*Waar is Ivy? van Inge van Prooijen* Gisteren zocht ik een titel van een bepaald boek wat ik ooit eens las. Ik scrolde m'n hele feed door maar ik kon het boek niet vinden. Ik vond het wél heel leuk om m'n feed door te scrollen. Ik heb een hele ontwikkeling doorgemaakt.😄 Van regelmatig wazige foto's waarbij een deel van het boek buiten het frame valt, tot nooit meer wazige foto's waarbij nog maar af en toe een deel van het boek buiten het frame valt.😄 Dat gaat soms nog steeds niet helemaal goed. Hier en daar las ik wat recensies en ik mag graag denken dat ik ook daarin wat beter en iets uitgebreider ben geworden. Ik hoop dat ik nog veel jaren mag bijleren.😊 Als Lizzy per ongeluk viral gaat op Instagram met een eerlijke post over het moederschap, wordt ze overspoeld met berichten. Meerdere agentschappen willen haar vertegenwoordigen als ‘momfluencer’. Door het online werk zijn geldzorgen al snel verleden tijd. Maar daar staat wel iets tegenover: Lizzy’s inbox stroomt vol met nare berichten en bedreigingen van zowel de moedermaffia als van internettrollen. Lizzy rond haar laatste opdrachten af en wil stoppen als influencer. Maar het is te laat. Als Lizzy Ivy wil wekken van haar middagdutje, ligt ze niet meer in haar bedje. De boeken van de verhalenfabriek heb ik tegenwoordig helemaal gevonden. Tot nu toe las ik alleen feelgood. Zo leuk dat er ook thrillers worden uitgebracht door de verhalenfabriek! Dit verhaal zit echt goed in elkaar en het einde laat zich zeker niet raden. Leuk ook, om een kijkje te krijgen in de influencer wereld. Lijkt me toch wel heftig, al die nare reacties van mensen die je helemaal niet kent. Ik zou er niet zo goed tegen kunnen denk ik. Al met al is dit boek echt een aanrader als je zin hebt in wat bitesize spanning. Heb jij je bookstagram veel veranderd sinds je actief bent? #bookstagram #booklover #bookworm #bookstagrammer #instaread #bookish #ilovebooks #bookaddict #bibliophile #myreadinglife #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #boekstagram #readersofinstagram #booklove #dutchbookstagram #dutchbookstagrammer #instabooks #bookcommunity #bookreview #ingevanprooijen #waarisivy #thriller #koboplus #deverhalenfabriek #hannahreadsyearround
WEEKEND READINGS Christian Braad Thomsen Fassbinder: The Life and Work of a Genius #christianbraadthomsen #rainerwernerfassbinder #myreadinglife
🚏BOOK TOUR STOP 🚏 BAD HABIT by Alana S. Portero, translated by Mara Faye Lethem Thank you, Partner @bibliolifestyle @harperviabooks Published April 23rd My review 👇🏻 I’ll try to find the words to talk about this book. It is about a trans woman growing up in Madrid during the 80s and 90s in which the night scene was wild and a whole other world in itself, full of the excess of a society that that until then had been repressed (and oppressed) for many years. The narrator grew up in a working class family in a neighborhood full of stories and these almost mythical women that shaped her throughout her life. In this world, she was able to bloom and become the woman she always dreamed to be. It is a love letter to womanhood beautifully written, with an Almodovarian atmosphere, in which humor and pathos coexist harmoniously, resulting in an aesthetic and sentimental product, sometimes cloying in the best sense of the term, that moves and entertains. The book is also about femininity and authenticity. Her voice as a narrator reminded me so much of La Agrado’s voice, the adorable trans woman in Almodovar’s movie All About My Mother, that takes the stage and gives one of the best monologues in the history of cinema in which she states that “you are more authentic the more you resemble what you’ve dreamed of being” And I like to think that Bad Habits narrator became that woman, that mythical creature that she always wanted to be. Highly recommend it! And last but not least: I read it in Spanish first and I can tell you that the translator did an amazing job here. #badhabit #alanasportero #marafayelethem #bibliolifestyle #booktours #booktourstop #readsbythebayou #myreadingjourney #myreadinglife #booksworthreading #bookrecommendations
📖Lying in Wait - Liz Nugent📖 “Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son. There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder. However, needs must - because nothing can stop this mother from getting what she wants…” 📚 Oh my god what a read. It was intense, it was gripping and truly messed up. It really makes you wonder what in the name of god goes through people’s heads sometimes. Lydia well and truly needed to see a professional because that woman was not well at all. Like she had a severely unhealthy relationship with her big old house and then the need for another child. The lengths she was willing to go to and expect her husband to go to… and think it normal or ok? How she got married in the first place is beyond me but anyway. You hear about mothers and their sons and toxic boy moms but Christ on bike this was a wildly unhealthy example of this. She had severe attachment issues. 📚 I feel so sorry for like everyone in this book whose life was affected by Lydia. Nobody deserved what happened to them because of her. I actually don’t have the words to describe how horrendously this woman behaved. I am actually surprised how Laurence didn’t have some form of complex because of the way he was treated as a child and somehow grew up normal enough like. But he did not deserve to end up the way he did. An absolute whopper of a read. 5 stars⭐️ ——————————————————————————————— #liznugent #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #book #books #bookstagramireland #bookstagrammers #myreadinglife #read #reading #plot #plots #story #stories #storytelling #fiction #nonfiction #bookstagramuk #booklife #readingtime📖 #readingtime #bookchallenge2024 #bookchallenge #happy #bookblogger #bookaddict #booklover #booklove
The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo by @tjenkinsreid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Slacking a bit with the reading this month with different plans and being away watching a boyband on tour 😄 and I know I’m VERY late to the party reading this! But what a book… absolutely not what I expected it to be (especially the reasoning why Evelyn knew Monique would think of her as a bad person, didn’t see that twist coming!) but I loved every page. I read Daisy Jones & the Six by the same author last year which I enjoyed but didn’t love, this was SO much better. As for my favourite husband; a tie between Harry and Robert ☺️ #thesevenhusbandsofevelynhugo #bookcommunity #booklover #bookaddict #bookworm #bookstagram #instabook #instabooks #whatimreading #myreadinglife #aprilreads #fivestars
The Best American Poetry 2023 by David Lehman; guest editor Elaine Equi I enjoy these collections of poetry! I have found that these collections give me a variety of poetry and new to me poets. Each poem has a description of its author. I mark the poems and poets that resonate with me for future reference. Would highly recommend #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksforme #poetrycollection #poetry #myreadinglife #busylifeandreading #bestamericanpoetry2023
Today has been a day. I was kicked in my left lymph node(under the ear) by one of the boys and I can't even explain what that felt like. Pain, yes but it made everything feel hollow. It was uncomfortable. Then the boys were just fighting me on everything. Flynn knocked their supper to the floor and made a huge mess and Bran has just been terrorizing me all night. It's not been fun. But then they started playing after supper and just giggling uncontrollably and it was just so cute. Ugh I can't. They're falling asleep now. I was a little worried that it might be a late night for them but they are proving me wrong. I'm hoping to read a bit of Draw Down the Moon tonight before I sleep but we shall see how long I last. I am hoping to finish it before the end of the month. Are you trying to get in any more books before May? #songofthehuntress #openbooks #mybookfeatures #reader #bibliophiles #bookstagrammer #bookishcanadians #flatlay #thedarklibrarians #bookishlove #bookishcommunity #cozy #coffeeandbooks #Bibliophilesandcoffee #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #myreadinglife #bookworm #aesthetic
Praying for a weekend in which I have time to read more than 10 pages 🙏🏻
