Blog Tour + Review – Things To Do Before The End Of The World by Emily Barr

Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for what is probably the book with the longest title that I have ever read! When I received the information about the tour I knew I had to take part as I have read two previous young adult books by Emily Barr, especially enjoying The …

Book Review – Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Pages: 479Published: 29th September 2015Genre: Young Adult FantasyTrigger warnings: Violence, drugs, references to sexual exploitation Just in time for the Netflix series that has recently premiered, I have finally read Six Of Crows, which is probably (in my experience at least) the most talked about book on Book Twitter, so much so that I had …

Book Review – Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus

Pages: 323 Published: 8th January 2019 Genre: Young Adult Mystery Trigger warnings: Drug references, sexual exploitation, sexual references This was my fourth book by Karen M. McManus in the space of just a little over two months, and once again my reading companion was Ellie. We were not kept guessing quite as much as the other ones, but it …

Book Review – One Of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

Pages: 372 Published: 7th January 2020 Genre: Young Adult Thriller Trigger warnings: Child death, strong sexual references, cancer sub-plot This was a buddy read with my friend Ellie. We have now read both books in this series together and are about to start Karen M. McManus' standalone novel Two Can Keep A Secret. As always, the buddy read was a lot …

Author Q&A – Diana Urban

Hello everyone, I am delighted to be sharing another author Q&A! In November I read All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban, and at the weekend I posted my review. It was an enthralling, edge-of-the-seat read with some breathtaking twists, so I approached Diana to see if she would be willing to answer some questions. At first, …

Book Review – All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

Pages: 390 Published: 17th March 2020 Genre: Young Adult Thriller Trigger warnings: Bullying including cyber-bullying, sexual references, suicide This was my second buddy read with Noly, and we had a wonderful time trying to make sense of the high stakes plot and guessing what was going to happen. Our reaction at the end was one of mutual shock and …

Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2020

Hello everyone, It is the start of another week, just four days until Christmas, and time for yet another look back at my 2020 reading highlights! This is one of my favourites. I love discussing all the best twists I have come across, and some of the ones I have read this year are among …

Book Review – One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

This book has been on my TBR for such a long time, and when Ellie and I agreed to do a buddy read together it felt like the perfect opportunity to pick it up at last. Thank you so much to Ellie, she made reading this a really fun experience and it was great to …

Blog Tour + Review – The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

Hello everyone, This is the most ultimate of Ultimate Blog Tours and I am honoured to be a part of it! When I heard that Write Reads Tours had secured Karen M. McManus' next book I was beyond excited - I recently read One Of Us Is Lying and loved that one, so I could not wait …

Book Review – You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

Pages: 324 Published: 2nd June 2020 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary/Romance Trigger warnings: Homophobia, racism, cyber bullying Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend …