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Summer 2024 Book Haul | Anne Of Green Gables set, a new Persephone book & MORE

Summer Reading Plans 2024 | classics, comfort reads & a little life update

Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa || Book Review

January Wrap Up || new year, new books

2023 || my top books & some reflections

I've Stopped Caring About How Many Books I've Read.

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo | this should be required reading

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff || a must read

The Only Study Guide You'll Ever Need by Jade Bowler || essential book for students

Summer 2023 Book Haul || i went to Shakespeare and Company bookshop!

Finishing the Simon Snow Series, not being home & MORE | what's going on

What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli // the new york post office romance of your dreams

i flew to Berlin alone age 15. here's what i've learnt.

Life Update & Summer Plans || let's catch up ☕

5 YEARS OF ZBESTBOOKS || update

Classics Chat || my Jane Austen journey (as a teenager)

Discussion: what differences have I found between the French and English YA markets?

[ARC] Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli || Book Review

Falling Out Of Love With BookTube || a cosy chat

2023 TRAVEL PLANS || 5 countries!!

[ARC] I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver || book review

Taylor Swift Book Tag

[ARC] Book Review: HappyHead by Josh Silver

International Women's Day Book Recommendations || best YA books written by women authors

Currently Reading | Emma, The Bilingual Brain & MORE!

Book Review | Troublemakers by Catherine Barter

Completing CENTER: A 30 Day Yoga Journey in January 2023 // i did yoga for 30 days and i will never stop

Why I Read Classics (as a teenager) || Classics Chat #1

Book Review: The Bridge Of Little Jeremy by Indrajit Garai

Fangirl: The Manga by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs and Gabi Nam || book review

[ARC] YA Book Review: This Book Kills by Ravena Guron

How YOU Can Support Book Blogs in 2023

Christmas 2022 Book Haul 📚

2022: Year In Review

8 Of My Most Anticipated YA Releases 2023

Whiteout by a collaboration of authors || perfect YA book for Christmas!! ❄

English Literature GCSE | what I am studying this year ✨

Book Review || Lady Rose and Mrs Memmary by Ruby Ferguson

Book Review | Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Weekly Wrap Up || i watched young royals, a bit of a reading slump and new persephone books

Classics Chat | how Victober went, my classics reading so far in 2022 & MORE

A Tale Of Magic by Chris Colfer // middle grade book review

BOOK HAUL || bookshopping and Jane Austen day in Bath // cosy day out

BLOG TOUR | Neverdying by Shanti Hershenson // interview & excerpt

YA BOOKS TO HEAL YOUR SOUL || 5 YA books to add to your TBR right now

10 Things Reading Floored by A Collaborative Of UKYA Authors Taught Me

You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao || Book Review

Top Ten Tuesday | top ten reasons that i don't read many spooky stories

Pages and Co #1: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James || Book Review //middle grade

Announcement || a week of posts

Autumn Favourites || apple picking, a new Brontë book and learning Spanish🍂

You Don't Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska || ARC Book Review

Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green || Book Review

Book Review [ARC] || Teenage Girl Power: Practicing Journaling and Mindfulness by Adriana A. Roşca

Top Ten Tuesday | Books On my Autumn 2022 TBR

Victober 2022 TBR // reading victorian literature in october 🍂

Top Ten Tuesday | Books With Nature Words In The Title

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell || Book Review

Top Ten Tuesday | Books I Read On Hiatus

VICTOBER 2022 || announcement & challenges

Random Ramble || gaining confidence, working at a sailing club and some reflections //summer 2022

Heartstopper Netflix Show Review | graphic novel fan watches netflix show

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell // Book Review

Best Books Of 2022 So Far || 5 new favourites

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig | a little reflection & review

Summer Plans 🌞| stepping out of my comfort zone, reading plans & MORE

I'm back! Let's chat || RANDOM RAMBLE

I'm Going on Hiatus || taking a break

Carnegie 2022: Tsunami Girl by Julian Sedgewick

A beautiful beach, culture shocks and fantastic reads // Easter 2022 (#2)

