BOOK REVIEW: Leah On The Offbeat

Huge thanks to Penguin for sending me a copy of Leah On The Offbeat, the next book in the Simonverse! While there were parts of this book I enjoyed, there were other bits that were problematic, disappointing and also personally uncomfortable. Please be warned - there will be SPOILERS for Leah On The Offbeat. If…

BOOK REVIEW: Dear Martin

What a book! I was blown away by the punchiness and shock of this book, which is quite a short read for me at 210 pages. It really goes to show that author Nic Stone knows the best way to write to get a reaction from her readers, and this is proven so well in…

NEW BOOK NEWS – I Was Born For This

NEW BOOK NEWS Book title: I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman Synopsis: For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark - a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark's fandom has given her everything she loves - her friend Juliet, her dreams,…

BOOK REVIEW: The House With Chicken Legs

Huge thanks to Usborne for sending me both and proof and a finished copy of this book. It was a true beauty to read, but made even more special with the illustrations woven through the pages. I raced through this book, almost as fast as a house with chicken legs can run! Twelve-year-old Marinka dreams of…

NEW BOOK NEWS – Slay

NEW BLOG FEATURE! This is not a drill! Something I've wanted to do here on my blog is to shout about new and upcoming books. I've done this before via the 'Why I'm Excited For...' posts I've posted before, but I want this to act as an information point for new books that I'm interested in…

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…

BOOK REVIEW: The Exact Opposite of Okay

This is very much an excellent and well needed book right now. In times of female empowerment, books like The Exact Opposite of Okay are perfect books to read. Thanks so much to Electric Monkey for sending me a copy of the proof! Izzy O'Neill is an aspiring comedian - being poor and an orphan won't…