September's OwlCrate theme was 'Masters of Disguise' and included items inspired by: Six of Crows, Harry Potter, The Diabolic and Shades of Magic. No surprises, I really liked the box, again! Read on to see the full contents. ... Read the Post...
Book Review and Interview | A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood
Advanced warning... this post is possibly my longest yet. I managed to get an ARC of A Sky Painted Gold back in March at the first Northern YA Literary Festival, I really wanted to read it asap but sadly I had my dissertation to finish and then it ... Read the Post...
Book Review | Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
When I got an email from the publicist asking me if I wanted to review Empire of Sand, along with some information about it comparing it to City of Brass, I was instantly excited. I really love fantasy stories inspired by other cultures, and if you ... Read the Post...
A Sky Painted Gold Party with TEENSgate
On Sunday the 9th of September I attended another TEENSgate event, this time it was a party in celebration of A Sky Painted Gold! I was really looking forward to reading this book, as I'd got an ARC of it back in March at the first Northern YA ... Read the Post...
Book Review | What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
When I was preparing to go to YALC one of the things I was most excited for was the chance to win an ARC of What If It's Us, I really wanted to read it as soon as possible. If you bought a book from the Hashtag Reads stall then you stood a chance at ... Read the Post...
TeensGate Blogger Event for This Mortal Coil
The third TEENSgate Blogger Event I attended was on August 12th, and it was another super fun event this time themed around This Mortal Coil. I'd read quite a lot of the book prior to the event, but I finished it a couple of days later and well, I ... Read the Post...
FairyLoot Unboxing August 2018 | Mutinous Pirates
July's FairyLoot box had items inspired by Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, Pirates of the Caribbean and Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller. And as always, art for the box by Taratjah was ... Read the Post...
OwlCrate Unboxing August 2018 | Ruthless Royals
August's OwlCrate theme was 'Ruthless Royals' and I think it's probably my favourite box so far! It included items inspired by: Throne of Glass, The Belles, The Cruel Prince and Disney. (So, really... I was bound to love it anyway!) The ... Read the Post...
Book Review | The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke
I've been wanting to read this for a while now, I picked up a copy from the latest Northern YA Literary Festival event and the synopsis had me interested from the beginning. The Boneless Mercies was such a captivating fantasy read. It has ... Read the Post...
My Breakdown of YALC 2018 (Finally…)
I've previously posted about my haul from YALC but I wanted to talk about just how awesome I found the whole weekend, especially because it was my first ever YALC trip! And I'm sorry, I'm probably the latest person to the wrap-up post party but... I ... Read the Post...