36h readathon reading update 2.

Reading update,

To all the boys I've loved before page 190.

Pieces of her 10 hours 38 minutes. [ 6 hours left & I'm determined to finish it! ]

How it it going for you guys?

Happy reading!

36 h readathon update.

36 h readathon update. [ 5 hours in ]

To all the boys I've loved before - Jenny Han page 161 [ I started on page 130 ]

Pieces of her - Karin Slaughter 8 h 33 minutes [ I started on 4 h ]

How's it going for you guys?

36h readathon 2018.

Hello dear bookworms,

I'm participating in a 36h readathon. It started by 12.00 today & will end on 23.59 tomorrow. I'm listening to Pieces of her - Karin Slaughter on audiobook. Currently I'm 6 h in to it & I have 10 h left. The other book I'm focusing on is To all the boys I've loved before - Jenny Han which I started reading with a friend a couple of days ago. I'm on page 131 & I'm reading it on my phone as an e-book. I'd like to read e-books on some kind of other device because the phones screen is way too small & it's a bit annoying.



Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35887251-pieces-of-her

ebook, 480 pages

Published August 21st 2018 by William Morrow

What if the person you thought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all . . . ?

Andrea knows everything about her mother, Laura. She knows she’s spent her whole life in the small beachside town of Belle Isle; she knows she’s never wanted anything more than to live a quiet life as a pillar of the community; she knows she’s never kept a secret in her life. Because we all know our mothers, don’t we?

But all that changes when a trip to the mall explodes into violence and Andrea suddenly sees a completely different side to Laura. Because it turns out that before Laura was Laura, she was someone completely different. For nearly thirty years she’s been hiding from her previous identity, lying low in the hope that no one would ever find her. But now she’s been exposed, and nothing will ever be the same again.

The police want answers and Laura’s innocence is on the line, but she won’t speak to anyone, including her own daughter. Andrea is on a desperate journey following the breadcrumb trail of her mother’s past. And if she can’t uncover the secrets hidden there, there may be no future for either one of them. . . .



Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15749186-to-all-the-boys-i-ve-loved-before

Kindle Edition, 355 pages

Published April 15th 2014 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.

Are you participating? What are you reading? 


Until next time, happy reading! 

The joy of Cristmas Book Tag

Hello dear bookish friends,

To the questions!

1) Anticipation: The Christmas excitement is real, what book release(s) are you most anticipating?

I don't keep track of new realeses actually, I usually read older books.

2) Christmas Songs & Carols: What book or author can you not help but sing it's praises?

Cassandra Clare, George R.R Martin, Diana Gabaldon.

3) Gingerbread Houses: What book or series has wonderful world building?

I haven't read a lot of fantasy lately but the one I can think of is Game of thrones by George R.R Martin.

4) A Christmas Carol: Favorite classic or one that you want to read

I want to read War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy at some point. It seems like something I just have to do before I die, hah! A friend of mine finished it this year, so I really have to read & annotate it.

Synpsis:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace?from_search=true

Paperback, Oxford World's Classics, 1392 pages

Published June 25th 1998 by Oxford University Press (first published 1867)

'War and Peace' broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfilment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.

As Napoleon’s army invades, Tolstoy brilliantly follows characters from diverse backgrounds—peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers — as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving, and human, figures in world literature.

5) Christmas Sweets: What book would you love to receive for Christmas

I'd love to have the Harry Potter series ( hardcover edition, in English ) by J.K. Rowling. It's one of my favorite series & I really want to read them again & annotate them.

6) Candles in the Window: What book gives you that warm fuzzy feeling

To all the boys I've loved before - Jenny Han.

7) Christmas Trees & Decorations: What are some of your favorite book covers?








8) Christmas Joy: What are some of your favorite things about Christmas And/Or some of your favorite Christmas memories?

The wonderful food & the company!

Christmas at Hogwarts Readathon.

Hello my dear readers,

The Christmas at Hogwarts readathon is taking place from Dec 17th - Dec 23rd. 
All you need to do is to follow the map. 

Here's the announcement video, check it out!

Let me know if you'll be participating!

As always, happy reading!

Christmas cozy reading night.

Hello fellow bookworms,

The Christmas cosy reading night is starting on the 19th of December 7 pm until 9 pm.

The idea is just to grab something good to snack on, maybe sit in your pyjamas, lit up a cozy candle, a cup of tea or any other beverage that you prefer & spend a few hours on reading & relaxing.

Let me know if you'll be joining! I'll definetly try to join it.


Until next time, happy reading!

Buddy read!

Hello my dear readers,

I'm buddy reading a wonderful book together with a dear friend of mine from Goodreads. A while ago we read another book together & realized that we have a lot of things in common when it comes to books. We have similar tastest, which is awesome. My buddy hasn't started reading yet, but I'll uptade you all when I know more about what she thinks about this book.




Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15749186-to-all-the-boys-i-ve-loved-before

E-book Edition, 355 pages

Published April 15th 2014 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.

So far I'm about 130 pages in to this book & I'm really loving it. It's very sweet & innocent at times, which is a relief becaause I have been reading some really hard & heavy books so far. A couple of months ago I saw the movie adaptation & I like to compare the two. there are some big plot differences between them & I actually like Peter a lot more in the book than I did in the movie. No, I won't spoil this book for you. I've laughed, cried, oh the feels! I just can't put it down. It's a wonderful feel good read, which I reallt need right now. Since I've been struggling with reading slumps, I think that these kinds of books are perfect to get me out of them. I'm looking forward to finish this one & tell you all about it. 

Until next time, happy reading. 

I'm joining the Constantly reading book club.

