Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao | Blog Tour Review

Thank you to Caffeine Book Tours for including me in the blog tour for Iron Widow and Penguin Canada for sending me a copy of the book to review. content warnings: feet binding, misogyny/sexism, war, gore, murder, alcoholism, suicide ideation, mentions of rape If anyone has asked me about my most anticipated books of 2021, …

Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi | Review

Thank you to Atom books for sending me a copy of Yolk for review. Content warnings: Identity fraud, bulimia/disordered eating, toxic relationship, cancer, racism If you've followed my blog for a while you may know that I absolutely adored Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi, it's one of my favourite books and I have …

Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth | Blog Tour

Thank you to Andersen Press for sending me a copy of Not My Problem and arranging the blog tour. Content Warnings: Alcoholism, absentee parents, toxic friendships, broken bones, helicopter parents When someone says to me "sapphic hate to love" my ears immediately prick up, so of course, I was interested in reading Not My Problem. …

Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa | Review

Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of Son of the Storm to review. Content warnings: violence, murder, miscarriage, colourism, misogyny Danso is a scholar in Bassa, a very smart one at that. He gets by in class without really trying, but he's not interested really, he wants to know what lies beyond …

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean | Blog Tour Review

Thank you to Flatiron books for sending me a copy of Tokyo Ever After as well as arranging the blog tour. I loved Emiko Jean's Empress of All Seasons a few years ago so of course I was really interested in Tokyo Ever After, even more so when it was compared to The Princess Diaries, …

Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli | Review

Thank you to Penguin for sending me a copy of Kate in Waiting through netgalley to review. Content warnings: bullying, alcohol, mentions of homophobia If you know me at all, you will be aware that I am a big fan of Becky Albertalli. So I was obviously excited when it was announced she was releasing …

Hot British Boyfriend by Kristy Boyce | Review

Thank you to Harper360YA for the copy of Hot British Boyfriend for review! This book was on my radar since last year when I saw the cover reveal on twitter, and I was pretty hyped for it. I thought it would be a super fun contemporary, and whilst it had a lot of potential it …

Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell | Review

Thanks to Orbit for sending me a copy of Winter's Orbit in an exchange for an honest review! Content warnings: domestic abuse, mentions of death/murder, interrogation/torture Winter's Orbit was one of my most anticipated reads of 2021 for the sheer fact that it was pitched to me as a gay space opera with arranged marriage/marriage …

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston | Review

Thank you to Melia and St Martin's Griffin for the copy of One Last Stop for review. If you've followed my blog for a while you might be aware that one of my favourite books of all time is Red, White and Royal Blue. I love that book more than most things to be honest. …

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe | Review

Thank you to Harper 360 for sending me a copy of Charming as a Verb in exchange for an honest review! Content warnings: alcohol, college pressure Henri Haltiwanger is the resident flirt in his school. He's known for being super charming, a fantastic debater and just a general social butterfly. But there is one person …