLS by Riley Sager

Posted June 20, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, Adult Fiction, Blog Tour, Book Review, Debut Author, Ebury Press, Favourites, Horror, Psychological Thriller, Riley Sager / 5 Comments

Hi Everyone, I’m excited to be part of Riley Sager’s debut blog tour. Today I’m sharing with you my review. Please be aware that this is an ARC review for the UK publication of this book as it’s not released until the 13th July. If you’re in the US, there is a giveaway at the bottom of this post. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have. Final Girls by Riley Sager Publisher – Ebury Publishing Release Date – 13 July 2017 Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Each girl survived an unthinkable horror. Now someone wants them dead… […]