🇬🇧 bookish reviews 🇳🇱
“For the girl who is not okay. For the boy who wonders if it’ll ever get better. This story is for you.” In Coral we follow 3 different characters: mermaid Coral, the human girl Brooke and a boy named Merrick. Before this story starts, the author gives a special trigger warning, and that one already… Continue reading Coral by Sara Ella
On wings of Devotion by Roseanna M. White is the second book in the Codebreakers series, but it can be read very well as a standalone, that is how I read it! Though I admit I did get curious when I found out that one of the side characters I loved the most, Margot de… Continue reading On Wings of Devotion – Roseanna M. White
I may have been annoying everyone around me with random dog facts I learned from this book. My mom facepalmed when I brought up another during lunch. So this book is totally worth reading in my opinion! This book is basically a collection of short stories, each story taking only a few pages, and that’s… Continue reading The History of the World in Fifty Dogs by Mackenzi Lee
The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear is the tenth book in the Daughter of the Mayflower series, though each book is a standalone and does not feature characters from other books. As it’s been my privilege to read most of this series, I’ve followed all the stories through American history and I’ve learned quite a… Continue reading The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear
Sometimes a book is everything you want. I’ve been searching for a book like this, and have never found it in all these years. The requirements were quite simple: a book where chronic illness is presented as normal, nothing more, nothing less. No heroic teenager who bravely fights on and inspires other people, no one… Continue reading Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz
“You’ve had one moment of clarity and now you think you have all the answers.” She gave a grim smile. “Take a breath, Thomas. There has always been fear. There will always be fear. It’s up to us to stand tall, even when the fear demands we bow down to it.” Why is it always… Continue reading Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
Aiming for Love is the first book in the Brides of Hope Mountain series by Mary Connealy. You can notice this is not Mary’s first book, as you just fly through the pages with excellent pacing, there isn’t a dull moment. For me, it was a very fast read too. The story is very original,… Continue reading Aiming for Love by Mary Connealy
No yellow couch today, but I hope I’m making it up with hand sewn tiny boats! 😉 I still can’t believe I got an e-arc for The Girl the Sea Gave Back. One of my most anticipated releases of 2019! Sky in the Deep was one of the few 5 star reads of 2018 so… Continue reading The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
Elizabeth Camden is one of my autobuy authors. I see a new book, I click “add to cart” and then patiently wait 6 months for it to be released. This time I got extremely lucky as I was able ro read an advance e-copy and the waiting was cut short! And I’m so glad it… Continue reading The Spice King by Elizabeth Camden
Ben ik heel erg als ik zeg dat dit eigenlijk gewoon een gevalletje mooie cover is? Ik zag hem, en ik wilde hem. Toen zag ik dat er een signeersessie was bij boekhandel Veenendaal en toen wilde ik er meteen heen - maar de boekhandel in Veenendaal zat dicht. Het was boekhandel Veenendaal in Amersfoort.… Continue reading De Zwendelprins van Rima Orie
Most of us know her, a wise older women with twinkles in her eye and a never ending supply of tea and cookies. She, who looks you in the eye and asks one simple question and all of a sudden you’re telling her your life’s struggles while she listens and rocks her chair. When you… Continue reading Suffering is Never for Nothing by Elizabeth Elliot
I'm in love with the Dutch cover In “In Mijn Hoofd” volgen we de 11-jarige Melody, een meisje met de diagnose cerebrale parese (CP), waardoor ze niet kan praten en moeite met motoriek heeft waardoor communiceren eigenlijk onmogelijk wordt gemaakt. Hierdoor weten haar ouders en de rest van de wereld niet hoe ontzettend slim ze… Continue reading Out of My Mind (In mijn hoofd) by Sharon M. Draper
The Express Bride is the ninth installment of the Mayflower series, written by Kimberley Woodhouse. I can’t believe we’re at nine already! They are all standalones so you don’t need to read other books in other to enjoy this one. And can I just mention how GORGEOUS this cover is? It’s my favorite so far.… Continue reading The Express Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse
Until the Mountains Fall is the third book in the Cities of Refuge series by Connilyn Cossette. It can be read indepently, I did that because I got an e-arc for this book, but I ordered book 1&2 immediately after finishing this book because there are characters from former books making an appearances and I’ve… Continue reading Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette
Ann Gabhart goes back to the Shaker communities in her newest novel, The Refuge. And I’m here for it! I’ve reread The Outsider (the first about Shakers) so many times and still get teary eyes at the end so I couldn’t wait to get into this book! Ann’s writing has matured quite a bit, as… Continue reading The Refuge by Ann Gabhart
Flight of the Raven starts exactly where Mark of the Raven ends. If you’ve read it, you’ll know what I mean but let me just say it’s pretty spectacular and YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW MORE. Well, we definitely got to know more! The journey goes on to Damien’s kingdom and there we have a… Continue reading Flight of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse
This book is just as previous as the MC Sam. I’ve been crying throughout this book and I don’t know why (I’ve been informed many others cried to so I’m not the only one but feelings are confusing lol). Also what I absolutely loved was the awesome autism representation! I have a feeling we actually… Continue reading The Boy Who Steals Houses by CG Drews
The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep follows a young woman who is neglected by her family as she makes her way across the country, towards her new husband who she has dances with once. However, the road is quite perilous with highwayman, and one handsome rugged lawman comes to her aid... and more trouble arises.… Continue reading The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep
“The bond of family spans miles, memory and time.” Romanov was my most anticipated book of 2019. I love Nadine’s writing, the A Time to Die series changed my life (or at least my perspective on life), and then Fakwes, which made me doubt alongside Thomas in what was right and wrong and how to… Continue reading Romanov by Nadine Brandes
I must say, I had a rough start but it turned into AWESOME. I didn’t like the MC Aspasia at all and that lasted like half the book... After the truly wonderful kind person that is Shalia (MC of book 1), Aspasia is very much the opposite, she’s very closed and very morally grey and… Continue reading Imprison the Sky by AC Gaughen
Yellow Mockingjay 