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 …

Book Review – The Truth And Lies Of Ella Black by Emily Barr

Pages: 349 Published: 12th October 2017 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Trigger warnings: Animal cruelty, sexual references, mental health storyline Ella Black seems to live the life most other seventeen-year-olds would kill for. Until one day, telling her nothing, her parents whisk her off to Rio de Janeiro. Determined to find out why, Ella takes her chance and searches through …

Five Books On My TBR – September 2020

Hello everyone, My Goodreads TBR has risen quite considerably in the last two months. This is mostly because of the number of fantastic new releases we have seen lately, and also a lot of great recommendations from other book bloggers. I would love to be able to read them all at once, but I need …

Blog Tour + Review – The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Hello everyone, I am extremely excited to be part of this rather humongous blog tour for the smart and twisty YA thriller that is The Inheritance Games. Thank you very much to Dave @ The Write Reads for his meticulous organisation, and for the beautiful free physical copy! My anticipation for this book was heightened …