tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51455958806610165032023-12-11T07:46:49.092+01:00BiteIntoBooksA blog about books, books and more books! It contains reviews, memes, booktags, giveaways and all the other booklove you can think of.Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.comBlogger640125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-79307085908575046912023-02-28T16:51:00.002+01:002023-02-28T16:51:26.652+01:00Final Chapter<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I have been taking a blogging break and I'm not gonna beat around the bush; This will be my final blogpost for the foreseeable future.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The blogging break has been amazing for me. I've been finding new joy in reading, have been reading more than ever, have found joy in journaling and have been picking up games that I love again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Not having the pressure to write a review or a blogpost every few days has been amazing for me. Reading has again become something relaxing for me, instead of a must.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I do miss you guys, my audience, the people who visit my blog and comment and who have been a part of my life for the last 6 years.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">So please, do follow me on Goodreads or on Instagram as @biteintobooks or for my personal account as @esthorro</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">This domain will stay up, because this blog is my baby and I cannot imagine me not coming back to it one day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Thanks for all the support and love that you all (this community) have given me.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Esther out.</span></p>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-26814439970778956002022-12-27T13:52:00.004+01:002022-12-27T13:53:40.481+01:00I'm taking a 3 month break!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I have been pondering and weighing and doubting, but the decision is final!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I'm taking a blogging break 😊.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I have been reading A LOT this year, but I have not been feeling the need to write reviews the past 6 months. I have tried to tone it down, but I just don't think it's working for now.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">My blog has been online for 6 years and I'm so grateful for all the people I have met and got to know, but for now I'm taking a break. I will re-evaluate this in March of 2023.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">You can still find me on Goodreads and Instagram!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">When I feel the need to hop on your blogs I will do so, but I'm not making any promises. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">And if I feel the need to come back earlier, I will of course do this!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Esther out.</span></p>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-16123995815769979902022-12-21T13:39:00.001+01:002022-12-21T13:41:50.019+01:00Two Recent Reads #3: The Midnight Library & Owl and the Electric Samurai<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Today I will be writing two short reviews for two of my most recent reads!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The long anticipated <i>The Midnight Library and </i>the fantasy, vampire book <i>Owl and the Electric Samurai (The Adventures of Owl #3).</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o7AnF3j6WdPahN0hq5PFyV8z7WrylpFkZYIs0SxKS29I_Z5IoPFxPYCojJwn79A-DiwdsYwVuqLjwXDKA0FfgvdgEQ7OSis2olPTX8KdZCGKIUEb5_pKGiVJbhFbNL7YovCqSWJSvy0q_JVXE0Z4Zgt7yUXINni9l8uO9JbBUOSBznQDruecpy7_/s320/3.png" /></div></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqdaWULxliKG2bQZ01aPL2eCoSXvL_3lEeWSPsNYR6PELIf08Ki-tgdC1LbO--Gq2X_s2t0zIuwIxLyKCJr_r7xShfnDDXzwjD40SJ2s-tseVnAC40Pun31wn2kiKC6tLzGEekiJ7l-0Q5BmdflOonPllU4YCVsB_57GBkTSzDcpHauJw-IGZDTCW/s500/Midnight%20Library.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqdaWULxliKG2bQZ01aPL2eCoSXvL_3lEeWSPsNYR6PELIf08Ki-tgdC1LbO--Gq2X_s2t0zIuwIxLyKCJr_r7xShfnDDXzwjD40SJ2s-tseVnAC40Pun31wn2kiKC6tLzGEekiJ7l-0Q5BmdflOonPllU4YCVsB_57GBkTSzDcpHauJw-IGZDTCW/w259-h400/Midnight%20Library.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>Author: </b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Matt Haig</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Pages: </b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">288</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Genres: </b>Fiction, Fantasy</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>August 13th 2020</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Physical copy<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>4.03</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>My score:</b></span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1SFF2OwwOEmEEqP1bUqKxVhJj9jh6ld6UMZZCfd-Hst7bgYfrWkIFMD6bsmTp9TZXhVBCUeHskVnkcdcRTQJBMMpS-Feb-2luNZoK2Gm_jguofFgxyhhNI-hM6X97N0-pKe5S8AZGOi9N9OsJr-NpzkG4xAaBOe5rc_bkNiAgqoip3PTuzTg_xn5/s320/Appeltjes%20(1).png" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56578056-the-midnight-library" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Sanne for reading this book with me! I was <b>anticipating</b> this book for so long, that I even had two copies at some point...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The book did NOT disappoint!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The story was <b>very unique</b>, original and thought through in a beautiful way. It was such a thrilling idea to be able to see all the options a person can have in their life. The book made me realize that we, as humans, are very fortunate to make our <b>own choices</b>, even in the smallest of things.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">On teeny tiny part that disappointed me was the fact that the book could have easily been <b>100 pages longer</b> so we could see Nora explore more of her different lives. But that's all I can come up with.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I loved the <b>ending</b> and felt like it was thrilling and beautiful and it was all I wanted from a standalone book.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I do not feel any regret for sticking with the audiobooks in this series. The <b>narrator</b> is amazing with the accents and voices she does and that makes it so easy and fun to listen to.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I think that this is my favorite book in the Owl Series so far. If I gave half apples, I would have given this one 3.5.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The story was <b>easier to follow</b>, although I did feel like the ending was a bit of a <b>mumble jumble</b> of things and I didn't want to keep rewinding, so I just listened through. I</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> feel like the books might need a bit of an edit, because I can't count how many "baleful meows" the cat did and there were more<b> repetitions</b> like this in the book.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I was a bit sad that Nadia wasn't too much in this book, but the <b>ending was so good</b>, that I'm really pumped for the next book. Hopefully I can end this series with a 4 star rating?</span></div>
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Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-81049987948618950302022-12-16T08:14:00.000+01:002022-12-16T08:14:09.408+01:00ABC Book Challenge Letter S<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdsb_E41a7lqVcEkgMzNtmJzp2gMl7NTY64DHWntZk3f_8FOLE9Rtql1TIBLqOULSC2eyEYSREVkfD2TrZXzVOTutncbzMDTvRxeOe__I21UrVSnh3tRceHkgroh65M_PD1SjC2SBLLyr9egdp0qSHJJvGkXlF858DDnjMIEH5XueN1-qKu9QYf9g/s364/ABC%20Booktag%20S.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="364" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdsb_E41a7lqVcEkgMzNtmJzp2gMl7NTY64DHWntZk3f_8FOLE9Rtql1TIBLqOULSC2eyEYSREVkfD2TrZXzVOTutncbzMDTvRxeOe__I21UrVSnh3tRceHkgroh65M_PD1SjC2SBLLyr9egdp0qSHJJvGkXlF858DDnjMIEH5XueN1-qKu9QYf9g/s320/ABC%20Booktag%20S.png" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Today I'm going to continue the ABC Book Challenge. I'm on my way to the end of the alphabet! I've seen this Challenge on various blogs in all kinds of different ways. I hope you'll like the way I'm approaching this!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Feel free to join in.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Let's dive right in!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><b>Memorable books with S</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfMQOKgJ-X3IC7PTA3eOzRcc-Y7YxZeYn__UM5ezGB6rPGuNFeKr_eOzx9TXoCSrToyKYC5cIYJ00FBYLEtDi_gSPreNgM5Q4CEY-NvouGgcBBPtt2JXhYhvQykche_W3N3ufub-aJuRG-0PKSmS0aZewUXSLsWj4pBXJPQyYMVJHT9qie_Oi3xbs/w131-h200/Sorcery%20of%20Thorns.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54189398-the-spanish-love-deception" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHKHOWv-ppUDucfnyusRVBE0TaYnJ9z01gmM-NVkK9RQbsiKNBjFgUFTRzxQhkIpkATH4YBcFUACWVWoLO9ERVrTZBfdgcFuyZQlWDKyaDpRdf82FbG9ZanR6ykKBIw0agSqkALkwvojEzslP4yrHYOLJkfe544Hv9gcB4zZBaH50TP8KGT_tVh-Q/w125-h200/spanish%20love%20deception.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33784284-stalking-jack-the-ripper" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFPHbslGtIhATVFW5yDIEXz9xDosxHd9vIrUf_eAR4Jmi1ZYRbvgSfmIIdCJ5-EFLfLaIrChwZ_r-Cgzmf9kGhhWv_AJ8e3v_UXM74D2UXCy56FrJUTWYSVqzEfWwu6rhwnEemcWPlfT7OMetfRM-vv_jznqL_IiX6eOilKJeXEOaHoyDBJqdvSRT/w133-h200/Stalking%20Jack%20the%20Ripper.