*De mensen die bleven van Lisa Jewell* M'n man is dol op tompoucen. Ik niet. Zonde van m'n calorieën. Maarrr hij wil er altijd zo graag één met koningsdag eten. Dus wij op zoek...Nergens meer te krijgen natuurlijk. Behalve in doosjes van 3 of 4 stuks. Ik zie het probleem niet zo. Eet er toch gewoon 3 óf verkoop ze op de vrijmarkt.😄 (grapje, ik zou ze nog wel weg kunnen geven via Facebook) Londen, in de vroege ochtend van juni 2019: langs de oever van de Theems wordt een zak gevonden. Met menselijke resten. Het gaat om een jonge vrouw die om het leven is gekomen door een zware klap op het hoofd. Ook bevinden zich in de zak enkele aanwijzingen. Dit leidt inspecteur Owusu naar een huis in Chelsea, waar dertig jaar geleden drie mensen dood werden aangetroffen in de keuken, terwijl boven een baby lag te huilen. En het brengt het onderzoek naar een broer en zus in Chicago, die wanhopig op zoek zijn naar de enige persoon die ze iets kan vertellen over hun verleden. De boeken van Lisa Jewell vind ik altijd goed. Toch kon ik me niet helemaal vinden in dit verhaal. Ik had steeds het gevoel dat ik iets miste. Toen kwam ik erachter dat dit een vervolg is. 😒 Vandaar dus. Al die titels lijken ook zo op elkaar. Ik vind het altijd lastig te bepalen of ik de boeken van deze auteur niet ooit al eens heb gelezen. Desalniettemin was dit boek toch heel spannend met interessante personages. Om dit boek echt ten volle te kunnen waarderen (en goed te kunnen recenseren) doe je er waarschijnlijk goed aan om eerst deel 1 te lezen. Ik weet niet of ik dat nog ga doen. Het voelt een beetje als mosterd na de maaltijd. Misschien over een tijd. 🤔 Welke oranje snack eet jij het liefste? #bookstagram #booklover #bookworm #bookstagrammer #instaread #bookish #ilovebooks #bookaddict #bibliophile #myreadinglife #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #boekstagram #readersofinstagram #booklove #dutchbookstagram #dutchbookstagrammer #instabooks #bookcommunity #bookreview #igreads #booklovers #readinglife #thriller #thrillerbooks #koboplus #demensendiebleven #lisajewell #hannahreadsyearround
-“I want to know everything about you,” Frank said. Cleo told him that she’d moved around a lot growing up, but her family eventually settled in South London. Her parents split up when she was a teenager. Her mother died in Cleo’s last year of university at Central Saint Martins. With nothing tying her to London. She’d applier for a scholarship to study painting at a graduate program in New York. She arrived when she was twenty-one. For her, that MFA meant two years in a smooth orbit from her bed, to a canvas, to bars, to oth people’s beds, and back to a canvas. Her biggest fear was that her student visa was up at the beginning of the summer. All 367 pages Cleo and Frank are seriously fighting about who had the worst childhood; whose parents are the worst? Death of a loved one, cheating, drug use, transphobia, suicide, alcoholism, addiction, death of a pet, self harm, domestic abuse, disordered eating. These lines: Danny and Cleo,Zoe and Jiro, Audrey and Marshall, Quentin and Alex 👀 Why overload the book with unnecessary characters? Omg. “When the darkest part of you meets the darkest part of me, it creates light”. Absolutely gross. This was not at all what I was expecting. Sometimes you read books because they have pretty covers or you see it absolutely everywhere on instagram. I took the book at library and thank’s God I didi’t let 35 $ to go down the drain. My mark-2 out of 5. And 2, just because of black British humor. Nothing else adorable. #read #reading #readingtime #bookshelf #bookstagram #bookshelves #books #booksbooksbooks #bookworms #ukraine_blog #sundayinspiration #booksaremylife #bookworld #ilovebooks #bookaddict #booklover #bookaddiction #bookmood #bookphotography #bookblogger #bookloversday #myreadinglife #reading2024📚
Book Review: Within Arms Reach, by Ann Napolitano Within Arms Reach is a re-release of Ann Napolitano’s 2004 debut novel. The story, inspired by her own family history, centers around three generations of women in a large Irish-American Catholic family. Told through six different perspectives, we witness them navigate the gambit of life’s challenges - relationships, commitment issues, floundering marriages, pregnancy, child rearing, career choices, middle-life crises, and aging. The McLaughlin family seems to have forgotten what it is to be a family and it will take a “family crisis” (or two, or three) to help them remember. In reading Within Arms Reach, I’ve come to appreciate the author’s artistic development over time. In this debut novel, one can see the kernels of what we’ve come to expect from Napolitano’s novels - the redemptive arc of real, imperfect characters, family drama, the omnipresent pull of the past, and rich storytelling. In her writing, Napolitano demonstrates that the path to happiness is never easy and requires risks and an open heart, if one dares. I recommend Within Arms Reach to Napolitano fans and completists, as well as readers who enjoy a messy family story with just a touch of magical realism. TW: infertility, miscarriage, infant and child mortality, abortion, infidelity Many thanks to the author @AnnNapolitano, @RandomHouse and @NetGalley for the pleasure of reading this eARC in exchange for an honest review. Look for it! Pub Day 30 April 2024 . . . #WithinArmsReach #AnnNapolitano #RandomHouse #NetGalley #familysaga #multigenerationalfamilystory #womensfiction #magicalrealism #bookreview #readwomenauthors #myreadingadventures #booksiveread #booksirecommend #foryourreadingpleasure #myreadinglife #idratherbereading #readersofbookstagram #bookstagrammer #modernmrsdarcybookclub
#thebrotherskaramazov time to return to Russian literature, between reading stories from #tablefortwo #amortowles #fyodordostoyevsky #russianlitterature #eyerymanslibrary #whatimreadingnow #bibliophile #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #ilovereading #readingislife #booklover #crazyforreading #myreadinglife #passionforbooks #history #booknerd #goodreads #booksareforme #historicalfiction #goodreadsreaderschallenge2024 #readmorebooks #bookish #booksofinstagram #worthreading #fiction #longlivebooks 🙏🏻
‘The rain woke in him, as nothing else had woken in him, all his feeling for England. It woke in him the misery of an exile and the longing to be home. It was a longing deeper, at that moment, than his feelings for the girl; deeper than the mere desire for escape; deeper than the war, the things the war had done, and the desire for the war to be over.’ Fair Stood The Wind For France by HE Bates It’s 1942, and Franklin, the captain of a bomber returning from a mission in Italy is flying through the night sky over France. Suddenly an engine develops a fault and he is forced to make a crash landing. So begins a story which involves bravery, pain and much courage on the part of French civilians. Although written in 1942/3 and published in 1944, this is not by any means a straightforward propaganda exercise, even though Bates was commissioned by the airforce to write about the war. In his novels set in and around WW2 he is interested in what happens to people when they are under pressure. What reserves do they draw on and where is their breaking point? All of the main characters face this pressure and Bates draws out their responses carefully and sympathetically. This is not a ‘Boys Own’ approach to war, but is nuanced and at times deeply moving. When this book was written and published the war was ongoing and the outcome by no means clear. So much of what we read in war literature is offered with the comforting benefit of hindsight, but this novel captures the uncertainty of the time. The characters are worn down by the conflict but they cannot relax, relying on a fragile hope of victory. This aspect gave the book an authenticity that is rare. It’s the second time I’ve read this book and I enjoyed it so much each time. The edition I have was published in 1949 - isn’t the cover picture wonderful? (I’m sure I had an air fix kit of this plane as a boy). One final thought: it only became clear to me towards the end of the novel that Franklin, though a seasoned pilot, is only 22. They were so very young… #fairstoodthewindforfrance #hebates #warnovel #ww2 #books #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #booklover #bookworm #myreadinglife #bookblogger
✨️ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ✨️ 𝘽𝙖𝙙 𝙃𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤 Pub Date: 04.23.2024 Thank you to the #tagged publisher for the gifted copy, and a huge thank you to @BookSparks for having me as an ambassador for their 2024 Spring Reading Challenge. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘰𝘧-𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸! 📌 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬: Anchored by the voice of its sweet and defiant narrator, Bad Habit casts a trans woman’s trying youth as a heartfelt odyssey. Raised in an animated yet impoverished blue-collar neighborhood, Alana S. Portero’s protagonist struggles to find her place. As the city around her changes–the heroin epidemic that ravages Madrid through the '80s and '90s, rallying calls of worker solidarity and the pulsing beat of the city's night scene– she becomes increasingly detached from the world and, most crucially, herself. Yet through her eyes, the streets and people of Madrid are illuminated by a poetry absent from everyday life. And by this guiding light she begins to plot her own course, from Margarita, the local trans woman whose unspoken kinship both captivates and frightens her, to Jay, her first love and source of an inevitable heartbreak, to the irrepressible diva Caramel. As she forges ahead, she sets her compass to a personal north star: endeavoring to find herself. But with each step forward, she is confronted by a violence she doesn’t yet know how to counter; in this exciting, often terrifying, world each choice is truly a matter of life and death. 𝚀𝙾𝚃𝙳: 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚊 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚎𝚗𝚍? 𝙰𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘? 📚✨ . . . . . . . 🔖: #BadHabitNovel #SPRC2024 #TheNewClassic #Goodreads #girlsthatread #butfirstbooks #Bookish #Bookstagram #Bookworm #Instabooks #ReadingGoals #BookBloggingGoals #ReadMoreBooks #AlwaysReading #MyBookishLife #MyReadingLife #books #bibliophile
