Genre: UKYA

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 […]

Book Review | Every Line of You by Naomi Gibson

Posted August 26, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, YA / 1 Comment

Naomi Gibson’s debut is unputtadownable! It pulls at the heart strings, full of tension and leaves you wanting more. All this from Every Line of You a new YA Thriller. Want to know more. Read on for my review. Everything was taken away Lydia when her brother died in a car crash. Then her father left as she reminded him of the son that was taken away in the crash. Grief has consumed Lydia and the only thing she knows what to do, to copy is to code her way through it like her dad taught her. She puts all […]

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 […]

Top 5 Pride books I can’t wait to read

Posted June 8, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Book List, Bookish Post, LGBTQ+, TBR, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Monday my lovely bookworms, hope you had a wonderful weekend. I finally got my reading mojo back and thoroughly enjoying Aurora Rising. I have another top 5 book list for you, I know everyone seems to enjoy them and I love creating new topics. As its Pride month I wanted to show you the top 5 books I’m going to be reading (hopefully) all this month. These are mostly recent releases and a lot of these have had amazing reviews especially from my friend Steph (bookslovereaders). Top 5 Pride books I can’t wait to read I […]

Let’s Talk Books #4 | Guest Post – Why Hideous Beauty is my first LBGTQ+ novel by William Hussey

Posted May 29, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Guest Post, Let's Talk Books, LGBTQ+, UKYA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms. Happy Friday! Another week, another Let’s Talk Books – a feature I cohost with Emily A Short Book Lover. A weekly series where we are highlighting particular books (Teen/YA/ Adult etc) coming out during this time, we will review, or get bookish content from authors and so much more. This week both Emily and I are featuring a new LGBTQ+ YA thriller HIDEOUS BEAUTY by William Hussey. It was released yesterday and this is another book I can’t wait to read. I have so many but now is the best time with lockdown. When I was […]

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 […]

Book Review | A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Posted November 11, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Book Review, Favourites, Feature, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hi Everyone, Happy Monday it’s been a while since I last written a review, I think I’ve got a bit rusty. I have to admit something as well…I read this back at the end of May and I’m only reviewing it now. But the amazing thing about this book is that I still remember it. Doesn’t that tell you something?! I hope you enjoy my review and let me know if you’ve read it or any amazing murder mysteries I should read. So I’m going to admit something here. I read this back at the end of May and I’m […]