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28449207-strange-the-dreamer" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4b9hjv0tSeJwiqPiQzmT0COfiM7fJjSThd-j2mk5Pko6Y_5hKC5nXFHcCUw_3Wgeo4dTpSbUTQOgcMXnXQ-I1F8NZ9DmuB94izfsOKbkWtpfon0cq2cEMDnq-B-GQmzrks7ct30XJTrlcOFFIHpLNB0M8r6mtd4WY7hbbyGjkchzXybQ-42qAQar-/w133-h200/Strange%20the%20Dreamer.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;">Spotlight author with S</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12504.Karin_Slaughter" target="_blank">Karin Slaughter</a></b>, author of <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21718.Blindsighted?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LbxkkzjwOA&rank=1" target="_blank">The Grant County series</a></i> & <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21717.Triptych" target="_blank">The Will Trent series</a></i></span><i style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QEI0mV30HAixTeesw3ovOVCOdip3uzTMJ7e69NVUYbJOwVyU4vjKvPhTXKw2FXEOcTwNl27JrcwJSD_wBWpaoseN0ey58ftkKEJJ4RH7KpAwGdJ0izjlekjrttar5SRTujddkXQZ4TjhgUrvCrxNXVOlXXh-bhmVvY2_HWwiILJtrl3zRq_LrXDB/w213-h320/12504.jpg" width="213" /> <a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2018/10/review-good-daughter-good-daughter-1.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_BPn6K8LVKVdmri-MR00xMAVK5IuEFyy1Pm8yUc9yoNFyo98ETEM1QS50qCZuAFgoP2ALHITB1HNMQdzpqf06EO0hWA-IlF1kjgsRE8H9HiVHITYJDWQqvdUwA_9qPbMN0LlN5R1s0aWTYM_V5N9UUzaDECpnfV8wL5XNUCdUyhZLzq73DJeSw1R/s320/The%20Good%20Daughter.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><br /></div></div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-57014644579990498942022-12-11T15:51:00.001+01:002022-12-11T15:51:57.495+01:00Booktag: Unhaul #7<p><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="500" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNV57XJ0OPbqmm48JDUsD-VfnBCwoLLT7Iy4-OQ1DYHhHtnClZ8HIoMwbgUOyK6ZPsanFTQugZTV8OOP9w0UL0tjJxCB6vFkM78z6hR-DOmWskBjD-d_9t7t_pBvVfA_KVlNEntE3_98/s320/UNHAUL.png" width="320" /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Since I keep adding books to my TBR, but never remove any, I decided to do another unhaul. In today's edition, some books that have been on my TBR for YEARS will be asked to leave or stay there...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">My TBR is so big, that it sometimes scares me. I decided to visit my own Goodreads shelves and to TRY and unhaul 10 books.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #351c75;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please feel free to participate and unhaul some of your books. I'd love to know what books you decided to unhaul!</div></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLx2QOUirqBlNNz40wzJSUrvIW4pLZeZnDf6FcwZ25PpVgsB1rVYYhUxprpqA48TR5TdOHj-XTd1g-geZqMPTdpdv3QhB3-xanUO-SFNUN8NJK_THD0tWlaKTqj4JgAVVhLMEKHPiefYZClD9rJBt9Y956H_N799Q3Eyw-znzpKiZa08m0-R1kBcp1/s320/24664099.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1498373.Eat_Drink_and_Be_Married" target="_blank">Eat, Drink and Be Married</a> </i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">by Eve Makis</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I have no clue why this was on my TBR, because this does not sound or look appealing to me at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Go!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhow-GTaCH-6n_vdtaJhIx2FIJNFSyRpTA6HiGg1bcFjvmoqGlETQlw0tV7zqb0DNCkihJwVjUxSuhNBYFl0zcHt0AXGRua7SxYDEREszp6SsW8FaRJLImP8Uz13jTvQkX84duvRFAzumqbsGf964LyRbQ_tfDOw3MdsZoSytRJp-51dflCoFopxOqE/s320/Im%20not%20scared.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883718.I_m_Not_Scared" target="_blank">I'm Not Scared</a> </i>by Niccolò Ammaniti</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I read the synopsis in Dutch and was gripped by it. Moved over to the English one and didn't feel like reading it at all. So weird how synopsises can be so different. I'm going off on the Dutch one and keep this one a little longer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Keep!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRanSqQgVUgKp3zOhx5koERA-sbyvt_q1cwDakKzBBQo4Ig7nJlbMi-N9TROhRGkLm7WnHCGntBnih90CUVL-7y0QQxE7GjX2Rbk3XAYlE5rmA7L84KFxNFZAhA1RaDR1Pg9zJE-j6h3sBGDCLpHy3aQQz0Ibiu-pGxhZj-a8pY0VrZk7Eq3P9GAd3/s320/Memory%20Keepers%20Daughter.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10441.The_Memory_Keeper_s_Daughter" target="_blank">The Memory Keeper's Daughter</a> </i>by Kim Edwards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">This has been on my shelves for so long, without me ever really diving into what this book is about. It sounds like a heart-breaking story and the synopsis made me very curious.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Keep!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzeBoQRBOOIMiqNSbHtNl_qgMf95t-YJScFmU2QNtOR6gdFu84tUivbj5Sb92YHUNAUyFuW_MTz1eb1J4Y5O8CZrYqnnk51tAkezHxXCxmi7KIM0EJ5eH-j8ipKvG4HniqGpVqp0n9QKwA2dawAwg7c-p-k5rKnPGUDJTTG76PgSKY8bpjQeK_-rj/s320/the%20name%20of%20the%20rose.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694005-the-name-of-the-rose" target="_blank">The Name of the Rose</a> </i>by Umberto Eco</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">This book has been loved by many people, but I'm not convinced and I feel like it's just a bit too long for a book that I'm not sure about...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Go!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWGbF0p5vomO4aj4OqWsvHUU9wy_h3evp1xTxxQ7BVkajb7VQABTzGNu7uOZOnbjwDwr29thCD_lWZL2cGqtzJtFG3IF1U521_iQIQVijfvanIoq8sI9Vc9M2UsJCI8rmCacfqrSBSyiTCfvMZZMl9DBxCu-AlxJ56n5x2x1pBr9C3pe2Tw-3BHbM/w211-h320/a%20walk%20in%20the%20park.jpg" width="211" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17974241-a-walk-in-the-park" target="_blank">A Walk in the Park</a> </i>by Jill Mansell</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I'm not a huge Jill Mansell fan, so I don't even know why this has been on my TBR for 7+ years, lol. The synopsis doesn't make me want to read this very bad, so off you go!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Go!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpk-iQPGYO6kowoLOwsSTo7oafE86UC2bk3hmWR0wfrfoNKiJBMjwu16Rf9fsImYa_gb28z1jMFXGEqnkhl7xuZJYFfGOGHTElQUep0SCi2Pjri_3-ni43zfHYVaKiLoA8_25QTg7nkKofAVgL1iTo-rlR3-eyIr5tAe3iujf_pt_vrZmIyS-mQLc/w207-h320/Hypnotist.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10851710-the-hypnotist" target="_blank">The Hypnotist</a></i> by Lars Kepler</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I have been excited to read this book for a VERY LONG time. Sadly for me, I have to finish some series before starting a new one, so this one has to wait a bit longer. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Keep!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJ9Sm-6UjqJDOAY188DHKhQpDh9Cn4-WDX83Rs5mA2GH6odNr9yGrKMpunZGosWikgJu36Bjiw7qjO_0XBJPKa9lROpDeS5nYsWhbQUR6lCXpKwPG7u-tXpuKzbh0jr-ztU4X1g7PWTNx6MPQI_gw-6Ea8lxseUgmSTDz_-Jy7JjtkVg5UBLxdPNJ/s320/welkcome%20to.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33727.Welcome_to_Temptation" target="_blank">Welcome to Temptation</a> </i>by Jennifer Crusie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I feel the same about this book as the Jill Mansell one. I'm just not gripped by the synopsis and I feel like this is not my kind of romance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Go!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH-fWazoRKtYMWbgKEZHXH_Zi1iyjx_AP-vjsMDV7lMfYTcgjtZmTXwWfKxDYIfAEfT2o5V1pag_NTsWeL2_QE1dD4Ux_WdictpuDJKwxjmNriMZJQGjMSKp115gANdnuVREzSKjmgBR-tI6PyvfllnM-2T1B2wxWwGXbuJubKd0auy2f3-jw1Ugr/s320/A%20thousand%20days%20in%20venice.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19179829-a-thousand-days-in-venice" target="_blank">A Thousand Days in Venice</a> </i>by Marlena de Blasi</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">When starting this list, I was like: This has been on my TBR for so long and I'm not interested so it will probably go. </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">But then I read the synopsis and it sounds amazing and summery and so lovely! Might save this one for the summer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Keep!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqaZPeWBqRbP-ru0psyUD3VgbQ4IPaHsx533IldOOYSSqgGDTxCNZXwJsvg3kMU06pt_ST61eFZnNs8_swF-oEp45YWqa1Kf-arFjJwzNJ5tStMy-SL_aKwpl0-qvhPDzw84xgU6aU4mtLuBgcfA5N0833Di61XHA7QaJDxtBhd3SQpQcxx984FTq/s320/123766.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18935041-if-only-it-were-true" target="_blank">If Only It Were True</a> </i>by Marc Levy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">This sounds like a really weird book to be honest, and the fact that it's only 177 pages doesn't make me want to pick it up either. Because it sounds like a difficult story to tell and I would want a proper book for it to be believable. Also, some of the things in the synopsis give me questions and not the good ones...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Go!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyA_Wl5Pgt0q9EU2r4qhKwi_k0ydYCQb1FcHDg-xvmtpsxAEGSzAZf10gVR4AXsqMZcUTqarwEtTEsBQPX5x0LCoE8WE-tQZtzPF7Sd6Tg8-f34mZL6zV87BCCnd1MLZWiQmMtC96vmLuG1wMFmUfE8m0ZJQDZs5krx5o5ydKWRZYEhITXUeszdaK/s320/From%20Doon%20With.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/748989.From_Doon_With_Death" target="_blank">From Doon With Death</a></i> by Ruth Rendell</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">If you start of your synopsis with "psychological suspense", "razor-sharp dialogue" and "plots that catch and hold like a noose", you have me! The book is pretty old, first published in 1964, but let's give it another try. (older books have never been my cup of tea)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Keep or Go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Keep!