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simonevanheijst May 18, 2023 Blog

House of Roots and Ruin – Spoiler Free Review

Hello again book friends! I’ve had a bit of an absence again, because my schedule is kicking my butt. Last week I spent three days in Brussels as part of a work trip, and it was fun but exhausting. I did, however, finish a book. And not just any book; an ARC of House of Roots and Ruin. Shoutout to NetGalley for approving my requests despite my abysmal feedback ratio. This is the first of five ARCs I finished since I went on a requesting spree, so keep an eye out for all those other reviews in the near future.…

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simonevanheijst June 10, 2021 Blog

The Lights of Prague – Spoiler Free Review

Happy Thursday book friends! It is time for another review, and this time it’s of a book I picked up randomly at the book store because the cover was pretty. But also because I’ve seen it around quite often. The Lights of Prague by Nicole Jarvis landed in my shopping basket when I went to Rotterdam last week. Rotterdam has a very large bookstore, but to be honest, I still find their English department lacking. Or maybe I’m just spoiled being used to Barnes & Noble. Either way, I’m glad I was able to pick up this book, even if…

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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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