Happy Tuesday, Homo sapiens! Welcome to this week’s Top 5 Tuesday!
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The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne (July 26)
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean (August 2)
Ithaca by Claire North (September 6)
The Attic Child by Lola Jaye (September 6)
The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman (September 20)
Welcome to July, Homo sapiens! The first half of the year has come and gone… just like that!
I’ve managed to read 12 books in June and here they are…
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I’ve rated all three books 4 stars!
Almost finished with The Jews and just started with The Teacher of Warsaw.
Happy Tuesday, Homo sapiens! Welcome to this week’s Top 5 Tuesday!
Top 5 Tuesday was originally hosted by Shanah at Bionic Bookworm and now found its home with Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.
As of today, I’ve rated seven books as 5-star reads. So it’s not really Top 5 Tuesday today. 🙂 It’s Top 7 Tuesday! 🙂 These seven books are wonderful, fascinating and very interesting in different ways. Highly recommended!
Additionally, these three books below are also worth mentioning. I’ve rated these books 4.5 stars and are also highly recommended.
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The Merchant of Venice is undoubtedly anti-Semitic, with anti-Jewish stereotypes, persecuting a Jewish villain. The plot is predictable but how we get to the result/end is worth the read. 3 stars.
My Brilliant Life is about Areum, a 16-year-old boy with a body of an 80-year-old man. He looks like an 80-year-old and has illnesses of people of that age. Knowing that he will die soon due to his sickness, accelerated-aging disorder, he decided to write about his parents love story. Achingly good ending. 4 stars.
When the World was Ours is the story of three life-long friends. They were happy together and living peacefully and then the war came. It turned out to be a happy story for one of them but tragic for the other two. It’s not heavy on facts about the WW2 but good enough to give you an idea of what happened during that part of history. Well-written, engaging and an important story. 4 stars.
I haven’t finished The Jews yet, I think I still have a hundred or so pages more to go but I am learning a lot from it. I am also currently reading Rules of Civility and as with Amor Towles other books, I am also liking this one.
I plan to read Hamlet, another Shakespeare, this coming week and I am excited to read my first Mario Escobar book, The Teacher of Warsaw. I have his other works but haven’t really tried reading them but The Teacher of Warsaw sounds very interesting to me so we’ll see!
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It’s always a treat to cozy up with a good book on rainy days. Rainy day reading is one of the best feelings ever! Don’t you think so, too? Here are five of my top rainy day reads…
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Our Last Days in Barcelona – I did not know that there were other books before this since this is my first Chanel Cleeton read… and definitely not the last. It tells the story of the Perez family and this book’s focus is Isabel and her mother, Alicia. I loved the writing, I loved the characters and the story. I will surely read the other books about the other Perez sisters. Historical fiction has always been my favorite genre and this is one example why. 4.5 stars.
North to Paradise – This is the story of a man’s journey from Ghana to Spain. Inspiring and motivating. 4 stars.
This Time Tomorrow – This is a delightful time travelling story that made me miss my dad so much. In the story, it’s Alice’s 40th birthday, she’s drunk and stumbles in the guardhouse just outside his father’s house. When she woke up, she was mysteriously 16 years old again. I loved Leonard, Alice’s father. I liked Sam, her best friend. I didn’t very much like Alice. I liked the mid-90s references. I liked the father-daughter relationship. I liked the talk about time travel. All in all, a good read. 4 stars.
I’m almost halfway through The Jews and it is very informative. I’m taking my time reading this as I want to understand it fully. It’s truly an interesting book. I have just started with My Brilliant Life and so far, it’s a compelling read.
I randomly chose both books for my next reads so let’s see what stories they have in store for us!
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe would always remind me of winter. As the youngest sibling discovers the door and the world behind the wardrobe and the curse over the land that it will always be winter but no Christmas.
Beach and sharks. Well, wouldn’t that remind you of summer? And what good book could that be other than Peter Benchley’s Jaws, right?
