Blog: Emma Lee’s BlogX: @Emma_Lee1Instagram: @emmainleicesterBluesky: @emmalee1.bsky.social Started Reviewing: August 2017 Meet Emma Lee Questions on Reviewing What made you start a book blog and/or book review social media account? Reviewing for poetry magazines can be precarious as editors change or a magazine goes on hiatus (sometimes permanently) so having a poetry book review blog seemedContinue reading “Emma Lee”
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Kerry Young
I grew up in the North of England and my family steadily made their way South as I get older, finally landing in Milton Keynes which is where I have (mostly) lived for the last 30-odd years. I loved reading as a child, I graduated from Mister Men books to Enid Blyton to Sweet ValleyContinue reading “Kerry Young”
Why Is Cosy Crime So Popular?
Murder, by its very nature, isn’t cosy. It’s violent, tragic, and something that we would very much prefer never to encounter in real life. And yet millions of readers (me included) happily curl up with books about it. And not just crime novels, either – but ones labelled as ‘cosy crime’. At first glance, thatContinue reading “Why Is Cosy Crime So Popular?”
Em – Nightreader
Hi. I’m Em aka em_nightreader and as my handle suggests I do most of my reading when the sun goes down. I was brought up by an English teacher and my love of reading started early on. Reading time with my mum was always special as a child and now, me in my late 40s and mumContinue reading “Em – Nightreader”
Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2026
Every year I say “only buy the the shortlist” and every year I buy the longlist. And I think it’s because some of my favourite reads have come from those on the longlist that don’t make it onto the shortlist, and I’d be missing out on them. So here we are for another year. TheContinue reading “Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2026”
Read It First: Books That Became Oscar-Winning Movies
As a former film student, I find there’s something magical about watching a story make the leap from page to screen, and then go on to conquer Hollywood’s biggest stage. For readers, it’s a rare kind of validation, that what we imagined in our minds has resonated with millions of viewers. For filmmakers, adapting aContinue reading “Read It First: Books That Became Oscar-Winning Movies”
Nikki Ranson
I don’t run a blog as I don’t have time to with my full-time job as an Activity Co-Ordinator in a nursing home, but I’ve been reviewing books and posting about them on social media on and off for the past two years. I’m happily married to my best friend, I’m 40 years old andContinue reading “Nikki Ranson”
Why Are We Fascinated by Unreliable Narrators?
If you read a lot of thrillers (like I do), you’ve probably come across the term “unreliable narrator”. It’s one of those phrases that gets thrown around quite a lot in book reviews and blurbs, but what does it actually mean? And perhaps more importantly, why do we enjoy them so much? Let’s start withContinue reading “Why Are We Fascinated by Unreliable Narrators?”
My Favourite Books of 2025: Part 2 😊
Hi again! By now I assume you’ve already had a look at my Favourite Books of 2025: Part 1 – if not, you can find it HERE! Today I’m posting my favourite reads from July to December, as well as my overall favourite read(s). JULY Manni Coe and his partner take a risk and buyContinue reading “My Favourite Books of 2025: Part 2 😊”
2025 Debuts
Whilst there are many favourite authors I go back to again and again, I do love discovering fabulous new authors, and I thought you might like to check them out too. Not every book on this page was released in 2025, but instead they are books I have read in 2025 that just happened toContinue reading “2025 Debuts”
Books By Your Bedside 