YA
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 08 March 2019
Happy Friday! I cannot wait for this weekend — I get to see friends, go to a book event in London, and relax a little! The number of books I read in a given week is going to decline here soon because, well, you’ll see why. Continue reading
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Book Review: The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
The YA book world is currently buzzing about The Gilded Wolves, a new heist novel from Roshani Chokshi that looked like so much fun. It has heists! Diversity! 17th century Paris! Magic! What’s not to love? I went into this book with high expectations, and while I liked it well enough I just didn’t love… Continue reading
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Monthly Wrap-Up: February 2019
Hello fellow book lovers! I’m finally back here after a incredibly busy and marvelous month. Scottish Fiance has been upgraded to Scottish Husband, the wedding was wonderful, Edinburgh was glorious, and Priory of the Orange Tree has been released. What more do you need? Continue reading
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Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
I have started a very casual project of reading some classic YA books that have helped build the genre into what it is today. Throne of Glass was the first book I read for this little project, and I have to admit that I assumed I’d hate it. I’m (now) very vocal about my grumpy… Continue reading
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Monthly Wrap-Up: January 2019
Why is it that January feels like the longest month of the year? Maybe it’s the cold and dark, maybe it’s the fact that it’s the start of a new year. Whatever it is, we survived! Hooray! This was an interesting month for reading. I started the month pretty poorly, but then managed to read… Continue reading
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Blog Tour: Kick the Moon by Muhammad Khan
Welcome to my stop on the Kick the Moon blog tour! I was so excited to hear about this book, as I absolutely adore Muhammad Khan’s spectacular debut I Am Thunder. Today, I’m sharing an extract from his new contemporary YA novel. He gives such an incredible voice to modern teens, and I couldn’t recommend… Continue reading
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Weekly Reading Wrap-Up: 18 January 2019
Happy Friday! This week has had lots of ups and downs, and I’m so glad it is Friday. It has been a great week for books, in contrast to the first few weeks of the year when I was really struggling to finish things and didn’t love the books I had read. I participated in… Continue reading
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Weekly Reading Wrap-Up: 11 January 2019
Happy Friday! It has been a roller coaster of a week and while I’ve been reading loads, I didn’t manage to finish anything (I shall explain in a moment). Things might get a little erratic here on the blog as Scottish Fiance and I get all of the planning wrapped up for our wedding (just… Continue reading
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Blog Tour: The Girl King by Mimi Yu
Welcome to my stop on the Girl King blog tour! This highly anticipated YA fantasy novel hits shelves on 10 January of this year. I was lucky enough to get my paws on an early copy of this book, and while it wasn’t necessarily my cup of tea I think a lot of readers are… Continue reading
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Book Review: Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
I am not much of a contemporary YA reader, however I fell in love with the trailer for Dumplin’ on Netflix. I watched the film and absolutely adored it, so I naturally decided to read the book that it is based on. For me, this is one of those rare instances of the film adaptation… Continue reading
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