Time to deface some books, folks! *Rubs hands in anticipation* I haven’t had access to my darling books all summer, but now that I’m home again, I’m finally back to business. :) This time, I decided to go to town on all three books in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy by … Continue reading
Novels: 7 Novellas: 0 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 1 Total: 8 Page count: 3 013 3 Favourite Covers: Tess of the Road Seraphina Wolf by Wolf 3 Favourite Books: Nice Try, Jane Sinner Tin Man Wolf by Wolf 3 Favourite Characters : Jane Sinner (Nice Try, Jane Sinner) Yael (Wolf by Wolf) Tess (Tess of … Continue reading
Last year, I did this really fun tag created by IsThatChami and BeccaTheBookReviewer (though their video is no longer available), called the You’re Not Good Enough Book Tag. In fact, I thought it was so much fun that I’ve decided to do it again, but this time with my own scenarios! :) You can find my … Continue reading
Novels: 4 Novellas: 0 Graphic novels: 1 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 5 Page count: 2 005 3 Favourite Covers: Spinning Silver My Plain Jane Spinning 3 Favourite Books: Spinning Silver My Plain Jane Starry Eyes 3 Favourite Characters : Miryem (Spinning Silver) Irina (Spinning Silver) Charlotte Brontë (My Plain Jane) 3 Favourite Relationships (Romantic): Charlotte Brontë & … Continue reading
Seven moons have come and gone since my last book haul, and, in my opinion, it’s definitely time for another one. Let it be thus! I have twelve new books to show you, and since I’ve started dabbling a bit in book subscription boxes this year, a few will be special editions. :) In addition … Continue reading
Novels: 5 Novellas: 0 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 5 Page count: 2 057 3 Favourite Covers: The City of Brass Sky in the Deep Save the Date 3 Favourite Books: Save the Date The City of Brass Sky in the Deep 3 Favourite Characters : Mariko (Flame in the Mist) Nahri (The Daevabad … Continue reading
Novels: 8 Novellas: 0 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 8 Page count: 2 190 3 Favourite Covers: Circe Only Human The Burning Maze 3 Favourite Books: Circe Only Human The Burning Maze 3 Favourite Characters : Vincent Couture (The Themis Files) Mr. Burns (The Themis Files) Circe (Circe) 3 Favourite Relationships (Romantic): Simon & … Continue reading
Novels: 3 Novellas: 0 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 3 Page count: 1 218 Favourite Cover: Heart of Iron Favourite Book: The Goose Girl 3 Favourite Characters : Ani (The Goose Girl) Geric (The Goose Girl) Jax (Heart of Iron) 3 Favourite Relationships (Romantic): Ani & Geric (The Goose Girl) Robb & Jax (Heart … Continue reading
Novels: 10 Novellas: 1 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 11 Page count: 3 915 3 Favourite Covers: Obsidio They Both Die at the End Reaper Man 3 Favourite Books: In Other Lands Obsidio They Both Die at the End 3 Favourite Characters : Elliot (In Other Lands) Everyone in Obsidio, and don’t you dare … Continue reading
Novels: 4 Novellas/short stories: 0 Graphic novels: 1 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 5 Page count: 1 935 Completed series: 0 Started series: 2 3 Favourite Covers: Thunderhead Lords and Ladies The Hazel Wood 3 Favourite Books: Thunderhead The Prince and the Dressmaker Lords and Ladies 3 Favourite Characters : Citra (Thunderhead) Granny Weatherwax (Lords and Ladies) Sebastian … Continue reading
Novels: 5 Novellas/short stories: 0 Graphic novels: 3 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 8 Page count: 2 599 Completed series: 1 Started series: 2 3 Favourite Covers: The Cruel Prince Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: Gone Rogue Love, Life, and the List 3 Favourite Books: The Cruel Prince Love, Life, and the List Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: … Continue reading
2017 stats Novels: 60 Novellas/short stories: 2 Graphic novels: 2 Non-fiction: 1 Total: 65 Page count: 24 840 Average nr of books read per month: 5.4 Average nr of pages read per month: 2 070 Average rating: 4.1 (Goodreads)
Top 10 Books of 2017 (In no particular order)
Novels: 8 Novellas/short stories: 0 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 8 Page count: 3 087 pages Completed series: 1 Started series: 2 3 Favourite Covers: A Conjuring of Light The Girl in the Tower The Hate U Give 3 Favourite Books: The Bear and the Nightingale The Hate U Give A Conjuring of Light 3 … Continue reading
It’s been a while since my last book haul (almost seven months to be more precise), and a few things have happened since then. I’ve moved to a new apartment for example, and — perhaps somewhat more important in the context of this post — I’ve bought nine new (beautiful) books! My bookshelf has never looked prettier. … Continue reading
Novels: 4 Novellas/short stories: 1 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 5 Page count: 1 691 pages Completed series: 1 Started series: 1 3 Favourite Covers: Renegades All the Crooked Saints Into the Bright Unknown 3 Favourite Books: All the Crooked Saints Renegades The Upside of Unrequited 3 Favourite Characters : Beatriz Soria (All the Crooked … Continue reading
Novels: 5 Novellas/short stories: 0 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 5 Total: 1 787 pages Completed series: 1 Started series: 1 3 Favourite Covers: The Ship of the Dead A Million Junes Call Me by Your Name 3 Favourite Books: The Ship of the Dead A Million Junes Anne of the Island 3 Favourite Characters … Continue reading
Welcome back to Things My Past Self Would Kill Me For Doing! If you’ve seen my previous Defacing-posts (you can find my last one here), you know 2017 was the year I got a new hobby: personalizing my own books (gasp!). For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been working on The Lunar Chronicles by … Continue reading
Novels: 7 Novellas/short stories: 0 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 7 Total: 2 762 pages Completed series: 0 Started series: 1 3 Favourite Covers: Sleeping Giants (and also Waking Gods) Autoboyography Love & Gelato 3 Favourite Books: Waking Gods Sleeping Giants The Summer Seaside Kitchen 3 Favourite Characters : Kara Resnik (Themis Files) Unnamed interviewer … Continue reading
Novels: 3 Novellas/short stories: 0 Graphic novels: 0 Non-fiction: 0 Total: 3 Total: 1 071 pages Completed series: 0 Started series: 2 Favourite Cover: Caraval Favourite Book: Walk on Earth a Stranger 3 Favourite Characters : Lee (Walk on Earth a Stranger) Scarlett (Caraval) Julian (Caraval) 3 Favourite Relationships (Romantic): Scarlett & Julian (Caraval) Lee & … Continue reading
