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I'm Listening When No One Else Is by Iris Justice

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - February 22, 2026

Thank you @hyggebooktours For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. I’m Listening When No One Else Is is a non-fiction read and is 195 pages long. I'm listening when no one else is , like a self-help mental health book to me. Furthermore, I found this book to be straightforward to get into, and I realize what Iris Justice was saying, and it really resonated with me, and I like her writing style too . It was an intriguing and eye-opening read. I found it fascinating how she was describing everyday challenges that we may all go through, which range from loneliness and social media to health, and I felt this helped me read what Iris had put. An excellent title that really works with the book. Fascinating and entertaining read—five stars. Blurb: Loneliness has the audacity to strike us at the most sincere and unexpected moments, leaving us feeling weak and lifeless from within. It's not merely the lack of companionship or connection that evokes such feelings;...

The Boy From Elsewhere by Kestral Gaian

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - February 17, 2026

Thank you @litpr For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Boy From Elsewhere is young adult fiction, and this is book 1 in the series. The story is about a boy who washes up on a beach and meets David, who offers to help him and to help him figure out what’s happened to him. I was drawn to this book instantly. I truly enjoyed getting to know both characters and the characters who were running alongside them, and it was lovely to see them all develop through the book. Furthermore, I can’t believe you're left on a cliffhanger, so I am desperate to read book 2. The story is written exceedingly well and will grip you from start to finish. It took me a day to read this book because it was a fabulous read and was very entertaining. Can’t wait for book 2. 5 stars. This is a magical tead that keeps you on your toes. Blurb One Town. Two Worlds. No Way Home. A boy washes up on the beach of a quiet seaside town, soaked, shaken, and wearing nothing but pyjamas. He i...

Catch the Flame by Juliana Stone

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - February 17, 2026

Thank you @zooloosBt For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Catch the Flame is book one in the series. Catch the Flame is a romance genre and is 288 pages long. The story is about two characters, Gus, who is an ex-Navy SEAL and is a carpenter. Who has his issues? Then there is Faith, who has a dog called Taco and whose car breaks down, and she ends up in Fire Lake, and she also has her own past to deal with. This is a heartwarming story that will tug on your heartstrings. I like both characters a lot, and they both have depth, and it’s nice to see both of them develop throughout the book. The story is engaging from the start, and there are a few twists and turns in there that I didn’t see coming and enjoyed. The book can be spicy in parts, which is always good. I really like Fire Lake, and it seems like a magical and beautiful place to be, and I would love to go there. I also like the other characters that are not always in the books so much, but they seem like r...

Growing Pains by Joseph Ball

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - February 12, 2026

Thank you @JosephBallBooks @TheFCMGroup_Publishing @LoveBooksTours For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Growing pains is a contemporary fiction. The story about Alex who is 11-year-old, and it’s set in the 1990s. The story is about Alex and his life at home and his relationship with his father. Growing pains is inspired by true events. From the minute I picked up the book I was engrossed and could not put it down. This is an emotional story and I felt like I was on an emotional rollercoaster with Alex because of what he’s going through. I did like him as a character and there were times I just wanted to give him a big hug and tell him it’s ok. . Furthermore, I didn’t really like his dad or his sister that much just because of the way there were towards Alex. I did feel sorry for him but was glad that he had his mum at times. Growt pains is written beautifully and is written in such a way that it pulls at your heart strings. . There are some hard topics in the b...

The Nest by Conrad Jones

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - February 11, 2026

Thank you @zooloosBT For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Nest is book 1 in the series and is horror genre. The story set in 2025 and there are homeless people are disappearing, and the rats are not what they seem. The Nest is differently not for the faint-hearted. From the first page I was hooked it’s definitely a page turner. The story is gruesome and dark from start to finish which I did enjoy. I don’t like rats at all, so this book made me hate them even more. I do like Conrad Jones is writing style and his descriptions you can really visualize it in your head. There is a great amount of suspense and tension running through the book. The Nest is excellent horror book that keeps you on tenterhooks all the way through the book. 5 stars. Bio Conrad Jones spent 12 years working for the biggest quick service restaurant brand in the world. On March 20th 1993 the IRA terrorist organization bombed the shopping center outside the restaurant he was managing tha...

Dark Cloud on Naked Creek by Cindy O'Quinn

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - February 08, 2026

Thank you @zooloosBT For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Dark Cloud on Naked Creek is a horror/thriller genre/. I was glued to this book straight away and was fascinated by the story and the character Afton, who is the main person in the story. Afton works as a nurse in a men’s prison, but things keep happening to her in her dreams that have to do with folk people and folklore. The story is written beautifully, and it kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through. The story is at a good pace, and this is an intriguing and thoughtful read because I was trying to work out what’s going to happen to Afton and the other characters all the way through the book. I found this to be an entertaining read, and it was lovely to read something entirely different from what I normally read. If you like horror and folklore, this book is different for you. 5 stars. Bio Cindy O’Quinn is an Appalachian writer. She grew up in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. She w...

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