A Christmas Carol is another book that would surely remind everyone of the winter season.
Sweet Bean Paste is set during the cherry blossom season in Tokyo with a doroyaki shop under the tree that blossoms the most.
In The Great Gatsby, summer and fall were used in the plot to symbolize the characters’ situations.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures is a fun, charming and heart-filled story. Tova takes a cleaning job at a local aquarium after her husband and son died and became friends with Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus. Marcellus is old but very witty, a keen observant and senses Tova’s grief and so he becomes a big part of the story. I absolutely love this book. So 5 stars!
The Hacienda was kind of a combination of Rebecca and Mexican Gothic. There were interesting parts of the story like the daily life of the people in the hacienda, the exorcism, the oppression of the Mestizos, however, I didn’t find the story strong enough. I wish it was more creepy, gothic and unpredictable? Plus, it’s a slow read. It was a fine read all in all but not something I’d recommend. 2.5 stars.
I am currently reading The Jews by Howard Fast and I should say it’s so far, fascinating. Also, I am enjoying Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton and I must say I like her writing style.
Up next on my reading list: My Brilliant Life by Ae-ran Kim and This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub. Both first reads from these authors.
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Arthur Less will take you on a trip to several places like India, Berlin and Morocco as he struggles to accept that he is turning 50 while going through a very painful breakup. His adventures and misadventures will let him discover more and more about himself.
The Beach centers on the backpackers and their quest to do something different. An American travels to Southeast Asia when a fellow backpacker commits suicide and leaves him with a map to an ideal destination. I haven’t seen the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio but I’m considering.
The Vacationers is a book that reminds us that it takes more than an trip to escape our worries and problems.
Nine strangers travels to a wellness retreat for various reasons set in a boutique Australian health spa. They are faced with suspicious methods practiced by the staffs on how to “reset” their lives. Nine Perfect Strangers is dark, sometimes funny, suspenseful and mysterious.
Wayward Son is the sequel to Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On. It was a fun book about friendships and relationships and their exciting journeys with stolen vehicles. Truly an adventure as Simon and Baz’s relationship strengthened though no closure or anything decisive happened… yet.
Hello there, Homo sapiens! Welcome to another Spell the Month in Books! ! The idea is to spell the month in books using the first letter in the first word of a title and it was originally created by Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks.
This month, I’m using titles from my TBR shelf. I hope to read these books this month or the next. Let’s get started, shall we?
Hello there, Homo sapiens!
We’ve made it to June! I’ve read 11 books in May and it’s been a real mixed bag, so, let me share with you the books I’ve read.
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Happy Tuesday, Homo sapiens! Welcome to this week’s Top 5 Tuesday!
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This week’s a freebie, a chance to come up with our own topic, so I decided to do top five of my non-fiction reads so far this year.
Growing Up Bin Laden – This is a very interesting view of Osama bin Laden having a very good life until giving it all up for his undying love for jihad. Told by his first wife, Najwa, and one of his many sons, Omar, this is a fascinating read.
The Ride of a Lifetime – Fascinating, candid and inspiring memoir.
Fear – Much of what we read in this book were already seen or heard in the news and the public is already very aware of Mr. Trump’s bullying, lies, etc. So unsurprisingly, it’s not a charming read.
Walking with Ghosts – Well, who would’ve thought that apart from being a great actor, Gabriel Byrne is also a great writer? Beautifully written.
The Copenhagen Trilogy – The first part (Childhood) of the book came strong and I was totally hooked but the second (Youth) and third (Dependency) parts didn’t come as strong and the writing became dry and impersonal. I’ll consider a second reading after a few years.
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Growing Up Bin Laden – This is my first book from Jean Sasson. A friend of mine is a big fan of her works and highly recommended to me. It was a fascinating and insightful read about Bin Laden, his family, his beliefs, their culture, etc. 4 stars.
