Author: Emma

  • The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag 2025

    The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag 2025

    I saw this over on @Laurie is Reading and thought it looked a lot of fun, so here we go! How many books have you read so far? Storygraph says I have read 34 books so far in 2025. That’s actually surprising to me, I thought I had read less, but I guess February really…

  • The Morningside by Téa Obreht

    The Morningside by Téa Obreht

    Synopsis: There’s the world you can see. And then there’s the one you can’t. Welcome to the Morningside. After being expelled from their ancestral home, Silvia and her mother finally settle at the Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower in Island City where Silvia’s aunt Ena serves as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her new…

  • Let’s Talk Bookish: Do blog tours build community?

    Let’s Talk Bookish: Do blog tours build community?

    Happy Friday! It’s been a hectic week here as we’ve been trying to sort ourselves out between family visiting us and then us going away! My posts next week are mostly drafted and scheduled, so if I don’t get to comments right away, it’s because I’m in the wilds of Wales! Let’s Talk Bookish is a…

  • Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong

    Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong

    Synopsis: An intense and thoughtful time-travelling dystopian fantasy where three individuals, psychically linked through time, fight enslavement, exploitation, and environmental collapse. A great read for fans of Emily St. John Mandel. In 2106, Maida Sun possesses the ability to see the entire history of any object she touches. When she starts a job with a…

  • WWW Wednesday: 23/4/25

    WWW Wednesday: 23/4/25

    Hello, happy Wednesday. I hope you’ve been reading some good books this week! WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam over at Taking on a World of Words, where we share what we’re reading and what’s up next on the tbr. What are you currently reading? I am getting to the end of…

  • Earth Day 2025

    Earth Day 2025

    Hi friends, happy Earth Day! It’s no secret by now that I am an environmentalist and that shows in some of my book choices. While every day should be spent with love for the planet, today in particular is a day to celebrate it and to call for its protection. For some context, earthday.org was founded…