Just completed ‘John Singer Sargent His Portrait’ by Stanley Olson. I now know immensely more about Sargent than before I read this (go figure!) and can recommend this to anyone interested in his life. Also if anyone is interested in this copy please let me know as I would be pleased to move it in your direction to share the learning. #sargent #johnsingersargent #book #myreadinglife #myreadinglist #artbook #artbooks #art #painter #portraitist #history #arthistory #arthistorybooks
💙⚡️ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 #𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐓𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 ⚡️💙 Does this count as book content? I'm saying yes. We got this fun Lightnight Yearbook when we went to a game last year & I love all the player profiles they included. Peep my fave Brayden Point. The Bolts are going into game three & we NEED a win. I'm putting winning vibes out into the world today. Gah! ❔️ #QOTD What are you manifesting today? 💙 #booksbooksbooks #bookcommunity #read #reading #mybookishlife #booksofinstagram #bookish #bookinsta #bookinstagram #bookig #bookishfriendsunite #read #reading #readersofinstagram #readersofinsta #readingtime📖 #readmorebooks #bookinfluencer #bookaesthetic #booksparks #botwxbs #myreadinglife #gobolts #tampabaylightning #hockeyplayoffs
ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴs: ⭐️ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ⭐️ ◾️ Dog Flowers by Danielle Geller 𝚗𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 | 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚒𝚛 ◾️ A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 | 𝚕𝚐𝚋𝚝𝚚𝚒𝚊+ | 𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ◾️ The Measure by Nikki Erlick 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 | 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢 | 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ◾️ Sedating Elaine by Dawn Winter 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 | 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢 | 𝚕𝚐𝚋𝚝𝚚𝚒𝚊+ 𝐐𝐎𝐓𝐃: 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞? 𝐈𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐁𝐑? . . . . . . . . . . . . 🔖: #Bookish #bookrecommendations #Bookworm #BookNerd #Bookgram #BookBlogger #Bookstagrammer #Instabooks #ReadingGoals #BookBloggingGoals #ReadMoreBooks #AlwaysReading #MyBookishLife #MyReadingLife #bookstagram #books #booksofinstagram #bibliophile #booklover #bookaholic #IGbooks #IGreads #flatlaybooks
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That up there on the wall was my Grandads walking stick ❤️❤️❤️ and the coffee table my Grandma & I found at a second hand store, took it home, cleaned it up and turned out it has a world map engraved on it. And the old suitcase under that full of old and special family photos and memories 😍 I’m feeling so grateful, thankful and fortunate today #anzacday #lestweforget #homesweethome #backyardharvest #bakingbiscuits #booksandcats #readingnook #bookworm #booksbooksbooks #myreadinglife #myreadingreverie #cozyandsnug #bookstack #booklover #mybooklife #bookaddict #readerlife #bookstagram
Such a sweet way to spend an Autumn Day 🍂Spot Hermione! #homesweethome #backyardharvest #bakingbiscuits #booksandcats #readingnook #bookworm #booksbooksbooks #myreadinglife #myreadingreverie #cozyandsnug #bookstack #booklover #mybooklife #bookaddict #readerlife #bookstagram
Spending my evening cozied up with this #bookstack in a freshly rearranged reading nook 📚with my tabby cat Hermione for company 🐈⬛ #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #myreadinglife #myreads #myreadingreverie #readingnook #booksandcats #readmorebooks #mybooklife #homesweethome #booklover #bookaddict #bookishlyengaged #bookstagram
Spending my evening cozied up with this #bookstack in a freshly rearranged reading nook 📚with my tabby cat Hermione for company 🐈⬛ #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #myreadinglife #myreads #myreadingreverie #readingnook #booksandcats #readmorebooks #mybooklife #homesweethome #booklover #bookaddict #bookishlyengaged #bookstagram
Have I made a terrible mistake? 🫣 According to Stephen King himself, this is the most frightening book he’s ever written. I mean…that’s saying something, right??????? After reading about the fascinating discussion @melissau had with her son regarding #PetSematary I became (morbidly?) intrigued. I know the story, saw the movie decades ago, but never read the book itself. So this got me thinking…and it sent me on a hunt to find a vintage-covered copy. Now I plan to (try and) read it. Am I brave enough? Stay tuned to find out! #QOTD ~ What is the most frightening book you’ve ever read? Was it this?! 😂😱 #mrsgearyreads #beareader #readbooks #read #books #readmore #readmorebooks #stephenking #booknerd #bookish #usedbooks #scarybooks #bookcommunity #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #booklover #allbookedup #myreadinglife #somanybooks
🤍 𝐄𝐙𝟐𝟒 🤍 What's new with me this Wednesday? Just forever staring at this book. I audibly squealed when @doubledaybooks asked if I wanted this special edition of Lessons in Chemistry. It has new cover art, a stamped case, special end papers, and a ribbon bookmark. It's quite literally perfect! I didn't think anything could make it better & then I pulled out an "Elizabeth Zott for President" pin from the package. Yes, Double Day. Just yes. You can get your own copy now from any of your favorite bookstores!!! Your book shelves will thank you. ❔️ #QOTD From your current read, what character do you think would be best fit for presidency? Ps. Of course, I had to try to recreate my iconic Instagram photo! 10/10 did not nail it *wheeze* 🤍 #lessonsinchemistry #lessonsinchemistrybook #bonniegarmus #specialedition #specialeditionbooks #doubledaybooks #bookcommunity #read #reading #mybookishlife #booksofinstagram #bookinstagram #booktag #bookig #booksaremagic #bookrecommendations #myreadinglife #readingtime📖 #readingislife #bookaesthetic #bookinfluencer #bookishfriendsunite #booksparks #botwxbs
It makes me so cross to see the list of banned books growning daily and for such daft reasons most of them. For someone else to tell me what to think and what I can and cannot read is utterly ridiculous. It has to stop. Now. #booktok #bookstagram #booklover #booksbooksbooks #booktokcommunity #reading #metime #ilovebooks #librarian #bookstagram #readers #fictionbooks #readmore #authorsofinstagram #readinglist #readingchallenge #newread #readingaddict #librarylife #bookworm #myreadinglife #readerrecommendations #newbookalert #booksthatfeedthesoul #respectromfic #bookstagramuk
When I saw this book there was no thinking about it, no doubt. Take my money!! 🤠🧙🏻
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith🏰 This was a great coming of age story about Cassandra who lives with her family in a crumbling castle. I would say the cast of characters is eccentric but interesting. Cassandra learns about herself and those around her with the castle being in the background or a separate character that parallels with Cassandra. I read this book and listened to it on audio. I had many numerous favorite parts of the book but enjoyed the May Day description because my May 1st birthday. Overall, this has to be one of my surprises of the year in reading, especially since I did not know anything before reading it. I enjoyed this book so much… This was read with the #comfortbookclub and now I want to read 101 Dalmatians. Sigh…so many books I want to read…😂 Have you read this book or seen the movie adaptation? #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #librarybooks #audiobooks #myreadinglife #booksforme #busylifeandreading #icapturethecastle #booknerd
Bina Nayak's 'Goagram' narrates the tale of Madhur Chopra, or Maddie, who flees the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi to seek refuge in Goa. Maddie aspires to achieve fame as a fashion influencer through her Instagram videos. However, her path is ridden with unforeseen obstacles, leading to valuable insights and her growth as a person. I loved the entire vibe of the book. Who doesn't love Goa? The konkani brought back many memories of friends too. Bina Nayak adeptly portrays each character with authenticity, capturing the intricacies of a social media influencer's everyday life and struggles without exaggeration. From the vibrant Maddie to the kind-hearted Mrs. Coutinho, each character enriches the narrative, enhancing the reader's enjoyment of the book. One can actually see Mrs. Coutinho, Chaitali and Karl through the narrative. Maddie's struggle through various stages in her career are relatable, her pain so real. The author has put forward the unseen facets of the social media world in front of the readers. Through Maddie's tribulations one gets a glimpse of the ugly face of the glamour industry too. I found the end heartwarming. A very easy breezy read, this book got me out of my reading slump. A total entertainer I would recommend this to my friends looking for a quick read. Wishing the author success in her future endeavours too. PS: The glimpses of local culture and tradition of the Goan people is a plus point. Loved it. Thank you @harpercollinsin for the copy.