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>I was able to let go 5 out of 10 books.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>That leaves 903 books on my TBR.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Please let me know what you think of this unhaul.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Did I make some mistakes or do you agree?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="1200" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDWuZhDUQFRMnE2w_mOh-jCnzofVodPpu9fStNbfTzJGJ3VQbK7R0HQeHRTjoJ7DO8SoTebhJ5Ux9mVsEUmtDBJG_8zTu3MxI9_0e-6HaA5Tqua67I9TUDx4E9ersZHg5vT4YL0OY4lA/s640/Share+thoughts.png" width="640" /></span></div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-88407240365535260372022-11-30T10:04:00.000+01:002022-11-30T10:04:21.971+01:00November Wrap up - Book Haul & What to Expect Next Month<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Thank you all for the love, comments and suggestions last month, when I voiced that I'm <b>not sure</b> where I stand with my blog. For now I'm still here, and the format of doing 2 reviews at the same time seems to work. I also love doing Challenges and Booktags like TTT, Sunday Post and ABC Booktag.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Last two weeks were a bit harder <b>physically</b> for me. I had to visit a dental surgeon which left me in pain for a week and when I didn't need to take painkillers anymore I sprained my ankle. Sometimes I feel like a huge klutz!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I'm glad that I'm feeling good now. My <b>favorite month of the year</b> is around the corner. We actually just bought a huge Christmas tree. We can fit one, now that we have a bigger home. There are tons of fun things waiting for me in this month. Amazing nights and days with friends and family. I'm going on a trip to <b>London</b> this Sunday and I'm of course visiting the Harry Potter Studios. I'm also going on a trip to <b>Dusseldorf</b> in Germany; there is a huge Christmas Fair</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Enough fun things. I'm also still loving <b>my two jobs</b>; At the library and babysitting. I'm doing good. Thank you all for the comments and love and for visiting my blog. You are what keeps me here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#351c75" face="verdana">Thanks for sticking with my blog and for reading!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#351c75" face="verdana">Have a great month with loads of sunshine.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#351c75" face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">🎅</span></div>
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Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-15536850134939419402022-11-25T05:24:00.002+01:002022-11-25T05:33:46.369+01:00Two Recent Reads #2: Amalina and the Secrets of the Wailing Castle & The Circle<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">Today I will be writing two short reviews for two of my most recent reads!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The audiobook copy of fantasy book <i>Amalina and the Secrets of the Wailing Castle</i>, and dystopian book-to-movie <i>The Circle.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mKLS7zew6KgRvXjAvAcIa4fNDlq5NWbCRyE0OWW7H8lz9c_YFDW3Da8IKBa8SZ2SqmZbZGTYdJKZkQmY6KmYTVpH3rRklFa__3Nwnz537BAWXAXwFNoyj6rqKwYrZo-DrclKY3FT1yuwk-Y3rnD_Tq2W1zbnMeSFcGDZM8ViejzukDr2lPIU_WTV/s320/2.png" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Let's dive right in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"></span></div><a name='more'></a><br /><div><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl8lu2LpJI4GFyOR9kYUPFTEdfUXqSzCLA_6T9vkRwdmwQ4Ux5-clxxEDRHNjjeOgqIJ8AV4sdqCCaaTLiedKd3rGhvjKznNq1XiUYqHv5OMaQ9hk3nXJ77DU3emjq4GEzM0oXvSNen0FYxe5e-95zSL3NE8zQArPziUix26DZ4UCPHGV6G7wM5xE/s2560/Amalina.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl8lu2LpJI4GFyOR9kYUPFTEdfUXqSzCLA_6T9vkRwdmwQ4Ux5-clxxEDRHNjjeOgqIJ8AV4sdqCCaaTLiedKd3rGhvjKznNq1XiUYqHv5OMaQ9hk3nXJ77DU3emjq4GEzM0oXvSNen0FYxe5e-95zSL3NE8zQArPziUix26DZ4UCPHGV6G7wM5xE/w266-h400/Amalina.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Author: </b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">C.L. Holmes</span></div><div><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Pages: </b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">286 / 12h 58m</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Genres: </b>Fantasy</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>December 17th 2019</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Audible, promo code from author</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>Not enough ratings</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>My score:</b></span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyICWeOKYu3730MwdBsCAkBU4gw8qe6uRNJTI8hVz0GFVgfu58IAeua6FDZTFORj3ZXfMtL-1KWmXwWO-IskXM-fDIeQBeUMx5fq8YBLN-UobfNbELWkDjVoCfyJg_-XW0mU9ezI-rIVNcbzT43Psz_FqHlp05gONQ9unq9KlpG_dj8UGqRgnYGLX/s320/Appeltjes33.png" /></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56121122-amalina-and-the-secrets-of-the-wailing-castle" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The start of this book was really exciting for me, it felt </span><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">magical</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">, like a fairytale and I'm sure the narrator did that for me too. What a great man that is!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">After the intro, the story fell a <b>bit flat</b> for me; I felt myself wandering off with my thoughts, which is always a bit of a red flag for me in Audiobooks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The <b>setting</b> for this book was great, and that's what made it most interesting for me, in combinatoin with the narrator. The creepy wailing at night and Amalina wandering this dark castle. If you're into a dark fantasy/vampire book, I'd recommend this one! I'm not sure if I'm continuing this series; so many books, so little time!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1EUJ8dHNhtWrMQZl6Sy7aLcJcYcKNXvaK&usp=sharing" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3eiYXnmSbDTnPMbM5rDCxqE8FwwKJ7b39SBRx3moPyYtbzpan6csrr4Y6rPOd_RPuHl2E0CnMHI9OlW8yMt-2gp-Atvq_xuOH-p86hqw4EXe4do25zouf7IQrdeHrdSK8NhIsoBfPxeg87ebnynQFAYjUGs5gUaNtit345svkr8tFl_ZWpCoIdae/s320/Bookish%20Map.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47cLmRylKPI_pJiviZx0-r5Zxy_MtuENvtmm44E7frxSKyN4xla1CCopMJUC3rpE_pOTg6WWCmWCIjfaCBU56kvnm7ZGWsZGH0RQ_KbQL08EytPQY2kFJd3g-mOEtT50OdPX0SP1_PKdNAc9izrGjxt1_Hm6mLUXN1XkaLR5uliZaXCLxsOMIjF7e/s428/The%20Circle.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47cLmRylKPI_pJiviZx0-r5Zxy_MtuENvtmm44E7frxSKyN4xla1CCopMJUC3rpE_pOTg6WWCmWCIjfaCBU56kvnm7ZGWsZGH0RQ_KbQL08EytPQY2kFJd3g-mOEtT50OdPX0SP1_PKdNAc9izrGjxt1_Hm6mLUXN1XkaLR5uliZaXCLxsOMIjF7e/w280-h400/The%20Circle.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Author: </b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Dave Eggers<br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Pages: </b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">493</span></div><div><b>Genres: </b>Dystopian</div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>October 8tn 2013</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Bought the book</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>3.43</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>My score:</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><img border="0" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluEGfb0Fj1wqCHL0WdjTP9Zh82b7rl-5QMBHX07fCKqAXHjrzIAn0mXwUwnOx9YG29WRHcJuYFCrg9fnovEe3r5QX9Gng4I8ced4bZPlnHZvmWBTsrTtjDtK0VCKmxb4BTqftSVBetdg5ipUfA0IxmKFgGkBAQYA3SFj6V_YxEibzx3HvGTyfE8hw/w200-h59/4.png" width="200" /></div></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18302455-the-circle" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></b></div></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Arjen for reading this book together with me.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Finally I got to read this one! It's been sitting on my shelves for so long. And I have watched the <b>movie</b> in the cinema, I think?! I didn't remember that much of it; only Emma Watsons face, lol.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I think that this book is <b>creepy</b> in that way where things are going really too far and you feel like this must be stopped. You're just watching it all unfold and can do nothing about it. I really do hope a world with something like The Circle will never exist. I don't want to be a part of it anyway!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I couldn't give this book 5 stars, because there were so many <b>characters</b> that I did not like, especially our main character. Even though I feel like Dave Eggers has written it like that on purpose. I just can't give a book 5 stars if I don't really care for my main character.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="1200" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gcQU-0QIgHP0PtM3tu8bWYgpmdN9B6LbjCiVIA8vHMwQ9WKe9WYA5IMrJ3rVvYIDsVB6Fa301bJDMmuN8sfmcncfbojfzdDLXIbRUL3Gh65yKithmqCds1ao8uuz-2nq_K9turMNrVM/s640/Share+thoughts.png" width="640" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-73548462157501048982022-11-20T17:45:00.001+01:002022-11-20T17:45:47.843+01:00Sunday Post #45<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm on my way to the end of the alphabet! I've seen this Challenge on various blogs in all kinds of different ways. I hope you'll like the way I'm approaching this!