Science Fiction - Leafing Through Time

simonevanheijst November 21, 2021 Blog

Thronebreakers – Spoiler Free Review

Happy Sunday book friends! And long time no see. In all honesty, I’ve been absent because I was too lazy to write anything. I haven’t even read a lot lately either. I did go on a city trip for like a week, but still. Maybe you noticed that I changed my blog theme to winter! These changes always make me excited to write again. I actually finished Thronebreakers on October 29th, and I’m only just now sitting down to review it. Good thing I’ve read exactly two books since then, because otherwise I would’ve never remembered the details. This book…

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simonevanheijst August 29, 2021 Blog

Iron Widow – Spoiler Free Review

Happy Sunday book friends! I finally decided to start reading through my NetGalley arcs, and I have no regrets that I chose Iron Widow first. It also comes out within a month, so it was probably time I started that one anyway. Iron widow is what happens when someone decides to write a story about Pacific Rim (but not) and ancient China (but not). That sounds vague, so lemme retry. Basically, the author has described it as taking place in a separate sci-fi world, with a society very loosely based on Chinese history. So it’s not to be taken as…

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simonevanheijst July 26, 2021 Blog

Winter’s Orbit – Spoiler Free Review

Happy Monday book friends! Everything book related has suddenly taken a backseat, because I started working again and I immediately forgot how to manage my time. But I’m still finishing books! Albeit more slowly than usual… I just finished reading Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell. To be real honest, the beginning of this book confused me immensely. But, by the end of it I realized I did have a good time reading it. So check out the content warnings below if you want to, and I’ll attempt to explain this book.winter’s orbit View content warnings Domestic abuse Flashback to instances…

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simonevanheijst April 1, 2021 Blog

Dustborn by Erin Bowman – Spoiler Free Review

Happy Thursday everyone! And happy first day of April. Anyone planning a good April Fool’s joke? I am very gullible, so every year I fall for at least one prank, lol. Anyway, I finished Dustborn two days ago, so here is my review! I got Dustborn via NetGalley a while ago. I didn’t know anything about the book, or the author, but I really liked the cover so I decided to check it out. Though I have to say that I initially had trouble placing this book in a genre. It started out like YA fantasy, but by the end…

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simonevanheijst January 30, 2021 Blog

Crownchasers – Spoiler Free Review

Omg, is that a review?! I honestly don’t see how I can call myself a book reviewer when the last time I posted a review was well over a month ago. Oh well, better late than never! And boy, do I have a book for y’all. I don’t even remember how I found out about Crownchasers. My best guess is that it was mentioned in a recommendations thread on Twitter. Anyway, I purchased it last week, and have already finished it! It was so, so good. And now I finally have another sci-fi book to recommend besides Illuminae/Red Rising/The Expanse.Crownchasers…

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