"The longer I looked at him, the more I wanted to go and kill, not quickly and quietly, but messily and noisily. I wanted the people who had done this to him to know they were dying and why. I wanted them to have time to regret what they'd done." - Fool's Quest, 'Winterfest Eve … Continue reading SPOILERY BOOK REVIEW: Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb
Happy Friday, everyone! After the absolutely horrendous week I've had, I have decided bicycles are by far the most superior mode of transportation. Why? Imagine the following scenario: Even though you hate driving, you are forced to get your own car because you've been sent to teach in a very mountainous area and couldn't find … Continue reading The Tour de France Book Tag
"We were very good friends for a long, long time. We did hard things for one another. Risked our lives. Gave up our lives and faced death, and then faced life again. You might be surprised to learn that facing life can be much harder than facing death." - Fool's Assassin, 'Dreams' - First off, … Continue reading SPOILERY BOOK REVIEW: Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb
Happy Friday, everyone! September has arrived, but unfortunately, I'm not at Hogwarts. (Can you tell I'm currently rereading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and craving chocolate frogs? 🙃) I am, however, on my way to a school in the mountains and frantically trying to pack because I've realized that when you're six hours away … Continue reading What I Read in August 2022
"They had come so far, yet now that she was here, the years of journeying were already fading in her mind, giving way to the desperate needs of the present." - Dragon Keeper, opening line - Reviewing Robin Hobb's books has kind of become tradition on this blog, so how could I deprive you of … Continue reading Series Review: The Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb || MAJOR SPOILERS INCOMING!
Happy Friday, everyone! Slightly sunburnt and with a bleeding foot - Don't ask. While carrying my suitcase up the stairs in the apparently most inconvenient way possible, I somehow managed to drop it right onto said foot and stab an artery with one of its wheels 😅 - I am back in my home country … Continue reading Detrimental to Your Mental Health? || A Discussion on the Downsides of Being a Book Blogger
Καλή Παρασκευή σε όλους! Yes, I'm aware that isn't Swedish. However, since I am currently in Greece and not Sweden like I'd originally planned, I thought it'd only be fair to greet you in the local language. After all, there's still going to be plenty of Swedish in the rest of this post! Some impressions … Continue reading Recommending Books Based On Weird Duolingo Sentences || Swedish Edition
Happy Friday, everyone! It's me, back from the dead!! Fine, maybe I'm being a little bit dramatic here... But it genuinely feels like I've been gone forever because so much happened during July! With a ton of exams and my teaching evaluation looming - this is a single lesson that counts for a huge proportion … Continue reading What I Read in July 2022
Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to July! Can you believe half of 2022 has already come and gone? On the one hand, it feels like this year has dragged on and on forever, and on the other, it's flying by so fast that I can barely keep up. Like, that two-week break at the beginning of … Continue reading What I Read in June 2022
Happy Friday, everyone! It's summer solstice week, so obviously, I'm doing the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag! Tradition is tradition, after all. And speaking of tradition - after two years of not being allowed to have them because of COVID, I was so excited because we were supposed to get summer solstice bonfires back! One of … Continue reading Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2022
"The problem with seeing through things so readily was the development of a certain degree of natural cynicism." - The Atlas Six - Have I developed a certain degree of natural cynicism? After reading this book, quite possibly. As a massive fantasy and dark academia fan, I had been excitedly looking forward to reading The … Continue reading Unpopular Opinion Alert: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake Was a Major Letdown
Nach vier langen Jahren gibt es heute tatsächlich wieder mal was auf Deutsch! Geplant war das - wie immer halt - zwar keineswegs, aber da ich in letzter Zeit doch so manches Gedicht niedergekritzelt hab, dachte ich, ich könnte die Gelegenheit eigentlich nutzen. Schließlich ist es mir schon ein bisschen peinlich, dass es auf diesem … Continue reading In German: Herr Gevatter || Eine zugegebenermaßen etwas verstörende Ballade, aber gut, was erwartet ihr schon von mir? 🙃
Happy Friday, everyone! As you may have figured out from reading the title or already knew because I wouldn't shut up about it in last week's wrap-up, I spent the previous weekend in Poland! And of course, since I always find traveling abroad ridiculously exciting, you're getting my ridiculously excited thoughts on the trip 🤗 … Continue reading Impressions of Poland || And books to go along with them, since, you know, this is technically a book blog and all that…
Happy Friday, everyone! As I already announced in my wrap-up, you're getting a second post today! Did I intend to do this? Not really 😂 I mean, I'm kind of busy enough as it is without double posting... But, due to bad planning on my part, I did announce that I would give you guys … Continue reading Could You Guess the Books from the Emojis? – Round III || The Answers!
Happy Friday, everyone! We've made it to June! Which means I have two weeks off for Pentecost break starting tomorrow 🤗 I mean, I will probably need that break to catch up on all the stuff I need to do for work, but still... When given the choice between a busy break and no break … Continue reading What I Read in May 2022
Happy Friday, everyone! As you can probably tell from the title, I've decided to return to my roots with an old favorite today! The emoji quizzes are back! (In other words, I have run out of inspiration for non-elaborate creative posts, so I've decided to exploit my past self's ideas instead 🙃) In case you … Continue reading Can You Guess the Book from the Emojis? (Round III)
Happy Friday, everyone! After an eventful week filled with school, lesson preparation, insanely hot weather, and me narrowly avoiding a kitchen inferno because I decided cooking and simultaneously catching up on Eurovision content was the ultimate time management hack, I've decided I'm too tired to be trusted with any creative ideas of my own and … Continue reading The Trope Tag
Happy Friday, everyone! 'Tis I, your resident evil book blogger! After years of keeping my bloggish misdeeds in the dark, I guess the shame of my sinful actions has finally gotten to me... I have decided to come clean! (Okay, actually, I just didn't have the time to write anything elaborate for today, which is … Continue reading Confessions of an Evil Book Blogger
Happy Friday, everyone! We have survived April 2022! I don't know about you, but chaotic doesn't even begin to sum up my past month... For one thing, I was constantly running from one place to the next in completely unsuitable clothing - How am I supposed to plan what to wear when the weather keeps … Continue reading What I Read in April 2022
Happy Friday, everyone! Currently, I seem to be dragging myself from one exhausting week to the next - this one featuring a six-hour teachers' conference, the struggles of using a big compass on the blackboard to show my seventh graders how to construct triangles, and my general behindness on lesson-planning due to me spending all … Continue reading What I’ve Been Watching Recently || (Yes, We All Know This Post is Actually An Excuse to Gush About Heartstopper and Rant About The Secrets of Dumbledore…)
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