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Blog Tour: Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

Blog Tour: Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

I am so bloody excited to be back in this world. Graceling and Bitterblue are two of my favourite YA fantasy books ever, and even though Fire (the second book), wasn’t my favourite, Winterkeep was still very very high on my TBR list. I was lucky enough to be sent an ARC of Winterkeep, and was asked if I wanted to be part of a blog tour… SO HERE WE ARE!

Disclaimer: 1) this book was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. 2) there may be slight spoilers for the previous three books in this review. 

Trigger warnings: kidnapping/containment, slut-shaming, child abuse, death, murder

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12 GOOD Things That Happened in 2020 | Discussion

12 GOOD Things That Happened in 2020 | Discussion

I know that I’ve spoken a lot about how awful 2020 was, but I want to take a moment to try and remember some of the good things that happened this year. There hasn’t been that many, but I’m sure I can think of some. I had originally planned to do 20 things, but when I started writing the post, I genuinely couldn’t think of 20 things… So, you get 12 instead! 😂

Most of these are positive personal things that have happened to me this year, others have been good things that have happened in general. So, without any further ago, let’s get into the list! …

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Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

For those who know me, or who are regular readers of my blog, you will know that Kerri Maniscalco became one of my favourite authors of all time after I read the Stalking Jack the Ripper series. There was something about her writing that kept pulling me in, and I loved every single character that she wrote. Even though I was sad about the story of Audrey Rose Wadsworth coming to a close, hearing that Maniscalco had a new series coming out that had to do with witches and Princes of Hell was just *chefs kiss*. …

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Internment by Samira Ahmed

Internment by Samira Ahmed

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As soon as I read the blurb for Internment, I knew that I had to request an early copy of it, and I am so glad that I did. I know that I only read it two months before the release date, but it meant that I could rave about it for two months and convinced loads of my friends to pre-order or buy it when it came out in the shops.

Content warnings: death, murder, islamophobia, racism, violence, torture, internment camps.  …

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Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

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I HAVE BEEN MEANING TO READ THIS FOR SO LONG! I’ve seen it floating around booktube and the blogosphere ever since this book was released, but I’ve never gotten around to it. But when I saw that it was up for grabs on Netgalley in May, I seized the chance and requested it. A few hours later, I had been accepted. But, well… I didn’t start reading it until I was on holiday in Malta… in August…

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Big Bones by Laura Dockrill

Big Bones by Laura Dockrill

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I’ve been looking out for more YA contemporary books about fat girls… Or even girls who aren’t comfortable with the size of their body or how they look. Because, I’m one of those girls, so I’m always on the lookout for good representation of this in YA. I’d heard a lot about Big Bones throughout the blogosphere and I was interested to see whether it was the type of book that I was looking for, so I decided to request a copy and see what I thought.

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