4 YEAR BLOGOVERSARY | reacting to my first ever post!

Top Ten Tuesday | One word in anticipation

Carnegie 2022 Shortlist | I'm reading them all

[ARC] YA Review: How To Live Without You by Sarah Everett

Top Ten Tuesday | Bookish Characters

I Spent 20 Hours on a Ferry | what i read // Easter 2022

April Wrap Up | holiday picks, catching up on the blog & starting Carnegie

Top Ten Tuesday | One Word Reviews For The Last Ten Books I Read

MAY YABOTM: Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne | review

[ARC] YA Book Review: How To Be The Best Third Wheel by Loridee De Villa

Top Ten Tuesday | YA Books With A Character On The Cover

How To Easily Create Beautiful Graphics For Free | behind the blog

HEARTSTOPPER NETFLIX SHOW IS OUT TODAY.

The Book Diaries ep.2 || A Room With A View by E.M. Forster

APRIL YA BOOK OF THE MONTH: One by Sarah Crossan | a few discussions

CASUAL MAGIC ✨ || how to see the world more positively

The Joy Of Book Blogs and BookTube | #BookBloggerSupport22

Posting Plans | Easter 2022

Blog Hopping // how to gain followers, page views and comments | behind the blog

Top Ten Tuesday | Favourite YA Books Of All Time (freebie)

March Wrap Up | a month of fantastic reads, new books and some book club picks

APRIL YABOTM: One by Sarah Crossan | review

Spring Journal Entry || at peace with nature and Emily Bronte

Top Ten Tuesday | 21st Century YA Books That Will Become Classics

The Book Diaries ep.1 || Maman, What Are We Called Now by Jaqueline Mensil-Amar

Blog Update | sharing my name, email subscription frustration & more

YA Book Review | We Are All Made Of Molecules by Susin Nielsen

Top Ten Tuesday | 7 Books With An Adjective In The Title

Rereading Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte | thoughts on an underrated classic

MARCH YABOTM: I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman | fandom & fame

YA Book Review: The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting by Holly Bourne

Top Ten Tuesday | Books On My Spring 2022 TBR

YA Book Review: With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo

My Blogging Essentials | behind the blog

Top Ten Tuesday | 8 Books With A Theme Of War

[ARC] YA Book Review: Rock Paper Killers by Alexia Mason

February Wrap Up | comforting books, a storm and making waffles

MARCH YA BOOK OF THE MONTH: I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman | Review

Top Ten Tuesday | Books That Never Got The Mention They Deserved On My Blog

Blog Posts I've Enjoyed Reading This Week // 21st February

Random Ramble | cosy storm stay at home day, recent reads and things I'm enjoying at the moment 🌻

BOOK TOUR | You Won't Know Her Name by Shanti Hershenson // Review

Top Ten Tuesday | Dynamic Duos and Favourite Friendships

Blog Posts I've Enjoyed Reading This Week // 14th February

Annie Au Millieu by Emilie Chazerand | ticking off a goal to read more French books

FEBRUARY YA BOOK OF THE MONTH: Afterlove by Tanya Byrne | how visiting somewhere impacts your reading experience

Top Ten Tuesday | Books Too Good To Review Properly

The Raid by Leo Tolstoy | Short Story Review & Quotes

10 Book Blogs I Love Reading | #BookBloggerSupport22

Top Ten Tuesday | Books With A Cute Romance // including variety of lgbtq+ relationships (love freebie)

Classic Book Review: The Call by Edith Ayrton Zangwill // my first classic of 2022

January Wrap Up | a weird reading month, lots of new books and snow

FEBRUARY YA BOOK OF THE MONTH: Afterlove by Tanya Byrne | review

Top Ten Tuesday | Books With Names/Character Names in the Title

JANUARY YA BOOK OF THE MONTH: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo | the rise of novels in verse (an appreciation)

[ARC] YA Book Review: The Rhythm Of My Soul by Elin Dyer

TOP TEN TUESDAY | new to me authors I discovered in 2021

A Book Club Book: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

7 Reasons Why I've Never Reviewed Harry Potter | a discussion

YA Book Review: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

JANUARY YA BOOK OF THE MONTH: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo | mini discussions

YA Book Review: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

CLASSICS I WANT TO READ IN 2022 | reading plans

Support Book Bloggers in 2022 Challenge #BookBloggerSupport22 | hosted by Pages Unbound

Christmas Book/Bookish Items Haul!

