Genre: Murder

Book Review | Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

Posted August 26, 2024 by Emma in 5 Stars, Book Review, Thriller / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. It’s been a summer of thrillers for me this holiday and I’ve loved it. I feel it’s the genre I read the quickest. Today I’m bringing you a review of a book/author I wish I read sooner. I love a YA Thriller and I was missing out. I am also meeting Maureen on Tuesday and I can’t wait. So here is my review of her latest book, Death at Morning House. It’s been the Summer of Thrillers for me. This book. This is actually my first of Maureen Johnson books and I loved that I started […]

Book Review | Signed Sealed Dead by Cynthia Murphy – first book, first five star read of 2024

Posted January 18, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers. Hope you are keeping warm in the minus temperatures this week. Today I’m writing my first review of 2024 and I’m excited! I’m going to try a different style of my review. I’ve been writing what happens and my reactions in my Notion and I thought I would share it. I love the fact that I start off 2024 as I started 2023 with Cynthia Murphy book and a 5 star read! So let me give you a little bit about the book. Paige lived in Manchester all her life until the unthinkable happened, her grandparents […]

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 | 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 […]

Book Review | Murder She Wrote: By The Time You Read This I’ll Be Gone by Stephanie Kuehn

Posted April 8, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, Murder, Mystery, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my fellow booklovers, another day, another book review! Being on holiday is really inspiring me and I love it. Today I’m reviewing a book that got my out of my reading slump. To this day I live by thrillers and mystery books being my go to to get back into reading and this book certainly did that. Trigger warnings – anxiety, depression, mention of suicidal attempts/thoughts Did you ever watch Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury aka Jessica Fletcher? I grew up with these in my house, my mum and my grandparents would stick them on and whilst they […]

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 […]

My Top 5 Favourite Books of 2020 so far – the year of sequels and debuts!

Posted July 6, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Book List, Booked-In, Favourites / 4 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, so it’s July, over half way throughout the year. It certainly hasn’t been a great start to 2020 with the current situation but that hasn’t stopped me from reading. If anything it’s what I needed, books to escape into away from this reality. I’ve read some amazing books and I’m not the quickest of readers so rather than list loads, I thought I would list my top 5 from the beginning of 2020. So let’s forget the world right now and focus on my favourite books of the year so far especially during Booked-In. Top 5 […]

Blog Tour Review – Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

Posted May 2, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, 5 Stars, Blog Tour, Book Review, Mystery, UKYA / 0 Comments

Hello my bookish friends and fellow detectives too! A first for a Saturday post that’s for sure. Today Pip is once again taking over my blog for Part 2 of the Good Girl, Bad Blood blog tour. All week I’ve been reading this very book and today I finally put into words how amazing this book is… I have been giving subtle hints all week as well. My Review “Mysteries always seem to find their way to you, don’t they?” I’ve hinted all week but whilst both books are 5 stars, Good Girl, Bad Blood is even better than […]

Blog Tour | In the Mind of an Author with Holly Jackson, author of Good Girl, Bad Blood

Posted April 29, 2020 by Emma in Blog, Blog Tour, Booked-In, Guest Post, In the Mind of an Author / 1 Comment

Hello my wonderful readers and detectives. I’ve got the magnifying glass out and my notepad as Pip and Holly Jackson take over my blog this week. Today is one of two post for the blog tour of Good Girl, Bad Blood – the sequel to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. I’m currently reading it and I’ll let you on to a little secret, I loving it even more than the first book and I can’t put it down. Holly Jackson has to come to my blog to be part of my author series ‘In the Mind of an Author’ […]