Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Top 5 Red Books to commemorate Remembrance Day

Posted November 11, 2020 by Emma in 5 Stars, Best Books, Book List, Booked-In, Bookish Post, Favourites, UKYA, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers. I abandoned you again. Back to work and more tired again. Ha. But I’m hoping to kick my ass into gear and actually get myself organised again. Stay tuned for the relaunch of the blog series Booked-In that I started during the original lockdown. So today I wanted to commemorate Remembrance Day/Armistice Day and all those that fought and died in the armed forces in the line of duty. I decided to recommend by books that are red which is obviously the colour of the Poppy. Each of these books are read and I absolutely loved […]

Top 5 Books about Books

Posted May 25, 2020 by Emma in Book List, Booked-In, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 12 Comments

Hello my lovely readers. In the UK it’s Bank Holiday Monday and half-term so I hope your all enjoying it and the weather. It’s meant to be lovely and sunny. I hope. I will be spending it by finishing The Paper and Hearts Society: Read with Pride. Which falls nicely into today’s post. This is another Booked-In series book list. Being a librarian and a lover of books, of course, I also love reading about them. So I thought I’d put together a list of books that are abut books. I’ve spilt it into my my Top 5 I’ve read […]

BLOG TOUR | The Pieces of Ourselves by Maggie Harcourt

Posted April 1, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Blog Tour, Guest Post, In the Mind of an Author, UKYA / 0 Comments

Hello my bookish friends, it’s Wednesday, hope your all well. I’m so excited for today post, it’s my stop on The Pieces of Ourselves blog tour by Maggie Harcourt. I’m currently reading this book and I will have my review either later this week. I’m loving it. If you remember from last week’s Top 5 Comfort Reads, Maggie’s Theatrical was on the list, so this new book is what I need right now. Today I have a guest post planned as part of my recent new author series, In the Mind of an Author. But before that, here is a little bit […]

Review – The Places I’ve Cried in Public by Holly Bourne

Posted October 2, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Book Review, Favourite Author, Favourites, Feature, Friendship, Holly Bourne, UKYA, YA / 9 Comments

Content warnings – Abuse, unhealthy relationships This is her tenth YA book and Holly Bourne isn’t Queen of YA for nothing! It taken me a while to really put this book into words. If you saw my tweets when reading this book you will understand that this book pretty much ripped me apart. There was snot, I’m happy to admit that. When you read this book, please have a box of tissues with you, you will need them. I promise you that. Amelie starts 6th Form completely alone and straight into the unknown, but she still has herself, her cardigans […]

Interview with Natalie C. Parker – Author of Seafire

Posted August 30, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Girl Power, Interview, YA / 3 Comments

Hello my Book Friends, it’s Friday you’re nearly at the weekend. I have a treat for you, it’s been a while since I did an interview with an author, so on the blog with me today is Natalie C. Parker author of UK’s debut novel Seafire, publishing with Usborne. I was sent a copy a couple of weeks ago and I can’t wait to read it. It’s been tagged as Wonder Woman meets Mad Max: Fury Road. I love a good all female crew too. So it’s going to be kickass I think. Before the interview, here is a little […]

A Letter Review of Jemima Small Versus the Universe by Tamsin Winter

Posted June 17, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Tamsin Winter, UKYA / 0 Comments

Today my review is written slightly different, Ms Winter’s new book, Jemima Small Versus the Universe really resonated with me and what better way than writing a letter to the main character. I really enjoyed this and I hope you do too. Tamsin’s new book is out in July so make sure you pre-order a copy because you won’t want to miss this one. Dear Jemima, I read your story Jemima Small and you are truly an inspiration. Your creator, Miss Winter is a beautiful writer to embrace everything about you, to show that we may have flaws but its […]

Review – My Secret Lies With You by Faye Bird

Posted June 12, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 4.5 Stars, Book Review, Mystery, Thriller, UKYA / 0 Comments

I first discovered Faye’s books when I went to my first author event as a librarian, it was an exciting moment being a blogger and librarian. I bought both of her books and devoured them instantly, so gripping and thrilling, Faye’s latest book My Secret Lies With You is no exception. This book was totally addictive and definitely what I needed last weekend. I read it practically in one sitting. Cait is on holiday in Wales for the first time since my her dad died. Along with her mum and her new partner, she is missing her dad a lot. […]

Blog Tour: Faye’s Favourite Mysteries – My Secret Lies With You by Faye Bird

Posted June 10, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, Blog Tour, Guest Post, Mystery, Thriller, UKYA, Usborne Publishing, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Monday Everyone. Today I’m really excited to kicking off the blog tour for Faye Bird’s latest YA thriller, My Secret Lies With You! It’s amazing and it’s certainly this summer’s top YA thriller of the year. You can read it one sitting like me. My full review will be up later this week. I’ve met Faye years ago when I first started as a librarian, and I bought her books at the event there and I couldn’t put them down. So I would highly recommend Faye’s book if you love Karen McManus and most recently Holly Jackson. The theme […]