Walking with Ghosts – I have only watched a few of Gabriel Byrne’s films but he definitely is a great actor and after reading his memoir, indeed, he is a gifted writer. I hope he writes more. 4 stars.
I have finally started with Kaikeyi and it is an interesting read so far.
Next on my list of books to read are Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Last Thing He Told Me.
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Bookmarks
Book weight
Book light
Lap pillow
Kindle case
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An Unlasting Home – A story that portrays multi-generational women in Kuwait, Lebanon, Iraq and India — their struggles, their history, their choices, etc. 3.5 stars.
The Housemaid – Entertaining. Intriguing. Disturbing. 4 stars.
The Overnight Guest – Told in three different timelines. First in the past where a girl survived a crime, second where a little girl and her mother are locked in a basement and third in the present, a crime novel writer trying to finish her writing when she found a little boy unconscious in the midst of a snowstorm. Not very shocking if you’ve read thrillers before but it’s a fine read. 3 stars.
Lessons in Chemistry – Adding this to one of my favorite reads so far this year. Refreshing, smart and fun. I literally laughed out loud several times. Beautiful and delightful debut from Bonnie Garmus. 4.5 stars
Growing Up Bin Laden was recommended by a good friend and it is so far, informative and interesting.
I was supposed to start with Kaikeyi a few days ago but I got into Growing Up Bin Laden first so hopefully this week. Also, I found a copy of Walking with Ghosts. I know Gabriel Byrne is a good actor and so I can’t wait to find out his story.
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Parks
Porch
In front of the fireplace
Cozy bar or lounge
Hammock
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The Porcelain Doll – 4 stars
The Book of Mother – 3 stars
The Forest of Stolen Girls – 3.5 stars
So far, both An Unlasting Home and The Overnight Guest are very interesting reads. Hope to finish both this week.
Interesting titles for my next reads, don’t you think? I’m very curious already.
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Coffee serves its own purpose while reading so this definitely is my top choice while reading. And I want my coffee black, no sugar (with the exception of Vietnamese egg coffee). Hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows is my preferred drink while reading before going to sleep. A cold can or bottle beer is my choice of drink when I read the works of Milan Kundera, Jose Saramago or Sam Harris and the like. Thai iced tea is another choice whenever available. And lastly, human blood. Oh no, wait! I was just kidding. Ha! I mean, bubble tea.
Hello, Homo sapiens! Hello May!
Spell the Month in Books time again! The idea is to spell the month in books using the first letter in the first word of a title and it was originally created by Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks.
This month, I’ve decided to include two book titles for each letter since May is a pretty short word. I will also choose books from my Read Shelf only.
And just like that, April is over! How was your April reading? Today, let me share with you what I’ve read in April.
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What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
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I usually don’t eat while reading because it gets messy, whether I’m using my Kindle or reading paperbacks, I know you know what I mean. Haha! Plus I really get easily distracted with food regardless of what I’m doing. So, yeah! However, I usually snack while reading when I travel. Why? No particular reason, I just do. So today, let me share with you five of my favorite snacks while reading.
I love pumpkin pie and the best I’ve tasted was from a small, cozy cafe in Tbilisi. I also enjoy salty popcorn sometimes and cookies whenever available. When I’m really hungry but I want to read, I opt for pizza, the lesser toppings, the better. And lastly, french fries!
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I enjoy Greek mythology retelling but I didn’t find Medusa very exciting. Given that the retelling is from Medusa’s perspective, it could have been far better. 3 stars.
I came across Galatea, a short story by Madeline Miller who also wrote Circe. I enjoyed reading Circe so I read it without hesitation. It’s quite different from the original story, though. Interesting read but too short that I think it would’ve been better if it was made a novella. 3 stars.
The Future Library is a heart-wrenching short story (or novella?) and I can’t believe it’s actually a real thing. You can check it out here. It talks about nature, love and loss. Very intriguing but also very sad. 4 stars.
