Monthly Archive: August 2018
How Mandatory Reading Lists Killed My Love For Reading

Summer holidays are almost over here in Belgium and students are getting ready to go back to school. That means they will be bombarded by lists of school supplies to buy, and lists of books they will have to read….
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Book Tag – Pokémon Go Tag

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for another book tag! I was browsing the internet for some ideas when I stumbled upon the Pokémon Go tag. I know the big hype of two years ago is gone, but I’ve…
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Sky in the Deep – Finding Your Family in the Fjords

There is a quote by Toni Morrison that I think about a lot. “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it”, it says. I’ve used it to encourage…
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Book Tag – Get To Know Ya

It’s Friday! The weekend is almost here and it’s time to relax with a book. But before I do that, I want to do another book tag. I found the “get to know ya” tag over at Bionic Bookworm Blog…
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Heart of Thorns – Not enough barbs

Last month’s Fairyloot theme was “the power within” and the featured book of the month was Heart of Thorns. It’s a story about a world where women are feared. Why? Because they might have magic that can kill with a…
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Unboxing – Fairyloot July 2018

Another month, another Fairyloot box to dive into! I love unboxings and since I had so much fun writing the May and June unboxings, I decided to make it a monthly habit. The theme for the Fairyloot July 2018 box…
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Grace and Fury – Nevertheless, they persisted

Every month, I make a list of 8 books that sound worth reading. Last month, Grace and Fury, described as a feminist story about two sisters, was one of those. You can imagine how excited I was when I found…
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Godsgrave – Gory Goodness

As you probably know, I’ve been in a horrible reading slump these last few weeks. I just couldn’t be bothered to pick up a book and read (thank you, sports events on TV and heatwaves). But look, a miracle has…
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