Tag: #bookish

Book Review | The Enemy’s Daughter by Melissa Poett

Posted August 20, 2025 by Emma in 2025 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, Dystopian, Romance, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers, it’s been a while. I haven’t been reading a whole lot until this summer and I think this book that I’m about to talk about is quite possibly my favourite book of the year (so far). I finished this book at 2am yesterday and I haven’t been this book hungover in a long time. I can’t stop thinking about this book, it could be my new obsession. Maybe it could be yours next after reading my review. Let’s see shall we… This was the book that got me back to my blog as I just need […]

I’ve never been an audiobook lover until now… part 1

Posted May 12, 2025 by Emma in 2025 Books, Audiobooks, Bookish Post, Discussion Post / 2 Comments

*this post does include an affiliate link featuring BookBeat advertising – without them I wouldn’t be an audiobook lover. Hello my lovely readers. Something a little different today I’ve started listening to books and I never thought I would see the day. I want to record my audiobook journey, what I read, my favourite narrators and some top tips from someone who couldn’t use them for so long. I’ve been a big NO to audiobooks in the past. I’ve tried loads but the books I chose just weren’t for me and the real big ick for me was I hated having […]

Book Review | Girl, Ultra-Processed by Amara Sage

Posted May 8, 2025 by Emma in 2025 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, I have a lot of books to review and catch up on and what better way than to start with my first 5 star read of 2025, Girl, Ultra-Processed by Amara Sage. It’s no surprise as I completely loved her debut Influential a couple of years, I met her a couple of years ago at YALC as l’m just a huge fan of her writing. There is something about relatable YA Contemporary like Influential and Girl, Ultra-Processed that I just love and I find it so unique, so special. These books give us hope, they strip […]

My 2025 Bookish Ins and Outs

Posted January 7, 2025 by Emma in Bookish Post, Discussion Post / 3 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, today I’m sharing my book goals of 2025 and what I’m leaving behind and what I’m doing to make it the best reading year. Since breaking up for Christmas, I have reflected a lot on my reading journey of 2024, and especially as we approached 2025 when I was completely engrossed in reading largely down to Wicked Lovely series but I missed that feeling and I want to make sure that 2025 is the best reading year. So I have made some choices to make me feel happier about reading and bookish content online. I need […]

Best YA Books of 2024

Posted December 29, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, 5 Stars, Best Books, Book List, Bookish Post, YA / 1 Comment

Hello, my lovely readers! As 2024 is drawing to a close, it’s time for me to recap my year of reading and select my top ten books of 2024. This year, choosing my favorites was surprisingly easy. I’ve discovered incredible new writers, stumbled upon underrated YA gems that deserve much more attention, and found books that were not only unforgettable but ones I’ll recommend forever. Best of all they are all 5 star + reads! I couldn’t keep it to 10 unfortunately, it was too hard. I feel incredibly fortunate to have met some of these authors throughout the year […]

The only book light a book lover needs is a Serious Light.

Posted November 29, 2024 by Emma in Bookish Post / 0 Comments

(Ad – A Serious Light was gifted to me in exchange for a honest review) Hello my lovely book lovers, today I bring you something very special to the blog and I’m excited. For the past month I have been living my best bookish life with a new reading accessory. Every reader needs the perfect reading light right? Serious Readers is the only light a booklover needs and here’s why. So when Serious Readers reached out to me to collaborate with me on their reading lamps, I was so excited. I have been eyeing a floor lamp of theirs for […]

Book Review | Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw

Posted April 10, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book Review, Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, I’m excited to bring you another review of a 2024 fantasy release set on the sea, Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw. I can’t wait to tell you all about and why need to read it. As soon as this book arrived, I picked it up straight away as my next read. I was hooked from page 1. I have always loved a great fantasy set on the sea and I know I would be drawn into it. Instantly it reminded me of Viper by Bex Hogan with the lyrical writing of The Wicked Deep by […]

Blog Tour: Book Review | The Things We Leave Behind by Clare Furniss.

Posted March 14, 2024 by Emma in Bookish Post / 0 Comments

Hello lovely readers, I’m so excited to be kicking off the blog tour on publication day for The Things We Leave Behind. Happy Release Day Clare. So without further ado here is my review for this moving and important YA novel that everyone needs to read. Wow what an powerful and impactful novel. It’s been such a long time since I’ve read a Clare Furniss book, it was How to Not to Disappear which was really moving. The Things We Left Behind I think is her personal best and my favourite as well. It’s modern day London, when a leader […]

Under the Cover #8 with Cynthia Murphy – author of Signed Sealed Dead

Posted February 29, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Bookish Post, Interview, Q & A, UKYA, Under the Cover, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Thursday my bookish friends and welcome to another ‘Under the Cover’ post! Today I am welcoming, Cynthia Murphy author of YA Thrillers and Horrors. Including her latest Signed Sealed Dead for the fans of Scream which I reviewed at the beginning of the year and was my first 5 star read of the year. Under the Cover is where I interview some of favourite authors and authors I’ve recently read and discovered. I’m trying to refresh my blog and I love interviewing authors and getting an insight into their storytelling, hence Under the Cover was born. I had to know on how Cynthia creates […]