My book review of 'Amalia' written by Claudia de Breij In my view This book is about the Prinses van Oranje, the Princess of The Netherlands. In 2021 she became 18 years old and in the Royal Family it is a tradition for the the first in line to have a book published about yourself… Continue reading Amalia – Claudia de Breij
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Books in Halloween Theme
A dozen of books to read at Halloween for various readers by various authors. Which one of these would you like to read? Books in Halloween theme: In order of publication date from this year to previous years. Ghostlight - Kenneth Oppel (2022) The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna (2022) The… Continue reading Books in Halloween Theme
The Cheese Factory – Simone van der Vlugt
Cover photo by Wim van der Vlugt and model Simone van der Vlugt My book review of 'The Cheese Factory' written by Simone van der Vlugt In my view This historical fiction is set at the end of the 19th century and in the second part at the beginning of the 20th century and the… Continue reading The Cheese Factory – Simone van der Vlugt
The Confused Guinea Pig – Paulien Cornelisse
My book review of 'The Confused Guinea Pig' written by Paulien Cornelisse In my view The story follows a guinea pig with a nine to five office job in marketing and communications at a company. It is not known which (fictional) company, that detail is left out, but it is also not needed to know.… Continue reading The Confused Guinea Pig – Paulien Cornelisse
The One Memory of Flora Banks – Emily Barr
Cover from goodreads.com My book review of 'The One Memory of Flora Banks' written by Emily Barr In my view About the story, tips, tricks and so on… reading speed, general storyline oke, assumptions, popular book or not, subject like it or not The story starts with the 17-years-old main character Flora Banks. She lives… Continue reading The One Memory of Flora Banks – Emily Barr
Miss Austen – Gill Hornby
Book cover from Hebban.nl My book review of 'Miss Austen' written by Gill Hornby In my view A lot has been written about Jane Austen and her works. But not so often you stumble upon a book focussing on one of her relatives: her beloved sister Cassandra Austen. Before I read this book, I did… Continue reading Miss Austen – Gill Hornby
Princess in the Polder – Astrid Harrewijn
Dutch cover from astridharrewijn.nl My book review of 'Princess in the polder' written by Astrid Harrewijn In my view The story title The title of the book asks for some pré assumptions. Your assumption could be that it is about a princess. A real one like you discover more often in novels and fairytales. So… Continue reading Princess in the Polder – Astrid Harrewijn
Halloween Books 2020
This weekend it is Halloween so I have written a blog post with a set thrilling books to read for this years home edition. Photo by Lucie Liz on Pexels.com The books are sorted in alphabetical order by title and followed by the year of publication and the author of the book. A Cosmology of… Continue reading Halloween Books 2020
Five Feet Apart – Rachael Lippincott | Mikki Daughtry | Tobias Iaconis
Cover from goodreads.com My book review of 'Five Feet Apart' written by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. In my view This novel is about three young people who fight against Cystic Fibrosis. Frequently called 'CF' in the book. Cystic Fibrosis is chronic hereditary disorder that can be very life-threatening because it affects the… Continue reading Five Feet Apart – Rachael Lippincott | Mikki Daughtry | Tobias Iaconis
Challenge #100DaysOfReading
#100DaysOfReading This challenge is a well known challenge in the series of #100DaysOfX challenges. Many people in the bookcommunity have heard about it, sometimes participated in it, and are hosting also often their own "[numberofdays][reading]" challenges or "[time/theme based][readathon]"s. The #100DaysOfX challenges exists for circa 2,5 years now. And because I am studying Software Engineering… Continue reading Challenge #100DaysOfReading