It took me three long weeks to finish Hell of a Book. No, it isn’t a bad book. I was actually hooked when I started reading it and I also think it’s creative. But somehow, I lost interest in some parts. 3 stars.
I’m halfway through Young Mungo and I’m liking it more than Shuggie Bain but let’s see how the second half of the book goes. I’ve also just started with The Porcelain Doll and since I’m not an expert in Russian history/politics, I really appreciate how easy it is to get into it plus also very easy to understand.
Still on my next reads is The Book of Mother, I’m supposed to start with it but haven’t yet so hopefully this coming week. I’m also adding to it An Unlasting Home and The Overnight Guest.
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The Graveyard Book is the delightful and scary story of Bod Owens who was adopted by the occupants of a graveyard after his family was murdered by a mysterious assassin.
The Book Thief is a beautiful and heartbreaking novel narrated by Death itself.
In Tuesday with Morrie, Mitch Albom’s professor, Morrie Schwartz, had been his guardian angel. However, they drifted apart as they lived their lives. Before Morrie’s death, this relationship gets rekindled.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a novella about the terror of death and Ivan’s fear of dying.
Looking for Alaska is a book about death and how people live their last days.
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I’m not a big poetry reader but I love Ocean Vuong and Time is a Mother is his second poetry collection and I loved it. 4 stars.
Smaller and Smaller Circles is a fairly mediocre crime novel set in the Philippines. The characters were interesting though I think adding a little bit more of a backstory for Father Saenz would have been better. The ending was very predictable but that’s okay. 3 stars.
I guess I expected too much from The Diamond Eye because I enjoyed The Alice Network a lot. The book is still wonderfully written although repetitive at some parts. I couldn’t totally engage myself in it and I didn’t particularly like any of the characters. But overall, still a good read but somewhat flat at times. 3 stars.
I’m having a hard time to focus whenever I go back to reading Hell of a Book. I’m not sure why but I feel like it’s not the right time to read it? I dunno but I’ll give it another try this weekend. Anyhow, I’ve started with Young Mungo, the second book from Douglas Stuart (Shuggie Bain). I’ve only read a couple of chapters but I think it’s going to be a great read.
Up next on my reading list are The Book of Mother, The Porcelain Doll and Medusa.
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This week’s topic is not very easy for me so I had to ask my bookish friends again to help me out. 🙂 And here are the five books they’ve recommended to me…
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea was a charming and magical read. There were some parts that I got bored but it ended pretty well for me. 4 stars!
The Dinner Guest started with a murder but of course, a lot of twists comes with it and it definitely had me guessing until the end. I enjoyed this book but I can’t really pinpoint why I can’t rate it higher than 3.5 stars. Hmm…
When the War Came Home is a gentle, heartwarming story set after the war. I adore this book a lot and surely, I will be reading more of Lesley Parr’s works. I loved the ending, too! 4 stars!
The Younger Wife started out strong and surely hooked me but I wasn’t satisfied with the ending and I just cannot overlook how the men here are almost perfect and the women are a mess. 3 stars.
I’ve read almost a quarter of The Diamond Eye but I am not enjoying it a lot. Maybe I have to read more? I did not make much progress with Hell of a Book, I’m kinda losing interest actually.
Can’ wait to start with Ocean Vuong’s new poem collection, Time is a Mother. I also discovered Smaller and Smaller Circles out of nowhere and I’m intrigued. The Book of Mother is on my next reads as well, I’ve been seeing this all over so I hope to get to it, too.
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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood – A feminist dystopia that objectifies women as nothing more than reproductive systems.
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell – Two alternating stories, one in the 1950s, the other 50 years later. An excellent portrayal of motherhood and a mother’s love (according to my friend who shared this to me and I hope to reading soon).
The Birth House by Ami McKay – Set in the 1900s in Canada, the main character is an apprentice midwife caught in the middle between old ways of doing things vs the new ways in terms of child birth.