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Feel free to join in.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Let's dive right in!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><b>Memorable books with R</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2018/05/review-rest-of-us-just-live-here.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ERg8Vaakdx1qJYj0i0js53R1zxxWxxDjIPPhwy6wfkGBzrZnZd6qLBdGrq_t2cOyHa0q52Rr2QMk64o3kTnKTtC7HiGbEietzU7mh6b6jvcbYbUGlNgHU8ukG5DCcCxSY5BaGxNfkkEKl4Hi_d9QH7yf3Up1HRTLh_zy5mKu8wxE78VuI65QIJzR/w133-h200/The%20Rest%20of%20us%20Just%20Live%20Here.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2017/11/review-re-read-red-queen-red-queen-1.html#more" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzCb8sA1DP78IsR_QvxvTGTZeSJMiTVX-cVrIA__PZGtAShTMFdll95RMiwZcWTFpvAv699W1O5eATXL8z7Qiw9umsD2jERZ6TDgdt32iogvyWJmU1SVxL1dqe1jeWsTPSCQClI3C8PXT7KPaYskG36uBjmrJxbs-Wx8OYg49ENgv9-cvAX8IWaZm/w133-h200/Red%20Queen.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2020/10/review-red-rising-red-rising-saga-1.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdpbHVSZMaLjDIIk3k202v9I9g3B5CbAbYjc9B6joX-TRuTYvZEjtITSJRb75OMxtMTsz7cUvYTjnNRNw41xvd2XHRn0TMQRIv6nz7c48zBXgtS_kczFZWoM9XbB-REsueKk5JySZtxv-YKMmduT2RLkr-hHS-TsWHMI2LZPzLvh8rCi20NW1hXSm/w131-h200/Red%20Rising.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2019/05/review-rosie-project-don-tillman-1.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1T1MLa6zBPIII6R2L39Oj4rf11cE1vceOpKEzh98trLcdA4HyGx4W4fVS0mu_OD58GkEfloRV0M_mff1jnVEfwkbH1t5_bv6rvVFho14CeD-EHZmF8mBep-OsB97fXEsuppOYpkXxpUAcQ_MrtLlfBWYXRQ9SBuslbRcLwr7zmbkJcPmB6ZDKM5Mc/w131-h200/The%20Rosie%20Project.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;">Excited to read with R</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15743650-the-raven-boys" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhASupkuCqoq2z76Vq55QDf_5Iaij3vAzHyKpZPhliKfeXGLYt8bN5Q4DHkyC4BihwlqWmBWdPSJK_jVHai070bkuC9C1Hs5D0JLQAS5hibxQ7ipkqqDc-Zt4LQ4AWEz7Nnferi2sqT04c84-6GgP0NXNpsk0R1vCQGVFQcG-4Tq8V7zUsLcwJhil0/w131-h200/Raven%20Boys.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9969571-ready-player-one" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z5jfgXo9gsNMklBpmLpWJLStZhPpwB3FaXdxeWX81T9v0UbfZEINz-rJdNHxu8DQ70CP6uJ057WfJsfkLes9z6xfIKZaNvhgxnKZgtyK3bLV34nCfHX8uc0JNSypTaIKOfM8hYUK4qL02ZTSwmirVJXUT5Brbpm7qkntzuAzApoh9R0wHqDQ5ZSF/w132-h200/Ready%20Player%20One.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41150487-red-white-royal-blue" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIEnyxmIKKu09EH0OmnKVeVFqiVQdUVdqe-Xxbw-wvINVXT9CTd1FvJpV4vegoUzVfd3Es9COVLAnS-9A9Th2kWIJTkr_xq48wqVWiqGSnXk8LJ0ZCmVTbGhD9vZ4obiKn5J3jTqQ4LutnwV-pCORDpVCvAGGevaMtXQ4i3LtTZDt_A7if2rdyyG_/w131-h200/red%20white%20and%20royal%20blue.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58346977-reminders-of-him" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtNf8BSj6Fk_L_RSSioTBXy6PTNX7au-En6yIjHzaXeSwWMBQYe9a66DNHteYvEqwnBXEXuWs3q1l8ZMTfcCZxJ5lZSy83WLkxSPLBOe1hPKJcvxRAMYMAMqJvLLfFzlyP5_78Rp_d5yt_KP8DYpTTuqK5w02jYH4qizw2AdI9aa4iATA1bEXj6Ek/w134-h200/Reminders%20of%20Him.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28421168-renegades" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60AzRnXjilwrb5rCbuD_cm7GnWy7YAne7EBrBbsCpwQ073mayk5oUIUIcE_L5zt2vm4dnK9ZQ9bYmGxO29Z9F4tS3dKfQYdV2H9oQPzK1Ow8alGFU_syzW_un1DfgXy7aV1rKv2W28unaHqryKcw298ChkflxBqL7TEecd3szOdfLd8Zuhi692jhK/w136-h200/renegades.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;">Spotlight author with R</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/815.Carlos_Ruiz_Zaf_n" target="_blank">Carlos Ruiz Zafón</a></b>, author of </span><i style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2018/09/review-shadow-of-wind-cemetery-of.html" target="_blank">The Shadow of the Wind</a>.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">May he rest in peace 💕.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHPi-eEymEtmgcLnYNGPqGs0LIURaelCuczRv12VEZGRZ7MjgSyOX_KoJaCKUngUr9h85OV7WNzYmmxb2z19vX8RPa2h3DPWjEXSLVUq4EEhEDou8nvvgSTjXsKlAYxkJ9cLPrbvMKdBE3wYNVpdIn-RZ3lJ60rrIr8s-Eu5X3ZALUw9WYA81NrIx/s320/763.jpg" /> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVM8_Ivi-TOITIT-Dy3wfeYA2EO_kA8NlCSrpw18QhVkzs1P0XiIKi-9e9OQ6XBdM1tmdKJwA2GCrONuZ8zgNvxhB5O-VuizxO_i49sPodW2p1IF55qOv2_1ix_ijLm5Nz1-S8jZwSx5PccgM716iqeVBLOdssp4NeY9zHlvfgsRD1eVJpVabjJv4r/s320/Shadow%20of%20the%20Wind.jpg" /><br /><br /></div><br /></div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-65770240462392111352022-11-08T15:13:00.005+01:002022-11-08T15:13:25.127+01:00Top Ten Tuesday #6 - Series I’d Like to Start/Catch up on/Finish<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Today I'm participating in Top Ten Tuesday! For the ones who don't know yet; Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by </span><a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html" style="font-family: verdana;">The Broke and The Bookish</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> and now hosted by</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">That Artsy Reader Girl</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuF6OqKHUJXnYrgYzhkkhSDqdRYsPUkrLHi6AyovVi2NfH8Q0pps4I8Pc_8SYJkKmh288iEEuKUvzMXfgMjx1w5En3D1FGXmFC2yBmmA0cuhcRJ3uZUA8gtWj45htPSQ_hINlXI0L9m8/s1600/toptentuesday.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">This week's theme is <i><b>Series I'd Like to Start/Catch up on/Finish.</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"></span></div><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Here are 6 series that I'd love to Catch up on or Finish:</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2017/08/review-triptych-will-trent-1.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBwYQxfxfqODRm7Ti0fP-xRyJoek_f9Au9xPcABfYBmizRcJdsYvTLanWtC3P9ZUwXwDnvvYKaycq8f0P0hf6ZsIUauw-kmS3gh_gTmKiCmhsU5ZhnrDIcdez5afuO5Rr08zLlo3sEPR4kUmA3PnrxNO7XyrgVKqdN9SYiSxuZOng-AvcrIO2jMNM/s320/Triptych.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23398806-eeny-meeny?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Ek6AEiaNJP&rank=1" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusWpgObW1GRRALrFPljpjXub7rGZE-BIv3p_5Ob2NdU-nBcAhZ3zZSyQvbh5yixp-_ipbFCXst4mUjJkgtCmJP2fSPZL2K22TtF5gg7nQMoCNoqYFbm7GBvebtIFQ9F2ql1cUcHNsonLKgOwnvOcxE7XEPWZvITiwMt7XzGlT6UktgwbO2lznhoVb/s320/Eeny%20Meeny.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2019/08/review-pretty-little-liars-pretty.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvn5pTC6JEma_v6yoScHhQYV9RBIKfYERAntGMuneWMQ4l5UaGyIJD-HP8LsT3chTW5bO5tRJqsiabhwW4Y4HCBeKGvtWrPraGsPhvPnzRQwGanDUmk-IDD6E_epmCuJRB8qbRTZHWg6b4ZXWZivou9b551d_tBmP8ZkRFh7iJ7SeTbOGiaTL5kfA/s320/Pretty%20Little%20Liars.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2019/03/review-seven-sisters-seven-sisters-1.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrR_0mTUpTyWWe15cDdk93MZOpH83bauetK13uYFX-0V3XXms0J_ZAs4Ah6BbcxnZjM5UGq2ZqrA9Ci7yM8SIlwjJKtrhiRLw4xa5Ksc7a_8VUh-UZ7yOgcK0GNYnPNeRaNEXjlLcErB9m_i-DfAOlUCn3FYHqKDaj55UnnvY3YECySoJl7Df4ieV/s320/Seven%20Sisters.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2020/08/review-still-waters-sandhamn-murders-1.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GWVZjxvnxq_7pWtFusYPSs2yBX4LbE6YmnzSJOhvtvhUwSlehhUVxho6VJWFhxUAvNxIXoEy8kplG4A8VATaAjFgYewbnjD4bkUhOCd26caaOaEK6NljqpYRsYstaRwulR1Vf_qlt29yIccyv2u_f4cjdoYW0ngvG11JMXTWEqNw3JoTeV2Vb8Ya/s320/Still%20Waters.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2020/10/review-red-rising-red-rising-saga-1.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbswDpHCE6UlLmIIsj737B-IftTu7XeczlSTIbRoIRc9sTSAKmua5ygz3HlDB3QhlLMKbPyNB0ezdPZ14jDh91PuQRYDizLJSVoJAmqF8uV8OKHP3G3h7kPOwBmbBcgKrQUT8PLJkLZO8FWGn0TmiSkPhk1fk30itPXKkiOIVx1Lgo7na7V7XY2oi/s320/Red%20Rising.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #351c75;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And 4 series that I'd love to start: </div></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30075662-aurora-rising" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXAtFdqoASa-TNW6bMrRLgBBUZMjVwbUTHx6i7PqU36eOGUrwc_jnXiVhgu_EvydvHXtwK7VMcBVvboGR82H_HjRJqs_usbemV9f3gxhoDQLYH8qBe6kydfe6YoH6-o2iW8Fuo71TVrx9qttpxPBoB9lZ9b_ROZCDgQ-Vt2Vr37EX73MI65ukxEgh/s320/Aurora.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50160515-heartstopper" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4YBPpZfYogpfGan7s_5y64vq56pNPUoCP_ULN3atyBcuf9OJ-T6JX89bCA5JqBwa5CfzsoVIriG6ra7X03LNq92zHoHtrIKv4atf713Oa1bC5whCBeOOHiougzaqI-D-hQf4IFFRYShHwDLDCkBMHqA2LIfeX1n9xgc9PAcybtpcoLMc0og2KEYV/s320/Heartstopper.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068705-the-poppy-war" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVHZsoeYrcdNmYILI5x6SZSJjFwaLSJyOlBOT9247WrBu0sLq7Xy4aMeZLCCSmOIBJ-dcKaugptp9PU5lR35eL7vCX-3KSXXZ5YzLS9z-8Ep-pUpmSBiiYNg1Sj-6_KLMfSsbErJ_IzIeeDNPaUN8OGTInueHPEa38JZdsv2KKB-cb3h6iFfhjhso/s320/poppy%20war.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055262-a-darker-shade-of-magic" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZM4LYwZjgdWotwYt9PQRZRE6qdKJyAH5hk-PxpJCbuklVlkHveQM4Dui2nhFWgqDeY0y1YLOEb9g8nDKWQBvllUykyGa-qWXxPoxfp-uXocxDGZKA-UPXOQjm14I40HdH8SyNwHCeW4_xxzGrNAoWHVlDYU_qLJzMegvqHzRNhRFlsvYEMzO070b/s320/Darker%20Shade%20of%20Magic.jpg" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: 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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Arjen for reading this book with me! I've been talking about it with friends and family a lot. I think this is a really <b>important</b> book. The fact that it's banned in China says enough.