Genre: LGBTQ+

Book Review | A Sea of Wolves by Sarah Street

Posted October 15, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, YA / 3 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. It’s been a while and I’m catching up on some overdue reviews from the Summer. Ooops. Today I’m really excited to be reviewing my most anticipated read this year. This was my holiday read and it was the perfect story to read by the sea. So lets get straight onto the review… A Sea of Wolves is one of my anticipated reads this year and it didn’t disappoint. After devouring A Curse of Salt last year and naming it one of my favourite reads of 2023. I met Sarah last year as well at YALC completely […]

Mini Book Reviews | The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland & Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

Posted February 19, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. It’s been a busy month and I haven’t blogged as much so I have some reviews to catch up on. These two books were from the end of January/beginning of Feb. So let’t catch up on what I’ve been reading. Let me know if you have read these in the comments. Trigger warnings – suicide, rooming, sexual assault and domestic abuse So I’m not sure I had any expectations for this book. I haven’t read Krystal’s debut book House of Hollow yet and I was intrigued by a magical mystery packed with demons, epic magic system […]

Cosy Sunday Reading Update – Heartstopper Volume 4 and 5

Posted December 10, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Bookish Post, Heartstopper, LGBTQ+, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, I took a bit of lengthy unintentional break from the blog. Like with everything, work got super busy. But I’m hoping as I my term comes to an end in a week and half I’ll be coming back. But today, I had a very chilled and cosy Sunday, reading and I want to record it, here on my blog. I wanted to document my feeling for Heartstopper whilst reading it. Blanket + Christmas Tree lights + Christmas fireplace ASMR + BOOKS = A Cosy Sunday Reading I’ve been unwell the last few days and today I […]

ARC Book Review | How to Find a Missing Girl by Victoria Wlosok

Posted September 19, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, Mystery, YA / 2 Comments

Good evening, my wonderful readers. As I’m writing this, I’m wrapped up in a blanket, I can certainly feel that Autumn is coming. Today’s is an ARC review, I feel I haven’t read a book before publication for ages and it feels so good. I’m really excited for you to read this book and this is great for your Autumn TBRs too. I’lll also be interviewing the author on publication day about this book so welcome to How to Find a Missing Girl themed week! On to the review shall we… How to Find a Missing Girl saved my reading! […]

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 […]

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 […]

Blog Tour – Book Review | If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude – a unique sapphic dystopian YA…

Posted June 2, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my bookish friends. I am really excited to be part of the Ultimate Blog Tour with The Write Reads for debut novel, If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude. Sadly life got in the way, so here is my delayed review. It’s the start of Pride Month and I have the perfect YA Dystopian recommendation for your to add to your TBR piles. Whilst I have put a content warning above, the first few pages is about the main character, Avery about to take her own life. There is a lot of reference to it throughout the book. I […]

Blog Tour | Book Review – Straight Expectations by Calum McSwiggan

Posted May 7, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Blog Tour, Book Review, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Sunday my bookish friends, today I’m really excited for my stop on the Ultimate Blog Tour with The Write Reads for debut novel, Straight Expectations. My first book of May and what a brilliant start to the month. Before I head into my review here is a little bit more about the book. Another book I didn’t really know what to expect. Opening the first few pages on my kindle and I knew I was going to love it. It instantly it gave me Boy Queen by George Lester and Heartstopper vibes. Max is loud and proud at school, […]

Blog Tour – Book Review | Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy – something a little different…

Posted April 28, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Adult Fiction, Book Review, Bookish Post, Mystery, New Author / 0 Comments

Okay so I did a terrble thing, I judged a book by it’s cover and not realising quite was this book has instore. It took me by complete surprise but what’s more is that I haven’t been able to put it down over the weekend either. This book was the perfect welcome disraction, I love mixing up what I read but whilst I am a YA reader, adult mysteries are the perfect in-between books. Scorched Grace is anything but a typical crime thriller. This is a queer Sister Act (who doesn’t love those films) with a unsaintly nun who has […]