Under the Cover #5 with David Fenne – author of Overemotional

Posted September 13, 2023 by Emma in Bookish Post, Interview, LGBTQ+, UKYA, Under the Cover, YA / 0 Comments

Happy hump day my bookish friends. I’m back with my author interviews and I have some amazing ones lined up over the next few weeks. I’m so excited. Today I am welcoming, David Fenne author of OVEREMOTIONAL which I reviewed last week. Under the Cover is where I interview some of favourite authors and authors I’ve recently read and discovered. I’m trying to refresh my blog and I love interviewing authors and getting an insight into their storytelling, hence Under the Cover was born. I was lucky enough to see David at a YA panel at CampYA, I finished his book at the […]

Reading Heartstopper in the exact location – Nick & Charlie’s first date!

Posted September 10, 2023 by Emma in Bookish Post, Heartstopper, Personal, YA / 4 Comments

Hello my wonderful readers, Today’s post I’m really excited about. Heartstopper has been my bookish obsession since Season 2 released in the summer. I can confirm I have watched it a lot and I love every second of it, even the playlist which I have on all the time. The ultimate feel good watch. It’s everything! When I was on holiday in Kent in the summer, I found out from an independent bookstore, Harbour Books, that parts of Heartstopper Season 1 was filmed in Herne Bay. I couldn’t not take a trip and experience it for myself where it was created. […]

Book Review | Overemotional by David Fenne – A laugh-out-loud heartfelt queer YA

Posted September 7, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, it’s a hot one in the UK at the moment, wish this weather was around when I had my summer holidays and not when I’m back at work, starting a new academic year. That the British weather for you. Ha. Today I’m bring you a review of my last read of August and that of my summer holidays and what a cracker it was. It was such a good book so let me tell you a bit more. I knew I needed this book when I went to CampYA at the beginning of the summer and […]

My Top 5 YA Standalone books ‘I wish I had when I was younger’

Posted August 25, 2023 by Emma in Book List, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my bookish friends, today’s post is inspired by Heartstopper. With the new season out and the hype and love around it, the comment I keep seeing or reading is ‘I wish I had this book/series when I was younger’. So I thought I would do a few posts, from standalone books to book series (which will include Heartstopper no doubt). So as an adult reading Young Adult and some Children’s books, it got me thinking about the books I wished I had when I was younger. Young Adult books wasn’t a category when I was a young adult. I […]

Book Review | How to Die Famous by Benjamin Dean – a queer Karen McManus Mystery

Posted August 18, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, UKYA / 1 Comment

Hello my friends, welcome to my first book review of the Summer Holidays. I have broken up for the 6 weeks and I am catching up on some amazing books I’ve read. Today I’m reviewing the new Benjamin Dean book, I also met him at CampYA this weekend which was amazing. So before I say any more I think I should save it for my review, so here is a little more about the book. The return teen TV sitcom Sunset High with a murderous curse. Abel has always wanted to be a star and to get onto the revamp […]

My 5 Underrated YA Books you must read if you love books set at sea

Posted August 11, 2023 by Emma in Book List, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 3 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms, I am on holiday by the sea and it got me thinking about YA books set at sea. I always take with me books that are set on around the seaside. I have read some incredible books, 3 of these I have read this year and I feel these are all very underrated books, action-packed, compelling and unputtadownable reads. I love this setting and world building, can be applied to any genre but mainly fantasy I have to say. They feel more escapable and real as you can imagine them a whole new world out and […]

Happy National Book Lovers Day with my ultimate favourite books!

Posted August 9, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book List, Bookish Post, Favourite Author, Favourites, LGBTQ+, UKYA, YA / 3 Comments

Happy Book Lovers Day my fellow readers! August 9th is National Book Lovers Day celebrating our favourite books and what it means to be a reader, to be a book lover. On my bookstagram I post about my favourite books all the time but not here. They do tend to change every so often especially this year where I’ve added at least 3 new favourites. But how does it become a favourite book? I have my own criteria when it comes to favourite books that I thought I would share. Yes it may be 5 stars and the storytelling is […]

Blog Tour: Review – The Stranded by Sarah Daniels

Posted August 7, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms, I am currently on holiday and relaxing with my book and the sea. This is the perfect time for me to catch up on my reviews starting with this one. I am really excited to be part of the Ultimate Blog Tour with The Write Reads for The Stranded and The Exiled by Sarah Daniels. My post is a little late due to end of the academic year, (sorry Dave) however, I read this book in 2 days last week and I loved every second of it. I have bought The Exiled with me on holiday […]

Under the Cover #4 – with Anna Waterworth author of The Girl Who Grew Wings

Posted July 27, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Bookish Post, UKYA, Under the Cover / 0 Comments

Happy Thursday my lovely friends, I’m really excited to welcome my next guest to my author series, Anna Waterworth. Under the Cover is where I interview some of favourite authors and authors I’ve recently read and discovered. I’m trying to refresh my blog and I love interviewing authors and getting an insight into their storytelling, hence Under the Cover was born. Anna is best known for her Fandom duology which I read years ago and loved it. She has returned this year with a brand new Greek Mythology retelling, The Girl Who Grew Wings. It is stunning. So sit back, grab a coffee […]