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">This book has a <b>complex story</b>, but is never puzzling, or hard to understand. I did feel like it was pretty <b>slow</b> at some points, with huge chapters, and that's the only reason I'm giving it 4 stars.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">It was very hard for me to believe that things like this history of China really happened. That people would do horrible things to each other. I always have a hard time understanding and grasping the idea of doing such things, and that's what makes this an <b>impactful</b> book for me.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The month October has been a lot about <b>working</b> for me. As a (baby)sitter and in the library as well. Last week I had so called performance review, because I had a contract for two months. And now it's been extended to a year! I'm happy because my job in the <b>library</b> makes me happy. Also, <b>FALL</b> is what I love. Nature looks gorgeous and seeing the trees and forests gives me so much joy.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">My time with the boy that I (baby)sit is so fun as well. We do all kinds of <b>fun stuff</b> like sleepovers, big playgrounds and we went to the cinema and swimming. He is so happy all the time and that makes me happy too.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">On another note, I have something <b>serious to talk about</b> on my blog. And I'm really looking to talk to you all about this and to <b>hear your opinion</b>. I have been thinking about taking a <b>blogging break</b>. I feel like it costs me a lot of time and energy that I want to put in real life right now. (Like right now, this post is costing me 30 mins + that I would love to spend reading...)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Did you feel like this at some point? What did you do? Do you have some good advice for me? My blog is my baby and my audience is what does give me energy; connecting with you all. Talking about books, visiting your blogs, reading about your lives and our common passion: reading and books.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">So I do want to continue, but the blogging break has been in my mind for a long time... </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I've also been thinking about just writing a weekly wrap up (maybe a Sunday Post?) of what I've been reading, watching and stuff like that, and maybe not write </span><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">long reviews</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> anymore? It might be something I am willing to try before officially taking a break.. So many thoughts... Help me out?! 💗</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#351c75" face="verdana">Thanks for sticking with my blog and for reading!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#351c75" face="verdana">Have a great month with loads of beautiful fall leaves.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#351c75" face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">🍂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-76545075470603805172022-10-27T20:39:00.000+02:002022-10-27T20:39:45.664+02:00Five Children's Books #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc349Kl7ceWxxDYiuMcoDnmScEjR3kTPnexNF_PcBCV5kzqZi1XWw6DDpkOpBwKJQqa3bK05E2jrB8nf7n7_-CDCffI3UUPNCn3jTH4eIbBp5U4aRDdPIyyg3xSohUsu8ZyXToIhR3Do4jciovCEF_fUXR7G8lButlzzs0tJip-H3P7s1mz4U8Yuc/w400-h346/5%20Childrens%20Books.png" width="400" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Today I will be highlighting Five Children's Books.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I will give you my rating and a short review per book.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Let's dive right in!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52664722-ground-zero" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkzJb45SQOWhmHIB_Uk4jIomb0rZyruTggL103d3Xk_6DV3RbwY7WL_emJygvp8o9mb9i0NeILUsBCtjl_EQ4YckaEDFHg0C-9NeC1p3WYObSMDGyPpGIMS49ZDtNorXG9BPudI1FPlWHYeUGiwE5aB_CdbVDMHjWJZ1rgGzg1jZMq02Dn-i4Nk2L/w265-h400/Gound%20Zero.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>It's September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at the World Trade Center in New York City. When two planes hit the towers, Brandon and his father are trapped inside a fiery nightmare as terror and confusion swirl around them. Can they escape -- and what will the world be like when they do?
In present-day Afghanistan, Reshmina is an 11-year-old girl who is used to growing up in the shadow of war, but she has dreams of peace and unity. When she ends up harboring a wounded young American soldier, she and her entire family are put in mortal danger. But Reshmina also learns something surprising about the roots of this endless war.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Age: 12+</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of those moments in history where almost every person remembers where they were when they heard the news. I see more children in The Netherlands nowadays who have no clue what happend on 9/11. This is such a gripping book to tell the story of that black day. Told from the perspective of two very different children, a must read!<br /><img border="0" height="40" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSs8yTHw6ZChVZFqrS3u6vmY2QosIw1W98NX-YXnznJAYH_kJH788lc23ChGurRgojKFYEdmBcrh2mNrtBHVkzyshqv5ImYmqo0d4bMXuF8ayHlFJrjhn3evFD3pFdRx0JsIxNUNAFTFLm7gECZFZjiplDUT9nQaMCXVBeErgVMNChDZPmXMJPhkJ/w200-h40/Appeltjes22.png" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44660928-rick" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQ6ktEJcT3_D1q_ZKHHWMuEWo8OWHuwBxFj5zfHFL_0LQEnUkTA_UAiiWUE25BX8_BPjylhxqQGbeN9_kV85YmMTuTfkObo9hCFcXbHeQ1RJDbURa-w7v46Uy18z5SIXMbymJtp1gdoDrCQF0ugG5Xa5mH_HSyQmsTVTBteu8WQVEs_Vx2IEOLda0/w266-h400/Rick.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Rick's never questioned much. He's gone along with his best friend Jeff even when Jeff's acted like a bully and a jerk. He's let his father joke with him about which hot girls he might want to date even though that kind of talk always makes him uncomfortable. And he hasn't given his own identity much thought, because everyone else around him seemed to have figured it out.
But now Rick's gotten to middle school, and new doors are opening. One of them leads to the school's Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities congregate, including Melissa, the girl who sits in front of Rick in class and seems to have her life together. Rick wants his own life to be that ... understood. Even if it means breaking some old friendships and making some new ones.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b>Age: 11+</b></div><div style="text-align: right;">A beautiful story that is so, so important. A book with believable and relatable characters. Super educational in terms of the LGBTQ+ community and the use of pronouns. I loved every second of this book.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IoCIvLvWrbQ5TyWCO5OPXkrVOgZyw4FfU-OQ0e38fmIfD-PG9jJmhWC7dbcBjWjEJr-ZX92Dt5FIbXu9Pt79I8tFhxRdugCFwmn1zMnaMlQNpcP7217OyNYxV5wwPKV8YjIbxEnO7WcBenkVjOTlc_6ez-PJNDVOE1cvfOXQC5ejQc83M60f492W/w200-h40/Appeltjes%20(1).png" style="text-align: left;" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28503853-narwhal" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="289" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC25TWzxVje6pFloSYS3MxyrFwY-qOtbT3C0KEuFPsC2nsk93k6ngJyJKAlmalDkk8DjZ7vlvIyKUQvwJmCsSZTyLHmr9aShazQ8grXw6uEvoX4S6v2rFneXxXxr8Stn8sXlSWXicr2rPOkQWwFpEjwQ4FpVjfGY7hogtOr_FKBY2i54tMg51Nu7t/w289-h400/Narwal.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do they love waffles, parties, and adventures. Join Narwhal and Jelly as they discover the whole wide ocean together.
A wonderfully silly early graphic novel series featuring three stories. In the first, Jelly learns that Narwhal is a really good friend. Then Narwhal and Jelly form their own pod of awesomeness with their ocean friends. And finally, Narwhal and Jelly read the best book ever—even though it doesn't have any words ... or pictures!</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Age: 8+</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">A funny story, with cute pictures. Not a book with a big message or long story. I did feel a bit underwhelmed, I feel that this is not a groundbreaking book that will make Children read more and I enjoyed it for the 15 minutes that it lasted, but was not sad to move on to the next book.</span></div><div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirs-LTdnHj6rpkYNiiw_5wo__xc3vz2oqVmNBskPRVJgjGuC3NidnkdEq9UGrrHsdUY_nRczSqGbWB5710YXm3G5UX19Aab4zbmbwdUia5yvIPYHF6JtdUx5jQfk1OXL6jglUFsgmH6CmcumIDyyE53xyQRI6YQ04gHzOZ3iu96rmrHswCgh_vzKSz/w200-h40/Appeltjes33.png" /></div></span><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60400252-the-boy-whose-wishes-came-true" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpxljRyLpoSzm2uo8aJjmoSsybaWZJlY9et8ER7dDYpFq61VD8_q4N0KKf3yHqaVd3uIWAHI7ErPvRpqFz1O-58bovYX9me4hxYEtJeXCV6ysaWFZjcUF6ZoXf6N2W63Idip66VRpUW8-bGezQL-g1vOrIxUbIiXmlV-6Og4MNMYLwLTDektmmrvb/w260-h400/The%20Boy.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>Archie Crumb is having a tough time. Picked-on at school, picked last for any team; his home has been sad and quiet since Dad left and his luck feels like its run out.
But things start looking up when Archie bumps his head and literally sees stars: his favourite famous football player standing in front of him, granting him nine wishes.
