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Poisoned

28/08/2023 – 19:08

After reading “The Stepsister” by Jennifer Donnelly, I was keen to start “Poisoned”, but I wasn’t impressed.

After reading “The Stepsister” by Jennifer Donnelly, I was keen to start “Poisoned” and read Snow...

Bad Things Happen Here

29/08/2022 – 14:56

Bad Things Happen Here is a beautiful story with a lot of lessons to give.

Bad Things Happen Here is a beautiful story with a lot of lessons to give. It has a little bit of...

Postscript

10/02/2021 – 01:06

Emotional and raw. A true masterpiece that I wholeheartedly recommend.

First of all, this is an emotional read, so aside from the book and a bookmark, you’ll also need...

The Nothing Man

10/02/2021 – 01:05

Needless to say, this book made me stay up all night, just to find out how it ends.

Needless to say, this book made me stay up all night, just to find out how it ends. I was the...

The Temple House Vanishing

10/02/2021 – 01:04

It is intriguing and mysterious, it is real and delusional.

Twenty-five years ago, a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl and her charismatic teacher disappeared...

Starve Acre

10/02/2021 – 01:03

If you are looking for a gothic horror read this winter – this is the perfect book for you!

Reading Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley was a unique reading experience for me. Starting...

The Museum of Broken Promises

10/02/2021 – 01:02

quite emotional and heart-breaking from the very beginning until the very end

This book is quite emotional and heart-breaking from the very beginning until the very end. Based...

A Darker State

10/02/2021 – 01:01

I didn’t enjoy the political webs and plotting

For the Stasi, it’s not just the truth that gets buried . . . The body of a teenage boy is found...

The Nursery

10/02/2021 – 01:00

The female James Bond

If you ever wondered how James Bond would have looked like if he were a woman, this is the series...

The Spiral

04/01/2021 – 17:13

A very unique experience!

First of all, I feel the need to say that I still feel confused after finishing The Spiral. But...

Beneath the World, a Sea

16/10/2020 – 12:31

Beneath The World, A Sea by Chris Beckett [BOOK REVIEW]

Beneath The World, A Sea by Chris Beckett is a book I won through ReadersFirst, published by...

Improvement

08/10/2020 – 13:35

Very beautiful and inspiring!

I really enjoyed Improvement by Joan Silber, because it was unlike any other book I have read. I...

Into The Crooked Place

19/08/2020 – 23:14

What's not to like?

Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo was a book I was very excited to read in the first...

A Throne of Swans

02/07/2020 – 18:56

An epic fantasy about courage, secrets, betrayals and love.

A Throne of Swans by Katharine & Elizabeth Corr is the first book in the series. An epic fantasy...

Thorn

02/07/2020 – 18:55

powerful story about finding your true self, fighting against the injustice and loving with your whole heart.

Thorn by Intisar Khanani is such a powerful story about finding your true self, fighting against...

The Swords of Silence

11/11/2019 – 07:47

This book perfectly captures the regime in Japan during this time.

I was born and raised in a country where religion is sacred. I was surrounded with Christianity...

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

09/10/2019 – 07:44

A powerfully emotional book about the love, resilience and surviving through the worst possible circumstances.

A powerfully emotional book about the love, resilience and surviving through the worst possible...

Sarong Party Girls

08/08/2019 – 11:29

Interesting and unique

A quick Chick-Lit, written in Singlish, an English-based patois that Singaporeans speak to each...

The Serpent's Mark

21/06/2019 – 11:44

The first book in 2019 I didn't manage to finsih

The first book in 2019 that I didn’t manage to finish is The Serpent’s Mark by S.W. Perry. I am...

Stepsister

15/05/2019 – 20:43

I am not a fan of re-reading books, but this will definitely be one book I will always come back to.

When you are little, you watch a lot of movies. For us girls, life is filled with princesses and...

Nemesis

09/04/2019 – 10:00

Every word that Rory Clements has typed had a meaning and a purpose in this book!

Nemesis is the third book from the Tom Wilde series by Rory Clements. I haven't read the previous...

The Cruel Prince

01/01/2019 – 19:25

The Cruel Prince - Book Review

Now, before I say anything else, I want you to know that I don’t have much experience living and...

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