The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman – This is the story of a girl without a name, without parents and without a home until the village midwife found her and made her her apprentice. Eventually, she was challenged to deliver a baby in the midwife’s absence.
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue – Ireland, 1918. The world is ravaged by the Spanish flu. Nurse Julia is in charge of a small room for expectant mothers.
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The Authenticity Project has a good premise. It started quite well but I got bored somewhere in the middle and it started to get predictable. It’s not a bad read so I’m still giving it 3 stars.
The Strange Library is a quick read. I was not supposed to read it actually but I suddenly miss reading a Murakami. 4 stars for this little gem.
I’m looking forward to finishing The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea. Unfortunately, I didn’t make any progress with Hell of a Book but I’ll pick it up again in the weekend. The Dinner Guest keeps me guessing so I’m excited to find out which of my guesses are right. 🙂
I’m very enthusiastic to reading The Diamond Eye. I enjoyed The Alice Network before, also by Kate Quinn, so I think I will enjoy this one, too. When the War Came Home is another recommendation so I hope to get to it as well. And I’m excited to get started with Time is a Mother, a collection of poems by none other than Ocean Vuong!
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Well, well… there are a lot of books I anticipate reading this second quarter of the year but the first five titles that come to mind are these:
Expected publication: 12-April
Expected publication: 05-April (Today!)
Expected publication: 3-May
Expected publication: 7-June
Expected publication: 3-May
Hello, Homo sapiens! Hello April!
Spell the Month in Books time again! The idea is to spell the month in books using the first letter in the first word of a title and it was originally created by Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks.
This time, I chose the books to spell the month with titles that I was able to write reviews about.
That was fast! The first quarter of the year has passed, just like that! And today, I’m here to share with you the thirteen books I’ve read in March.
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The Ride of a Lifetime turned out to be a very inspiring read. I’m giving it 4 stars! And The Kaiju Preservation Society was a very delightful read. I loved how fast-paced and entertaining it was. 5 stars!!!
I am halfway through The Authenticity Project and while it has an interesting premise, I’m starting to get bored.
For my next reads, I hope to start soon with The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Hell of a Book and The Diamond Eye.
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The Book Thief – Living with foster parents, Liesel tried to learn how to read from stolen books.
The History of Love – A long-lost book reappears and affects the lives of a young woman and an old man.
The Shadow of the Wind – Set in 1945 Barcelona, the discovery of a forgotten book that lead to a thrilling adventure.
The Thirteenth Tale – Eerie, unsettling and a clever mystery with unforgettable characters.
The Book of Lost Names – Eva Troube, now in her 80s, was shocked to find an article about how the Nazis stole or destroyed invaluable books during the WWII. In the article was a book Eva thought she’d never see again.
Hello, everyone! It’s time for Six for Sunday!
Six for Sunday is a bookish meme created and hosted by Steph at A Little But a Lot.
If you crave to read about nature, adventure and the wild, here are a few books you can enjoy…
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Ariadne – 3 stars
At Night All Blood is Black – 3.5 stars
Daughter of the Moon Goddess – 4 stars
The Golden Couple – 4 stars
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The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The Thirteen Clocks
The Cuckoo Clock
The Secret of the Old Clock
The Clock Winder
Good day, Homo sapiens. I’m doing Six for Sunday for the first time! Yey!
Six for Sunday is a bookish meme created and hosted by Steph at A Little But a Lot. I’m excited to do this so let’s get started, shall we?
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman – This is a fun, touching and heartwarming book with the best characters!
Gone Girl by Jillian Flynn – A psychologically twisted portrait of relationships gone wrong.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – Beautiful book and I love the sweet and simple love story of Hazel and Augustus.
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden – I find this book really memorable and special.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune – Absolutely wonderful story!
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck – Great classic!
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The Violin Conspiracy – 5 stars
The Paris Apartment – 3 stars
Every Heart a Doorway – 3.5 stars
At Night All Blood is Black is bloody and brutal. I’m halfway through it.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess is becoming so predictable, like I’ve already heard a story the same as this before. I hope there’s more excitement and surprises and twists in it.