JANUARY YA BOOK OF THE MONTH: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo | review

2021: A Year In Books || new favourites, goodreads statistics and ranking my top ten reads of the year

A Christmas Classic: Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkein

In Appreciation Of Independent Bookshops | what makes a good independent so special

Classic Book Review: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Random Ramble | Classics vs YA, School and YA Book Of The Month

WHICH HEARTSTOPPER CHARACTER ARE YOU? | my attempt at a personality test

DISCUSSION: Are YA books only for teens? (okay, i'm convincing you to read ya 😳)

Classic Book Review: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte // NEW FAVOURITE BOOK

INTRODUCNG YA BOOK OF THE MONTH!

Christmas Reading Plans 🎄 | seasonal tbr

Book Club Book: Legend by Marie Lu

Autumnal Photo Diary 🍂 | books and autumn colours

Studying Of Mice And Men | migrant workers, american history and character analysis (spoiler free)

YA Book Review: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

PENGUIN ENGLISH LIBRARY BOOKSHELF TOUR | my collection of my favourite edition

VICTOBER 2021 WRAP UP | a new favourite book, some wonderful (and some less wonderful) short stories & MORE!

HOW I READ OVER 50 BOOKS A YEAR | building a reading routine (my top tips)

Halloween Book Recommendations 🎃 | the eerie, creepy and mysterious books on my shelves

A Book Club Book: Lord of the Flies by William Golding

My Week In Books 📚 // Victober diaries #2: Mary Barton, a Sense and Sensibility adaptation and bookshopping!

CLASSICS I WANT TO READ BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR | classics tbr

My Week In Books 📚 // Victober diaries: an underrated Victorian novel, Elizabeth Gaskell and homeschooling📜

HALFWAY VICTOBER UPDATE | A Welsh Witch, Gothic Tales & a general catch-up!

Victorian Quotes| 5 quotes from Victorian literature

MY NEW BOOKSHELF | saying goodbye to my first ever bookshelf and how I organise my books

5 books that...I recommend for #VICTOBER

VICTOBER IS HERE!

Classic Book Review: Sanditon and The Watsons by Jane Austen

DISCUSSION: what constitutes a spoiler, what i think about spoilers & MORE | spoiler chat

YA Book Review: The Cousins by Karen. M. McManus

YA Book Review: As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson (final book in A Good Girl's Guide To Murder trilogy)

My answers to the 'For The Love Of Classics Book Tag'

I'm a Book Blogger: a Reintroduction

5 books that...are perfect for Autumn 🍂

#VICTOBER 2021: the challenges, my reading plans and how you can get involved// i'm so excited!

My Week In Books 📚 //summer diaries week 6: cosy autumn vibes 🍂, a few random comfort reads and my second Daphne Du Maurier novel

How I annotated Sense and Sensibility// a guide to annotation 🖉 (my top tips)

My Week In Books 📚 //summer diaries week 5: sailing, Knife Edge and two new (french) books!

Classic Book Review: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

My Week In Books 📚 //summer diaries week 4: finishing Sense and Sensibility at the beach, gushing about heartstopper with friends and finally getting to France!

My Week In Books 📚 //summer diaries week 3: a literary walk, a production of Romeo and Juliet and a few quiet days at home!

100th Post Celebration and thanking you all! 🎉

My Week In Books 📚 //summer diaries week 2: camping, my second Austen novel and more bookshopping!

My Week In Books 📚 //summer diaries week 1: Fangirl, visiting Bath and lots of new books!

The Hunger Games: a very surprising read 😲

Jane Austen: A Biography// one of my favourite authors ☕

5 books that...made me emotional at the end

Classic Book Review: Anne Of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery // an enchanting read 🌻

A Quote That Really Resonated With Me...

New Email Subscription Service Update!