This is INCREDIBLE! Unlimited ice cream, a whole day of eating pizza and playing on the X-Box, revenge on the bullies, becoming the star player in a televised football tournament: finally, all his dreams can come true! Will Archie wish his way to happiness? Or will he realise that magic wishes may be wonderful, but only he has the true power to change his life?</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b>Age: 10+</b></div><div style="text-align: right;">First of all: LOOK AT THIS COVER. I love it. The way of opening chapters in this book was very original. Such a heartwarming read, that I couldn't put down. This book does contain some harsh subjects like bullying and depression, but it never felt dark.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvNDvSRFcMcWQWKVvy8NcSaO9T5v2XgjVRz6RR2qkLtookM3MluFV1kFu3bvqJfV8HZ6dJtMx2gsH_hLUzsL9JQ47CCWFyu1shgLVA5QUcEZuxIfvHEbzvFGtzi9-SbkeGImJ6JhtkC2vupi_JXetXuAj-Rp06ojE6JUAipQeUM9k7DJqMG5ZMkZa/w200-h40/Appeltjes%20(1).png" style="text-align: left;" /></div></span></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55814845-the-life-and-time-of-lonny-quicke" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1515" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKwrPuGWlvcrrxu9gplsMWMQC0WxTuxwtOu51pWnHw__eEc8MHFyS-euqSP6ibLknxuhXveyIlqiHdhzhXfsoj9pQcZNscDUvpW21Tvdawdgvkk1nn6pjtpihcZzYNkO-5-mMD82vZFURiB9KQi5jrRkUPNj2C1zZklMhyx8upqp1DScFdNKNskVG/w259-h400/Life%20and%20Time.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Lonny is a lifeling. He has the power to heal any living creature and bring it back from the dead. But he pays a price for this gift – by lengthening the creature’s life, he shortens his own. So Lonny has to be careful, has to stay hidden in the forest. Because if people knew what he could do, Lonny would be left with no life at all…</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Age: 11+</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I highly enjoyed the world Applebaum has created in this book. I think the dilemma of the main character was very strong in this book as well.. Lonny wants to live, but does that mean hiding from the real world, or take all the risks and live life like he wants it? I had no clue where the story would take me and was very shocked (and happy) about the ending. I thought it was beautiful.</span><img border="0" height="40" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5LqKVPEJpPFSkFPrFQHcob_kUl7XLSBg2g3at208f9y5v8HgEY8GdiQGkpOJCQyBKCtD51fDfSQeMp-QNHF6FM2Vb0p_qqlkAMnC8qp66yWr3VVfVw2zfMjv5veLTqc_UIPDbkXFkXnEUhsy7ELLWWu1nSAY3aDON4kzAT4H56mpYqHM5a5yWZFc/w200-h40/Appeltjes%20(1).png" width="200" /></div><div><br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZN3k6JB0OencLEgl7ZkaOGu8QRqsMz3_YwbrCxPleuMQMEHsoKQn51GFINeviiOUGZmS4LvbXkpL8mC81p2aesEKom_Zgw1bAATTCkoORXfhMHXolb1j9I5iJv4IH0StXL9yJwsfchKgf_0YOL7KFOnbzTZXo7aPngsv1hD-wyw7K2ding04M0Rdu/s320/Happy.jpg" /></div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-76537792879974822192022-10-18T14:43:00.002+02:002022-10-18T14:43:49.741+02:00Review: Where the Crawdads Sing<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLMvYxN1QjrxkXWlF5X7vHodftsmcwhnu9_guFFQp5umaGcOArTQPlrJy_Ou0azw0qFDaF3LfKBIW0uQfzZxx_eWKm9_ScaxKVjLB_GLSkXqrqXlWWrTX73tm2I2asUOfUWfAJam-kb4IdVn2eLFu3-_94OSGsfAjkQA5-ZR_xghK1dQFfDOxf9TK/s475/Where%20the%20Crawdads.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLMvYxN1QjrxkXWlF5X7vHodftsmcwhnu9_guFFQp5umaGcOArTQPlrJy_Ou0azw0qFDaF3LfKBIW0uQfzZxx_eWKm9_ScaxKVjLB_GLSkXqrqXlWWrTX73tm2I2asUOfUWfAJam-kb4IdVn2eLFu3-_94OSGsfAjkQA5-ZR_xghK1dQFfDOxf9TK/w266-h400/Where%20the%20Crawdads.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div><b style="font-weight: bold;">Author: </b>Delia Owens</div></span><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Started reading: </b>September 22nd 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Finished the book: </b>October 6th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages: </b>384</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Genres: </b>Historical Fiction, Mystery</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>August 14th 2018</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Bought the book</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>4.43</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #351c75;"><b>My score:</b></span></span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrTvKG1Ki6p_tdBQMpxoWM2q-VI0R-vY-aicNmTst3UX1HaTG9LaZrp68VhUxlT7JQS27EnnS1DTrd_9ipnnz1FDJVRXLZDKxlEFz0MS0OElZrALTefpAgJONwVGK8wdE-HKseqRSFd70SE26-n94ywLHvp0M6Kr7gFXEXzKOm38BSL64Lr-Yqzbh/s320/Appeltjes%20(1).png" /><div style="background-color: #FCBFA3; margin-left: 30; margin-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 7px; border-radius: 20px;" >
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</b><i><div style="text-align: justify;">For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when the popular Chase Andrews is found dead, locals immediately suspect her.
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Kirsten for reading this book with me. In November we will also have a movie-date where we're going to watch the movie! This book is BEAUTIFUL. I loved Kya and the way she looks at the beauty of nature. I love how resourceful and independent she is; of course she has no choice, but it was wonderful to read about.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1EUJ8dHNhtWrMQZl6Sy7aLcJcYcKNXvaK&usp=sharing" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzYN0CKgy0HrCL_FBnIzbkeQIGDV_EMEudylu8ZvKVJ9Hy36KKq8RVEYQ51m3eBMtyPHK-JCrrNA3n52tI46LLVVG5gfnPcocNZ8_hcj6T4R9pfYwPYKO-Y9II3t5LXB2F97JFzPK65nnWWA_fzghrkCZ3Jj2SN_DE9o10QCIv8rQnd60_CO5KyuGU=s320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Title: </b>I love when a title clicks, because of what the author writes. I love the way the title is used in this book and how it was explained. Really beautiful. It felt poetic to me and I can always appreciate a poetic note in a book.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Nature: </b>You can just feel that Delia Owens knows so, so much about biology and nature. I learned so much of this book. The way Delia describes the marsh, the nature, the living creatures and plants amazed me. </span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Kya: </b>We get to read how Kya grows up and how she tackles some difficult bumps on the way. I loved her personality. She is probably one of my favorite characters this year. I love how kind, determined and positive Kya is.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Ending: </b>We RUSHED to finish this book. The ending was great, in my opinion. I also feel like it was spectacular! The little plot twist that Delia throws in was one that I enjoyed a lot. The ending is full of tension and beautiful moments and questions and answers. We totally binged the final 30%.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">"I wasn't aware that words could hold so much. I didn't know a sentence could be so full."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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It really feels like an author as thought about the title for the book.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">The cast of <b>characters</b> in this bok is huge and I never messed them up once. That's thanks to the author. I love how friendships and relationships in this book form and how people bond and help each other.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">One thing that stood out to me as <b>unnecessary</b> were the dates at the start of a chapter. Maybe it's me, but it just doesn't work for me. I've forgotten the date after reading two pages and it's kinda hard if a story relies on the dates and timeline.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Overall such a fun story and series and I'm so curious what the next books will bring me. <b>I will definitely keep reading!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzm9cZlFxpEWqnxHAeg8asCTfO3lWSU0cuj7KXOaIQEMfZGISiFDoxKU5fmZonFvIT5t_S930b08xcDoZbyA0h-v2CgU_8pQGiFS3yMSib1_r6O5oieeisfNrDbYnGbN2FIPJagPJq8Zkf40yD14dn5v2hHZhXD8KL6wSf5R9TUllnObf4FBpCpG7/w200-h40/Appeltjes22.png" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Pick up this series if you like action thrillers and interesting characters.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="1200" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gcQU-0QIgHP0PtM3tu8bWYgpmdN9B6LbjCiVIA8vHMwQ9WKe9WYA5IMrJ3rVvYIDsVB6Fa301bJDMmuN8sfmcncfbojfzdDLXIbRUL3Gh65yKithmqCds1ao8uuz-2nq_K9turMNrVM/s640/Share+thoughts.png" width="640" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-23939137993446899122022-10-07T13:22:00.003+02:002022-10-07T13:22:56.777+02:00Review: The Secrets We Share<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROhWTR6Y9MGBTvX-f1q4aTZy8_0P6AY5tfx1shIbWrQO9U7uZVYJ555wgNXM_HUjZFyvoEyYVMJCx2mfShfmwme9zD8a3ZwQc0PcHwJ9cQnqY5ejFbDINxjXwdfSnOsWNlcq6DLaBYqW_G1H_ld-M2mYXkxB_yaGbVAzbLRSrdpJpNm9Vhgvoem4q/s400/The%20Secrets%20we%20Share.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROhWTR6Y9MGBTvX-f1q4aTZy8_0P6AY5tfx1shIbWrQO9U7uZVYJ555wgNXM_HUjZFyvoEyYVMJCx2mfShfmwme9zD8a3ZwQc0PcHwJ9cQnqY5ejFbDINxjXwdfSnOsWNlcq6DLaBYqW_G1H_ld-M2mYXkxB_yaGbVAzbLRSrdpJpNm9Vhgvoem4q/w265-h400/The%20Secrets%20we%20Share.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div><b style="font-weight: bold;">Author: </b>Edwin Hill</div></span><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Started reading: </b>September 22nd 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Finished the book: </b>September 30th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages: </b>296 / 8h 54m</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Genres: </b>Mystery, Thriller</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>March 29th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Netgalley</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>3.98</span></div><div><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">My score:</b><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWSwYREJ5oh8htyjjZEk61grIbhxaL3t0uShuXIxQmXy8xRvY1WZKZh-765qyGEz-J8ee5cEFtnPoveKS_9XtPp3fR3GutM-IPLEsBftgK6qF3JQvhAGNkPjbEvOec7w9NexnCnY0Co596suwgu6_MimaXr_VbTUU9s5_Kkk4M7E3WGYyJxrohzCX/s320/Appeltjes33.png" /><div style="background-color: #528738; margin-left: 30; margin-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 7px; border-radius: 20px;" >
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</b><i><div style="text-align: justify;">At first glance, Natalie Cavanaugh and Glenn Abbott hardly look like sisters. Even off-duty, Natalie dresses like a Boston cop, preferring practical clothes and unfussy, pinned-up hair. Her younger sister, Glenn, seems tailor-made for the spotlight, from her signature red mane to her camera-ready smile. Glenn has spent years cultivating her brand through her baking blog, and with the publication of her new book, that hard work seems about to pay off. But her fans have no idea about the nightmare in Glenn and Natalie’s past.
