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January Reading Wrap-Up | 2024 starts with 2 five star reads!

Posted February 5, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Bookish Post, Monthly Wrap-Up Post / 0 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, today I’m wrapping up the first month of 2024 and what a brilliant month it was. I read not one but TWO 5 stars reads already, I started my first YA book club and I have received lots of amazing ARCS from publishers that I’m so excited to read. My ins for 2024 is to be myself, enjoy life and what I read and I have really tried to prioritise my well-being, switching off from work and doing what I love which is all bookish related. I’ve loved reading, blogging and bookstagramming. So shall we get […]

Under the Cover #7 with Jean Menzies – author of Live Like a Goddess

Posted January 23, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Bookish Post, Interview, UKYA, Under the Cover, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Monday my bookish friends and welcome to my first ‘Under the Cover’ of 2024! Today I am welcoming, Dr Jean Menzies author of Live Like a Goddess: Life Lessons from Legends and Lore which I reviewed at the beginning of the year and finished 2023 feeling inspired and ready for 2024 because of this book. 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 felt so inspired that I needed […]

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 […]

Exciting news! Introducing a new YA Book Club – Never Judge a Book Club!

Posted January 4, 2024 by Emma in Bookish Post, UKYA, YA / 0 Comments

Happy Thursday my lovely readers. So today brings exciting news to my little blog. I’m starting a YA book club! ✨ New for 2024 is my very own book club. It’s been something I’ve been thinking of for a while and I took the courage to create one. I mean sometimes you just have to take the risk right. Since announcing and starting up a little account on instagram I’ve been overwhelmed by the responses. It’s gone global with some many members from different countries. The best thing is that we all love or want to read more YA books […]

My Most Anticipated Books of 2024

Posted January 2, 2024 by Emma in 2024 Books, Book List, Bookish Post, YA / 1 Comment

Hello my lovely readers and Happy New Year to you all! 🎆 I hope 2024 is happy, healthy and filled with amazing books! I love a new year for simple reason of resetting goals, refreshing your bookshelf with brand new books and trying to tackle that ever growing TBR. Today I’m sharing my most anticipated reads of the year! There is some incredible books coming out , some not yet titles from some new authors like Amara Sage and A.Connors which I can’t wait for. So let’s get straight into the books I can’t wait to read in 2024. My […]

Cosy Sunday Reading Update – Heartstopper Volume 4 and 5

Posted December 10, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Bookish Post, Heartstopper, LGBTQ+, UKYA, YA / 2 Comments

Hello my lovely readers, I took a bit of lengthy unintentional break from the blog. Like with everything, work got super busy. But I’m hoping as I my term comes to an end in a week and half I’ll be coming back. But today, I had a very chilled and cosy Sunday, reading and I want to record it, here on my blog. I wanted to document my feeling for Heartstopper whilst reading it. Blanket + Christmas Tree lights + Christmas fireplace ASMR + BOOKS = A Cosy Sunday Reading I’ve been unwell the last few days and today I […]

5 Books I want to read this Spooky season 🎃

Posted October 23, 2023 by Emma in Book List, Bookish Post, TBR, YA / 0 Comments

Hey Everyone, it’s been a while again. I’m currently on my half term after one really busy first term of the academic. My goodness, that was a long one. But I’m survived, I’m here. Now, I’m living for the autumn, cosy vibes that this week and a bit off will bring including some spooky books I can’t wait to read. In a way I’ve set myself quite the pile of books but I’m joining the Spookathon that Booksnest is hosting this week on her patreon and I can’t wait! I would love to know what yours would be. Let me […]

Under the Cover #6 with Victoria Wlosok author of How to Find a Missing Girl

Posted September 22, 2023 by Emma in 2023 Books, Bookish Post, Interview, Under the Cover, YA / 1 Comment

Happy Thursday my bookish friends. Today I am welcoming, Victoria Wlosok author of How to Find a Missing which I reviewed earlier this week AND it’s officially out in the UK today! 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. Happy Publication Day yesterday Victoria! So as a way to celebrate I have an amazing interview with Victoria talking behind the scenes of her debut saphhic YA novel that […]

Under the Cover #5 with David Fenne – author of Overemotional

Posted September 13, 2023 by Emma in Bookish Post, Interview, LGBTQ+, UKYA, Under the Cover, YA / 0 Comments

Happy hump day my bookish friends. I’m back with my author interviews and I have some amazing ones lined up over the next few weeks. I’m so excited. Today I am welcoming, David Fenne author of OVEREMOTIONAL which I reviewed last week. 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 was lucky enough to see David at a YA panel at CampYA, I finished his book at the […]