Category: Books
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February 2017 book review
Even though February is the shortest month of the year, I still managed to finish roughly a book per week. I did cheat a little as one of these books I finished just last Sunday, but I didn’t want to wait with reviewing it until next month as it was my favorite read this month.…
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Classic books worth a read
Having majored in English lit for 6 years at uni ensured a decent amount of a classics have been read and accumulated over the years. For a long time, I even favored reading classics over easier reads as that’s what I had most experience with and I wasn’t quite sure what else to read. Today…
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Book Review (January 2017)
The first month of 2017 is already over, which means it’s time to talk you through the books I read last month. I did a good job and read 5 books this month. I decided to not only delve into some fiction, but also picked up two non-fiction reads and am currently 1 – 2…
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My favorite bookish youtubers
Did you know there is this world called Booktube? Yeah I didn’t know either, until a few years ago and I became obsessed. Well obsessed isn’t the right word as there aren’t many booktubers I’m subscribed to. Most of them are a bit too young minded for me. At least the most popular channels seem…
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Book Review (December 2016)
I know, I know: 2017 is already well under way, but I have one last post for you to wrap up 2016. I hadn’t gotten round to reviewing the book I read in the last month of the year just yet. I read a total of 6 books. One of them being the worst reads…
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Completed book challenge
I did it! I made it! I finished my Goodreads reading challenge of reading 50 books in 2016. And what a ride it’s been. In this post I will tell you all that I experienced while doing the challenge and will share some titbits about my favorite and least favorite reads. A bookcase filled with…
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Book review (November 2016)
Happy December! I know it’s only the very beginning of the month, but because November has been an excellent reading month for me, I decided to post my round up of the books I read last month asap. I already mentioned once before that fall is one of my favorite seasons to read, so I…
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Favorite book covers
You know I am a sucker for all things pretty packaging when it comes to my make up. But did you know that I extend that courtesy to my book buying as well? Well now you do and today I will be talking you through 6 books that I pretty much bought solely because I…
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Combined book review (October 2016)
I read some more books! Yep, the reading challenge is still on and I’m slowly but surely catching up. In order to catch up, I’ve been opting for smaller books. Think novellas, short stories or just overall breezy reads. I also got round to reading my second comic book last month and chucked in a…
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Combined book review (September 2016)
Despite my wish to play catch up with my 50 book reading challenge in 2016, I managed to not read that much extra in the month of September. I was still able to read a fair bit though, be it that the majority of my selections were easy breezy reads that were mostly fun to…
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My Harry Potter bookshelf
Yup, I’ll just own up to it straightaway: I have a Harry Potter bookshelf. Why? For many different reasons, but since my love for the Harry Potter series runs deep, I would have to devote an entirely new blog post to it. And that’s not this one. Today, I just want to take you through…
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Combined book review (August 2016)
Where last month I told you all about my reading slump, August saw me getting back on track. I am still behind schedule (4 books to be exact), but I feel confident I can still make up for it can hit that 50 book mark before the end of the year. There are 16 more…
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Reading slump
At this point in time, you would probably expect a July book review from me. Alas, it was not meant to be, because I wasn’t able to finish any books during the month of July. I hit a major reading slump this month and I thought I’d tell you all about that instead. Some new…
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June 2016 Book Review
The last day of the month is the perfect moment to give another overview of what I’ve been reading. This month had a bit of a general theme going on. Generally, I was craving fantasy and mystery. I think that pretty much sums up all these books in one go. I also read my first…
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Favorite books with Victorian settings
The Victorian era is one of my favorite settings for my reading selection. If a book says: set in Victorian London, 9 out of 10 times I’m sold solely on that premise. I’m not sure what I find so intriguing about the 19th century. Because to me ‘Victorian setting’ embodies more than just London or…
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London book haul
Sunday’s is usually reserved for lifestyle related posts, but this week, the schedule had to be changed. I visited London last week and bought so many great books, that I just had to share them asap with you. Which is why I decided to upload a video for that today. A travel report about the…
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April book review
The month of April was another good reading month for me. I think it may be my best one yet. At one point this month, I was 2 books ahead of schedule for my 50 book reading challenge. This month’s reading list wasn’t very diverse. I read two stories that involved a haunted house, one…
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Top 10 all time favorite books
I told you I had more videos in the works! Today I’m bringing you a chatty video where I talk about my top 10 all time favorite books. This will nicely put my most recent, and quite massive, book haul into a good perspective. I purchased many YA and Fantasy books, because I felt I…
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Book review (March 2016)
A new month has started, which means that I need to give you an overview of my reading challenge and some reviews of the books I read last month. At of the end of March I am still on track to reach my goal of 50 read books by the end of 2016. Currently, I…
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Book review (February 2016)
I know I know, we’re already passed midway March, but I have yet to post my February book review! In the month of February I read 4 books. I read book centered around Victorian London, a book with a protagonist with some form of autism and I got started on reading the massive amount of…
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Collective book haul (March 2016)
For 2016, I am aiming to read 50 books in one year. It is the first time I am joining the Goodreads reading challenge and right now I am still on track. One tactic to try and stay on track, is to have books I enjoy on my shelves ready for the taking. And since…
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Combined book review (January 2016)
As I’ve decided to reach a goal of 50 books read by the end of the year, I also decided to change up how often I do these book review posts. Instead of doing them every 5 books, I’ve decided to do them every month. So this month I will be showing you and reviewing…
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Combined book review #9
For the longest time I meant to do a round up of the books I read in 2015. So this combined book review will do just that. At the end of 2015 I entered a tad of a reading slump. I read these 5 books in the course of three months: not that many. But…
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2016 reading challenge
“I want to read more.” If there is one new year’s resolution of any kind that I have been making to myself the past years it must have been this one. For 2016, I’ve decided to just go for it: I am setting myself the challenge to read 50 books before the end of the…
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Combined book review #8
The time of year I read the most books? Fall. Hands down. As the days become darker and the temperatures start to fall, I love snuggling up on the couch (or the train, because that’s where I do most of my reading to be honest) with a book. That is why it’s only been 2…
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How I lost my joy for reading and how I found it again
One of my favorite hobbies is reading. But that wasn’t always the case. For years I refused to pick up a book unless I had to and it took a long time before I started believing reading is one of my hobbies. I thought it would be time to explain how I went from reader…
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Combined book review #7
As summer just finished I made my way through some books again. Not added to this pile are all 7 books in the Harry Potter series which I also read, and I am already almost 2 books ahead of the list I am showing you today, but some of these books are too good not…
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Summer reading list
The time of the year where I tend to read the most would be summer. Well and fall. I tend to have a little bit more time on my hands during those times of the year and thus I find myself snuggled up with a book a lot more quickly. This summer, I thought it…
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The Infernal Devices book review
Last year I read the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. This book series entails the adventures of Clary and Jace in the world of shadowhunters, set in contemporary New York. But before I knew this series existed, I had already purchased The Infernal Devices series. Set in Victorian London, this is the prequel to…
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Reading habits tag
I thought that it would be fun to do a tag again. These past few weeks I’ve been back onto the reading bandwagon again. I think it’s due to the fact that there is so much more light out now that spring has arrived. I am currently reading the Infernal Devices books by Cassandra Clare…