Genre: Young Adult Fiction

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 […]

Blog Tour – Book Review | With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte

Posted August 30, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, Fantasy, Romance, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my fellow bookworms, I am once again back with another book review. Today I’m excited to be sharing my review for a new witchy fantasy set in Italy, With Fire in their Blood as part of TheWriteReads blog tour. I am going to get straight into the review, but here is a little more about the book. Italy, what really comes to mind, beautiful Mediterranean coastline and culture. But there is a hidden, isolated city – Castello, that holds more than just secrets but also dark power, old ways, and past sins. Castello, is where Lilly find herself after […]

Book Review | Something Certain, Maybe by Sara Barnard

Posted August 22, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Summer Reading, UKYA, University, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely bookworms. Happy Monday and hope you had a lovely weekend. Today I’m bringing you a book review *shock horror*. I know – I mean it’s been a while once again. But I’ve read a lot of books this summer so far which I’m loving and I need to catch up on review desperately. Today’s review is my most recent finished book, Something Certain, Maybe by Sara Barnard. With under half way to go on the book, I picked it up before bed and I finished it at 2 am. So here is a little more about the […]

Blog Tour – Interview | Something Certain, Maybe by Sara Barnard

Posted August 19, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Bookish Post, Contemporary, Interview, LGBTQ+, Sara Barnard / 0 Comments

Happy Friday my lovely bookworms. I am currently travelling home from holiday. But today I’m really excited to be ending the blog tour for Something Certain, Maybe by Sara Barnard. This is also my current read for the train ride. It’s been so long since I read a book by Sara and I’d forgotten how much I loved her writing. I would say if you are a fan of Holly Bourne, like I am, as you all know then I would definitely recommend Sara’s books. My favourite of hers is A Quiet Kind of Thunder. Something Certain, Maybe is a […]

Blog Tour | Debut YA Spotlight – The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean

Posted July 22, 2022 by Emma in Bookish Post / 1 Comment

Happy Friday my lovely bookworms. It’s been a while since I last posted. Today I broke up for the summer holidays and I’m excited for 6 weeks off. It’s been much needed and a very long school year. So be prepared for more reading and posts. I’ve got some exciting things planned. Anyways, update aside today I am ending the blog tour for The King of the Dead by Benjamin Dean. Ben is known for his Middle Grade book – Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow. Now, he has released his first YA book and all I’ve […]

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 […]

Blog Tour – Spotlight | Mark My Words by Muhammad Khan

Posted February 21, 2022 by Emma in 2022 Books, Blog Tour, Book Blast, Favourite Author, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, it’s a new week and the last week of February already. How can that be? Today I’m really excited to be kicking off the blog tour for the long awaited new novel by Muhammad Khan, Mark My Words. This was inevitably delayed the last year so I’m really excited to finally get to read it. I first read Kick the Moon a few years ago and I loved it, such a unique writing style and voice of this generation of YA. His books need to be read more that’s for sure. If you want to read […]

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 | Spotlight – Lies Like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

Posted September 14, 2021 by Emma in 2021 Books, Bookish Post, Murder, Mystery, Thriller, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Tuesday evening my lovely bookworms. Hope your doing good. I’m back today with another spotlight for a YA Mystery Thriller that is perfect for this season. I find I love them more in the autumnal/spooky season don’t you? I’m really excited to be part of the #UltimateBlogTour with The Write Reads – they are seriously the best tours. Today’s spotlight is for Lies Like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez that I really excited to read. I would have been reviewing today but with buying an apartment my reading has taken a back seat and I’m dipping in and out […]