Category: UKYA

My Top 5 favourite female writers & characters in YA!

Posted March 14, 2022 by Emma in Book List, Bookish Post, Favourite Author, Feminism, Holly Bourne, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms, these days I seem to be writing loads of posts and then they stay in my drafts. This was meant to go out last week but Last week was International Women’s Day and it got me thinking and I really wanted to share some of my favourite female writers who create fierce female character we aspire to be or inspired by their character. It will come to no surprise about some of the books that I’m talking about today, but some of these are the strongest female authors and character I’ve read. So without furhter ado […]

Blog Tour – Spotlight | Mark My Words by Muhammad Khan

Posted February 21, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Blog Tour, Book Blast, Favourite Author, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, it’s a new week and the last week of February already. How can that be? Today I’m really excited to be kicking off the blog tour for the long awaited new novel by Muhammad Khan, Mark My Words. This was inevitably delayed the last year so I’m really excited to finally get to read it. I first read Kick the Moon a few years ago and I loved it, such a unique writing style and voice of this generation of YA. His books need to be read more that’s for sure. If you want to read […]

Twenty Twenty One – My Top 10 Books of the year

Posted January 3, 2022 by Emma in 2021 Books, 5 Stars, Best Books, Blog, Book List, Bookish Post, UKYA, Wrap-Up / 0 Comments

Hello it’s me again, I am on a roll at the moment with blogging and I am loving it. I’m starting as I mean to go on. So today is all about the books I loved during 2021. I have to say the it’s quite varied and I love seeing how my tastes have changed. I can’t wait to see what my reading is like year! So let’s get to the nitty gritty part of the post with my top 10 books of the year! As my reading is drastically lower than normal with life and I haven’t reviewed every […]

Blog Tour | Spotlight – Wicked Little Deeds by Kat Ellis

Posted August 20, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, Blog Tour, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Friday evening my lovely bookworms! Today I am part of the blog tour for Wicked Little Deeds by Kat Ellis hosted by The Write Reads. Last year I read Harrow Lake and it is one of my favourite YA horror books that I’ve read in a long time. Her latest YA book, will be coming on holiday with me and I can’t wait to read it. So today’s post is a spotlight for you add this book to your TBR straight away! If you would like to read my review of her previous book to get a sense of […]

9 Years of Never Judge a Book by its Cover! | 9 Favourite books I discovered from being book blogger

Posted July 21, 2021 by Emma in 5 Stars, Bookish Post, Discussion Post, Favourite Author, Favourites, UKYA / 7 Comments

TODAY MARKS 9 YEARS of my blog and being a book blogger. Honestly where does the time go!? I feel when I get to the 10 year mark it will certainly be a huge milestone for me and my blog. It’s funny but I started this blog 9 years exactly to the day as I started this blog for my Summer Holidays and today is the last day of term! So it curtly feels like an occasion to celebrate and to definley make the most of my blog during the summer once again. I do have an Update post shortly […]

Blog Tour: Spotlight & Interview | Hexed by Julia Tuffs

Posted July 7, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, Blog Tour, Bookish Post, Interview, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

It’s me again my lovelies. I know another post, I admit it is a blog tour BUT I feel I’m really getting back into the swing of blogging again and I’m loving it. Anyways, today I’m really excited to be part of the blog tour for a witchy, empowering YA debut HEXED by Julia Tuffs. As you know I am mood reading at the mo and I haven’t got around to reading it yet, but it’s top of the TBR and I can’t wait. I’m also meeting Julia virtually next week at my school which I’m very excited by. My post […]

Blog Tour | The Infinity Files – Interview with S.M Wilson

Posted March 9, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, Blog Tour, Interview, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. It’s been a while again, I know, but I’m here to bring you such a treat. Today I’m part of the blog tour for The Infinity Files by S.M. Wilson. She has written an amazing Hunger Games vs Jurassic Park trilogy called The Extinction Trials that I loved. This year Susan has brought a new duopoly in space, featuring adventure, action, treasure hunt and an infinite library. How cool does that sound?! As part of the blog tour I am interviewing the lovely Susan all about her new book. But before that here is a little […]

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 […]