Hello Humans! Have you encountered the Once Upon a Con series yet? If not, and if you're looking for something nice and wholesome and tremendously fun to read then I highly recommend it. I was lucky enough to score an advanced review copy for the latest book in the series Bookish and the Beast and I'm delighted... Continue Reading →
Slay, Brittney Morris – Book Review
Hello Humans! Thanks for stopping by for today's review of Brittney Morris' Slay. This book promised to be a "Black Panther-inspired novel about virtual reality, safe spaces and celebrating your identity" which sounded fabulous to me! Goodreads Summary: By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only Black... Continue Reading →
The Paper & Hearts Society,
Hello Humans! Now, as most will know, I'm pretty much a strict fantasy and science fiction reader, very rarely straying away from that genre unless something really tempts me. One of the genres that I very rarely stray into is contemporary YA - though I have read a few YA contemporaries that I have loved... Continue Reading →
Princess in Practice, Connie Glynn – Book Review
Hello Humans! There are a number of people who, I would guess, have dreamed about being a princess at some point in their life. Unless that princess had a dog I wasn't particularly enamoured but who am I to judge others? Connie Glynn's Undercover Princess was a book published a couple of years ago that fulfilled... Continue Reading →
Mini Reviews #3 | A Girl Called Shameless, Dark Triumph, Mortal Heart, The Raven Tower
Hello Humans! More mini-reviews? I read six books during our Bookaneerathon weekend and I thought it would be mean to ask you to read all the reviews in one post - so here is part two of my library reads mini-reviews (my third of such posts... this is getting confusing!). All Amazon links are affiliate... Continue Reading →
Dear Evan Hansen – Book Review
Hello humans! Welcome back to another book review! I've got a whole host of amazing titles to share in the coming weeks so be sure you stop by every now and then. Today I am reviewing the book Dear Evan Hansen, based on the musical of the same name. I knew the musical pretty well so... Continue Reading →
Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts), Lev A. C. Rosen – Book Review
Hello humans! October has been a great reading month so far, largely due to the amount of travelling I've been doing on the weekends. From blogger meet-ups to visits with old friends it's been a fair few train journeys to fill with books. One such book was today's review Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts), a... Continue Reading →
Bridge of Clay, Markus Zusak – Book Review
Hello humans! Anyone who has ever checked out one or two of my Top Ten Tuesday posts will probably be aware of my love for The Book Thief, an exceptional title that you should definitely pick up if you haven't read it yet. I've read it many times and wept every single time. Understandably, I was... Continue Reading →
Mammoth, Jill Baguchinsky – Book Review
Hello Humans! I’m excited to finally sit down and bash out my thoughts on Mammoth. Some readers may remember this book from a Want to Read Wednesday post back in June. I was privileged enough to be sent an ARC by the publisher after that post and then read the book in under a day... Continue Reading →
Floored, Various Authors – Book Review
Hello humans! Yes, it is time for my review of much anticipated YA novel Floored. I feel like I have to stress this every time I review contemporary YA, but this isn't my genre. It takes quite a bit to get me to buy a YA contemporary novel and because I'm so selective I almost always... Continue Reading →
A Thousand Perfect Notes, C. G. Drews – Book Review
Hello humans! Today I’m reviewing one of the most anticipated YA contemporary titles in the book blogging community. This particular title comes from one of our own, the lovely (and terrifying) C. G. Drews otherwise known as Paper Fury. I’ve been following Paper Fury on Twitter since the very early days of my blog so... Continue Reading →
The Poet X, Elizabeth Avecedo – Book Review
Hello humans! I’m not exaggerating when I say I finished this book mere hours ago and as soon as humanly possible sat down to write this review. The Poet X is another example of phenomenal YA contemporary and I couldn’t wait to share my thoughts with you. Goodreads Summary: A young girl in Harlem discovers... Continue Reading →