Category: YA

Mini Reviews – A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus and Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

Posted November 14, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Mini-Review, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hellooooooooo my lovely bookworms. The last time I posted was middle of the summer and now it’s Autumn. Bring on the cosy nights of reading with blankets, slipper boots and autumn drinks. I’m sorry it’s been so long , neglecting my blog, something I absolutely love, but since I went back to work, it’s just been extremely busy. But I’m back slowly. I’ve trying to be more organised and forward planning some content as well. Whilst I may have been absent, I haven’t stopped reading even if it has been a chapter or 2 a day, I still reading so […]

Blog Tour – Book Review | With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte

Posted August 30, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, Fantasy, Romance, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my fellow bookworms, I am once again back with another book review. Today I’m excited to be sharing my review for a new witchy fantasy set in Italy, With Fire in their Blood as part of TheWriteReads blog tour. I am going to get straight into the review, but here is a little more about the book. Italy, what really comes to mind, beautiful Mediterranean coastline and culture. But there is a hidden, isolated city – Castello, that holds more than just secrets but also dark power, old ways, and past sins. Castello, is where Lilly find herself after […]

Book Review | The Honeys by Ryan La Sala – Don’t miss this Summer’s Hottest YA Horror!

Posted August 23, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Horror, LGBTQ+, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms. I said I had many reviews to write and here I am writing yet another which is 5 star read. This a book that took me by surprise and I love when that happens. So let’s straight into my thoughts shall we but first here is a little bit more about the book. The Summer’s hottest YA Horror! The Honeys follows Mars, when his twin sister, Caroline, is horrifically dies in front of him, he is haunted by it. Ever since attending Aspen Summer Academy, Caroline changed, she grew cold and distant from him and his […]

Book Review | Something Certain, Maybe by Sara Barnard

Posted August 22, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Summer Reading, UKYA, University, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms. Happy Monday and hope you had a lovely weekend. Today I’m bringing you a book review *shock horror*. I know – I mean it’s been a while once again. But I’ve read a lot of books this summer so far which I’m loving and I need to catch up on review desperately. Today’s review is my most recent finished book, Something Certain, Maybe by Sara Barnard. With under half way to go on the book, I picked it up before bed and I finished it at 2 am. So here is a little more about the […]

JULY WRAP-UP – THE BEST READING MONTH THIS YEAR!

Posted August 8, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post, YA / 0 Comments

Happy August my friends! I can’t believe how quickly this year is going and I’m on my summer holidays so I know that it will fly by – it always does then we’ll be in September and talking about Christmas very soon. The last time I did a wrap up post it was April and I said I had the best reading month. Well I’ve beaten that and I’m so happy. I think with the horrible UK heatwave a few weeks ago, all I did was read as I was too hot to sleep. I would also say that this […]

Series Review | Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Posted June 23, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Graphic Novel, LGBTQ+, Series Review, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers. Happy Thursday evening – I hope everyone is staying cool. I am so very glad it’s the weekend tomorrow! Today I thought I would bring you a series review for a change. The last month or so I have devoured the Heartstopper series both reading them then watching them and then reading them so more. I have absolutely loved it so so much and I can’t believe it’s taken me so long. Most of you would have read Heartstopper I’m sure, I felt like I was the last one in the world that hadn’t read them. […]

April Wrap-Up – the best reading month this year!

Posted May 7, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post, TBR, UKYA, Wrap-Up, YA / 2 Comments

Happy Weekend my lovely readers. It’s been a week since my last post – [Insert post] – it’s been quite a busy week at work and lots of travel disruptuon as well so I’ve been getting home pretty late and super tired. But I’m here today and that’s the main thing. Today I’m bringing you my first (oh dear) wrap up of the 2022! I can’t believe I haven’t done one but I think it’s largely down to not reading much at all and I felt it wasn’t worth it. As you can see from the title of my post […]

Book Review – Truth or Dare by Sophie McKenzie

Posted April 27, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, Mystery, Thriller, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

Welcome welcome, as you can see I am catching up with a lot of reviews on my blog at the moment. This particular book got me out of a reading funk that I had been in for about 3 weeks. So let’s get straight onto the review shall we? But first here is a little bit more about the book. My Thoughts CAWPILE – 8.14 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s been a while since I read a Sophie McKenzie book – the last one being Sweetfreak a good few years ago. Both times are when I have met Sophie as part of […]

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 […]