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Twenty years ago, their father’s body was discovered in the woods behind their house. A trauma like that doesn’t fit with Glenn’s public image. Yet, maybe someone reading her blog does know something. There have been anonymous online messages, vague yet ominous, hinting that she’s being watched. And with unsettling coincidences hitting ever closer to home, both Glenn and Natalie soon have more pressing matters to worry about, especially when a dead body is found in an abandoned building . . .</div></i></span></div>
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</div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-1216204294915406402022-10-05T09:32:00.001+02:002022-11-10T13:47:24.032+01:00ABC Book Challenge Letter Q<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAcBk8_af2mXrhnYptVFs9AW3rpqF68raLTNCcIdOr_voFPYff6ltvM1McxV9bLMYuETIKSU1E7RPz5WXXTTLHYmTU1P8oSul7NnOed5pWdz76QxfAfkueTjdZpWvP-WWjpvry-Qm5Nxu1pOgeKbA50zpCraviN3Tc_Ar1nleUeAyDkzpI4CIFtML/s364/ABC%20Booktag%20Q.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="364" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAcBk8_af2mXrhnYptVFs9AW3rpqF68raLTNCcIdOr_voFPYff6ltvM1McxV9bLMYuETIKSU1E7RPz5WXXTTLHYmTU1P8oSul7NnOed5pWdz76QxfAfkueTjdZpWvP-WWjpvry-Qm5Nxu1pOgeKbA50zpCraviN3Tc_Ar1nleUeAyDkzpI4CIFtML/s320/ABC%20Booktag%20Q.png" width="320" /></a></p><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Today I'm going to continue the ABC Book Challenge. I'm on my way to the end of the alphabet! </span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I've seen this Challenge on various blogs in all kinds of different ways. I hope you'll like the way I'm approaching this!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Feel free to join in.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Let's dive right in!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><b>Memorable books with Q</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2020/01/queen-of-shadows-throne-of-glass-4.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mvwBlP_xfUSNJ1TCmqyQufyLqHZIi674JCARE6KflpXNW8F4pjNFpXwwwFld4Q6cldIiRu8_vytVuljCuo2aEtU7M7noc1Vd5l2hdNvx65EQw4L6IZY3ozWQ79C2b5CljZKcGBRfNGaelbXrRSnj80r6KkRUqFMXXZOBwdG32_tOzIxwGgjJ2Hbn/w131-h200/Queen%20of%20Shadows.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/2022/07/review-awakening-queen-of-spades-1.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71nYlz_mjQKyIEpXhhIUhTIfFoTahRDxMzVmMgJtpw-3ykLaW8KJD2QukjF8xZ6Sbqs16mBwvEnHDQVNNUff3TRz7CuaTSgByUUgmHZWDUqJNw0TVN1cFa9M0rCsV4HeRbOm_EQ_Hn1V4Ep2a5ll4mFfxAWwlBoDJxraa5C9e9MIK13EsgqiicX8I/w125-h200/Awakening.jpg" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;">Excited to read with Q</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18712886-the-queen-of-the-tearling" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxoTlS4oBSViqegbif9ok6n4FVy8-sp_Y467XLKjs4Vn73iqbLMc0bIMm2iBal2ZIV-N8NtWa5vrfWrxkDAJhC9Y_-zyyrjkbweQYyksdXE4Q_fc51MT1YYAnmIuRLbQ6p0MsRYWhHbZ2lmKAIAWLqeuuV8wquTE521g-YouZY-vGrZMSutMUuRdW/w133-h200/Queen%20of%20the%20Tearling.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30075987-the-queen-s-gambit" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7we5NBqchE_AFbYi9zes0UBL5FKse9KmyZ7x7Yilg7-vhj_OHlvayCSIlrZq4QUXjFkrMkkQwAc_cvuvnNG6WUnFw57da2LKChhPwf2Kd3oj-cZr75KFLCogX1fxZRVLym7epfXUQNqD1-abd6oeQPLJUKFWntP33b9XxwROqX4Er0UtDqff3bFR/w129-h200/Queens%20Gambit.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31702362-quidditch-through-the-ages" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOOP_EgE2a9aDUBpSHH2vr31NrtJIYWOGHDPWNuExdVYeAHDkATwniDxPmBAMXcWTN54vQMMdFOBtlsRLDqdkgHoLpkcI_5ttrhj6RY5aPfRkV9XfMzCp_FlfT20trfHz66xvQ8R8qIxR2NQJNtoHfjuII1V2crnj62RBA04qdMbYddYy4TNDRZFP/w128-h200/Quidditch.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;">Spotlight author with Q</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Recommend me an author?!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-70321256150644475482022-09-30T19:46:00.000+02:002022-09-30T19:46:17.742+02:00September Wrap up - Book Haul & What to Expect Next Month<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">September was a great month! The most fun and important thing was me starting at my <b>new job</b>. I've had a great first month. I'm working in libraries and schools with teachers and children. The main goal is to improve reading pleasure and reading motivation. I've been spending most of my workdays in between reading shelves, picking out books, promoting books and doing all kinds of fun things in schools!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">It's so much fun to read more <b>Children's Books</b>, since I've been reading YA and all ages above the last few years. I feel like I really want to be able to tell the children in the schools more about the books I'm bringing, so I'm also trying to read a lot of those books. I will definitely make a <b>segment</b> about it on my blog! I have tons of inspiration and have already read so many good books.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">This was also the month that the season of my favorite sport is starting again. I've been playing <b>handball </b>for 19 years and it feels great to be back on the field!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">September is the month of my <b>birthday</b>. Chapter 31, is what they say nowadays? I got loads of books, because I made a Wishlist and I'm very happy about that. I will, of course, show of my new books in this post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#351c75" face="verdana">Thanks for sticking with my blog and for reading!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#351c75" face="verdana">Have a great month where the first fall leaves peep out.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">🍂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-90933965213610696972022-09-28T08:53:00.000+02:002022-09-28T08:53:00.117+02:00Review: House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2)<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVBnuY-6f5-k0ugSe-ZOtJaSDQzay8suryEwwff2PFCrhYaGiB-56WUs9J5pZoLx52cewggaBjjzpXVJ1vcjLOJB3tPlojoiUJ_Xk3obsQ3oaoskeROvr4aKi5OGZphQZo6h_tBaFJ13QvSvGUeeli5vpbIij5oPrl25v-LRiEPnpEBxt3Ayh2xQZ/w260-h400/House%20of%20Sky%20and%20Breath.jpg" /></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.biteintobooks.com/p/coverlove.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p19H9BCUWjtT4Lpyk_G5HAKnSshCY_6tAHVrU_Vv-11TPqQ4dL78lUvhVjCji4lsV7h_zYcKwtGL6SSASO1hyyOcVkThPUaUU8Cftb34sn7tVHyJIAtyUbWNR-tVTYduZaFkh9S0Pw4/s0/Coverlove.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div></b></span></div></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Author: </b>Sarah J. Maas</span><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Started reading: </b>July 31st 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Finished the book: </b>September 21st 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages: </b>805</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Genres: </b>Fantasy, Romance</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>February 15th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Bought the book</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>4.52</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #351c75;"><b>My score:</b></span></span></div><div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOap8F1U1_fBTFOzg1-uCgJt3MpgZ-o1nx4tE1tBqkKMG_YhNCCAa859a6AxnBbOidwyawO15BCPtxDqIicpS7fEviXEAWyfqqB3vUNOF_qz6ZqBrFqa8UOAAQQDmoVcE8uITfyr71jE/s320/Appeltjes+%25281%2529.png" /><div style="background-color: #74A6BD; margin-left: 30; margin-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 7px; border-radius: 20px;" >
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</b><i><div style="text-align: justify;">Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal―they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds.
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The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri’s power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels’ plans, the choice becomes clear: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight for what’s right. And they’ve never been very good at staying silent.