Ariadne, so far, is so-so.
And so far so good with The Ride of a Lifetime.
The Golden Couple and The Leviathan are both recommendations so I’m looking forward to reading both.
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With this week’s topic, books with jewels, the only book that came to mind was The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant. Ha! So I decided to ask some friends for titles. Luckily enough, I was able to complete five. I haven’t read any of these books yet but I’m adding all these on my TBR…
The Lost Jewels
All by Myself, Alone
The Secret of the Ruby Ring
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Black Opal
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is a beautiful, gentle and hopeful story about one’s purpose in life. 4 stars.
The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen started quite well for me but I ended up a little disappointed. The writing felt impersonal somehow as I read on considering she’s a poet. So maybe I’ll give this a second read. But still I’m giving it 3 stars.
A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox was not as good as I was expecting it to be but it was still a good read. 3 stars.
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb is my favorite read of the week. Wonderful story. Definitely 5 stars!
Both books started out excellently so I hope to enjoy both to the end.
I am interested to read Robert Iger’s The Ride of a Lifetime after reading a lot of good reviews about it. Also, Pandora by Susan Stokes Chapman looks like an exciting read as well, so I hope to get to it next.
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice & Fire,#1) – Seven hells! The hype was real! The never-ending war for the iron throne.
The Jasmine Throne (Burning Kingdoms, #1) – The first book in the trilogy that I hope to read this year.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) – Reviews about this book are very mixed so I can’t really make up my mind to read this.
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne – This has been on my TBR for like forever so I hope to read this soon.
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages – I’ve heard very good things and praises for Mr. Jones’ works so I’m very eager to get my hands on this and because it is always very interesting to read about the Middle Ages.
Hi there! How time flies! February is gone. Hello, March!
Spell the Month in Books time again! The idea is to spell the month in books using the first letter in the first word of a title and it was originally created by Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks.
Today, I’ve decided to only include books I’ve already read with one-word titles.
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Happy Tuesday, Homo sapiens! Welcome to this week’s Top 5 Tuesday!
Top 5 Tuesday was originally hosted by Shanah at Bionic Bookworm and now found its home with Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.
As a reader, magical doorways is one of my favorite tropes. When a character finds a magical door and a different world on the other side very much intrigues me and sets my imagination at work. Here are the five books I’ve read with magical doorways:
As a child, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was a top favorite. Alice passed through several doorways starting with that rabbit hole!
The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves was a book shared to me by my elder brother when we were children. “Open Sesame” and the door will open to a cave full of treasures!
Remember the doors of Durin? Now I’m not quite sure if it was first mentioned in The Fellowship of the Ring (forgive me!) but as Gandalf translated it to the others, “The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak “friend” and enter.” This is one of my favorite doors!
One of the most well-known magical doorways — the wardrobe door to Narnia!
Coraline and her family moved to a new house where she discovered a key to a locked door in their living room. Spooky story but makes us realize that an imperfect world is a fine thing.
Oh well, February is over! It may be the shortest month of the year but I am delighted I was able to read 10 books! Here they are:
Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.
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Happy Tuesday, Homo sapiens! Welcome to this week’s Top 5 Tuesday! My first in a very long time…
Top 5 Tuesday was originally hosted by Shanah at Bionic Bookworm and now found its home with Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.
I don’t often reread books but I absolutely love it when I do. If it weren’t for my ever growing TBR pile, I’d gladly go back to many books I either loved or didn’t quite like. It’s always fun and nice to experience the same story again. Rereading always offer me something new and more often rereading makes me understand and appreciate the book more. This year, I hope to reread these 5 books:
All these books were 5-star reads for me. They all belong to my favorites list. I love them for different reasons and for their different effects on me as a reader. Hopefully, I’d really get my hands on them again this year.
HappymessHappiness 