Book Review - Bite by Bite: Nourishments & Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil I typically reserve reading foodie memoirs for the summer, but I couldn’t resist Bite by Bite. Aimee Nezhukumatathil shares many of her favorite foods and the memories they evoke from her life’s journey. Each chapter of this collection is dedicated to one precious food - from mangoes to mangosteens, maple syrup to halo-halo. The author entwines the history of foods and culinary delights with her thoughtful reflections on life as a woman of color, family life, celebration, culture and society. Readers will also get a taste of Nezhukumatathil‘s poetry. Bite by Bite left me craving juicy cherries, sticky maple candies and plates of aromatic chicken adobo with a side of crispy lumpia. If you’re a foodie, or would simply enjoy a thoughtful memoir that’s not trauma centered, pick up a copy of Bite by Bite. Many thanks to the author @Amiee_Nezhukumatahil, @EccoBooks and @NetGalley for the pleasure of reading this eARC in exchange for an honest review. Look for it! Pub Day 30 April 2024 . . . #BiteByBite #AimeeNezhukumatathil #Ecco #NetGalley #storycollection #memoir #nonfiction #food #foodmemoir #womenofcolor #readdiversebooks #myreadingadventures #booksiveread #booksirecommend #foryourreadingpleasure #myreadinglife #idratherbereading #readersofbookstagram #bookstagrammer #modernmrsdarcybookclub
Happy #teacuptuesday everyone! The weather today has been pretty rubbish, so it was an errands day. We went out to Square One in Mississauga specifically to go to Muji, not realising that it had closed since we were last there. Annoying. We try to avoid the Yonge and Dundas one because it's two levels and not stroller friendly. Ah, such is life. The nuggets really enjoyed the mall today. Bran shrieked next to a pregnant woman, which frightened her. Good luck with your offspring lady, this is your future 😆 I managed to make a bit of a dent in my book last night, I have about 100 pages left now which I am happy about. My book tour date is next week and I wasn't sure if I would be able to finish it in time. It arrived so late, but it looks like I should finish. So that's good news. How was your Tuesday? #vintageteacup #openbooks #aesthetic #bookishcommunity #bookishcanadians #thedarklibrarians #inkdrinker #reader #readersofinstagram #bibliophiles #Bibliophilesandcoffee #bookstagrammer #myreadinglife #bookstagram #bookish #readingaesthetic # #cozy #cozyvibes
*Wat je van bloed weet van Philip Huff* Het leven zit me even tegen op het moment. Gisteren kreeg ik slecht nieuws over mijn huidige functie op mijn werk. Helaas wordt door omstandigheden in de organisatie mij contract in juli niet verlengd. Ik ben heel, heel erg teleurgesteld. Ik was zo blij met deze baan en deze werkgever. Helaas mag het niet zo zijn. 😕 Nu weet ik even niet wat ik moet doen. Eerst maar even laten bezinken denk ik. Wat je van bloed weet is een roman over opgroeien in een gewelddadig gezin, over de wording van kind tot man, en over de liefde – de liefde voor je partner, maar ook voor Alexander, de jongere broer van de verteller en hun zus, Emilie. Het is een roman over machteloosheid in familieverhoudingen en over de vraag of je jezelf ooit uit die verhoudingen kunt bevrijden. Dit is een heel mooi boek. Wat mij betreft voor mij een moeilijk boek om iets van te vinden. Ik vond het moeilijk om te begrijpen hoe het kan dat zo'n jeugd zo enorm door kan dreunen in iemands verdere leven. Misschien komt dat doordat de jeugd van de hoofdpersoon afwijkt van die van mij of misschien door een gebrek aan empathie van mij op dit vlak. (oh, ik hoop het niet!) Ik heb het gevoel dat ik hierdoor ook afbraak doe aan de ernst van de situatie. Terwijl ik dat zeker wel zie. Wat ik bijzonder vond is dat de hoofdpersoon tot ver in de volwassenheid gevolgd wordt. Vaak gaan boeken met dit thema alleen over kinderen. Dat maakte dat dit boek mij nog meer aansprak. Ook door de vertelstijl is dit boek toch wel anders dan anders. Ik vond het prettig om te lezen. Een zwaar boek maar absoluut een aanrader. Vind jij het fijn om lang bij één werkgever te blijven? #bookstagram #booklover #bookworm #bookstagrammer #instaread #bookish #ilovebooks #bookaddict #bibliophile #myreadinglife #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #boekstagram #readersofinstagram #booklove #dutchbookstagram #dutchbookstagrammer #instabooks #bookcommunity #bookreview #igreads #booklovers #readinglife #roman #watjevanbloedweet #Philiphuff #hannahreadsyearround
C'est aujourd'hui la Journée mondiale du livre et du droit d'auteur 📚 Et c'est avec Les Trois Mousquetaires d'Alexandre Dumas que je la termine. Relecture 30 ans plus tard (😬) et je l'apprécie bien plus maintenant que lors de mes années collège. De l'aventure, des complots, une belle amitié et beaucoup d'humour, bref, un classique à découvrir ou redécouvrir ! "On sait qu'il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes et les amoureux." Alexandre Dumas, Les Trois Mousquetaires.
