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simonevanheijst April 1, 2021 Blog

Dustborn by Erin Bowman – Spoiler Free Review

Happy Thursday everyone! And happy first day of April. Anyone planning a good April Fool’s joke? I am very gullible, so every year I fall for at least one prank, lol. Anyway, I finished Dustborn two days ago, so here is my review! I got Dustborn via NetGalley a while ago. I didn’t know anything about the book, or the author, but I really liked the cover so I decided to check it out. Though I have to say that I initially had trouble placing this book in a genre. It started out like YA fantasy, but by the end…

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simonevanheijst March 15, 2021 Blog

Bridge of Souls – Spoiler Free Review

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. I managed to finish another book, and this time it’s one that actually came out this month! Read on for my thoughts on Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab… View content warnings Death Medical content / deadly disease Mentions of slavery Bridge of Souls By Victoria Schwab My Rating: ★★★★☆ Published 2 March 2021 by Scholastic paranormal | spooky | middle grade Where there are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows … unless it’s the other way around? Cass thinks she might have this ghost-hunting thing down. After all, she and…

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simonevanheijst March 2, 2021 Blog

A Court of Silver Flames – Review

Happy Tuesday everyone! I said I’d attempt to review A Court of Silver Flames, and thus here is my attempt. I find reviewing popular books super hard, and I really don’t do it often. This book I found particularly hard to review, because I feel like I can rate it in different ways. I was utterly gripped by it from the start, and emotional-reader me says “give it five stars!” But, critical-reader me also saw some things that should make it less than five stars. The thing is, I’m not particularly fond of reading critically. I don’t want to weed…

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simonevanheijst February 21, 2021 Blog

Lost in the Never Woods – Spoiler Free Review

Not too long ago, I was pleasantly surprised when I got approved for an ARC of Lost in the Never Woods via NetGalley. Seriously, I was so surprised. But happy! I had a feeling this was going to be good — and it was. So here are my final thoughts on this Peter Pan retelling! View content warnings Grief Death Blood Gun violence Kidnapping Mental illness Lost in the Never Woods By Aiden Thomas Published March 23 by Swoon Reads retelling | mystery | young adult My rating: ★★★★☆ When children go missing, people want answers. When children go missing…

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simonevanheijst June 1, 2020 Blog

The Eyre Affair – Spoiler Free Review

I finished my fifth book of May yesterday, and I’m quite proud I finished that many books considering I had to write four papers this month. The Eyre Affair perfectly fits my Books About Books Challenge, as the title would suggest. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde is one of those books that is both entertaining and absolutely absurd. I’ve been trying to figure out how best to describe it, but as it turns out, The Wall Street Journal perfectly encapsulates it: “The Eyre Affair combines elements of Monty Python, Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Now…

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