Update: November
Hello fellow booklovers! It’s been quite and exciting few months over here! I decided to change the path I had taken and start a new chapter back home. So I quit my job (a very interesting postdoc at the University here) and I’m moving back to Belgium in less than two weeks! I’ve been preparing to move these past few days. Even though I’ve moved like 10 times in the last 5 years, I’m still always a bit overwhelmed by all the logistics that come with it. There are so many people to contact! But I’m very excited about this change. A whole new realm of opportunities is opening up…
Brightfall – Jaime Lee Moyer
Someone is murdering the Merry Men – and if Marian doesn’t stop them, her children will be the next to die: a wonderful re-imagining of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik and Christina Henry. It’s been a mostly quiet life since Robin Hood denounced Marian, his pregnant wife, and his former life and retreated to a monastery to repent his sins . . . although no one knows what he did that was so heinous he would leave behind Sherwood Forest and those he loved most. But when friends from their outlaw days start dying, Father Tuck, now the Abbott of St. Mary’s,…
Never Die – Rob J. Hayes
Ein is on a mission from God. A God of Death. Time is up for the Emperor of Ten Kings and it falls to a murdered eight year old boy to render the judgement of a God. Ein knows he can’t do it alone, but the empire is rife with heroes. The only problem; in order to serve, they must first die. Ein has four legendary heroes in mind, names from story books read to him by his father. Now he must find them and kill them, so he can bring them back to fight the Reaper’s war. Review: Never Die starts in a rather unusual way. The hero we…
Spotlight: Brightfall by Jamie Lee Moyer
About the book: Someone is murdering the Merry Men – and if Marian doesn’t stop them, her children will be the next to die: a wonderful re-imagining of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik and Christina Henry. It’s been a mostly quiet life since Robin Hood denounced Marian, his pregnant wife, and his former life and retreated to a monastery to repent his sins . . . although no one knows what he did that was so heinous he would leave behind Sherwood Forest and those he loved most. But when friends from their outlaw days start dying, Father Tuck, now the Abbott…
The Black Hawks – Articles of Faith #1 – David Wragg
Dark, thrilling, and hilarious, The Black Hawks is an epic adventure perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch. Life as a knight is not what Vedren Chel imagined. Bound by oath to a dead-end job in the service of a lazy step-uncle, Chel no longer dreams of glory – he dreams of going home.When invaders throw the kingdom into turmoil, Chel finds opportunity in the chaos: if he escorts a stranded prince to safety, Chel will be released from his oath. All he has to do is drag the brat from one side of the country to the other, through war and wilderness, chased all the way by ruthless assassins.With…
Update: September
Hello fellow booklovers! It’s been a while… I took a bit of a hiatus from blogging/bookstagramming because I was stressing about finishing my PhD thesis, starting my new job and figuring out what I wanted to do in life. I was planning on starting again in the beginning of October, but then my grandfather passed away last week and I didn’t feel up to blogging either. A few days ago I said a final goodbye to my Opa and I now feel, after the most hectic, stressful and sad month of this year, ready to write some reviews and talk about books again! So here’s a little overview of what…
Update: August 2019
I can’t believe it’s September already! Today I officially started my job. I’m still writing up my thesis but it’s at its final stages now. I’m also making all sorts of bookish accessories for my Etsy shop and having so much fun doing it! Read Blood Song – Anthony Ryan (Orbit) ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Storm Crow – Kalyn Josephson (Sourcebook Fire) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Sword of Kaigen – M.L. Wang (Self-published) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 Currently Reading Someone Like Me – M.R. Carey (Orbit) Received/Bought The Rage of Dragons – Evan Winter (Orbit) Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen (Chiltern Publishing) Blog Posts Review: The Girl Who Could…
Spotlight: Someone Like Me – M.R. Carey
About the book: SHE LOOKS LIKE ME. SHE SOUNDS LIKE ME. NOW SHE’S TRYING TO TAKE MY PLACE. Liz Kendall wouldn’t hurt a fly. She’s a gentle woman devoted to bringing up her kids in the right way, no matter how hard times get. But there’s another side to Liz—one which is dark and malicious. A version of her who will do anything to get her way, no matter how extreme or violent. And when this other side of her takes control, the consequences are devastating. The only way Liz can save herself and her family is if she can find out where this new alter-ego has come from, and…
My Fabric Bookmarks
Hello everyone! The last few weeks I’ve been thinking what awesome bookish products I can make and what fun things I can do with them. I love sewing and cross stitching so I’ve been working for a while now to combine that and my passion for books. As you might have seen, I’ve been making cross stitch version of book covers for a while now. I’m currently working on three more covers! And they’re all very big projects, so I’m not sure when I’ll be able to finish them :p In the meantime I’ve also been learning to make lots of stuff on my sewing machine and I wanted to…
Spotlight: The Ten Thousand Doors of January – Alex E. Harrow
About the book: In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a…
