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,…

NEW BOOK NEWS – Leah On The Offbeat

NEW BOOK NEWS Book title: Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli Synopsis: When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat - but real life isn't always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she's the only child of a young, single mum, and her life is decidedly less privileged. And even…

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: Children of Blood & Bone

Wow. What a debut!! Children of Blood and Bone took my breath away with every page. There were bits that disturbed me, bits that gave me chills, and there were some brilliant characters woven into the storytelling. Be warned - if you haven't read the book yet, there will be some spoilers! Zélie remembers when the…

Bookish Buddies: Characters We Sympathise With

Hey friends! It's been a while since the last Bookish Buddies post on my blog! If you’re new to this, it’s a collaboration post where me and Amy over at GoldenBooksGirl read a different book each month and then do a Top 3 Post of something we love that is related to the book. This month, we…

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…

BOOK REVIEW: Clean by Juno Dawson

Thank you so, so much to Quercus for sending me a proof of this book. This is, by far, one of the best contemporary pieces of YA fiction I've read. Juno Dawson is an absolute genius and we can bow down to her as such a creative author. This will be a SPOILER FREE review…

#SixForSunday – New discovered authors

I'm joining in on #SixForSunday! Created by Steph over at A Little But A Lot, the idea is to share 6 bookish things every Sunday. Steph has made prompts for everyone to join in which should be great fun! Six New authors discovered in 2017 Maz Evans My goodness, I love this lady. Maz Evans…

BOOK REVIEW: Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

So, I didn't love this book. There were parts that I liked, but there was more that I disliked more than anything, which is such a shame as I had really high hopes for this one! Juliet has written letters to her mother for as long as she can remember, and she refuses to stop…

Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Books I Meant To Read in 2017…

...and just didn't get around to doing so. Oops! However, it's a brand new year which means that there's plenty of time for me to read these titles and enjoy them! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, who also designed the Top Ten Tuesday graphic that is…