#KazDoesYALC

This weekend saw the arrival of YALC - the Young Adult Literature Convention, held every year above the London Film & Comic Con. It's a convention where book lovers can meet authors, attend book signings, win exclusive early copies of books and much more. There are workshops to attend, activities held by publishers and, most…

All Reading is Reading

The other week, I completed my Goodreads goal. I managed to read 50 books, which I thought at the beginning of the year was an achievable one, and halfway through 2018 I made it! I'm thrilled that I managed to reach the goal. Over on my Twitter, someone questioned whether I'd cheated my goal because…

GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Fence

Ah excellent, more artistic talents for me to fawn over. Seriously the art in Fence is amazing and it just makes me miss drawing so, so much. Who knows, maybe I'll pick up the pencil again one day. But anyway, back to the review! Nicholas, the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion, is a…

BOOK REVIEW: Beyond The Odyssey

Well…Maz Evans has done it again! Just when I thought I had the feels trip of a lifetime in Simply The Quest, the third book in the series Beyond The Odyssey comes in with the strength of Zeus and punches me right in the feels. So yeah, excuse me while I just nip off to cry into the…

BOOK REVIEW: Radio Silence

After reading I Was Born For This and absolutely loving it, I decided to pick up the other two books Alice Oseman has written to see whether I'd love them just as much. I picked up Radio Silence first and really enjoyed it. It plunged me back into teenage years of stressing through exams and…

Why ‘Love, Simon’ is important

Hello you lovely readers! Today, I want to tell you a little story about how a certain book became one of my favourites, and one that has since become a really wonderful film adaptation. I hope you'll enjoy... A couple of years ago, I started working in Waterstones. One shift, a colleague showed me a…

The HotKey #FantasyFeast

Last week, I was super lucky enough to be invited to the #FantasyFeast, hosted by HotKey Books. Set in a wonderfully grand location and celebrating new books from authors Holly Black, Sebastien de Castell and Alexandra Christo, the event was instantly something I would have to attend when I saw that Holly Black would be…

BOOK REVIEW: I Was Born For This

I was so lucky enough to receive a proof copy of I Was Born For This from Harper Collins and I am SO thrilled that I could read this early! It rolls together fandom, social anxiety, self-doubt, LGBT+ characters, friendship, family issues and meeting new people - all into one book, and I can't begin…

Female Empowerment

There are so many books lately championing and supporting female empowerment! It's so inspiring to see young girls and boys pick these books up and learn about some amazing women of the world who truly shaped how we live today. Of course, this fight for equality still isn't over, but I thought I'd take the…

BOOK REVIEW: A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

I put this book off for far too long. Oh how glad I was that I picked it back up again! Be still my beating heart, and please do be wary of spoilers for the Shades of Magic series as this is the second book in the series! THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR 'A GATHERING…