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Here you can expect to find many honest reviews of books that I have read and liked, loved or disliked. I have implemented my own score system, so that it is easier to categorise them, which I have explained in detail below.
I have based my idea of the score system on the fact that every book is a work of art and deserves some love. I am an avid reader, as cliché as it may sound, but it is true and I can’t help it. When I start a new book, I expect to be immersed in it, to not be able to stop thinking about it, even when (or if) I put it down. When a book is good, I forget to eat, sleep and I don’t move from the sofa until I devour it. But I don’t like wasting precious time either (which can be used to read even more books!) on ones that I don’t enjoy. People don’t always enjoy the book they’re reading at the moment, and that’s okay. It is just not the right book for them. However, I never leave books unfinished, I just feel like I owe some respect to the people involved in the creation of the book as such for making the effort to write it, to illustrate it and to get it published.
That is why I will always give books two stars as a minimum, no matter the content, no matter whether I liked it or not. The way I picture it is very simple:
⭐ one star goes to the author for writing the book
⭐⭐ the second star goes to all the people involved in the creation of the book: that includes the publisher (here I include all the people, working in all departments of the publishing house who contributed to the publication of the book), the illustrator (if there are drawings), the translator (if it is not originally written in English), etc. I think that is fair. So, in the end, a book could always get two stars as a minimum and a maximum of five stars, with half-stars in between, depending on how much I enjoyed it.
Now you know how things work around here. Let’s get right into it! In case you need me… #owlbeereading! 🤓
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09.08.2024
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The Strange: book review
Author: Nathan Ballingrud Genre: Science Fiction, Space Western Publisher: Titan Books Year: March 2023 Rating: The Strange is definitely… strange. A science fiction space western set in New Galveston on Mars, it is adventurous and imaginative, but I think it was slightly lacking in the Sci-Fi parts. Here is the…
31.07.2023
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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: July
#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Time Shelter Time Shelter(Времеубежище) Author: Georgi Gospodinov Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Orion Publishing / Janet 45 Publishing Year: April 2020 Rating: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov is a book that stays with you to reflect upon long after you’ve read it….
30.06.2023
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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: June
#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:Fahrenheit 451 and Klara and the Sun Klara and the Sun Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction Publisher: Faber & Faber Year: March 2021 Rating: With Klara and the Sun, we’re already halfway through the #ClassicandContemporary reading challenge! Still more to come, still many books to read,…
31.05.2023
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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: May
#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:1984 and Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History Author: R. F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year: September 2022 Rating: I couldn’t be happier that Babel forms part of the #ClassicandContemporary reading challenge! Wow! I…
30.04.2023
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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: April
#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: Brave New World and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Author: Gabrielle Zevin Genre: Coming-of-age story Publisher: Penguin Books Year: July 2022 Rating: I’m sure every bookworm knows the feeling of seeing the same book over and over again everywhere, it’s like everyone…
31.03.2023
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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: March
#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: Wuthering Heights and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Author: V.E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Titan Books Year: October 2020 Rating: I am blown away by this book! The story is so original, so clever and engrossing, I admire V.E. Schwab’s…
23.03.2023
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The 24-Hour Café: book review
Author: Libby Page Genre: Modern Fiction Publisher: Orion Fiction Year: January 2020 Rating: The 24-Hour Café is one of the loveliest books I have read! I knew from the blurb that it involved chasing your dreams and never giving up on them, and I found the subject matter very similar…
28.02.2023
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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: February
#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: David Copperfield and The Fair Botanists The Fair Botanists Author: Sara Sheridan Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Year: August 2021 Rating: I’ll cut straight to the point: you need to read The Fair Botanists! This exquisite piece of historical fiction quickly became one of my…
31.01.2023
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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: January
#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Muse The Muse Author: Jessie Burton Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Picador Year: June 2016 Rating: It just so happens that both of my chosen books this month for the #ClassicandContemporary book challenge are dealing with art! I realised this coincidence…
31.12.2022
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One Day in December: #MonthlyTitles book review
Author: Josie Silver Genre: Romance, Fiction, Holiday Fiction Publisher: Penguin Books Year: August 2018 Rating: Welcome to the final day of December, aka the day to post my review of One Day in December by Josie Silver. This is the perfect read to get you in a festive and romantic…
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