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Jane for doing this buddyread with me. What a ride this has been. Sarah J. Maas is still on top of my list with only 5 star reads. I'm trying to be really critical but I just LOVE her books and I feel like some kind of bookish addict, but I love every second of it. This series has books that are HUGE, but if you're not afraid and love a good Fantasy, I would deff pick them up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1EUJ8dHNhtWrMQZl6Sy7aLcJcYcKNXvaK&usp=sharing" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXX9B9jaxpUq59MGsL3CZexT7ndbmQB9xVuaJNTmbMSHOq6_7qDPSW86ZVm8AGC54bTkY1WgM_jE6Dx59vqyNAsAYj7GQzA4bS9ktKXxH7TZkwUfvRAPEbgmZDdmPhfvSRcTLqtZOjpU/s320/Bookish+Map.png" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;">Pros</b></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I am a huge ACOTAR fan and I've said that nothing will ever top it, but I feel like it's in my #1 spot together with Crescent City now? The characters, the story, the plot twists and the ending are just DELICIOUS. I can't wait to read more and I keep checking all socials and SJM website, just tell me there is a new book, PLEASE.</span></div>
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</div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-88759566197551817222022-09-25T16:09:00.000+02:002022-09-25T16:09:01.088+02:00Review: Savage Row<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhcOXcqW_Iz1n6b_KjakkdifNclJrT3Hlz3kv4aACHA1q3Hu5ix90Ks2mAeBlJzVNEd0FIPSQrLeTCEYOG3C22gYP68ssXE5CL48yvKFub7ARHG36dp-UYI99Oy3aMWys4GJ7rFujf6Kx4RBWxI-2RTOLxFuMsoPuHl4y2swtP6FK7lVKuK8sECcL/s475/Savage%20Row.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhcOXcqW_Iz1n6b_KjakkdifNclJrT3Hlz3kv4aACHA1q3Hu5ix90Ks2mAeBlJzVNEd0FIPSQrLeTCEYOG3C22gYP68ssXE5CL48yvKFub7ARHG36dp-UYI99Oy3aMWys4GJ7rFujf6Kx4RBWxI-2RTOLxFuMsoPuHl4y2swtP6FK7lVKuK8sECcL/w268-h400/Savage%20Row.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div><b style="font-weight: bold;">Author: </b>Britney King</div></span><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Started reading: </b>September 18th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Finished the book: </b>September 20th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages: </b>258 / 5h 13m</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Genres: </b>Thriller</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>November 19th 2020</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Netgalley / Storytel </span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>3.65</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #351c75;"><b>My score:</b></span></span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bbsZaBfDWy19IMVz-GrfoV-9yjHuR87MYi8Hp4lDiwIXGgsL6DjryP6E9swQeNAqEHuniV9GI_jX19PFZiT_TjbF3diTDA9isyxSm3AvYRsU2rtfskVAoaI6AxFvfStMIO_YGWlZ_Rqy00RwEQRlFUOYT_5JuWlxH6KsgiQBtBkI25llfSiARh07/s320/Appeltjes33.png" /><div style="background-color: #6E0303; margin-left: 30; margin-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 7px; border-radius: 20px;" >
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</b><i><div style="text-align: justify;">Jack Mooney, a career criminal, has been in prison for nearly a decade, quietly nursing his hatred for the jurors who put him there. One in particular gets him through the endless days—the alluring Amy Stone.
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</div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-65340800052499196892022-09-21T09:26:00.000+02:002022-09-21T09:26:05.389+02:00Review: Owl and the Japanese Circus (The Adventures of Owl #1)<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVZ6rdA1bq4XX3FbdBV_oNuZCb3PXYVWLuV2HBmYugOPaFOAzHKzIcIrO3FfLwWqo4JrlBSlPwNrnBZwnBqMw7_67FDOyoe24TLA4e6rZ5G7yP7Ds2cymO0yQnTmUQJ0E80vc7KT8TFeazZEPyf__ejksQ73U6xDIugGHuMkDSNsN4zBFrS_EQum7/s475/Owl%20and%20the%20japanese.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVZ6rdA1bq4XX3FbdBV_oNuZCb3PXYVWLuV2HBmYugOPaFOAzHKzIcIrO3FfLwWqo4JrlBSlPwNrnBZwnBqMw7_67FDOyoe24TLA4e6rZ5G7yP7Ds2cymO0yQnTmUQJ0E80vc7KT8TFeazZEPyf__ejksQ73U6xDIugGHuMkDSNsN4zBFrS_EQum7/w266-h400/Owl%20and%20the%20japanese.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div><b style="font-weight: bold;">Author: </b>Kristi Charish</div></span><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Started reading: </b>August 16th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Finished the book: </b>September 17th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages: </b>416 / 14h 55m</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Genres: </b>Fantasy, Vampires</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>January 13th 2015</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Audible</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>3.63</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #351c75;"><b>My score:</b></span></span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XLCeSgX1Z1pEdwPLaJVJVjnJQ3WyFM6regJ0I-8GwLWH5UZO5d8jta8TPHC4lT7BhVIBSFdUN_i_RmnisH0TxOgflntciFIZPOXiiMIyIhCT88V5sG6s-Sa-QZULdCVsneKwE-IbUK2UDs-fnDhYi_Jm5IlFWtUfWhggVesTz1bZBj2gICX0u2BS/s320/Appeltjes33.png" /><div style="background-color: #E8782B; margin-left: 30; margin-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 7px; border-radius: 20px;" >
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</b><i><div style="text-align: justify;">Ex-archaeology grad student turned international antiquities thief, Alix—better known now as Owl—has one rule. No supernatural jobs. Ever. Until she crosses paths with Mr. Kurosawa, a red dragon who owns and runs the Japanese Circus Casino in Las Vegas. He insists Owl retrieve an artifact stolen three thousand years ago, and makes her an offer she can’t refuse: he’ll get rid of a pack of vampires that want her dead. A dragon is about the only entity on the planet that can deliver on Owl’s vampire problem – and let’s face it, dragons are known to eat the odd thief.
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNZVlGlBTgyfDRavxS-O0RDjSS4nk_mttKzbgwfYOuTxZ5BINnn8-sQ1dYzW5VnBhxKCUT2ItVJW-dkPW41m0MbOd_XsIU6Dvg6yeZVsmirc3vbGL9U0Cq9Py4GwuzDBG9GSQqLD-q38uFTDPPP58Pz3HsQvMUzx0TG1w4htvksA9TbeRYIFeDbQo/s320/Something%20New.jpg" /></div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-70327777157013388362022-09-09T15:33:00.003+02:002022-09-09T15:33:46.826+02:00ABC Book Challenge Letter P<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSogjuOcvvTM2JHVQA3ZJSfHWSsjCFAus8ue6uC23xw34qsheLYVi4nUW3UZnkEyHLs3IYMrkpjlaA-ZEOXXxni41HDKh3sCOmDfmjOvyyzz_87HQYCgrS8kzXsmBPUrXImeH09eII87JzAPT3zow1fjjU2tKfsbjZoPmhIv8b8AVZHR2c44-YmzPM/s364/ABC%20Booktag%20P.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="364" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSogjuOcvvTM2JHVQA3ZJSfHWSsjCFAus8ue6uC23xw34qsheLYVi4nUW3UZnkEyHLs3IYMrkpjlaA-ZEOXXxni41HDKh3sCOmDfmjOvyyzz_87HQYCgrS8kzXsmBPUrXImeH09eII87JzAPT3zow1fjjU2tKfsbjZoPmhIv8b8AVZHR2c44-YmzPM/s320/ABC%20Booktag%20P.png" width="320" /></a></p><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Today I'm going to continue the ABC Book Challenge. I'm on my way to the end of the alphabet! </span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">I've seen this Challenge on various blogs in all kinds of different ways. 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font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;">Spotlight author with P</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Recommend me an author?!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145595880661016503.post-16400742881674872942022-09-07T08:50:00.000+02:002022-09-21T09:04:45.359+02:00Review: Bad Signs<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay3ibzmr_jDmPa6Nz4LJdJ0QOFy_7oEp_elL0Zt_wEZz6qClBKxriBVwVqeOW2gjWTSlsHtiroYWRxyKRGpbITzQA_NpbR7YxtyEnr_yqkQiEEug8WUCTKMyohYVZ8EHwEspzvNnNI0B41mqEFo_kzW9oT2Z88T7_S0fJvcuXhiPCabcogFvF4yDE/s400/bad%20signs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay3ibzmr_jDmPa6Nz4LJdJ0QOFy_7oEp_elL0Zt_wEZz6qClBKxriBVwVqeOW2gjWTSlsHtiroYWRxyKRGpbITzQA_NpbR7YxtyEnr_yqkQiEEug8WUCTKMyohYVZ8EHwEspzvNnNI0B41mqEFo_kzW9oT2Z88T7_S0fJvcuXhiPCabcogFvF4yDE/w263-h400/bad%20signs.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div><b style="font-weight: bold;">Author: </b>R.J. Ellory</div></span><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Started reading: </b>July 30th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Finished the book: </b>August 25th 2022</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages: </b>436</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Genres: </b>Thriller</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>October 27th 2011</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source: </b>Bought the book</span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodreads score: </b>3.92</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #351c75;"><b>My score:</b></span></span></div><div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBmU0Be7XKmYxevZ3vUCgZAv7huUeMS9-5jcJCD2-qSWOQ5II9KTuf1PODJ18E5EkScBdxIV1r55gByEKP99Doyhz4Ef8NsWPU-M67KCO7VdStX14gflql7sarfbmojOm43sdK_NkF2Zbv9WkImv_ltH0w2dfiMp6ncmtvRKx7UvhsFpeFaD7yd6LR=s320" /><div style="background-color: #D67833; margin-left: 30; margin-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 7px; border-radius: 20px;" >
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</b><i><div style="text-align: justify;">Orphaned by an act of senseless violence that took their mother from them, half-brothers Clarence Luckman and Elliott Danziger have been raised in state institutions, unaware of any world outside. But their lives take a sudden turn when they are seized as hostages by a convicted killer en route to death row.
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Earl Sheridan is a psychopath of the worst kind, but he has the potential to change the boys' lives for ever. As the trio set off on a frenetic escape from the law through California and Texas, the two brothers must come to terms with the ever-growing tide of violence that follows in their wake - something that forces them to make a choice about their lives, and their relationship to one another.
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Arjen for reading this book together with me! This book was a RIDE. If you're into crime/thrillers, this is definitely one to pick up. I was a bit surprised that it doesn't even have 1000 ratings on Goodreads. I thought it was a bit more well known. So I would definitely understand if you have not heard of this one!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1EUJ8dHNhtWrMQZl6Sy7aLcJcYcKNXvaK&usp=sharing" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzYN0CKgy0HrCL_FBnIzbkeQIGDV_EMEudylu8ZvKVJ9Hy36KKq8RVEYQ51m3eBMtyPHK-JCrrNA3n52tI46LLVVG5gfnPcocNZ8_hcj6T4R9pfYwPYKO-Y9II3t5LXB2F97JFzPK65nnWWA_fzghrkCZ3Jj2SN_DE9o10QCIv8rQnd60_CO5KyuGU=s320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i>"A haunting thriller. An existential look af the nature of fate. Gripping."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">- Kirkus Reviews</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i>"A tale of the darkness within all of us, the inherent hope for salvation, and the ultimate consequences of evil. Ellory has once again penned a spellbinding and compelling thriller of a novel that will hold the reader's rapt attention from beginning to end."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">- Midwest Book Review</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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