Only Love Can Break Your Heart: complex, brilliant, real. "Sometimes a broken heart is all you need to set you free… Reiko loves the endless sky and electric colours of the Californian desert. It is a refuge from an increasingly claustrophobic life of family pressures and her own secrets. Then she meets Seth, a boy … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Katherine Webber
Hello Sunday! Hello #SixforSunday pals. How are we all today? Today on #SixforSunday, we are talking: Authors I will always pick up Now... I'm technically going to do 2 #SixforSunday posts in one here... 6 YA authors, and 6 MG authors. (Hey, I'm the creator of #SixforSunday, I can bend the rules!) 6 YA authors … Continue reading S4S – Autobuy authors
Want to read a brilliant book all about ? Then I would recommend reading on to read the extract from A Chase in Time by Sally Nicholls. Today, I'm on the blog tour for A Chase in Time and man, what a beautiful looking book it is! I'm super excited by it - travelling through … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: A Chase in Time
Goodbye July, you were wonderful and filled with books and my friends, but you now must make way for your neighbour August - she who brings me Summer holidays and many relaxing! There will be work things happening, but August is a teacher's time to recharge and recuperate, ready for whatever September brings! In July, … Continue reading July in books
Today I get to feature a very special book on my blog, written by an author I've had the pleasure of meeting and bringing to my school - Knights and Bikes by Gabrielle Kent. Knights and Bikes is published by Knights Of, who are doing amazing work to offer diverse opportunities for writers and illustrators. … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Knights and Bikes
Hello there! Today I have the pleasure of hosting author Eirlys Hunter with a blog post all about her new book, The Mapmaker's Race, and the inspiration behind the setting of the story! "The setting of The Mapmakers’ Race You won’t find the landscape of The Mapmakers’ Race on any map, but elements come from Wales, and the South … Continue reading Guest post: Eirlys Hunter
Hellooo my friends! How are we all? It is Sunday of YALC and I am excited! Today on #SixforSunday we're celebrating: Books that made you fall in love Books that you fell in love with the characters, the stories, reading... whatever. Books that made you fall in love! I could have a much longer list … Continue reading S4S – Books that made you fall in love
Hello. It's 2 years since I posted my first blog post. Today I'm celebrating all of the happy things that have happened over the past 2 years. All of the bookish brilliance. Making the best bunch of friends a girl can have. Having so much support it makes me burst with joy. Making a best … Continue reading Happy things – bloggerversary edition
Notes on a Nervous Planet: like reading a book from your clever and caring friend "The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Matt Haig
Let's play a little game... Can you guess the book from the moodboard? Leave your guesses in the comments, or on twitter... Can you tell what this book is?
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