Welcome to the fourth review in my Spooktober Halloween Reads series! The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert is a highly anticipated book that I've been hearing amazing things about all over social media. I was lucky enough to get an ARC at YALC back in July, and though it isn't actually released until early next year I thought that October is the perfect time of year to read the book and feature it on my blog. I read The Hazel Wood in a matter of days, but I'm still uhming and ahhing over what I actually think. Read on for my spoiler free review. From the cover: Seventeen-year-old Alice ... Read the Post...
Review: New Fears: An Anthology of Horror Stories Edited by Mark Morris
Welcome to the third review in my Spooktober Halloween Reads series! I heard about New Fears, an anthology of horror stories edited by Mark Morris through Titan Books. While I don't usually read horror stories (I can be a bit of a scaredy cat), I thought that this sounded awesome and I very luckily received a copy from the publisher! Each short story is around thirty or so pages long, so I decided to try and read one a day. Keep reading for my spoiler free review of New Fears. Each story was so individual and thrilling; from haunted airport lounges, to grandparent imitating creatures to ... Read the Post...
FairyLoot Unboxing September 2017
Receiving and opening my FairyLoot box is one of my favourite days each month, and September's box was no different. FairyLoot is a “fantasy focused monthly subscription box containing a Young Adult book and some hand selected bookish goodies” as described on their website. You can commit to six or twelve month subscriptions or if you’re fast enough, you can get your hands on their single purchase boxes! The September theme was “All That Sass". The first item I saw in the box was the Exclusive High Warlock Candle by In The Wick of Time. I've loved every candle the company have included ... Read the Post...
Wunderkids Blog Tour #2: Letters To Our Teenage Selves
Welcome to the second half of my stop on the Wunderkids Blog Tour! Catch up on my review in the first half here. Don't be fooled into thinking that this is just any old blog tour. Jacqueline had a vision that each of the posts would include an answer to a question. This post is all about connecting with our younger selves, which is very in keeping with the boarding school setting of the story. Keep reading for Jacqueline's beautifully written letter, and mine which is a little less eloquent! Question: If you could write a letter to your teenage self, what would it say? A Letter to ... Read the Post...
Wunderkids Blog Tour #1: The Review
A few weeks back on Twitter I saw that author Jacqueline Silvester was looking to set up a blog tour for her debut novel Wunderkids. After reading a little about the book, I felt immediately drawn to the story and asked if I could participate. Very luckily, Jacqueline agreed and here we are on the second stop of the Wunderkids blog tour! But this isn't any old blog tour, oh no. Jacqueline had a vision that each of the posts would include a feature or activity. This is part one of my tour, so read on for the first post in my Spooktober Halloween Reads series and my spoiler free review. Keep an ... Read the Post...