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Month: February 2019

S4S – Characters I’d Go On A Date With…

February 17, 2019February 17, 20194 Comments

Evening #SixforSunday pals, How are we all on this fair Sunday? It's been very sunny (but chilly) in Newcastle today. I've been for my breakfast, cried at my book on the bus home (standard Elliott craic really) and have scheduled all of next week's blog posts... I know, productive OR WHAT?! Today's #SixforSunday post was … Continue reading S4S – Characters I’d Go On A Date With…

#CelebrateYA

February 13, 2019February 10, 20193 Comments

HELLO. IT IS ME. Your resident YA loving bookworm.  Recently, there's been a lot of MEH-ness about YA books and its decline (?? not in my life lols). I saw this tweet from the brilliant YA author Lisa Williamson and thought 'YES. I WANT TO BE PART OF THIS MOVEMENT.' So here I am today … Continue reading #CelebrateYA

BOOK BLOG: Cory Leonardo

February 12, 2019February 10, 20191 Comment

Call Me Alastair: touching, charming and filled me with hope! "Born in the back of a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape, to fly off with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie is purchased by 12-year-old Fritz, and Alastair is adopted by Mrs Albertina Plopky, Alastair's hopeful vision for the future crash-lands. In-between anxiously plucking … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Cory Leonardo

BLOG TOUR: Will You Catch Me?

February 11, 2019February 10, 2019Leave a comment

Today, I have the pleasure of hosting author Jane Elson on my blog as part of the blog tour for Will You Catch Me?  "Nell Hobs lives with a tortoise called Bob Marley, guinea pigs Asbo and Chaos, goldfish Beyoncé and Destiny, gerbils Fizz and Tyrone, Aunty Lou the Hamster ... and her mum, who … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Will You Catch Me?

S4S – Fave LGBTQ+ characters

February 10, 2019February 10, 20194 Comments

Good afternoon friends!  How are we all this fine (but chilly) Sunday?! I hope you are all well. I was in London yesterday for the Scholastic Book Feast blogger event (see my post coming next week for more details!) and today I'm just chilling.  You're not here to hear how my weekend has been though, … Continue reading S4S – Fave LGBTQ+ characters

February bullet journal

February 9, 2019February 3, 20195 Comments

Hello friends! How are you all? What's going on in your world? Last year, I bullet journal'd really well for the first half of the year, but then it tapered off and I just didn't dedicate as much time to as I should have. This year, I bought myself a new bujo and I found … Continue reading February bullet journal

BOOK BLOG: S.M. Wilson

February 8, 2019February 3, 20191 Comment

The Extinction Trials: Rebel - Tense. Thrilling. Tantalising. "Betrayal. Sacrifice. Survival. Welcome to The Extinction Trials Storm and Lincoln's city is burning. The people are starving. The only place left to run is Piloria, the continent of monsters. It's up to Storm and Lincoln to keep their people alive as they colonize this lethal paradise. … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: S.M. Wilson

BLOG TOUR: Sam Wu

February 6, 2019February 3, 20191 Comment

Today I have the absolute joy of being part of the Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of the Dark blog tour! I ADORE the Sam Wu books, written by the brilliant Katie and Kevin Tsang, so when I was asked to be aprt of this blog tour, I jumped at the chance! Check out my … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Sam Wu

January in books

February 5, 2019February 3, 20192 Comments

Hello friends! How are we all? Hows February treating you so far?  I'm here to share with you a round up of my January! Are you ready?! January was a pretty shitty month for me personally, but now that we're into February I am trying to move on from the crappy things that happened. Easier … Continue reading January in books

BLOG TOUR: A Pinch of Magic

February 4, 2019February 4, 20192 Comments

Hello lovely friends!  Today I have the ABSOLUTE JOY of hosting a Q&A with author Michelle Harrison - who has written the absolutely incredible A Pinch of Magic. Now, I read this book back in 2018 and guys... it's PROPERLY stuck with me. I just adored it. It's one of those that I hope I … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: A Pinch of Magic

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