“I don’t want to survive. I want to thrive.” ― V.E. Schwab, Vengeful Hi everyone! V.E. Schwab is fast becoming one of my all time favourite authors. I absolutely adored both The Darker Shades of Magic trilogy and City of Ghosts, and I have the Monsters of Verity duology on my immediate tbr, now knocked out…
How to Cosify your Bookstagram!
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Hi everyone! How are you all? I hope you’re all having a lovely start to your October! September – December is my favourite chunk of the year and I love everything about these months! I…
Illumicrate Oh So Criminal Unboxing
“She was a ghost. A wraith.” – Sarah J. Maas, Catwoman: Soulstealer Hi everyone! Sorry for the current lack of blogging, things are quite crazily busy for me at the moment! But I have some big and exciting blog plans and cannot WAIT to start rolling them out soon! In the meantime, here’s my…
Jinxed Blog Tour
“Written in gold script on a wooden beam across my head is the school’s motto: WE BUILD THE FUTURE.” – Amy McCulloch, Jinxed Hi everyone! I’m delighted to share something extra special with you all today… An extract from the fabulous new book, Jinxed by Amy McCulloch, author of The Potion Diaries! I seriously loved this…
Blog Tour: A Q&A with Ruth Ware
“It was growing dark, and somehow the shadows made it feel as if all the trees had taken a collective step towards the house, edging in to shut out the sky.” -Ruth Ware, In a Dark, Dark Wood Hi everyone! Today I’m *really* excited to show you this video Q&A with Ruth Ware on the…
Illumicrate Unboxing!
“Chocolate is a substance worth existing for” -C.G. Drews, A Thousand Perfect Notes Hi everyone! Today I’m going to be unboxing the super special May Illumicrate box. The theme was Hidden Talents and it was extra-fabulous, so look away now if you don’t want to be spoiled! So first up, the main reason I was…
Book & Nook Anniversary Collection Unboxing
“She had always been drawn to the untamed, wild things of the world.” -Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Frost and Starlight Hi everyone! Can you believe we’re halfway through June today?! Nope, me either. Today I’m excited to unbox the special Book & Nook Frost and Starlight box! It was a bumper box to…
How to read more books!
“A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.” -Neil Gaiman Hi everyone! So you might have noticed that I’m a voracious reader – I quite like to think of myself as a book dinosaur, gobbling up books and devouring big tomes – and one thing that I always get asked a lot…
Creatures of the Forest Book & Nook Unboxing
“Because all the monsters have been let out of their cages tonight, no matter what court they belong to. So I may roam wherever I wish until the dawn.” -Sarah J Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses Hi everyone, it’s candle time! Yes, this is an unboxing from MARCH, (oops), but in my defence,…
The Starfall Edition by Illumicrate Unboxing
“The first snow of winter had begun whipping through Velaris an hour earlier.” -Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Frost and Starlight Hi everyone! Yesterday I received my Illumicrate Starfall Edition box and WOW did it blow me away! Their special editions are like a bumper monthly subscription box, exquisitely tailored for one specific fandom…
The UKYABA – Thank You!
Hi everyone! This is just a super short post to say thank you so much to everyone who voted for me for the UKYABA (UK Young Adult Book Awards), I really appreciate all the love and support and you all make blogging something I’ve fallen in love with more than I expected to! I won…
How to Write a Novel…
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” -Ernest Hemingway Hi everyone! Whether you’ve ever wanted to write a novel and are searching for tips, or have written several but are interested in someone else’s approach… Well, you won’t find any help here, but hopefully this will…
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