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simonevanheijst June 10, 2020 Blog

The Shadows Between Us – Spoiler Free Review

Guys, I’m now six books ahead of schedule for my Goodreads reading challenge… This has literally never happened before and I’m a little in shock. Anyway, I finished The Shadows Between Us yesterday, and since it’s a newer release, I thought I’d review it! The Shadows Between Us By Tricia Levenseller Published 25 February 2020 by Feiwel and Friends Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance My rating: ★★★.75☆ Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: 1) Woo the Shadow King. 2) Marry him. 3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. No…

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simonevanheijst June 1, 2020 Blog

The Eyre Affair – Spoiler Free Review

I finished my fifth book of May yesterday, and I’m quite proud I finished that many books considering I had to write four papers this month. The Eyre Affair perfectly fits my Books About Books Challenge, as the title would suggest. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde is one of those books that is both entertaining and absolutely absurd. I’ve been trying to figure out how best to describe it, but as it turns out, The Wall Street Journal perfectly encapsulates it: “The Eyre Affair combines elements of Monty Python, Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Now…

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simonevanheijst May 27, 2020 Blog

The Upside of Falling – Spoiler Free Review

Today I had actually scheduled a WWW Wednesday post, but after accidentally finishing both my “currently reading” and my “what I’ll read next” yesterday, it made no sense anymore. Luckily, The Upside of Falling is part of my Books About Books Challenge, so I get to review it! The Upside of Falling by Alex Light is a lighthearted, cute, YA romance novel. If you know me, you know that I basically never read romance or contemporaries, so I’m honestly quite shocked I finished this book in one sitting. It was just so cute! A quick synopsis, made by yours truly:…

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simonevanheijst May 14, 2020 Blog

Aurora Burning – Spoiler Free Review

It was one of my most anticipated releases of this year. I’d been looking out for it since I read Aurora Rising last year. And now I have but one regret… That I read Aurora Burning in the same month it came out. So the good news is that Aurora Burning was really really good. At least in my humble opinion. I had some minor issues, to be addressed later, but overall this book definitely lived up to my expectations. Let’s start with all the good… What I Liked Okay, so uhm… I liked pretty much everything. I honestly enjoy…

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simonevanheijst April 29, 2020 Blog

The Archived by VE Schwab – Spoiler Free Review

Welcome back to a new post about Books about Books! Okay, this book isn’t technically about books, but it does involve a massive library/archive of sorts. I’ve had the Archived on my shelves for a while. It was kind of a short book, and like all VE Schwab books, I sped through it super fast. First, here’s the blurb from Goodreads: The Archived By Victoria Schwab My Rating: ★★★.75☆ Published 22 January 2013 by Hyperion fantasy | young adult | mystery Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a…

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