A Change Is Gonna Come: diverse, brilliant, necessary. (I think this is one of my favourite pictures I've ever taken. Shout out to Ru Paul) "Featuring top Young Adult authors alongside a host of exciting new talent, this anthology of stories and poetry from BAME writers on the theme of change is a long-overdue addition … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: #ChangeBook
A while back, I was sent an email by the brilliant Charlie from Stripes, asking me if I would be interested in taking part in the blog tour for #ChangeBook and I happily accepted. Today is that day. Today I bring you Catherine Johnson's brilliant blog post on her story 'Astounding Talent! Unequalled Performances!' which … Continue reading #ChangeBook blog tour
Hello! It's Sunday again! How exciting! This week's #SixforSunday theme is: YALC books Books that make me excited for YALC. Authors I am excited to meet. Sin Eater's Daughter - Melinda Salisbury (BOOKBLOG: Queen Mel) A Quiet Kind of Thunder - Sara Barnard (BOOKBLOG: Sara Barnard) Ink - Alice Broadway (BOOKBLOG: ALICE BROADWAY) Truth or … Continue reading S4S – YALC books
Hello! Today we have a new guest blog - this time from my lovely friend Jess from Bookends and Endings and she's telling us all about her favourite main characters! ------------------------------------ Hi there! I’m Jess from Bookends and Endings, and today I’m sharing my favourite protagonists here on Steph’s blog. Something that can easily make … Continue reading Favourite Protagonists
Hello! Long time no speak! Sorry about my hiatus last week! I hope you didn't miss me too much! I never got round to doing a June round up... so here we are! In June I managed to finish my 52 books 52 weeks challenge! How mad! I am now surpassing my challenge... reckon I … Continue reading June books
Hello! This week's #SixForSunday is a bit later than normal... I do apologise! This week's theme is: Badass characters in YA books (I am totally not prepared for how hard this is going to be...) Twylla - The Sin Eater's Daughter trilogy Jin - Rebel of the Sands/Traitor to the Throne Moonbeam - After The … Continue reading S4S – YA characters
Radio Silence: honest, emotive and necessary "What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.But when Frances meets Aled, … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Alice Oseman
Welcome to another wonderful guest post from my wonderful friend Kelly - who is here to talk about YA books that everyone should read. Enjoy! Go follow Kelly, she's wonderful! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 YA Books Everyone Should Read Hi everyone! I’m Kelly from Kelly’s Rambles and I’m here to take over my dear friend Steph’s blog with … Continue reading 5 YA Everyone Should Read
The Salvation Project: dystopian destinies reached! "A mutation in human DNA means no one lives beyond nineteen. Scientists working to reverse the disease died before their Salvation Project was complete, and they left the results of their research – the Soterion – in a sealed vault. 122 years have passed. The civilisation of the Long … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Stewart Ross
The Call: dark, gritty, brutal. Dystopian done proper. "Imagine a world where you might disappear any minute, only to find yourself alone in a grey sickly land, with more horrors in it than you would ever wish to know about. And then you hear a horn and you know that whoever lives in this hell … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Peadar Ó Guilín
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