Since there isn't going to be a YALC this year (thanks, coronavirus), and I never got around to posting my blog about YALC 2019, I figured I would finish and share it to make up for the lack of YALC in my life this weekend! I started writing this post in August 2019 so I … Continue reading YALC 2: Electric Booglaoo
If you're a long-time follower of this blog, you'll know that Children of Blood and Bone was one of my favourite reads of all time, so of course I could not have been more excited about the sequel. Naturally, I pre-ordered the special signed edition from Waterstones with the blue sprayed edges, because we all … Continue reading Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
I read The Devouring Gray last year but hadn't yet got around to sharing my review of it. With the sequel coming out next week (Tues 21st April 2020), now seems like the perfect time! *** "On the edge of town, a beast haunts the woods, trapped in the Gray, its bonds loosening... Uprooted from … Continue reading Review: The Devouring Gray
Hideous Beauty is a brilliant new YA thriller from William Hussey. It is a mixture of dark page-turning mystery and sweet LGBTQ+ love story. Be prepared for William Hussey to tear your heart right out of your chest and stomp all over it, because he will, and you will thank him for it after. I … Continue reading ARC Review: Hideous Beauty
Just like the last book I reviewed on here, Chinglish is a book I was lucky enough to win a copy of at YALC 2019. The Andersen Press stall were holding a competition to win a copy (ahead of its publication in September) and the entry requirements were simple - you get 30 seconds to … Continue reading Review: Chinglish
The queen of UK YA has done it again. Holly Bourne's new book, The Places I've Cried in Public, is her most powerful story yet. It follows Amelie as she retraces the steps of her relationship with Reese, specifically all the places he made her cry. This is a brilliant and heartbreaking book about abuse, … Continue reading Review: The Places I’ve Cried in Public
Okay, yes, I'm a little late to the party on this one, but I finally finished Children of Blood and Bone and I NEED to talk about this book. I'm not exaggerating when I say that Tomi Adeyemi and her magnificent book are literally gifts from the gods. Like, if Tomi started a cult I … Continue reading Review: Children of Blood and Bone
Last weekend I attended my first ever YALC (Young Adult Literature Convention) and it was amazing! I met so many brilliant authors and got so many books signed, and the panels and workshops were fantastic. I'd never been before so I wasn't quite sure what to expect (although I definitely prepared for and planned my … Continue reading My First YALC
Because of my recent decision to become a YA author and read every YA book ever written, it would naturally follow that I would be interested in attending YALC this year - the Young Adult Literature Convention. I spent some time umming and ahhing about which day to go, until I eventually caved and bought … Continue reading My Pre-YALC Reading List
I work at an online bookshop so we get loads of proof copies of new books sent in by publishers. A few uncorrected proofs of Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian were in the latest batch, so I took one home with me to read. I hadn’t read any YA fantasy in years, and I’d been … Continue reading Review of Ash Princess (Spoiler-Free)
