A little while ago the lovely Emma from Never Judge A Book By Its Cover and I launched Let’s Talk YA. You can check out the first, second, third, fourth and fifth books I’ve previously recommended, all of which are incredible UKYA books that I think need to be shouted about more. Today, I'm discussing the incredible Meat Market by Juno Dawson. Trigger … Continue reading Let’s Talk YA #6
Trigger Warnings: sexual assault, pedophilia, rape, victim shaming, panic attacks Synopsis: "I need Owen to explain this. Because yes, I do know that Owen would never do that, but I also know Hannah would never lie about something like that." Mara and Owen are about as close as twins can get. So when Mara's friend … Continue reading Girl Made of Stars
July was such an amazing month for me, but also incredibly hectic, so yet again, my posting has been a bit hit and miss. I went to my first ever YALC and even spoke on a blogging panel as part of the UKYABA celebrations! I will have a post up soon about my experience there … Continue reading July Wrap-Up
In my last post, I renamed 'Weekly' Wrap-Ups to Recent Reads, as I feel like that reflects the timescale between posts more accurately! As ever, today I will briefly reviewing all the books I've read since my last wrap-up in approximately fifty words. 1. The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla 🏳️🌈 ⭐️🧠 Shukla has a gift for writing … Continue reading Recent Reads #18
Trigger Warnings: suicide, sexual assault (off page, implied), blood, death, animal abuse, self harm, child abuse, sexual harassment, emotional manipulation and control I'm incredibly lucky enough to have been invited onto another blog tour today! Thank you to Amber Ivatt and Pan Macmillan for including me and sending me a copy of this brilliant book in exchange … Continue reading The Kingdom
Thank you to Michelle Nathan and Penguin for including me and sending me these brilliant books in exchange for an honest review. As today's post is featuring All That Glitters, the synopsis will include spoilers for the first book in the series, #FindTheGirl. I was instantly drawn to these books because I've been a fan of … Continue reading #FindTheGirl: All That Glitters
I'm creating a few of these 'weekly' wrap-ups and backlisting them, as I was a bit scatty last month! This feature is also being renamed to Recent Reads, as I feel like that is more accurate for my posting schedules. As ever, I will be briefly reviewing all the books I've read since my last weekly … Continue reading Recent Reads/Weekly Wrap-Up #17
Trigger warnings: sexual assault, rape, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexism, obsessive behaviour. gaslighting, stalking and biphobia Today is quite a special post, as it is my first ever blog tour! Tomorrow, the heart-breaking, wonderful I Hold your Heart by Karen Gregory is officially released and I'm honoured to be reviewing it. Thank you to Faye Rogers … Continue reading I Hold Your Heart
As ever, it's been a while since my last weekly wrap-up (I should really change the name), but I'm hoping to make these more regular from now on. I'll be reviewing all the books I've read recently in around fifty words or less, but honestly, they've all been excellent. 1. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up #16
It's been quite a while since my last wrap up, so I have quite a few books to discuss today! As always, I'll be reviewing each of my recent reads in fifty words or less. 1. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas I'm so nearly finished with this infamous series and I'm enjoying it, … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up #15
