Luna's Little Library

Thank you for Netgalley and Tor for my review copy. I know the cover shouldn’t have been the reason I picked this up but it’s so beautiful and I just needed to know the story inside. I think it’s in the author note where Sarah Beth Durst says this was supposed to be a cosy comfort read like hot chocolate and a warm blanket. It certainly is. The Spellshop is exactly what I’d want a cosy magical…

Only for the Holidays: Cuddle up with a cosy happy-ever-after this Christmas! The Spanish Love Deception meets The Holiday in this fake dating YA romance about a city girl and country boy’s lives colliding at Christmas. City girl Tia Solanké is dreading the festive period. She’s on a break with her boyfriend and the last thing she wants to do is spend Christmas away from London. Arriving at…

Find the truth. Solve the murder. Never reveal your secret. Twelve years ago, eight friends ran an exclusive group at The Murder Masquerade Society. The mysteries they solved may have been grisly, but they were always fictional – until their final Christmas puzzle, when one of the group disappeared, never to be seen again. Now, the remaining members receive an invitation to a reunion masquerade,…

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Children’s Books for these review copies. One Year at Ellsmere | A YA Graphic Novel about Friendship and Standing Up for What You Believe In. by Faith Erin Hicks One Year at Ellsmere is a feel-good graphic novel about friendship and fitting in, from the New York Times bestselling Faith Erin Hicks! Is boarding school supposed to be this hard? When studious…

“You have to help me. We’re not being reformed. We’re being brainwashed.” All sixteen year old Drew Finch wants is to be left alone. She’s not interested in spending time with her mum and stepdad and when her disruptive fifteen year old brother Mason is expelled from school for the third time and sent to a residential reform academy she’s almost relieved. Everything changes when she’s followed…

Yes, you can have too many #books If you ever think your #TBR is too big, this will make you feel better. I just re-did the library, and like an idiot scanned it all into #Goodreads. My TBR is just over 1200 books. #bookblogger #bookblog

If you ever think your TBR is too big, this will make you feel better. I just re-did the library, and like an idiot scanned it all into Goodreads. My TBR is just over 1200 books. I didn’t think it was this bad, I believed it to be about 500(ish). Which is still pretty ridiculous but not to the extent that is actually is. How did this happen? I remember a long long LONG time ago (11years and a…

Sometimes a woman has to take matters into her own hands . . . Sally never meant to cave her husband’s head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn’t until suddenly, she did. But Sally isn’t the only woman in town being pushed to breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising solidarity is formed. So can they find the best way to bury their husbands – and get away…

What would you do if you were the only person left with a heart? The only person left who felt anything at all? Would you give in to the pressure to conform? Or would you protect your heart at all costs? Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and part Severance, this debut teen graphic novel is a vivid and haunting read for fans of Nimona and This One Summer. Not that long ago, the Scientist…

When everyone’s a vicious beast, it’s hard to spot the monsters . . . Sel Archer lives in a normal town with normal residents, except for one night a month . . . When the full moon comes out, almost all of the adults turn into werewolves, and it’s up to the young people to protect themselves from danger. But, as this quiet life begins to unravel, and the Turned start to escape, can Sel and his…

"I think 5Stars is too low for what this book means to me." my #bookreview of #SINGIFYOUCANTDANCE by @AlexiaCasale Out July 6th! @FaberChildrens Pre-order now! #ukya

Ven has her future all planned out. Her dance group is going places and so is she . . . Then she collapses. On stage. In hospital, Ven discovers that she has a medical condition – one that threatens to ruin everything. No more dancing . . . walking is challenging enough. But she doesn’t want your pity. Ven is determined to have a big, exciting life. Sure, her future might be different, but it’s…

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by @Mark__Lawrence is OUT NOW! #bookreview "heartily recommend." #TheLibraryTrilogy @HarperVoyagerUK

A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities. A girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The world has never even noticed them. That’s about to change. Their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time. This is a tale of truth and lies and hearts, and the blurring of one…

Cursed Crowns by @kwebberwrites and @doyle_cat is OUT NOW! You can read an extract here: #ukya #yafantasy #amreading

Sisterhood: Through the prism #Guespost by RIDA AND MADIYA author @niylafarook incl some amazing #bookrecommendations!!!! #debut #mg @BloomsburyEd @bloomsburykids

Limbo is a stunning debut graphic memoir by Deb JJ Lee Expected publication: March 7th 2023 by First Second #graphicnovel

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl’s coming-of-age story—and a coming home story—set between a New Jersey suburb and Seoul, South Korea. Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee knows she’s different. Ever since her family emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she’s felt her Otherness. For a while, her English isn’t perfect. None of her teachers can pronounce her Korean name. Her…

Read an extract from The Octopus, Dadu and Me by Lucy An @LucyAnnUnwin #debut OUT TODAY!! Published on 5th January by @publishinguclan

Family and home are important whether you have two legs or eight FACT: Octopuses have three hearts.FACT: Octopuses have BEAKS, like BIRDS.FACT: The octopus at the aquarium is psychic! Sashi feels like she has three hearts and they’re all breaking. She’s losing her beloved Dadu to dementia, and her parents don’t even want her to visit him anymore. She hides from her grief in the aquarium, and…