🇬🇧 bookish reviews 🇳🇱
De vergeten vloek van Britt Zwijnenberg is een retelling van Beauty and the Beast/Belle en het beest, maar dan nét even anders. Allereerst, ik vind het echt bijzonder hoe een kort verhaal zoveel diepte en plot kan bevatten, het was echt alsof ik een heel boek las! Ik ben zelf ook groot fan van korte… Continue reading De vergeten vloek – Britt Zwijnenberg
The Night Ends With Fire by K.X. Song is a Mulan retelling set in a fantasy world resembling ancient China. Meilin lives with her addicted and abusive father in relative peace, until she must marry with a man who seems to be just as abusive as her father. Meilin decides she wants freedom, wants to… Continue reading The Night Ends with Fire – K.X. Song
Lang leve de keizer van Britt Zwijnenberg is een fantasy van eigen bodem. We volgen Usiu, een 16-jarig meisje dat haar hele leven heeft gehoord dat de keizer het beste met haar land voor heeft en voor voorspoed heeft gezorgd, maar fel tegen magie is. Dan blijkt dat ze zelf magie heeft, en geeft ze… Continue reading Lang Leve de Keizer – Britt Zwijnenberg
In ”De C is voor Celia” van Heleen Blesgraaf volgen we, zoals de titel al doet vermoeden, Celia. Er komt ineens heel veel op haar af als ze een tv serie bij haar thuis gaan opnemen, omdat ze een groot gezin heeft. Daarnaast zit ze in het laatste jaar van de havo, wordt ze gepest… Continue reading De C is voor Celia – Heleen Blesgraaf
A Prayer for Vengeance by Leanne Schwartz is a story about a girl turned to stone, and an autistic boy who accidently revives her. I couldn’t wait to read this one, as autism rep in a fantasy story is quite rare. But this book is so much more than just autism, there are so many… Continue reading A Prayer for Vengeance – Leanne Schwartz
This is the year T. Kingfisher took over my TBR and my monthly favorites. I try to read other books in between so I won’t reach a book slump, but it’s hard as they keep staring at me… so imagine my joy when I got an e-arc of T. Kingfisher’s newest book: Thornhedge! I was… Continue reading Thornhedge – T. Kingfisher
Ace notes is a perfect gift for someone who just found out about their ace identity. It covers a lot of topics in an engaging writing style which makes it hard to stop reading. The information is broken up with interviews, which probably makes it easier to read for most, but for me the interviews… Continue reading Ace Notes – Michele Kirichanskaya
The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten is a mesmerizing fast paced fantasy with many twists and turns.We follow Lore, a poison runner for her two moms, which is quite illegal in this fantasy world where poison can lengthen your life, if taken correctly. Lore also has death magic, which is a bit mysterious and hazy… Continue reading The Foxglove King – Hannah Whitten
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
Nederlands staat hieronder. As Long As the Lemon Trees grow is one of those books that should be mandatory reading, if I were not against forcing books upon people. Ok so just picture me gently pushing this book into your TBR pile. Because it needs to be read and these truths need to be wider… Continue reading As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow / Zolang de citroenbomen bloeien – Zoulfa Katouh
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
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
Als groot fan van deze serie heb ik het idee dat ‘ie met elk boek beter wordt! En dat geldt dan ook zeker voor De Queeste van Adrian Montague. We beginnen in Engeland, waar Adrian in het geheim een beetje in opstand komt tegen zijn vader door politieke pamfletten te schrijven over rechten voor arbeiders.… Continue reading De queeste van Adrian Montague – Mackenzi Lee
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
Aces Wild is about Jack, a rich kid from Las Vegas who is attending a boarding school (and true to his legacy, set up an illegal gambling club), who finds out his mom is going to prison for fraud. He suspects her rival is behind this and will stop at nothing to prove this. He… Continue reading Aces Wild: A Heist – Amanda DeWitt
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
Yellow Mockingjay 