Author: Jaz (Travels in Fiction)

Hi, I'm Jaz! I'm a book and travel blogger, working in the educational publishing industry. I love YA, stories about friendship, LGBTQ+ characters and open and healthy discussions about mental health. My blogs are very conversational and I really enjoy using this platform as a way to express my excitement and passion for all things books and travel. Expect lots of reviews, TBR lists, travel diaries, book recommendations and lots more! I hope you stay and join in the fun!

Travelling with Anxiety in Croatia | Culture and customs of a new country

On August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 By Jaz (Travels in Fiction)In Life & Travel3 Comments

Bok! (Otherwise known as Hi in Croatian!) This is a slightly different post today, as I want to talk about travelling, and specifically travelling with social anxiety. I'm a lot better than I used to be, but a lot of the time, the decisions I make are affected by social anxiety. If you know me, …

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Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman| Book Review

On August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 By Jaz (Travels in Fiction)In Book Review4 Comments

I am so excited to talk about this book today! I read Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman whilst on holiday in Croatia, and oh man. I’m so glad I finally read this book - thanks to Ink Road for gifting it to me on Netgalley! I also spoke about this book in my …

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#NOTUKYA Challenge: Reading Books from Around the World

On July 20, 2019August 16, 2019 By Jaz (Travels in Fiction)In Book Related Content9 Comments

I have a REALLY exciting post for you guys today! The lovely people at UKYABA are celebrating the UKYA community in the lead up to YALC. The UKYA community is such a positive and wholesome community, and it's something I'm really proud and happy to be a part of. However, as UK book bloggers, it's …

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Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli |#PrideBookClub | Yes, you can be lowkey bi

On July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 By Jaz (Travels in Fiction)In Book Review16 Comments

So, today I wanted to talk about Leah on the Offbeat. This is the first book for the #PrideBookClub which is running from X to Y. There's a different lGBTQ+ book each week - I won't be taking part every single week, but their are a few books I definitely want to take part in the discussions of and read along.

A month of watching LGBTQ+ films | Pride Month

On July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 By Jaz (Travels in Fiction)In Media12 Comments

For pride month, I knew I wanted to read more LGBTQ+ fiction. However, I tend to read a lot of queer fiction anyway, so I got thinking. I don't tend to watch many films (as I'm spending a lot of my time reading!) I could name a few queer films, but definitely not as many …

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LGBTQ+ books I need to read | celebrating pride month

On June 9, 2019June 10, 2019 By Jaz (Travels in Fiction)In Book Related Content4 Comments

Happy pride month everyone! Reading LGBTQ+ books is definitely not a pride month exclusive activity, but what better time than any to talk about the queer books that have been on my TBR for a while. I would love to get around to reading these as soon as possible! I'm gonna start off with a …

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