Genre: Historical

Mini Book Reviews | One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain & Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan

Posted May 8, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post / 0 Comments

Hello my fellow readers. Today I am catching up on some book reviews of the last month. As you saw from my April wrap-up that I had a brilliant reading month in terms of range of genres and the quality of the story. So I’m excited to share my short reviews of a unique and twisty YA supernatural thriller and a beautiful and poignant YA Historical Romance written in verse. One Last Breath is a really unique YA thriller. It reminds me of the books by Michelle Hodkins, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, does anyone remember those? This particular book […]

5 reasons to read The Battalion of the Dead series by Kat Dunn

Posted June 27, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Blog Tour, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, UKYA / 0 Comments

Happy Monday my lovely bookworms. Today I am really excited to be bringing you my blog tour stop for The Glorious Poison, the final book in The Battalion of the Dead series by Kat Dunn. I decided to do a bit of a different post today for my stop, I wanted to share 5 reasons why you should read this glorious series. See what I did there. 😉 Sadly life got in the way the last couple of weeks and I haven’t had a chance to read Glorious Poison but I will be shortly. But first here is a little […]

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 – Review & Spotlight | The Monstrous Design by Kat Dunn

Posted June 5, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, 5 Stars, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Saturday my wonderful booklovers. The sun is shining and I can’t wait to relax and read in the park this afternoon. Today I’m bring you Part 1 of my post for the blog tour of Monstrous Design by Kat Dunn. My stop will have a Q&A but it’s not quite ready yet, so I thought I would share with you a short review of Dangerous Remedy and why you should put this book on your TBR. Thank you to Zephyr Books for sending me both copies exchange for honest review. My Review First of all can we just appreciate […]

Blog Tour | Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T.A. Willberg

Posted May 22, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, Blog Tour, Bookish Post, Fantasy, Interview / 0 Comments

It’s the weekend my friends and am I in need of it. I don’t usually post at the weekend but I’m really excited to be part of a blog tour for such an original and unique mystery, historical and fantasy debut fiction, MARION LANE AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR by T.A. Willberg! This is going to be such an amazing book, I mean just look at the cover. So I have the pleasure of interviewing her for my stop on the blog tour. I had such a fun time asking these questions so I hope you enjoy it. But first here […]

Blog Tour | Interview – The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Posted May 12, 2021 by Emma in Blog / 0 Comments

Happy hump day my lovely readers. Today I’m really excited to be part of Titan’s blog tour for a Norse debut fantasy novel, The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec. I’m really excited to read this book when I’m in the mood for it as I’m mood reading a lot these days and loving it. But to celebrate the release of the book I have a special interview with the author herself. So before I hand over to Genevieve here is a little bit more about the book. Fans of Neil Gaiman will love it. Interview with Genevieve Gornichec Firstly, can you […]

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 […]

My Top 5 Spooky Reads for this Halloween

Posted October 30, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Book List, Bookish Post, Favourites, YA / 4 Comments

Happy Halloween Eve my lovely readers. 🎃 This week I have been right into spooky reads and spooky films. I’ve watched my fair share of horror movies that’s for sure. This week I will be doing a lot of reading of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow which I can’t wait. So to start of this spooky weekend I wanted to share my Top 5 spooky reads across all genres that I have loved over the years. 🎃 MY TOP 5 SPOOKY READS 🎃 I read this years and years ago, it was a series that got […]

Blog Tour: Guest Post | WITCH by Finbar Hawkins

Posted October 28, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Blog Tour, Guest Post, Middle Grade / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. So to continue the seasonal posts this week, I am really excited to be part of the blog tour for WITCH by Finbar Hawkins. This is a historical children’s book about a girl who want to avenge her mother’s death after being tortured and killed by witch hunters. The writing is unique and beautiful and I’m really enjoying it! So today I have an amazing guest from Finbar on his Research for writing WITCH. But before that here is a little bit more about his debut and look out for my review later this week. […]