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…
07.12.2022
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Winter’s Wolf: book review (SmashBear Publishing Book Tour)
Author: John Ortega Genre: Urban fantasy Publisher: SmashBear Publishing Year: November 2022 Rating: Thanks a lot to SmashBear Publishing for my free copy of Winter’s Wolf, John Ortega’s third book of the Rune Caster Chronicles! If you have somehow missed the series, definitely check it out! It’s one of my…
30.11.2022
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Butterflies in November: #MonthlyTitles book review
Author: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, translator: Brian FitzGibbon Genre: Fiction in Translation, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Road Fiction Publisher: Pushkin Press Year: 2014 Rating: My choice for the #MonthlyTitles book challenge for November is Butterflies in November! Many people say this book is quirky and odd. I think so, too, now….
31.10.2022
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The October Country: #MonthlyTitles book review
Author: Ray Bradbury Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Short Stories Publisher: Ballantine Books Year: October 1955 Rating: Okay, first, a little bit of the story behind choosing this book as the one for the October’s #MonthlyTitles book challenge. Initially, I had chosen another title with the word ‘October’ for our challenge, and…
28.10.2022
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When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead: book review
Author: Various; edited by Lauren T. Davila Genre: Horror, Gothic Anthology Publisher: Haunt Publishing Year: May 2022 Rating: This is the second title I receive from one of my favourite publishers—Haunt Publishing—in exchange for an honest review, and I was so excited for the spooky season because of it! When…
