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Book Events: YALC 2019
I know, I know, this is coming to you late. This month has been horrendous for academic deadlines, and I’ve had to do a lot of work in quite a rush, and between that and the long hours spent at my laptop trying to make my brain focus, I ended up going on a sort of impromptu hiatus. Which means my review of YALC and a breakdown of the gigantic haul I snagged while I was there, has been put back to now. As some of you may know, at the end of July, I attended the Young Adult Literature Convention with some of my favourite people in the world.…
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Book Events: BookCon 2019
Hey everyone, Yes, I was away in New York attending Bookcon last week. And now that the jetlag is finally falling away a bit, I thought it was time to talk a little bit about my experiences. I know there’s going to be a lot of posts floating around at the moment about the event, so I’m hoping you’ll stick with me just a little bit longer to find out what I did while I was there as I feel like my experiences of the convention will be a little bit different (also, it was my first time, so you’re getting the newbie experience here). I don’t have a whole…
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Friday Article: Preparing For BookCon
Hi everyone, So I’ve actually scheduled this post. At the exact time this is going up, I shall be on a flight to New York City to attend BookCon. I’m super grateful to my awesome university for funding this opportunity for me (and still rather in awe that this actually counts as a legitimate research trip in my field). Since it’ll be my first time attending BookCon and it’s going to be my first time in New York, I thought it would be good to make a big post about the whole thing, like all of my organisation and stuff. In case you didn’t know, I am pretty big on…
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The Familiars Book Launch and Review
The Familiars by Stacey Halls From Goodreads: Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again. None of her previous pregnancies have borne fruit, and her husband, Richard, is anxious for an heir. Then Fleetwood discovers a hidden doctor’s letter that carries a dire prediction: she will not survive another birth. By chance she meets a midwife named Alice Grey, who promises to help her deliver a healthy baby. But Alice soon stands accused of witchcraft. Is there more to Alice than meets the eye? Fleetwood must risk everything to prove her innocence. As the two women’s lives become intertwined, the Witch Trials of 1612 loom. Time is running out; both…
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Hot Key Books Bloggers Brunch Event
Hey everyone, So on Saturday I got invited to go to a special book bloggers brunch at Hot Key Books HQ in London. Obviously, I said yes and, with a rather empty stomach and a super early start, I boarded the coach to London to meet up with a bunch of authors, bloggers and publishers. And it was so awesome. The venue was very packed, and I think to some extent they didn’t anticipate quite so many people turning up. But it was really nice. After grabbing a cup of tea with a fellow blogger called Rubin thanks to turning up too early, we went inside and were immediately…
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YALC Vlog
Hey everyone, So I went and uploaded my video from YALC last weekend over on Youtube if anyone fancies taking a little peek at what I got up to. I’ll be posting a special YALC haul soon to show you all not only the books I got hold of, but all the samples and swag too 😀 In the meantime however, you can watch the video of my antics here. Until next time fellow book lovers,
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Summer Read-a-Thon
Hey everyone, how are things? Since it’s been getting very summery recently, I thought today I’d talk about contemporary YA books. It’s that time of the year when people are looking to grab those books which are perfect for the beach or bringing along on a picnic, or poolside, so I thought I’d suggest doing a summer read-a-thon. It’s just going to be me reading a bunch of contemporary YA books that I’m hoping to really enjoy, and I’m going to try and read one per week so if anyone wants to read the same book in the same week and then discuss it at the end of the book…
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Preparing for YALC
Hey everyone, With YALC just a few short weeks away and a whole load of reading to be done in that time, I thought I could make today’s post about preparing for YALC– looking at some of the biggest authors who will be making appearances, some of the awesome books worth checking out, and what is still on my YALC TBR. For those of you not in the know, YALC is a part of comic-con in London and is a special floor just for YA stuff. It includes lots of publisher stalls, some merch stalls [Geeky Clean, Fairyloot and Book Box Club all made an appearance last year and will…
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Book Roast’s Magical Readathon Introduction to the Challenge
Hey everyone, So I heard about this awesome book readathon hosted by Booktuber Book Roasts and I couldn’t resist joining in. This will be my first ever readathon, and I’ll be documenting it right on this page, with some lists, comments and maybe even some videos. The readathon is running from April 2nd til April 29th and you can find out more in her amazing video here. It’s Harry Potter themed, based on the O.W.L.S. If you decide to join in, please use the hashtag #OWLsReadathon2018
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Orphan Monster Spy Book Launch Party
AKA The One Where We Got Lost and Drunk in London My day started ridiculously early. I’m one of those awful people who can’t manage anything more than the basic zombie functions without a cup of coffee, so I had one and felt a touch more human before I left the house to get the coach to London, but I also stopped at Costa for a large latte with an extra shot. This was probably a mistake. Not least because, while my friend was catching some zzz’s on the three and a half hour coach journey, I was quite literally jittering in my seat while blasting Halsey, trying not to…
