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simonevanheijst May 27, 2020 Blog

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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simonevanheijst May 14, 2020 Blog

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 Blog

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 Blog

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 Blog

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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