A Girl Called Shameless: shamelessly loud, brave and real. "It’s been two months since a leaked explicit photo got Izzy involved in a political sex scandal – and the aftershock is far from over. The Bitches Bite Back movement is gathering momentum as a forum for teenage feminists, and when a girl at another school … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Laura Steven
Scar: a book that will leave an impression on ALL of your emotions "INK taught Leora that all was not what it seems on the surface. SPARK taught her that there are two sides to every story. Now Leora has had enough of lessons - she wants to make her own story." Scar sees the … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Alice Broadway
(hello, it's me, I suggest you go grab yourself a cup of tea and a few biscuits if you're here for the long run! I could be here a while... are you sitting comfortably? Then I guess we can begin!) Song of Sorrow: SO BLOODY GOOD. "Sorrow Ventaxis has won the election, and in the … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Queen Mel
On Saturday, I had the utter joy of going to Preston for the second year of the NYA Literature Festival. (We'll forgive the fact I had to be up at 5am and that there was some SERIOUS train anxiety going around coming home... I did get home at the time I was expecting, do not … Continue reading NYA Lit Fest
This year sees the release of one of my most hotly anticipated books, another brilliant anthology from the wonderful publishers Stripes. This year it's an anthology to celebrate all things pride... and I'm not going to lie, reading it made me VERY proud. Today, I have the absolute honour of hosting one of the authors … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Proud
Well hello! Happy Wednesday. How are we all? Today is a very exciting day. Today is the day before the official release of 'Song of Sorrow' by one of my absolute faves - Melinda Salisbury. I have, of course, read the book already (thank you Scholastic, you guys are my faves) and needed to share … Continue reading Song of Sorrow mood board
The Boy Who Steals Houses: stealing homes and hearts without a second thought! (this is the gorgeous proof copy that the brilliant publishers sent me! For the final cover, check the bottom of this review!) "Can two broken boys find their perfect home? Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: C.G. Drews
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
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
All The Lonely People: BLOODY BRILLIANT with a bunch of great characters "Everyone tells Kat that her online personality - confident, funny, opinionated - isn't her true self. Kat knows otherwise. The internet is her only way to cope with a bad day, chat with friends who get all her references, make someone laugh. But … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: David Owen
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