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simonevanheijst January 14, 2020

Bookish discoveries I made in 2019

Here is something new. I’m finally participating in Top 10 Tuesday! It is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, and you can find the list with prompts here. Today’s prompt is obviously bookish discoveries. I had to think really hard, but I think I’ll be able to come up with a good list! I’m terrible at ranking these things though, so this top 10 Tuesday is not going to be in any particular order. The Bookly App Starting off with something that’s not a book. I’ve had multiple apps with which I could keep track of books I own, but…

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simonevanheijst January 12, 2020

All of My Bookish Candles

I love me some bookish merchandise. I have a small collection of a little bit of everything now, but my favorite type of merch is definitely candles! Here’s a list of the ones I have, listed by fandom. If you’ve read this post, you know that I love candles that smell fresh and like the outdoors the most. Most of the bookish candles I own smell exactly like that as well! Throne of Glass and a Court of Thorns and Roses Starfall by a Courts of CandlesThis beautiful glittered candle has notes of moonlight, sea breeze, and wine. The result…

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simonevanheijst December 20, 2019

My Book Outlet Book Haul!

Book Outlet is seriously the best place to go if you like getting books at a discounted price. Especially around Thanksgiving because you usually get an extra 30% off. Obviously I couldn’t resist, so let’s examine what I ordered! My favorite thing about Book Outlet is that they also offer free shipping when you spend 35 dollars. To be completely honest, that’s not a lot of money. Especially considering how many books you can get from them with that amount. With the additional 30% off, I was able to get eight hardcover books for less than 40 dollars! Score. What…

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simonevanheijst December 11, 2019

My Top 10 Favorite Books of the Year

Now that the year is coming to a close, I thought it was about time to list my top 10 favorite books of the year! I’d say I had a pretty good reading year. I have not yet made my Goodreads goal, but I am on track, so hopefully I’ll make it! Kingdom of Ash – Sarah J. Maas I’d been looking forward to the final installment in the Throne of Glass series for a long time. I was both excited and intimidated when I learned this big boy would be almost 1000 pages long. That did not stop me…

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simonevanheijst December 10, 2019

The Books I Always Recommend at my Job

Don’t we all have those specific books that we recommend to everyone no matter what? The best part about working in a book store is obviously that I get to tell all our customers about my favorite books! I get an immense sense of gratification whenever someone walks out the store with one of my recommendations. But which books do I always recommend? Well, in this post you’ll learn all about them! First of all I should tell y’all that the only books I recommend are usually fantasy and science fiction, because that’s what I overwhelmingly read the most of.…

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