Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository Get on Amazon ★★★☆☆ 3 stars In this fantasy world, two twins Ruskya and Duskya are chosen to be Dragon Riders – a respectable and rare profession. But, they find out that they weren’t just selected out of the blue – there’s more family history there. As they battle to keep their…
Continue Reading→State of the ARC #7 February Flies By Quickly
Here we are at the end of February, and even though it’s such a short month, I somehow find myself having finished so many books already? Not that I’m complaining, but… What gives?? And how do I do it again? So for those of you wondering how many ARCs I read this month.. Yes, I am also surprised!!! I mean… I READ TEN.…
Continue Reading→So you want to move from Blogger to (free) WordPress? #NewBloggers 101, Post number 6, we have Lauren on board guest-posting!
Welcome to Post 6 of the #NewBloggers 101 post series! This time, we will be talking about the scary affairs of moving your blog from blogger to WordPress. If you want to see the other posts in this series, expand this list: This time, we have someone we all know from our Discord chat – our amazing mod Lauren @…
Continue Reading→Mythological + #OwnVoices + Mental Health = Fascinating Novel!! Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
I cannot believe Freshwater is a debut novel. Akwaeke Emezi is a rising star, an incredible writer, and I hope to see many more masterpieces by her. Will I be re-reading this one? Oh, yeah – definitely. And you know what it means when I say I would reread a book. Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★★ 5 stars…
Continue Reading→A Heart-breaking Story of a Mother and Daughter Love Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson
Rosie Colored Glasses was a truly sad, and yet beautiful book. I chose it because the blurb gave the impression of an emotional story, but I never thought it would be this emotional. Maybe not best to read if you have a sensitive heart, but a very moving and special story nonetheless. Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository…
Continue Reading→What Tools Can Help Me Be An Organized Blogger? Social Media And Networking #NewBloggers 101 Part 5.3: How To Efficiently Share Reviews On Social Media And To Publicists
Welcome back to the Organized Blogger series! This is the last part about efficiency and planning, and after this we will have some amazing posts about moving your blog, linkups and Bookstagram. The previous parts were about Blogging Calendars and Scheduling posts. If you want to read more posts from the #NewBloggers 101 post series, expand this list: So first of all, keep…
Continue Reading→Read About Women’s Struggles And Relationships In Traditional China Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
I LOVED Snow Flower and the Secret Fan! It was sad, yet fulfilling, true and honest, yet fictional. A truly moving story about the hardships of being a woman in nineteenth-century China. Yes, foot binding too. We’ll get there. By the way, this is going to be a buddy read review, so get ready to read a lot of questions and answers!…
Continue Reading→What Tools Can Help Me Be An Organized Blogger? Writing And Scheduling Posts #NewBloggers 101 Part 5.2: How To Save Time Writing, Why Schedule And How
Last week we talked about why you should keep a blogging calendar. Are you keeping one already? Now that you are, it’s time to think about how to make writing and scheduling posts more efficient to you. If you want to read more posts from the #NewBloggers 101 post series, expand this list: Why Should I Schedule Posts At All? It seems that…
Continue Reading→One Of The Most Anticipated #OwnVoices Nonfiction Books Of 2018 Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
It is a truly interesting experience, starting a book obliviously and only then realizing that the entirety of the publishing world is holding their breaths over its release. I requested Heart Berries ages ago, back when ARCs just surfaced, and tuned out of the circuits – only to remember it days before its publication date, and suddenly notice it everywhere. Which is great…
Continue Reading→I’ve Spotted A Breathtaking New Talent… The Girl in the Blue Shoes by Shaun Hume
Ah, self-pub books… Don’t you just love it how one of those can turn out to be either a spectacular, marvelous masterpiece, or a complete pile of indescribable trash, spelling errors or cliches galore? Oddly, the chances of either of those happening are roughly 50/50. So I was incredibly happy to find out that not only is Shaun a really cool guy,…