पुस्तक . @kavyajyoti2022 #kavyajyoti2022 #जागतीकपुस्तकदिवस #jagtikpustakdin #mycollection #mybooks #myreadinglife
𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞 ☀️ Want my @hellocliobrand bag? Get 10% off your entire order using "daniallreads" ❔️ #QOTD Since @indiebookstoreday is on Saturday, I am looking for book recommendations. What's a book that you read that is a must buy!?! ☀️ #booksofinstagram #bookinfluencer #booksofinstagram #helloclio #hellocliobrand #discountcode #booksbooksbooks #bookishfriendsunite #bookishcommunity #bookcommunity #booknerd #read #reading #myreadinglife #mybookishlife #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaesthetic #readersofinstagram #readingtime📖 #booktag #bookig
BOOK REVIEW "JUST SOME THOUGHTS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE" "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." 🍁🍁🍁🍁 From the minute one opens the pages of just some thoughts that changed my life, it is clear this is more than just a book; it is an escape for the disturbed mind and a refuge for the wounded spirit. Each page turn brings a discovery, a soothing embrace that reminds the reader that they are not alone in their difficulties. 💙💙💙💙 At its heart, just some thoughts that changed my life is meant to honor the human experience, a beautiful mosaic created from the threads of joy, sadness, love, fear and comparison. The powerful words and deep observations of author included inside act as a mirror to the reader's journey, reflecting their hopes, concerns, and dreams. ☀️☀️☀️☀️ What outshine this work among other is its capacity to rise above both place and time, passing on timeless wisdom that resonates with generations. Whether dealing with the complexity of life or finding comfort in times of sadness, “just some thoughts that changed my life” serves as a constant companion, bringing direction and reassurance along the journey. 🌾🌾🌾🌾 In times of doubt and uncertainty, the words of this book act as a ray of light, lighting the path ahead and reminding the reader of their power within and stubbornness. "Just Some thoughts that changed my life" is like a trusted friend, offering a shoulder to lean on and a hand to hold as it gently guides you through life's many problems. 🌻🌻🌻🌻 But perhaps the true beauty of this book is its ability to create a sense of connection and a shared understanding. Readers from every aspect of life find common ground within its pages, bonded by the basic truths that unite us as humans. As we handle life's twists and turns, this book serve as a constant companion, providing comfort and advice that never slips. Its words resonate in the depths of our souls, telling us that we are not alone and that, no matter how difficult the journey, we are capable of changing it. 🔲🔲🔲🔲 Continued in comment section: 🙌🔽🔽
So Late in the Day- stories of women and men by Claire Keegan I enjoyed all 3 short stories in this small volume. So Late in the Day- My favorite of the book because of the reflection of the main character. The Long and Painful Death- What a sense of place she describes in the story! Antarctica-There is so much that could be discussed #reading #books #shortstories #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #librarybooks #booksforme #myreadinglife #busylifeandreading #booknerd
Book #354 of #myreadinglife #myreadingjourney #bookstagram #books #cantsleep #sick
Good evening, bookstagram...... #teaandcurrentlyreading After two thrillers in a row, Ward D on audiobook and Listen For The Lie, I felt ready to pick this lovely up. I'm going to try to enjoy it and not race through since this is one of my most anticipated reads this year. I hope all is well with you all and you're reading something you love❤️. #currentlyreading #currentread #nightstandstack #bookstacklove #books #historicalfiction #kristinhannah #thewomen #readerlife #myreadinglife #bookish
🌈 *𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬* 🌈 It's Monday! Here's to starting the week with bright & joy filled vibes! Lots of five-star reads, good karma, endless moments of laughter, and most importantly, tons of love are what I'm manifesting for us all! ❔️ #QOTD Let's do a positivity train today! Tag a book friendo & tell them why you appreciate them! Let's make joy burst today! My post is dedicated to Queen @whimsyreadswithshelby to celebrate her (belated) birthday! We all need to strive to be as bright & positive as she is. Here's to the pink princess & her being such a glorious part of the book world. 🤍 #positivitychain #bookishfriendsunite #rainbowstack #rainbowbookstack #bookstacking #booksofinstagram #bookstack #colorfulbooks #booksbooksbooks #bookcommunity #read #reading #mybookishlife #booksaremylife #mybookishlife #myreadinglife #booksparks #botwxbs #bookrecommendations #bookobsessed #readersofinstagram #bookinstagram #bookish #bookig #booktag #bookinfluencer #bookaesthetic #booksaremagic #readforjoy
My current read has a lovely map for #mapmonday I'm still reading The Last Phi Hunter, but I have about 150 pages left. It feels like being dropped into the middle of a wild anime and I am here for it. Does your current read have a map? I haven't much going on today. Mondays are for chores. So all I have accomplished is doing a workout early, doing a bit of research for our trip to Costa Rica in June, getting the dishes out of the way and did the laundry. I'm not quite finished yet, but the nuggets are up from their nap and require supervision. We watch Puffin Rock and play at the moment. #thelastphihunter #bookishcommunity #bookishcanadians #bookmaps #openbooks #Bibliophilesandcoffee #coffee #bookstagrammer #mybookfeatures #myreadinglife #flatlay #bookstagram #bibliophiles #inkdrinker #map #reader #readersofinstagram #bookdragon #aesthetic #bookish #thedarklibrarians #bookworm
This book is the biggest bookish hug EVER and I adored it so much. ❤️ Originally written in Korean, this story about a women who opens a bookstore in the aftermath of quitting all aspects of her unhappy life is so introspective and lovely. It is so wonderful to see the growth of the characters who come into the bookstore's orbit. This is seriously a must read, 5 out of 5, 10 out of 10 book for any book lover. A big thank you to @annebogel of @mmdbookclub for recommending this one in your spring release list! #myreadinglife #whatimreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagram
Hey choombas! 🌈 ✨ QOTD: do you take part in any reading challenges or set goals for yourself? ✨ AOTD: I have a target set on Goodreads but atm I'm not about to meet it before the end of the year 😅 and I also want to take part in the Achillean bingo buuuuut I've also been reading the same two books for two months so 🤷 ya know. I've listened to podcasts but even that hasn't been done at the same pace as last year. It's as though when I'm not having the time to write I find it really hard to make time for reading. No, idk why either. ✨ Kinda went AWOL since the Spring Spectacular event because there is just ✨ so much ✨ going on in Alek Land these days and social media was the one thing I really couldn't manage. Hopefully I can get back to more consistence soon! And in the spirit of that, here's a pile of books I'm expecting to love when I finally get to them! 🏙 Dead Beat Druid by David R. Slayton 🦴 The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco ⛵ The Wicked Bargain by Gave Cole Novoa ⚔ The Unbroken by C. L. Clark 🐲 Dragonfall by L. R. Lam ✨ ✨ Free Pal*stine! #ceasefirenow ✨ keywords: Book recs - books - horror books - queer books - cyberpunk aesthetic - book recommendations - dead beat druid - David r. Slayton - The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco - The Wicked Bargain - Gabe Cole Novoa - The Unbroken - C. L. Clark - Dragonfall - L. R. Lam - neon aesthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [📸 Image description: a cyberpunk inspired set made of computer parts, wires and neons, set on a metallic surface desk in front of a grey brick wall. In the center, the books mentioned in the caption are stacked. End description. ]
I have always been a fan of @sudio earphones ever since their first launch. Indeed this Sudio E3 - The Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Earbuds is my 3rd pair, and I've used it a lot while I read, or whenever I commute to work / travel. I can normally wear up to 3 hours thanks to its comfortable in-ear design, and still with plenty of playtime left. Another plus point, it's water-resistant too! Use my code [literarydreamer15] to enjoy 15% off and get a pair of earbuds that enhances your reading journey ✨ #sudio #sudioe3 #igreads #igreaders #malaysiareads #booklover #bookstagram #bookaddict #booknerd #bookphotography #myreadinglife
