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simonevanheijst January 2, 2021

December Wrap Up – Reading Goal Made

Happy 2021! How was everyone’s New Years? I hung out with my friend at her apartment, and we watched fireworks from the balcony. Those are technically illegal this year… But hey, if someone is gonna fire off pretty fireworks, I’m gonna watch. I had a really good reading month; I read seven books! That brought up the final tally to sixty over the whole year. My goal was fifty, so I made it by a landslide! Well… a small landslide. But I’m glad I kept reading, because I read some really good books this past month!december wrap up A Kingdom…

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simonevanheijst August 10, 2020

Foundryside – Spoiler Free Review

Hello all! I finally finished a book that I want to review. Reading has been slow lately, but at least the books I have read have been high quality. This one was no exception. And the only reason I even found it, is because of The Story Graph! Anyway, before I start, I want to explain how this review will work, because it’ll be a little different than normal. So the first part of this review will be 100% spoiler free. But I just have to talk about some other aspects of Foundryside that tread into spoiler territory. So, I…

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simonevanheijst June 10, 2020

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

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

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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