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simonevanheijst May 14, 2020

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

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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simonevanheijst April 26, 2020

Sorcery of Thorns – Spoiler Free Review

I’m finally reading and reviewing more! I finished Sorcery of Thorns, and it’s the first completed book of my new Books About Books challenge, so here is my spoiler free review! I’ve had Sorcery of Thorns for a while, and even brought it with me to The Netherlands. Because it was still unread… I don’t know why I never picked it up sooner, but since I started reading it, I immediately wanted to read more books about books! First, here’s the blurb from Goodreads: All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised…

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simonevanheijst April 17, 2020

Havenfall by Sara Holland – Spoiler Free Review

I finished my 15th book of the year! That means I remain one book ahead of schedule for my Goodreads reading challenge. There’s a lot of story in this short book, and I actually have opinions for once, so I decided to write a review about it! Havenfall came out March 3, and I almost immediately bought it. I really enjoyed Sara Holland’s other book, Everless. I haven’t read Evermore yet, though. Oops. I was surprised to see Havenfall is only a little over 300 pages, but there was still a lot of story in this book. Anyway, here is…

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simonevanheijst April 6, 2020

Chain of Gold Review – Spoiler Free

I finally finished a book again! I feel like it’s been ages since that happened. Reading has been hard for me basically since the beginning of March, and some events in my life didn’t make it better. Luckily I can always count on a good book to make me happy! Chain of Gold was one of the first books I bought at my favorite Barnes & Noble as soon as I arrived in the United States. It’s my favorite Barnes & Noble because I used to work there:) I didn’t start reading it until the end of March, though. And…

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