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristin Perrin This was a creative mystery that involves the main character, Annie Adams, who is summoned to the house of her great aunt for the reading of her will. Annie knows little about her eccentric aunt but, finds out that she has been planning to solve her own murder for her whole life. I thought the plot was well thought out, and developed. The story had me guessing until the end. The books leaves openings for a potential series, and I look forward to reading the next one. #reading #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #myreadinglife #booksforme #busylifeandreading #mysterybooks #booknerd #librarybooks
BOOK REVIEW "Magisteria", Nicholas Spencer My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5 Goodreads Average Rating: 4.13 Spencer’s dense, scholarly account of the inextricably intertwined histories of science and religion through the ages covers some fascinating subject-matter. Nonetheless, I can’t help feeling that I didn’t quite get what I wanted out of this book. This is probably for two main reasons. First, Spencer’s text is very much a descriptive history, while I was hoping to have this accompanied by more of a philosophical debate. Second, while I read my fair share of academic non-fiction, I found Spencer’s text particularly inaccessible. It took me much longer than usual to get through, and digest, each page. At the start of each chapter, I’d be excited by the prospect of its contents, but would then emerge at the other end not really feeling that I’d learned as much as I’d hoped. Further, I wish he’d given more space on the page to consider the relationship between science and religion in contemporary society. The last few pages begin to grapple with some really interesting metaphysical questions at the intersection of AI and ethics, but unfortunately, this section feels very much like an afterthought. It’s possible that my failure to engage fully with this book is the result of poor timing or tiredness on my part, but whatever the case may be (and although I certainly enjoyed parts of it), “Magisteria” falls a little short of my expectations. #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookrecs #bookrecommendation #justread #springreading #springreads #aprilreading #aprilreads #newreleasebooks #newreleases #paperback #magisteria #nicholasspencer #nonfictionreads #nonfictionbooks #nonfiction #nonfictionreader #sciencebooks #historybooks #theologybooks #philosophybooks #bookstagramuk #nerdybooks #academicbooks #myreadinglife #slowreading #bigbooks #bigideas #readerforlife
*Gezinsverpakking van De Chabotten* Voetbal... Ah gatverdamme! En door die vervelende supporters duurt het allemaal nog langer ook. Ik pak er maar een boek bij. Het boekenweekgeschenk met afzonderlijke bijdragen van alle leden van het gezin Chabot. Zelfs hond Bril kan schrijven. Eerder las ik confettiregen van Splinter Chabot. Wat me opviel aan dat boek is dat ik de schrijfstijl wat bloemig vond. Na het lezen van dit boek heb ik geleerd dat het hele gezin deze stijl deelt. Met name de zoons. Dat maakte dat ik dit boek met minder plezier heb gelezen. Ik hou gewoon echt niet van die schrijfstijl. Het boekje geeft een leuke kijk in het warme gezin Chabot. Bijzondere mensen! Het verhaal over hond Bril raakte me erg. Dat kwam vooral omdat het me deed denken aan m'n eigen situatie. Hierdoor is dit boek er één die me bij blijft. Wat lees jij komende week? #bookstagram #booklover #bookworm #bookstagrammer #instaread #bookish #ilovebooks #bookaddict #bibliophile #myreadinglife #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #boekstagram #readersofinstagram #booklove #dutchbookstagram #dutchbookstagrammer #instabooks #bookcommunity #bookreview #igreads #booklovers #readinglife #boekenweekgeschenk #boekenweek #chabot #gezinsverpakking #hannahreadsyearround
Soaking up the sun on this lovely sunny Sunday. It's actually warm enough for shorts too. I am a very happy girlie. Sally Diamond is a character and I'm really enjoying her story ——————————————————————————————— #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #book #books #bookstagramireland #bookstagrammers #myreadinglife #read #reading #plot #plots #story #stories #storytelling #fiction #nonfiction #bookstagramuk #booklife #readingtime📖 #readingtime #bookchallenge2024 #bookchallenge #happy #bookblogger #bookaddict #booklover #booklove
⚡️💙 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 💙⚡️ Hockey play-offs are here & since my Sabres SUCK CHEEK... (Let's not comment on the drama that is their coach being fired & the rumors that the Pegulas are selling the team) it's officially time for me to fully bandwagon my fiancés lightning! First round starts soon! Go bolts! ❔️ #QOTD Anyone else watching the play-offs!?! Who's your team? If not, what's your favorite sport to watch? Tell me all about your favorite sports thang! 💙 #hockeyplayoffs #gobolts #tampabaylightning #booksbooksbooks #bookish #bookinfluencer #booksofinstagram #bookishfriendsunite #bookcommunity #hockey #myreadinglife #read #reading #bookaesthetic #booksaremylife #bookaddict #bookobsessed #booksparks #botwxbs #readersofinstagram #readingtime📖 #bookinstagram #booktag #bookig #boltsnation #hockeytime
⭐️ Maybe In Another Life 𝒃𝒚 Taylor Jenkins Reid 𝙈𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨; 💭 Had this one sat on the shelf for a while & decided to just pick it up. I went in completely blind not knowing what it was about. I absolutely loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo so had high expectations. I found it very easy to read, easy to follow as it followed the alternative parallel live of the MC Hannah. I love that concept of what could have happened, what may have been. I find the writing is simple but captivating, expressive and just full of something that makes me want to turn the page. I really liked Gabby & Carl and what they brought to the story. How they supported Hannah whatever choice she made. I enjoyed 90% of the book but did feel the middle platoad slightly & became slightly flat in storyline. But overall I throughly enjoyed it. Not a touch on The Seven Husbands, but i I did enjoy it and the parallel lives. How one little choice can change everything. Each chapters is short which is always a plus in my book! I’ll def go onto read more from TJR as I do enjoy her writing. I’ve a few on the shelf already. 💭 What do you recommend I read next of hers? @tjenkinsreid @simonschusteruk 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙨; 📖 At twenty-nine, Hannah has no home, no career and no idea what she wants to do with her life. After years of different cities and jobs, she heads back to Los Angeles for another fresh start, this time with the help of her best friend, Gabby. They celebrate her homecoming with old friends at a local bar and, just after midnight, Gabby asks if Hannah’s ready to go. Moments later, her high school boyfriend, Ethan, offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. Alternating between two parallel universes, radically different paths unfold for Hannah and the people around her. Is anything simply destined to be? Do soulmates truly exist? Hannah believes so. And, in both worlds, she’s found him.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price ~ by Holly Jackson. Oh so good! A YA crime mystery thriller that had me binge reading the weekend away! 🎬🎬🎬🎬 4.5 There were just a couple of things that were completely implausible (the clothes!) I picked a couple of plot twists but also had some great surprises and I love that! This was fast paced and fun, definitely going to have to read her other books now. #thrillerbooks #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #booklove #myreadinglife #myreadingreverie #readersgonnaread #reader #bookreview #bookobsessed #bookgram #booklife #mybooklife #girlswhoread
“I heard voices outside our front door - a woman’s, bright as polished brass, and a man’s, low and dark like the wood of the table I was working on. They were the kind of voices we heard rarely in our house. I could hear rich carpets in their voices, books and pearls and fur.” The Girl With the Pearl Earring 3,5/5⭐️ Pic 2 Pieter de Hooch Woman drinking with soldiers, 1658, Louvre #read #reading #readingtime #bookshelf #bookstagram #bookshelves #readukrainianbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #bookworms #ukraine_blog #ukrainian_insta #sunday mo od #booksaremylife #bookworld #ilovebooks #bookaddict #booklover #bookaddiction #bookmood #bookphotography #bookblogger #bookloversday #myreadinglife #reading2024
