Year: 2015

2015 – A Year of Blogging & Announcement

Posted December 23, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 6 Comments


Hi Everyone, this is now the last post of 2015 and what a year it has been. I think although I haven’t been as active on the blog as I would have hoped I think I have accomplished so many things that I thought I never would have thought. I have read some incredible books, I have met my favourite author and I’ve attended some awesome publishing events. I have met some more  awesome bloggers and continue to be in touch with some of my closest friends. I’m even lucky to have so much in common with some of my friends besides books. I guess that for me is the best thing about having a blog and having such an audience such as you. This will be my last post until 4th January 2016. Having a well deserved break, spending Christmas round my grandparents and then relaxing for a week full of reading and sadly working. 

So speaking of books here are my Top Ten Tweleve Books of 2015. I found it hard to choose 10 as I had to add a couple of extras that I’ve recently read. Links to my reviews and/or Goodreads. If anything that stood out for me it was Am I Normal Yet? This is one author that I’m a HUGE fan of if you haven’t already guessed and she is truly an inspiration. There is nothing like her honest words and realistic values of YA fiction. It also could be something to do with the fact I’m quoted in all her books. 😉 Close runners up would also be, Everything Everything, Twist and The DUFF!

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ANNOUNCEMENT – THE READER’S LOUNGE – SIGN UPS OPEN!

The Reader’s Lounge, my YA online Reading Group has been truly successful this year and I couldn’t thank the members for being the best supports and people to have in the group. So as it’s another year I am opening up sign-ups to anyone else who wants join. Just let me know in the comments or fill out the form below to submit your interest to become a member. As you can see from the above image, it’s had a revamp as it celebrates it’s year in the making… If you want to find out any more information then please do contact me either via email neverjudgeabookbyitscovers{at}gmail{dot}com or Twitter: @NverJudgeaBook

or use the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CyJPhyHSZSfSsNhAFe12vPidHFG6O1Z45GMa6HM7feQ/viewform

So all there is left to say is… I wish you all a very Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays and have a FANTASTIC New Year. Here’s to 2016! I hope you get lots of bookish gifts. I will be returning to the blog on the 4th January. 


Happy Reading!

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#ROCKMYTBR – 2016 Book Challenge – My List

Posted December 17, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 9 Comments
#ROCKMYTBR – 2016 Book Challenge – My List

The Challenge: To read a minimum of 1 book per month you already own (published book). This challenge is totally what YOU make of it! You can do 5 books a month, 10, WHATEVER! Anything you accomplish is fantastic. This challenge is really what you make of it. Hi Everyone, it’s coming to the end of the year already and I’m like where has the time gone, This year I really wanted to read more, but to be honest, I’ve come to learn that I better off reading what I want at the right pace rather than creating such a […]

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REVIEW – DID I MENTION I LOVE YOU? by Estelle Maskame

Posted December 11, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 7 Comments
REVIEW – DID I MENTION I LOVE YOU? by Estelle Maskame

Did I Mention I Love You? (The DIMILY Trilogy #1)by Estelle MaskamePublisher – Black & White PublishingRelease Date – July 1st 2015Buy – Amazon | Book Depository When sixteen-year-old Eden Munro agrees to spend the summer with her estranged father in the beachfront city of Santa Monica, California, she has no idea what she’s letting herself in for. Eden’s parents are divorced and have gone their separate ways, and now her father has a brand new family. For Eden, this means she’s about to meet three new step-brothers. The eldest of the three is Tyler Bruce, a troubled teenager with […]

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SST REVIEW & GIVEAWAY – FOR THE RECORD by Charlotte Huang

Posted November 15, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 6 Comments
SST REVIEW & GIVEAWAY – FOR THE RECORD by Charlotte Huang

Hi Everyone, Welcome to my first SST post! Yes I’ve been a member of the Sunday Street Team for half a year and this is my first post. *shakes head in shame* Sorry Nori. But Nori who is part of the reading club and signed up the minute she created it. She is such a brilliant blogger and to orgainse this. So the author of this month is Charlotte Huang, and her debut novel For the Record. I adored it. It got me out of my reading funk even more too. So before I share with you my review and […]

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REVIEW – ASKING FOR IT by Louise O’Neill

Posted November 12, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 12 Comments
REVIEW – ASKING FOR IT by Louise O’Neill

Asking for Itby Louise O’NeillPublisher – QuercusRelease Date – September 3 2015Buy – Amazon | Book Depository It’s the beginning of the summer in a small town in Ireland. Emma O’Donovan is eighteen years old, beautiful, happy, confident. One night, there’s a party. Everyone is there. All eyes are on Emma. The next morning, she wakes on the front porch of her house. She can’t remember what happened, she doesn’t know how she got there. She doesn’t know why she’s in pain. But everyone else does. Photographs taken at the party show, in explicit detail, what happened to Emma that […]

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BLOG TOUR: REVIEW & GIVEAWAY – DANGEROUS LIES by Becca Fitzpatrick

Posted November 9, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 9 Comments
BLOG TOUR: REVIEW & GIVEAWAY – DANGEROUS LIES by Becca Fitzpatrick

Hello Everyone, it’s been a while since I’ve written a review and it’s good to be back. I apologise in advance if my review isn’t up to my normal writing standards. Still trying to get back in the swing of things. However, this particular book got me out of my reading funk to so I’m indebted to this book. I’m very excited to be part of this tour I adored this book as you will know from my review below, plus I’m giving a copy so you can fangirl alongside me too. But first here is a little more about […]

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EVENT RECAP: YA SHOT 2015

Posted October 29, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 5 Comments
EVENT RECAP: YA SHOT 2015

Yesterday I had the enormous pleasure of going to YA Shot in Uxbridge. Created by the author of House of Shadows – Alexia Casale it was made of 71 UKYA authors, bloggers and vloggers. It was the place to be. I’m still on the book high even a day a later. There was only one reason I went to this book event, two words for you…HOLLY BOURNE!!! As you probably all know by now I am very lucky to have been a part of Holly’s books by being quoted in them for the praise of her novel, recently Am I […]

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AN UPDATE – I’m Still Around & A Spooky Announcement!

Posted October 20, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 8 Comments
AN UPDATE – I’m Still Around & A Spooky Announcement!

Hope you are all well. As you can see the last post was about 2 weeks ago and even before then my posts were quite sporadic. Lately personal life has got in the way including work which is quite tough of late. It’s affecting my enthusiasm for writing and reading. I seem to be quite picky in my books. I think I’ve picked p about 2 or 3 books and have put them down because my heart hasn’t been in it I’m afraid. But…. I’ve been away from home and I have to say it’s done me the world of […]

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BLOG TOUR: GUEST POST – DAUGHTERS UNTO DEVILS by Amy Lukavics

Posted October 4, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 8 Comments
BLOG TOUR: GUEST POST – DAUGHTERS UNTO DEVILS by Amy Lukavics

Happy Monday Everyone, seems like a very dull day in the UK at the mo unlike the weather we had last week. We may all be at work sadly but I have the perfect read for those dark days espeically even for Halloween. Today I bring the kick off post to the blog tour of debut author and novel of Daughter Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics. I can’t wait to read it. I’m saving mine for Halloween for sure. So before I share with you my post, here is a little bit more about the book.  Daughter Unto Devilsby Amy LukavicsRelease […]

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