Book Features

Library Loves // Interview with a teen librarian

As part of #LibraryLoves month, today is Library Day; a day dedicated to promoting and supporting libraries. So for Library Day, I’m delighted to be sharing an interview with Rachel @Recitrachel, who is a librarian for teens in Chicago, USA. 1. Thanks for agreeing to this Q&A! Tell us a bit about you!  Hello! I’m… Continue reading Library Loves // Interview with a teen librarian

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Top Ten Tuesday // YA characters I want to befriend

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s theme is: August 13: Book Characters I’d Love to Be Besties With… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday // YA characters I want to befriend

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Top Ten Tuesday // Favourite covers of 2019 (so far)

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s theme is: July 30: Freebie Since we can pick our own topics… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday // Favourite covers of 2019 (so far)

TBRs and Wrap ups

May Wrap Up // Did I read all the books on my Asian Readathon TBR?

May is always such a good month because the weather warms up and we have Two bank holidays in the UK. I was busy on both of them, but I still had plenty of time to get through some books for Asian Readathon. I read 8 books during May and 7 of those were for… Continue reading May Wrap Up // Did I read all the books on my Asian Readathon TBR?

Announcements · Readathons · TBRs and Wrap ups

Easter Readathon TBR

On Saturday, I announced that I was running #EasterReadathon for the second year in a row, and that this time there would be challenges and a giveaway. Today I’m sharing my TBR for the readathon, and which books I’m reading for each challenge. I’ve decided to try and read six books for Easter Readathon and… Continue reading Easter Readathon TBR

Book Features · LGBTQIA

Queer readers’ 5 most anticipated LGBT+ reads of 2019 // Kaeley at Kliscruggs

This is a weekly series on my blog, where queer readers give us five of their most anticipated queer reads of 2019. New posts will be uploaded every Thursday, and each week a different reader/blogger will be featured. The ninth instalment in the series is from the lovely Kaeley @kliscruggs shares with us five queer books… Continue reading Queer readers’ 5 most anticipated LGBT+ reads of 2019 // Kaeley at Kliscruggs

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Queer readers’ 5 most anticipated LGBT+ reads of 2019 // Jocelyne at Brigandells

This is a brand new weekly series on my blog, where queer readers give us five of their most anticipated queer reads of 2019. New posts will be uploaded every Thursday, and each week a different reader/blogger will be featured. The fifth instalment in the series comes from the brilliant Jocelyne @Brigandells. Today she’s sharing… Continue reading Queer readers’ 5 most anticipated LGBT+ reads of 2019 // Jocelyne at Brigandells

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Top Ten Tuesday // Books I love that have fewer than 2000 Goodreads ratings

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s theme is: February 19: Books I LOVED with Fewer than 2,000 Ratings… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday // Books I love that have fewer than 2000 Goodreads ratings

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Literary Discussions // Why I like having an unwieldy TBR

Friends, this title is not clickbait. It’s true. I have 173 books currently on my Goodreads TBR and, although I sometimes jokingly complain that my TBR is too long, I actually quite like it that way. Before I’m excommunicated from the book community for such a brazen statement, hear me out. Yes, sometimes I wish my TBR… Continue reading Literary Discussions // Why I like having an unwieldy TBR

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BBC Young Writers’ Award // Unspoken by Lottie Mills

This year marks the fourth year of the BBC Young Writers’ Award,which invites all 14 – 18-year-olds living in the United Kingdom to submit short stories of up to 1,000 words. The Award was launched as part of the tenth anniversary celebrations for the BBC National Short Story Award and aims to inspire and encourage… Continue reading BBC Young Writers’ Award // Unspoken by Lottie Mills