Firstly, a huge thank you to Tracy and Manilla Press for having me on this blog tour. I didn't know what to expect from this book, I'd read the synopsis and knew it was one I wanted to read. What I got though was completely unexpected. We follow Nuri and Afra, two Syrian refugees trying to escape Aleppo and the violence after the death of their son. Most…
I had no idea I could get so emotional over a children's book about a boy and his fox. But I did. Sam will tell you. I was crying texting him venting about how beautiful but heartbreaking this book was. Admittedly, I do get very emotionally invested in books... What was perhaps my favourite aspect of this book was the style of narration. It was from both Pax's…
What is Top 5 Wednesday? Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes on YouTube. Here is the link for the Goodreads group where you can find the list of topics and such. This weeks topic is: Rainy Day Reads I've noticed that for the most part, my rainy day reads are contemporaries. Frat Girl fits in with this. I'd happily reread this book. It's…
It still hasn't sunk in that this happened. That I met Tomi Adeyemi at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. I know, little old me met a NYT bestselling author that appeared on Jimmy Fallon and BBC Breakfast. Is this even real life? A huge thank-you to Pan Macmillan for hosting this evening and providing us with the most amazing food. I'm still dreaming of that steak... An equally…
As always, a huge thank-you to Pan Macmillan for hosting and inviting me to such a fun and lovely event. It's always a pleasure to see everyone at these events, from the authors to publishers and of course my fellow booksellers and bloggers. I think this may have been one of my favourite events I've been to so far. It's not every day that a publisher orders a…