• Tags

    Unpopular Opinions Book Tag

    Hi everyone, how is it going? It’s been a pretty busy week for me as I’ve been away visiting the boyfriend’s family and going to a wedding, so I haven’t been very hands on with posts recently. But I did have time to finally figure out how to edit this video for Youtube, so if you fancy checking out my unpopular bookish opinions over on there you can do so using this link [or you could be super wonderful and subscribe to my channel and then you get to see even more of me]. In other news there’s some exciting things coming up. Tomorrow, I’ll be posting my June haul…

  • Tags

    Pokemon Types Book Tag

    Hey everyone, So today I thought I’d make my own book tag, and figured I would combine my love of the Pokemon video games with some bookish fun. I know there’s a Pokemon Go tag already out there, but I thought we’d do something a little unique so we’re going to do it based on the original types, rather than individual pokemon. I’ve chosen ten of them to include here and will tag some people at the bottom if they feel like joining in [although if anyone else wants to, you are more than welcome to.] ICE TYPE: A book that gave you chills For this one, I picked The Wicked…

  • Recommendations

    LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations

    Hey everyone, how’s it going? As you may or may not know, June is America’s LGBT History Month and while I’m not American, I thought this would be the perfect time to recommend some brilliant and diverse books which promote and discuss LGBT issues. These include some pretty well-known series, as well as some lesser known ones which may have slipped under your radar. I include the names of series where sometimes the diversity comes a little later, in case you pick up one of these books and wonder what the hell I’m talking about. So sit back, relax, and grab a cup of coffee as I go through my…

  • Unboxings

    May Illumicrate ‘Hidden Talents’ Unboxing

    Hi everyone, Are you ready for an Illumicrate unboxing? I thought you might be. This was the May ‘Hidden Talents’ Box and it was also my first time purchasing through this company so I was SO excited. It’s coming to you a little later than planned because one of the items in the box was late, which means they didn’t get sent out on time [BOO] but they were jam-packed with wonderful items [YAY] so I didn’t mind too much. If you’d rather watch a video of me talking about all the items, you can do so here. The first item I saw in the box was this awesome lunch…

  • Blog Tours

    Ash Princess Blog Tour: YA Heroines Quiz

      Hey everyone, So this blog is the first stop on the Ash Princess blog tour, which is celebrating the release of the wonderful and fiery Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian. I recently wrote a spoiler-free review for the book, which you can read here if you’re interested in finding out more. Anyhow, I thought I would bring you an awesome bookish quiz. Who wants to find out which bad-ass YA heroine they are? Of course you do! I got Tessa from the Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare. Which heroine did you get? Let me know in the comment section, I’m really curious to find out! And for anyone who hasn’t gotten enough…

  • General

    Thursday Updates

    Woo, hello everyone. Usually, I’d be posting a tag, unboxing or some kind of article today, but I have so many announcements that I thought I’d be a boring person and update you on all the exciting things coming up instead. *insert drum roll here* So the first thing I want to announce is that this blog will be part of the official Ash Princess blog tour. If you haven’t read the book yet, or have yet to pre-order it, you should definitely check out my review of it here. The tour will bring you awesome goodness from several blogs, including mine, and I have to say a huge thanks to Laura…

  • Monthly Haul and Wrap Up

    May Haul and Wrap Up

    Hi everyone, welcome to my May Book Haul and Wrap Up. It’s been a pretty good month for books, and with so many big name authors releasing books this month, I couldn’t help but go a little overboard on the hauling. Again, there were some books sent by friends and publishers mixed in with this, as well as some e-arcs, so I’ve set myself up quite nicely for June. June will see me on a book buying ban, so I can save up some money for YALC, but I still have some pre-orders I’ve already bought released in June, as well as some books from late boxes and things, so…

  • Recommendations

    YA Fairytale Retellings: Part Two

    Hello again, everyone. How are you all doing? Today is Thursday, which means it is time for a new post and as promised today will bring you part two of my YA Fairytale Retelling Recommendations. There’s magic, mayhem and good doses of creepiness in store. As with the first part of this post, I should remind you guys that this post MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. I’m trying not to spoil the books I’m recommending, but if I’m recommending the second or third book in a series, then I’m going to have to give a spoilery synopsis for books earlier in the series. Cool, let’s get into this then: Rumplestiltskin Retelling: Spinning Silver by Naomi…

  • Recommendations

    YA Fairytale Retellings: Part One

    Hey everyone, Today is Sunday, and that means another bookish post! There’s a huge trend in YA at the moment for fairytale retellings, so today’s post is going to look at YA recommendations based on different fairytales. Since it’s a pretty long list, I’m going to be splitting it into two sections, with the second part posted on Thursday. Some of these recommendations are based on things like Alice in Wonderland, but we’re so familiar with these stories that it makes sense to include them in this list too 😀 Please note that this post contains SPOILERS. Not for the books themselves, but some of them are second or third books in…

  • General

    UK Versus US Covers

    Hey everyone, Today is Thursday, which means another bookish post. Do you ever get a book, and then see the overseas cover and wish you’d bought that version instead? In honour of that feeling, I thought today I could go through some UK and US editions of YA books, talking about each cover design and explaining which one I prefer. The US editions will be on the left, the UK ones on the right. Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor                                                                …