Continue Reading→January stats Fever! Let's See What I Was Up To All Month
January has been both an exciting and very stressful month on the blog. I have experienced unprecedented blog growth (so much so, that I am not embarrassed anymore to display my follow numbers, hey!), but it has also been quite stressful, because time doesn’t just magically stretch when you need it to (don’t you wish it did, though?) I am…
Continue Reading→What Tools Can Help Me Be An Organized Blogger? Blogging Calendars #NewBloggers 101 Part 5.1: Save Some Time And Don't Forget Your Commitments
So you might think this isn’t the best of times to talk about being an organized blogger when I’m borderline declaring a hiatus myself (blogging calendar? What is this, Evelina??) But I’ve been planning this post series for months, so I might as well share this with you now. Maybe some of it will be new, and some won’t, but I’m…
Continue Reading→It’s Time For Dark Magic – Interview With J.D. Horn! Let's Talk To The Author Of The King Of Bones And Ashes
It’s been a while since I’ve done an interview on the blog, and I think it’s high time for one! This time, we will be talking to J.D. Horn, an author new to me – but I’ll surely be reading more of his books soon! I have recently reviewed J.D. Horn’s The King of Bones and Ashes which I truly enjoyed,…
Continue Reading→State of the ARC #6 What Even Happened, I Just Published #5!
So, uh… Time flies. I’m sorry to say I have not peeked into my #ARCsAnonymous group even ONCE this month. Too busy! But that doesn’t mean that we won’t be doing State of the ARC. Nope, that’s a must. ~ For Those Who Are New To The Meme ~ Anyone is free to participate in this meme! If you want to, just link…
Continue Reading→How Do I Write A Proper Review Policy? #NewBloggers 101 Part 4: Guest Post By Shruti @ This Is Lit
Welcome everyone, today we have another post in our #NewBloggers 101 series, and this time, we’ve got the lovely Shruti @ This Is Lit again! She is taking the steering wheel and writing a full guest post about how to write a proper review policy. But be warned, I (Evelina) shall poke my head in once or twice to check…
Continue Reading→Witches of New Orleans and Dark Nightly Terrors The King of Bones and Ashes by J.D. Horn
This time I’m happy to share with you a review for The King of Bones and Ashes, which was offered to me for review and came as an unbelievably pleasant and unexpected surprise! Now I find myself wanting to read the other books by J.D. Horn (which I remember seeing around a couple of years ago), because this was an incredibly engaging…
Continue Reading→Book Blogger Etiquette: How To Get Comments? Part 3 of #NewBloggers 101 post series
Today we are talking about a VERY important part in a blogger’s life – the secrets of book blogging etiquette, or… how to get comments! As I felt that this topic might be a little tough to navigate alone, I have enlisted the help of my lovely advisor Shruti @ This Is Lit! Do check out her blog. She is awesome and hilarious…
Continue Reading→The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar Mermaids, Merchants And Courtesans... In A Book
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, when you first read its name, conjures up a certain magic, which only intensifies when you look at the cover. Which is why I absolutely did not know what to expect from this book! So let’s see what it’s all about! Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★☆ 4 stars It’s the autumn…
Continue Reading→The Plague Charmer by Karen Maitland Dark, Atmospheric And Very Medieval
If you like reading well researched, incredibly atmospheric, not sugar-coated historical novels about the middle ages, The Plague Charmer is just for you. My review of this wonderful book has been long overdue, so let’s start. Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★✬ 4.5 stars Life is pretty tough in the middle ages – work is hard, food is…
Continue Reading→5 Feel Good Books For When You Have The Lonelies A List Of Feel Good Books
When it’s cold out and it gets dark early, we tend to get the lonelies quite a lot. Then we grab our fluffy dog, cat or significant other, or perhaps… A fluffy book. This is the time when we need feel good books, possibly even romantic books that would pick us up! And this is precisely the list for that.…
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