🇬🇧 bookish reviews 🇳🇱
From the first page, the beautiful prose of this novella gripped me and never let me go. I was absolutely mesmerized by all the flowing sentences, how it made the story somehow bigger. Arch-conspirator is a retelling of the Greek tragedy of Antigone, and I'd never heard of it before. I debated if I should… Continue reading Arch-conspirator – Veronica Roth
One For All has something unique: POTS rep! As I have POTS myself, I thought I’d start with this, as for me this is one of the best of the stories: to feel seen. Of course the rep was amazing as it’s ownvoices, but also the narrative surrounding disability was amazing and very recognizable. How… Continue reading One For All – Lillie Lainoff
In het vervloekte hart is een fantasy verhaal met horror elementen, geïnspireerd op koloniaal Suriname. Ik hou ervan als een boek diepe thema’s heeft en dat was zeker het geval bij dit boek! De lijnen met de geschiedenis zijn subtiel, maar als je er iets van af weet kun je het zeker terugzien, dat is… Continue reading In het vervloekte hart – Rima Orie
Vespertine was one of my most anticipated releases of 2021, so I was not happy when it took months for my preorder copy to arrive, and when it was postponed to a year I decided to cancel and pay triple money for one that suprisingly would arrive a day later (that never happens, to get… Continue reading Vespertine – Margaret Rogerson
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree is a low stakes fantasy book, based a bit on the world of DnD. We follow Viv, an orc, who’s had enough of adventuring and wants to open up a coffee shop. Which might be a tiny bit problematic when no one’s even heard of coffee. It might be… Continue reading Legends & Lattes – Travis Baldree
The Alchemy of Sorrow is a short stories anthology by 13 different authors, with fantasy or sci fi stories about grief and healing. I love fantasy, short stories and deep themes so this anthology seems like it was made for me! And it didn’t disappoint at all, I loved the stories and their depth. I… Continue reading The Alchemy of Sorrow Anthology
I didn’t really know what to expect when I requested A Taste of Gold and Iron, but I was pleasantly surprised. This book is so amazing! It is set in a sort of Ottoman empire, with low fantasy element of some people being able to determine metals by touch, and some people from another country… Continue reading A Taste of Gold and Iron – Alexandra Rowland
I was really excited I got an e-arc for The Dragon’s Promise, as I loved Six Crimson Cranes! However, I have to say this sequel fell a little flat for me, and I kinda wished Six Crimson Cranes had been expanded a little to be a standalone. We start off exactly at the cliffhanger, where… Continue reading The Dragon’s Promise – Elizabeth Lim
Let me start by mentioning how much I love Nadine Brandes’ books! I loved all five of them, the depth, the characters, the spiritual lessons and themes included. However, I ended up merely liking this book, which means I think it was OK, just not mind blowing. And that makes me a bit sad, when… Continue reading Wishtress – Nadine Brandes
A Darkness at the Door by Intisar Khanani begins right where The Theft of Sunlight ended, which is a good thing because that cliffhanger was a bit evil to be honest. So please know this is the second book in a duology and my review will contain spoilers for the previous two books. As I… Continue reading A Darkness At The Door (Dauntless Path #3) – Intisar Khanani
Together We Burn is set in an amazing Latin inspired world, where instead of bulls they fight DRAGONS in an arena. Yes, it is epic. Zarela’s dad is one of the Dragonadors and they own an arena. Ater her mother’s death, Zarela dances flamenco before the fights, and her life seems to be going well,… Continue reading Together We Burn – Isabel Ibañez
The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones is a heist story set in a fantasy world based on Welsh mythology. A former spy master tries to form a group to topple the regime of the evil prince (and as a side effect getting very rich) through an impossible quest no one managed to do before. But… Continue reading The Drowned Woods – Emily Lloyd-Jones
Barones der doden is een korte fantasy (met lichte horror) novelle van Britt Zwijnenberg, en gaat over Siza die samen met haar vriendin Nesrin een opleiding gaat volgen bij de barones Barthory, maar al snel komen ze erachter dat er iets duisters aan de gang is… De proloog begint meteen al goed, daar zit duidelijk… Continue reading Barones der doden – Britt Zwijnenberg
Rosaria Munda has made even more characters for me to care deeply about. Great. Like I didn’t have enough feels and fear for my old ones. Honestly, it is the theme of this book: MORE. The world is a lot bigger, and we get a POV inside Julia’s society. And there’s so much going on,… Continue reading Flamefall – Rosaria Munda
Ok I need to write a coherent review but to be honest I’m just fangirling a lot. This book needs to be a hype. I’ll start off with a list of why’s: 21st century dragon slayers are BADASSAnd dragons are badass too though I also want to cuddle them. There is this thing called a… Continue reading Fire With Fire – Destiny Soria
I was really hoping that the third book in the Glass Alliance series would meet my high expectations, since the first two books blew me away. And I can tell you: me expectations were exceeded. So much! I can proudly present to you: my new favorite series EVER. This is an extreme honor, as this… Continue reading Southern Sun, Northern Star – Joanna Hathaway
I would classify The Art of Saving the World as urban scifi with a pince of fantasy. Honestly, it defines genres because it’s so unique! But before I go into that, let me tell you a bit what it’s about. When Hazel Stanczak was born, a giant rift appeared beside her house. And if she… Continue reading The Art of Saving the World – Corinne Duyvis
This book. It’s original and heartwarming and FLUFFY. Yes I just called a book fluffy. This is a book you need to read when you’re at your lowest. When you’re insecure or afraid or when the world is overwhelming. This book is for the misfits and the ones that feel like they won’t belong. Above… Continue reading The House in the Cerulean Sea – T.J. Klune
Ok raise your hands if you desperately need a sequel to Beauty and the Beast? Yup I think that’s almost everyone. And Emma Theriault wrote it! Make place on those tbr’s because this is a book that a lot of readers will love, especially if you’re actually YA in age, and I think this book… Continue reading Rebel Rose – Emma Theriault
(English below)Let op: deze recensie bevat spoilers voor De terugkeer van de koningin! Ik zal eerlijk bekennen, ik was een beetje bang om in “Het verzet van de koningin” te beginnen na de spetterende finale van boek 1. Hoezeer ik ook genoten heb van “De terugkeer van de koningin” dat nog steeds een aantal jaar… Continue reading Het verzet van de koningin (The Queen’s Resistance) – Rebecca Ross
Yellow Mockingjay 