Today I looked back at my stats… and I’m happy with what I see. We will ignore the fact that I think I’m mixing something up in my grand master sheet of ARCs… I think there are actually like 5 ARCs more than I managed to count. Counting ARCs in a list of hundreds is actually a nightmare, especially when…
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Have you ever wondered why you read books? And have you ever thought that maybe that reason is different now, as opposed to several years ago? (Not to even mention about when you just started.) A GIF of a sloth, making a thinking face I have been wondering about this lately. How it’s not just my reading choices, genres, preferred…
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Hey everyone! This is going to be a short post, but you might enjoy it, because I’m totally giving this one up for you all to be the stars of it. Because I have a, um, sort of a problem and I think you can all help me out! Long story short: I have been busy, ill and all sorts…
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I was sooooo excited when I found out that there was going to be a sequel for Spinning Silk, a paranormal fantasy set in Japan I greatly enjoyed last spring! Of course I jumped at the chance to read it, and after I did? I’m even more excited! Cause there’s going to be part 3! I was lucky because I…
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Hey everyone, today I have an interesting guest post on the blog! When Andrea @ Little Red Reviewer tweeted a mysterious tweet in what was probably November about a secret project of hers, I caved and asked for more info – I am truly a cat, what with my curiosity. And so I’ve been sitting on this little secret ever…
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The Four Women is a strange, unique story you can’t quite make something of, at first. The strongest thing about it is that it’s littered with dark premonitions and foreboding, but it’s dosed so measuredly that it will keep you guessing about why what happens will happen – even if you’ve known it will happen ever since you’ve started reading…
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We’re living in a world that severely lacks kindness. From doors having to be locked to ensure safety to the cold shouder given to a stranger who needs help – we do not practice kindness often enough, thinking it only makes us weaker. Which is quite the opposite! Kindness is not weakness – on the contrary, kindness is a superpower…
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So for the last Sunday of the year, I’ve decided to do a Best of 2018 post. Of course, it will not be the best releases of the year – but rather, the books I liked best from those that I read in 2018. Everyone loves lists like this, don’t they! I mean, I definitely do. And I’m really excited to…
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Ohh, I’m very excited for this State of the ARC. Why, you ask? Well, first of all, it’s the last one in the year and we get to tally our results and set new goals. But that’s not all… We’re also getting a new ARCs bingo! Isn’t it all exciting? A GIF of Bunny from Sailormoon, with her eyes glittering…
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I am so lucky to have been able to read The Winter of the Witch before its release! I have been following this series ever since I started blogging, and I have to say, I think The Winter of the Witch is the best installment. This doesn’t happen very often! We all know that it’s usually the first book that’s the best, and…
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So today I’ve got a secret agent under cover who wants to answer some of your questions about publishing and especially requesting books! Namely – on how to get review copies approved. Why a secret agent? I mean, since when have people in the secret services been working with publishers? Well, okay, maybe it’s a little simpler than that. It’s someone…
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This has probably been one of my top 5 books all year! And you know I know what I’m saying, because I’ve read 142 books so far, in 2018. I can’t believe I almost said no to this gem, when the author sent me a review request – I was overloaded on review copies at the time. Little did I…
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Despite championing the cause of feminism and equality, we often find ourselves hazy on a lot of achievements by women – especially non-contemporary women. Why is that? Perhaps because history is written by the winners, and those who rebel have often been erased. Well, the book What Would Boudicca Do? sets out to right this wrong, and it does it…
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Even though I blogged less, the reading has been surprisingly good this month! I think the main reason why I because I’ve stopped requesting ARCs so much, and I now mostly read my backlist TBR titles. And they’ve been surprisingly good! I’ve got so many 5 stars this month, I can’t even. Although I must admit, I’ve also been really…
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Hi everyone, just a quick post saying that I fixed the linky on yesterday’s State of the ARC – Sarah from All the Blog Names are Taken has kindly pointed out that I forgot to put the linky on the post – thank you Sarah! ❤️ Now you can all link up your State of the ARC here:
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How has your ARC reading been in November? For me, I felt like I wasn’t even tracking much. I know I went through some of my older ARCs, which is nice! But since I’m finally catching up, I find myself noticing ARCs less and less. Despite that, I’m always happy to check out my stats 🙂 so let’s see how…
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So I take it you know full well what the term “book hangover” means. You’ve been there – read a wonderful book or two, ran out of the series (and even of all the possible spin offs), or worse yet – waited on a series ender for years, and there doesn’t seem to be one coming. But really, are those…
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My heart is so full right now. I’ve just closed the book, and my heart is both crying and singing in joy. It has been a while that a book has moved me so much. But The Eleventh Trade is one of a kind and I know it will remain in my heart forever. It’s one of those books you…
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I have waited for a sequel to Creatures of Will and Temper for a year now! I was very excited to be able to read it, and very thankful to both the publisher and Molly Tanzer herself who was so sweet to help me out to procure a review copy as an international reviewer – considering how NetGalley makes us…
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So I’m trying out something new this month. You might have already seen it on my Instagram stories or Twitter. But reMarkable, my e-paper tablet, has released an AWESOME update where you can hand-write the text and then convert it to type. And so, I bring to you my first completely hand-written blog post. I will only be sorting out…
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