Books

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

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Books

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

Books

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

Books, Challenge, Technology

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

Blog, Technology

Redesign and Introduction Sophie’s Tech

Hi readers! Sophie's Blog has a new logo and the blog is redesigned!The past couple of weeks I have been thinking about refocusing and therefor redesigning the blog. My interests are widely spread and vary from books, films, series, sports and travel to code, gadgets, games and other tech-related stuff. Because both areas have sometimes… Continue reading Redesign and Introduction Sophie’s Tech

Books

Dunkirk to Belsen – John Sadler

The memoirs of several soldiers, the letters of several leading officers, speeches of highly ranked persons and even songs sang while marching; are all described in this extraordinary memoirfull book about World War II. The story is in particular following the Durham Light Infantry. So very detailed! Enjoy reading! Loves from Sophie

Blog, Culture, Events

Happy Easter 2020!

I wish you all a healthy and happy Easter 2020! Hereby a homemade chocolate framboise - raspberry - cake decorated with fondant and marzipan. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2qVrZHWz3/ Stay home, stay healthy and enjoy the little things such as baking and decorating for example :). Loves from Sophie

Films

Ad Astra (2019)

Poster design by BLT Communications, LLCSource: Impawards In my view... The film Ad Astra is a psychological thriller which story takes mostly place in space. Astronaut major Roy McBride is asked to make contact with his long lost father in space, astronaut dr. Clifford McBride. The organisation thinks he is still alive and the key… Continue reading Ad Astra (2019)

Series

Zoo | Season One

Zoo | Season One Poster In my view... The series is about animals from some particular places and a little bit from all over the world. Which animals are belonging to the same species and the same families, is briefly explained throughout the series. When I started with the Zoo series, I expected the series… Continue reading Zoo | Season One

Blog

Blog News #1

Welcome to the first blog news blog post in the new series on Sophie's Blog! In this blog post a recap of all recent published blog posts.And the second part of the blog news is about a weekly theme and some nice social posts I stumbled upon surrounding this theme. The socials are Instagram, Pinterest,… Continue reading Blog News #1