[b o o k r e v i e w] HOUSE IN THE PINES by Ana Reyes ⭐️⭐️⭐️ When I saw the title and the eerie cover, I knew I had to dive into this book. Plus, it was on Reese’s book club list, so I had high hopes. Opting for the audiobook on Spotify, I was so excited to start listening to the story. From the get-go, the story’s ominous vibes had me hooked. But as it went on, things started to feel repetitive, and I kept waiting for the story to progress faster. Still, the mystery kept me curious till the end. However, the finale left me feeling a bit let down. I was hoping for a big revelation, but it fell short, leaving me underwhelmed. I believe this book had the potential for more impact with a deeper plot and less reliance on tired clichés, like troubled female narrator with pill problem. Overall, House In the Pines was enjoyable read. It had its moments, but it fell short of its promise. Have you read this book? What do you think? Do you have any suggestions on a good spooky mystery on audiobooks? . . . . . . #fenbookreview #bookreviewersofig #bookreviewers #igbookreview #myreadinglife #bookreader #audiobookreview #audiobookstagram #bookobsession #bookbabe #bookobsessed #bibliolifestyle #bibliophiles #lovetoread #booksarelove #bookaholics #justread #lovetoread
Las Biuty Queens by Ivan Monalisa Ojeda (translated by Hanna Kauders) “Las biuty queens…show very different human landscapes and social surroundings” stated Pedro Almodovar in the introduction. I totally agree with the statement. The author portrays the stories of various Latinx, queer, trans, undocumented, immigrant community in a manner that is straightforward, and honest. What I liked about this book is that the author highlights that the characters are all human, living in different cultures, while dealing with the past and present. This was a selection of translated books that was highlighted on the patreon #wsirnreaderrecs The translator, did an excellent job from Spanish to English. *Content warning: Sexual content and drug usage #reading #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readinglife #myreadinglife #booksforme #translatedbooks
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡. 𝐀𝐦 𝐈 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? Today's "National Look-Alike" Day, and I am here to celebrate the authors who understand the importance of a good-looking shelf. Also, do we now have a "national" day for everything?? *wheeze* ❔️ #QOTD What's your weekend plans? What are you reading? Talk to me, friends. I wanna hear about YOU. 🤍 #bookflatlay #flatlay #bookish #book #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #nationallookalikeday #read #reading #mybookishlife #bookishfriendsunite #myreadinglife #bookaesthetic #bookinfluencer #booknerd #bookaddict #booksaremagic #readersofinstagram #bookinstagram #booktag #bookig #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #readingislife #booksparks #botwxbs
BOOK REVIEW "Selected Poems", John Betjeman My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5 Goodreads Average Rating: 3.89 Having come across, and enjoyed, a few of Betjeman’s poems in various anthologies, I was curious to read more of his work, and this lovely little collection provides a good introduction. While I enjoyed several of these poems, and I admire his skill as a poet, Betjeman is never going to become one of my favourites, simply because I’ll always prefer anguish and aesthetics to his witty, satirical style. He focuses often on London scenes, which I appreciate, but his fixation on Highgate becomes slightly repetitive, as does (echoing the complaint of a critic) the frequent (dare I say “lazy”?) use of church-bells to evoke a certain kind of mood and atmosphere. I must note, however, that Betjeman has an impressive eye for dynamic visual detail: some of his poems feel almost like filmstrips in miniature. My favourite poems among this selection remain the ones that initially piqued my interest in Betjeman, namely “A Subaltern’s Love Song”, “In a Bath Teashop” and “Death in Leamington”. I suppose they’re famous for good reason! #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookrecs #bookrecommendation #justread #springreading #springreads #goodreadsreadingchallenge #readingchallenge2024 #johnbetjeman #selectedpoems #poetryreaders #poetlaureate #britishpoet #20thcentury #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcovers #bookstagramuk #thriftedbooks #secondhandbooks #quickreads #myreadinglife #classicbooks #classicscommunity #readerforlife #readergram #londonbooks #churchbells #booksbooksbooks #bookhoarder
Our Spoons Came From Woolworths by Barbara Comyns “I had hoped that they would give us a set of real silver teaspoons when we bought the wedding ring, but the jeweler we went to wouldn’t, so our spoons came from Woolworths, too.” This is a story that takes place in the 1950’s about a young woman, Sophia, who falls in love and marries a painter. The couple is struggles with poverty in a new marriage and family. Struggle and survival ensue. Sophia learns to deal with some tragic circumstances and finds love in the process. This short story was recommended by Ann Patchett @parnassusbooks and it made me think that this would pair nicely with a @persephonebooks or The British Library series of women writers. Yes, I am pleased I read it because it is a great snapshot of the timeframe. #books #reading #readingbooks #librarybooks #booksforme #womenwriters #myreadinglife #busylifeandreading #booksaboutwomen #viragoclassics #barbaracomyns
The boys have given me the first easy dinner time feed in almost a week. It was quite nice. They've been in their snack era the past little bit and just survived on snacky things. They ate a proper meal tonight and I am so happy. Less stress. I'm about 100 into my current read, The Last Phi Hunter. I'm reading it for a tour stop later in the month and I am really liking it. It's my first Thai inspired fantasy and it's great! Have you heard of it or have it on your tbr? If not, what are you currently reading? #coffeeaesthetic #openbooks #bookishcommunity #reader #inkdrinker #bookishcanadians #thedarklibrarians #flatlay #bibliophilesandcoffee #bookstagrammer #bibliophiles #myreadinglife #bookstagram #bookdragon #coffee #booknerd #bookworm
I received this German copy of Adrienne Brodeur‘s Little Monsters through @vorablesen and the publisher @rowohltverlag it is called Treibgut or „flotsam“ in German and I wonder what precipitated the title change because you could, of course, just translate Little Monsters but flotsam has an entirely different meaning - in relation to the book it is intriguing they are all in Cape Cod rooted there maybe stranded and Steph comes into their lives completely unexpectedly … What do you think ? How much attention do you pay to titles ? A shortened insta-version of my German review, I’ll link up my original review and post in stories: Dies ist eine tolles Buch für den Sommer, denn die Familie die sich im Zentrum dieser Geschichte findet ist in der Küsten- und Urlaubsregion Cape Cod verwurzelt und im Sommer 2016 an einem Wendepunkt angekommen. Alte Geheimnisse müssen endlich aufgearbeitet werden ... Durch kurze Kapitel und abwechselnde Sprecher erzählt, füllt sich das Bild mit unterschiedlichsten Schattierungen. Wenn Familiengeschichten mit starken mehrschichtigen Charakteren Dich interessieren ist dieses Buch bestimmt etwas und mit dem Strand- und Sommerfeeling passt auch die Jahreszeit ganz wunderbar. Ich hätte mir einen längeren Epilog gewünscht, ich muss wissen, wie es den Protagonisten nach fünf Jahren geht! #treibgut #adriennebrodeur #kindlerverlag #capecod #capecodsetting #summerbooks #avidreaderpress #pubdaypost #vorablesen #dysfunktionalefamilien #dysfunctionalfamily #bookbirthday #booksbooksbooks #ilovebooks #ilovetoread #bookpost #booklove #alwaysreading #avidreader #booked #myreadinglife #bookishlifestyle #readersofig #bookaholic #bookworm #readersofinstagram #bookish #bibliophile #buchstagram #germanbookstagram
