Top 5 Tuesday: Top 5 Standalone books

Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm, but now it is hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads. Welcome back to another Top 5 Tuesday! I really enjoy this meme and it makes me think a bit more about books and I'm the sort of person who love to categorise and make lists! Last …

BBNYA Blog Tour Spotlight: Between Darkness and Light

I've really enjoyed being part of BBNYA this year and I'm super excited to bring you a spotlight post from my favourite extract - Between Darkness and Light by Roy Peachey. Set in China at the turn of the 20th century, the novel opens with a young boy who loses his eye in an archery …

Top 5 Tuesday: Top 5 Series

Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm, but now it is hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads. Welcome back to another Top 5 Tuesday! I really enjoy this meme and it makes me think a bit more about books and I'm the sort of person who love to categorise and make lists! Last …

Top 5 Tuesday: Top 5 Retellings

Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm, but now it is hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads. It's now September. I love September as the weather is still normally quite nice (for Britain) and it's my birthday month! The first Top 5 of September is all about retellings. I'm not sure how many …

BBNYA Blog Tour Spotlight: Ghost Story

So many amazing books made it through to the semi-finals of BBNYA and today I'm delighted to tell you about one I really enjoyed reading the extract for - Ghost Story by G V Pearce! An LGBTQIA+ retelling of Sherlock Holmes, it promises to be a fascinating read! Synopsis John Watson loves his husband, but …

6 Degrees of Separation – 4th September 2021- A Second Place

Six Degrees of Separation is a monthly meme hosted by Kate over at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a new book is chosen as a starting point and you have to try to link six other books to form a chain. There could be any reason for the link, be it same genre, author …

Trope-ical Readathon Wrap Up!

This August, I participated in the Trope-ical Readation hosted by jenjenreviews for the third time. This is one of my favourite readathons, if you haven't heard me say that already, and I had a blast reading for the varied prompts. I set an ambitious TBR which, naturally, I deviated from and I did finish as …

Spell The Month in Books – September

Spell The Month In Books is a monthly meme hosted by Reviews from the Stacks! The idea is to find books that begin with each letter of the month. It's now September and I'm back at work. I like September though as it signals new beginnings for the school year and it's also my birthday …

BBNYA Blog Tour Spotlight: Shepherd’s Warning

Welcome to a very special spotlight post over on my blog today. This year, I'm taking part in BBNYA (The Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award) and so far I've read some fantastic extracts from different books that I can't wait to share with you! This post is all about Shepherd's Warning which is …

Top 5 Tuesday: Books With People On The Cover

Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm, but now it is hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads. Top 5 Books With People On The Cover The theme of August is book covers. So far, I've done 5 books I love with building/vehicles, creatures, plants, and food on the cover. This week's top 5 …