Carnegie 2021: a wrap up of everything I read // eight YA and middle grade reviews

Classic Short Story Review: How Much Land Does A Man Need? and What Men Live By //my first tolstoy

YA Book Review: Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman // a new love

5 books that...are amazing poetry collections //my favourite poets

Classic Book Review: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens //my second dickens novel

My Favourite Books Of 2021 So Far// 10 books I've loved this year (January-June)

YA Graphic Novel Review: Heartstopper Vol. 4// my new favourite heartstopper volume

The 1900-1950 Readathon// ranking all the books i read

Letters to a Young Poet // reading rilke and an unofficial readathon book

The 1900-1950 Readathon: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

The 1900-1950 Readathon: Animal Farm by George Orwell

The 1900-1950 readathon: Some Short Stories I read

A quote to commemorate Anne Bronte's death 172 years ago today...

YA Graphic Novel Review: Heartstopper Volume #3 //reading another heartstopper

The 1900-1950 Readathon: Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie

YA Book Review: Bookishly Ever After by Lucy Powrie// i cried

1900-1950 Readathon: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

5 books that...I recommend in Historical Fiction

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO BOOKISHLY EVER AFTER aka the LAST Paper and Hearts Society book!

A cosy quote...

Short Story Review: The Yellow Drawing Room by Mona Caird

I'm taking part in Carnegie 2021!

YA Review: All The Things We Never Said by Yasmin Rahman

Historical Fiction Review: Things A Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls

Jane Eyre Quotes- my favourite quotes from a new favourite book!

1900-1950 To-Be-Read (TBR) - a readathon in May

5 books that... inspired me to read (and a new series of posts announcement!)

YA Book Review: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Classics Book Review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (new all time favourite!)

Jane Eyre...Halfway there!

How I find Agatha Christie books and a recent Miss Marple mystery

Taylor and Rose Detectives- sequel to the Sinclair's mysteries

Cilka's Journey By Heather Morris- the sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The Picture Of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde- review

My Love For Emily Brontë Poetry

Alice Oseman:

Diary Of A Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

Brexit Romance by Clémentine Beauvais

Recent Reads: Jane Austen Short Story, Greta Thunberg and Oscar Wilde

How To Find Book Recommendations And New Favourites- top tips and things you can get involved with!

Skullduggery Pleasant: an interesting read

A Pride and Prejudice Quote...

Pride and Prejudice: a new favourite!

Carnegie Reading Challenge 2020!

By the author of One Of Us Is Lying and One Of Us Is Next, Karen M McManus, comes Two Can Keep A Secret- another thrilling murder mystery...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

Last quote of 2020!

2020: The Best Books I read and my Reading Goals for 2021

The Sinclair Mystery books by Katherine Woodfine

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell- discovering another Gaskell novel

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Hound Of The Baskervilles By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - My Thoughts and a Review

One Of Us Is Lying series by Karen M McManus

Victober 2020: a review and wrap up

A new quote...

The Most Beautiful Books On My Bookshelf!

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time By Mark Haddon

A new bookish quote...

What I am doing for Victober 2020

The Tattooist Of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Another Quote...

I will not be erased by gal-dem

A small favour...

Summer Holiday Reading Wrap Up 2020!

A new quote!

Old Baggage by Lissa Evans- a Short Introduction and Extract

A First Quote For All Of You Book Lovers!

A Good Girls Guide To Murder and the sequel Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

Announcement!

Gargantis by Thomas Taylor: the next book in the Eerie-on sea mysteries

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Anne Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Sequel to The Paper & Hearts Society By Lucy Powrie - Read with Pride

Our Castle By The Sea By Lucy Strange

The Murderer's Ape By Jakob Wegelius

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

Malamander by Thomas Taylor

Books for Coronavirus Confinement!

My top 3 picks from 2019!

The Paper & Hearts Society by Lucy Powrie

The Company of Ghosts By Berlie Doherty

Stargazing for beginners by Jenny McLachlan

A great series for the holidays!

The Girl Of Ink And Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

5 amazing books by Emma Carroll

Some Michael Morpurgo

The last Wild Trilogy By Piers Torday