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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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simonevanheijst August 18, 2019

Mid-Challenge favorites!

I recently finished 25 books, which means I am now halfway done with my Goodreads reading challenge! To be honest I am very impressed with people who have already completed their reading challenge. Some of you even read more than 50 books already! Nevertheless, I’m still excited that I have come this far with my reading, because last year I didn’t even come close to this number.. And to celebrate that I have decided to dedicate a blog post to my ten favorites of the year! Queen of Air and Darkness What can I say, I love all Cassandra Clare’s…

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simonevanheijst July 31, 2019

My most anticipated August releases

Can you believe it’s already August? Summer is almost at its end for most people. Luckily there are a couple of great releases coming out this month, so there is absolutely no reason to be sad! Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson – 6 August I read Dance of Thieves the day it came out, because I also loved The Remnant Chronicles, and the result is that I hardly remember anything from the book. I guess I’ll have to do a re-read before Vow of Thieves comes out! Nevertheless, I’m uber excited about this book! Goodreads blurb below: Kazi…

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