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simonevanheijst September 7, 2019

My Fall Bucket List!

A lot of people have a favorite season. Some like the crisp, cold air of winter. Others like the warm, sunny days of summer. I honestly like all of the seasons! But every time a season ends, I am so ready for the next one to begin. With all the new decor already in stores, I am super excited for fall to begin! My favorite things about fall are pumpkin EVERYTHING, Halloween parties, crisp mornings, candy apples, and cozy sweaters! I decided to make a fall bucket list for this year to keep me (and maybe you?) busy the whole…

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simonevanheijst September 5, 2019

TBT: a quick trip to The Netherlands

Hmm… writing a blog post about vacationing in my own country feels a little weird. But this wasn’t just any vacation back to the motherland, this time I got to bring one of my best friends! Normally I would just hang out around my hometown with my friends, but this time around I had to play the tour guide as well! Continue reading to find out about the fun things we did and saw! First a little backstory. I don’t normally go back to The Netherlands a lot because everything I know there has basically stayed the same the past…

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simonevanheijst September 3, 2019

My favorite childhood books!

I’ve seen these kinds of blogposts around a lot, and I’ve always wanted to go back down memory lane and revisit some childhood favorites! Unfortunately, memory lane is more like an overgrown dirt path. In the dark. And it’s foggy. ANYWAY, once I got my brain to work for me for once, I made a list of my favorite books from my childhood! Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling Yes, yes I know. Almost everyone’s favorite childhood book is Harry Potter. However, I was still barely a child when I finally picked the book up. I remember that my mom read…

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simonevanheijst August 31, 2019

September most anticipated

What’s up droogs, it’s finally stabtember! And from that sentence alone you can derive which book I’m most excited for this month! September is a good month for me in terms of new releases, so let’s dive straight into my most anticipated releases for this month! Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff – 3 September I picked up Nevernight due to a combination of hype on Bookstagram and a pretty cover. Those are good reasons right? Anyway, I loved it! And I loved Godsgrave too. There are so many twists and turns in this series that you’ll never know what happens next.…

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simonevanheijst August 29, 2019

Theme Thursday: My favorite Arabian/Middle Eastern themed books

This year I have been reading a lot of books with Arabian and Middle Eastern themes, and I think this is now one of my favorite themes ever. I have found that in a lot of popular fiction, there is always the “main” land which is often just inspired by feudal Europe, and there is the “sub” land. You know, the land that vaguely reminds you of any Arabian country that the main character travels to, like, once, where they learn that that land they thought was barbaric and backwards is actually not that bad, wow! Anyway, I’m so glad…

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