*Vertel mij wat van Anne West* komend weekend wordt een druk weekend. Zondag ga ik op bezoek bij m'n oma in Brabant en morgen ga ik naar de kapper voor verf en knippen. Knippen vind ik altijd harstikke leuk maar dat verven vind ik zo'n ding. Het duurt zo lang! En als ik niet wil dat m'n hoofdhuid half verbrand, moet ik m'n haar een week niet wassen. Ik heb dus nu al twee dagen onwijs vet haar. Bah! Maar ja, het resultaat is altijd goed. Wie mooi wil zijn moet pijn lijden en zo. Juul woont boven het Boekencafé van haar beste vriendin Lauren. Ze is een zeer succesvol schrijfster, maar dat weet niemand, want ze schrijft onder een pseudoniem. Vroeger is ze gepest met haar uiterlijk en de uitgever ziet meer marketingkansen als ze ex-model Lauren inzetten als gezicht van de auteur. Ook op datinggebied wil het Juul maar niet lukken. Tot ze cabaretier Ids ontmoet. Eén boek over een boekencafé kan natuurlijk niet slecht zijn. 😃 Jammer dat Laurens café niet echt bestaat. Ik zou er best een middag rond willen hangen. Ik vond het leuk om te lezen hoe het hele schrijven onder een pseudoniem werkt. Ik snap Juul, ik zou geloof ik ook niet staan juichen om een bekend schrijfster te zijn. De reden waarom. Ze het doet is natuurlijk verdrietig. Ik hoopte steeds dat ze zich beter over zichzelf zou gaan voelen. De romance met Ids vond ik verfrissend. Niet zo'n standaard verloop. Ik ben benieuwd naar deel 2! Vind jij het leuk om naar de kapper te gaan? #bookstagram #booklover #bookworm #bookstagrammer #instaread #bookish #ilovebooks #bookaddict #bibliophile #myreadinglife #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #boekstagram #readersofinstagram #booklove #dutchbookstagram #dutchbookstagrammer #instabooks #bookcommunity #bookreview #igreads #booklovers #readinglife #vertelmijwat #annewest #boekencafeserie #hannahreadsyearround
Det er så fint med forskellige challenges, og jeg er meget begejstret for denne her, da det er spændende at se, hvad der gemmer sig i jeres bogreoler. Så her kommer lige en lille fin bog bunke igen fra mig 🤩 Tusind tak for tagget @letsreadmoredk med farven 💛 i #thecolorstackchallenge 😍 Jeg har udvalgt en lille skøn bogstak i en blanding mellem romaner jeg har læst, og dem som jeg endnu ikke har åbnet og venter på at blive læst ❤️ I min bogstak finder du: 📖 ‘The Priory of the Orange Tree’ af Samantha Shannon 📖 ‘Syv fantastiske fortællinger’ af Karen Blixen 📖 ‘Niceville’ af Kathryn Stockett 📖 ‘The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate’ af Jacqueline Kelly 📖 ‘De tusind spejles Ø’ af Nayomi Munaweera 📖 ‘The Princess of Cléves’ af Madame de La Fayette 📖 ‘The Satanic Verses’ af Salman Rushdie Jeg håber, at I også vil lege med 🤗: 💜 @skrivepulten 💚 @litteraturchok 🩵 @mikkelmosen 🧡 @hyggegeek_litteratur 🩷 @bogpassionisten 💙 @michalaescherich 🩶 @minbogrejse Må I alle få den skønneste fredag aften ☕️📖 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ #bookcommunity #bookchallenge #fantasybooks #classics #karenblixen #samanthashannon #fantasticliterature #bibliophile #myreadinglife #bookstack #bookstagramdk #crossingjourneysblog
Book #353 of #myreadinglife #myreadinglife #bookstagram #bookworm #reading #lovetoread #books
📚📬 ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴍᴀɪʟ 📬📚 Thanks to all the tagged publishers who #gifted me these titles. 𝚀𝙾𝚃𝙳: 𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚘𝚛 𝚍𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎? 💬 📌 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝: 📚 Devout by Anna Gazmarian 📚 Nicked by M.T. Anderson 📚 Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa 📚 Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa 📚 Off the Air by Christina Estes 📚 Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell 📚 A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke 📚 Sociopath by Patric Gagne 📚Daughter of Calamity by Rosalie M. Lin . . . . . . . . . . . 🔖: #bookmail #blackgirlsread #wellreadblackgirl #blackgirlsreading #bookcollection #bookmail #booklover #girlsthatread #butfirstbooks #Bookish #Bookstagram #Bookworm #BookNerd #Bookgram #BookBlogger #Bookstagrammer #Instabooks #ReadingGoals #BookBloggingGoals #ReadMoreBooks #AlwaysReading #MyBookishLife #MyReadingLife #books #booksofinstagram #bibliophile #IGbooks #IGreads
🇦🇺✍🏻 DEBUT AUTHOR ✍🏻🇦🇺 Hi friends, Happy Friday! I’m back this week after struggling with my Booksta Mojo which apparently has temporarily deserted me! 😳🙈 I’m hoping today will be the start of a better patch… Burnout is real friends, remember to take those social media breaks!🧘🏼♀️ 💁🏼♀️ Today I’m spotlighting debut Aussie author Georgia Harper and her thought-provoking novel What I Would Do To You. It sounds like an intruiging and intense read, I’m looking forward to reading it soon — It’s OUT NOW! @georgiaharper_author 🇦🇺 #AussieApril2024 ❓How has your week been? What have you been reading/watching? 💁🏼♀️📖 I’ve just finished a buddy read of Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash. It was one of the most beautiful books I’ve read in a long time. 📺 We’re watching Sugar (Colin Farrell) on Apple TV and it’s fantastic! 🌿🥀🌿 📖 ABOUT THE BOOK 📖 “A compulsive debut for those who could not put down Dirt Town or Before You Knew My Name.” 🌿 A near-future Australia. The death penalty is back. But if the victim’s family wants the perpetrator to die, they have to do it themselves. Twenty-four hours alone in a room with the condemned. No cameras. No microphones. Just whatever punishment they decide befits the crime. 🥀 Ten-year-old Lucy was murdered. Through counselling sessions with their court-appointed psychologist, we learn the stories of her family members: Lucy’s two mothers – Stella and Matisse – her much older brother and her bookish teenage sister, who is too young to participate in the execution, but who has plans of her own . . . 🌿 Secrets and grief threaten to break the family. As the execution date nears, already-struggling Stella remains adamant that she must carry out the punishment. But it becomes clear that if she steps into that room, the family may lose her too. 💁🏼♀️ What would you do? 🌿🥀🌿 🗣️ ‘From one of the best openings I’ve had the fortune to read, all the way to its staggering conclusion, What I Would Do to You does not relent. Surprising, ferocious and stubbornly full of heart. Georgia Harper announces her arrival on the literary scene!’ ✍🏻 HAYLEY SCRIVENOR, AUTHOR OF DIRT TOWN 🌿🥀
I loved this book. I wish I could have read it faster. It did not deserve the sluggish pace I gave it. Did I expect this to be the last book? Yes, I did. I just assumed duology, but no. That ending. I cannot believe that I have to wait so long for the next installment. I need it now! I am so invested in Lore's story. Will she give up her strong will to live? Will she lose her selfish nature that I love so much about her? We shall see. I usually find the second book in a series, especially if it's a trilogy, to be the slowest paced and a bit lackluster, but this absolutely was not. We finally learn about the gods proper, from the gods. I loved their story. I'm hoping for more in the next book. What was your last five star read? #thehemlockqueen #bookishcommunity #bookishcanadians #flatlay #bibliophiles #Bibliophilesandcoffee #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #openbooks #booksandcoffee #readers #readersofinstagram #inkdrinker #thedarklibrarians #coffee #bookish #bookaesthetic #mybookfeatures #myreadinglife
I’ve wanted to read #shogun for years! now that it’s been published in 2 parts, it feels less daunting 🤓 Just about halfway through Part 1 and it’s so, so good ⚔️ 👘 if you’re not watching it on FX/Hulu, what are you even doing with your life? When you’re done, pick up the book 📚 PS: can I please say that this may be the first time ever that I don’t hate the TV version of a cover? Look at that color! and that bad ass #Toranaga 👏🏻 #whatimreading #bookish #myreadinglife #idratherbereading📖 (don’t worry #anjin #blackthorne is on the cover of Part 2 🤭)
Drum roll please it's time to meet my next two reads. I finally caved and bought Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent. I've started it already and I'm finding it very good so far. I hope it lives up to the hype. Next up is Lisa Jewell's new book None of this is true. It sounds amazing and can't go wrong with Lisa Jewell. Happy reading folks. ——————————————————————————————— #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #book #books #bookstagramireland #bookstagrammers #myreadinglife #read #reading #plot #plots #story #stories #storytelling #fiction #nonfiction #bookstagramuk #booklife #readingtime📖 #readingtime #bookchallenge2024 #bookchallenge #happy #bookblogger #bookaddict #booklover #booklove
I swear I'm not buying. They're just still rolling in, and I ain't mad. #bookban #TheSilverBone #andrevkurkov
🏒 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 🏒 ❔️ #QOTD What's a book you'd trade your soul or your first born to read right now? 1️⃣ Hockey 2️⃣ Love 3️⃣ Tessa Bailey Flare aka S P I C E Do I need to say much more? 🏒 #theaupairaffair #tessabaileybooks #bigshotsseries #tessabailey #booksbooksbooks #thrilledforthursday #booksofinstagram #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bookinstagram #booksofinstagram #bookish #book #read #reading #mybookishlife #myreadinglife #readingtime📖 #romancebooks #sportsromancebooks #booksaremylife #booksparks #botwxbs #bookaesthetic #bookinfluencer #booktag #booksaremagic #bookig #bookaddict