Hi my bookworms! 

I'm just checking in to tell you that I'll be joining the Constantly reading book club. 

We'll be reading 11/22/63 - Stephen King 

Link to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10644930-11-22-63?ac=1&from_search=true

Hardcover, 849 pages

Published November 8th 2011 by Scribner

Life can turn on a dime—or stumble into the extraordinary, as it does for Jake Epping, a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine. While grading essays by his GED students, Jake reads a gruesome, enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning: fifty years ago, Harry somehow survived his father’s sledgehammer slaughter of his entire family. Jake is blown away...but an even more bizarre secret comes to light when Jake’s friend Al, owner of the local diner, enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession—to prevent the Kennedy assassination. How? By stepping through a portal in the diner’s storeroom, and into the era of Ike and Elvis, of big American cars, sock hops, and cigarette smoke... Finding himself in warmhearted Jodie, Texas, Jake begins a new life. But all turns in the road lead to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald. The course of history is about to be rewritten...and become heart-stoppingly suspenseful. 

I hope that you'll be joining too! Let me know. 

Happy reading to you all. 

Finished books TOME TOPPLE READATHON#7

Hello fellow readers, 

Here are the updates for how it went for me during the TOME TOPPLE READATHON#7 2018. 

I'd say that the readathon went okay, not as good as I thought it would go but I'm still satisfied with the amount thar I read. I finished 1 book during these 2 weeks, American Gods - Neil Gaiman. I chose the second book that I wanted to begin after I finished the first one but life got in the way so I didn't have the time to read it. I miss reading so much, but at some point I just feel lika I'm going in & out of a slump this whole year. It's so hard to even finish a book. Hopefully I'll continue reading again soon. I haven't read anyting since I finished American Gods. Which is a shame. But I guess that some books are easier to send me in to a slump than others. My thoughts about the book where that I wasn't sure about the religous aspects & I wasn't familiar with the Gods that were a big part of the plot. Aslo the pace was a bit slow & I felt a lot of confusion thoughtout the book. My plan is to pick up my physical copy & annotate it, I think that could really help me to keep me focused. 

Let me know in the comments how the TOME TOPPLE READATHON #7 went for you! 

As always, happy reading. 

Poll results.

Hello my dear readers,

I created yet another poll after I finished American Gods to see which book you'd like me to pick up next. It was a really close call on these books & they all seem to be books that a lot of people like, which is amazing.


Here are the results from the poll; 



The outsider            [ 8 votes ]

The poppy war        [ 5 votes ]

The clan of the cave bear       [ 5 votes ]

The secret history     [ 5 votes ]


I'm so happy that you participate in the polls, it's so much fun to see what you guys think.
Until next time, happy reading!

Week 1 of TOME TOPPLE READATHON#7

Hello my dear book worms,

I've survived the first week of TOME TOPPLE READATHON#7 & it has been a lot of fun! I've finished my first book today & it was a very enjoyable & a roller coaster ride. So, on to the thoughts & some information about the book that I finished listening to during this first week. As I've said before, I won't be reading any physical books at all, just audiobooks because of the time crounch.



Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30165203-american-gods?from_search=true

My review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2047780519

Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.

Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.

Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - it finds there...

This is the author's preferred text, never before published in the UK, and is about 12,000 words longer than the previous UK edition.

My thoughts: 

I gave this one 3.5 stars, because I just don't know but something about it made me feel that I couldn't focus on the story. It felt a bit messy at times & I think that I need to go back & re read it at some point so I can annotate it. 

What did you read? 

Until next time, happy reading! 

Pagan & Wiccan book recomendations.

Hello book worms, 

Here are some Pagan & Wiccan book recomendations, if you have any recomendations leave them in the comments below. Let's share some wonderful books with eachother! 

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546069.The_Seeker_s_Guide?ac=1&from_search=true

Paperback, 436 pages

Published October 3rd 2000 by Villard Books (first published 1999)

In 1977, Elizabeth Lesser cofounded the Omega Institute, now America's largest adult-education center focusing on wellness and spirituality. Working with many of the eminent thinkers of our times, including Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists, and an array of noted American figures--from L.A. Lakers coach Phil Jackson to author Maya Angelou--Lesser found that by combining a variety of religious, psychological, and healing traditions, each of us has the unique ability to satisfy our spiritual hunger. 
In The Seeker's Guid, she synthesizes the lessons learned from an immersion into the world's wisdom traditions and intertwines them with illuminating stories from her daily life. Recounting her own trials and errors and offering meditative exercises, she shows the reader how to create a personal practice, gauge one's progress, and choose effective spiritual teachers and habits. Warm, accessible, and wise, this book provides directions through the four landscapes of the spiritual journey: 
THE MIND: learning meditation to ease stress and anxiety
THE HEART: dealing with grief, loss, and pain; opening the heart and becoming fully alive
THE BODY: returning the body to the spiritual fold to heal and 
overcome the fear of aging and death
THE SOUL: experiencing daily life as an adventure of meaning and mystery.

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1058114.Pagan_Paths?ac=1&from_search=true

Paperback, 192 pages

Published March 7th 2002 by Rider (first published March 1st 2002)

Paganism, which has its roots in the ancient nature religions, is one of the fastest growing movements in the West today. As such, it is a collection of “spiritual paths” that express their beliefs in subtly different ways, explored here in this illuminating guide. Discover the natural beliefs and practices of Wicca, Hedgewitch traditions, Druidry, Shamanism, Asatru, Mystery Groups, and Eclectic Paganism—as well as the Pagan approach to magic and the significance of sacred lives. Learn how to lead a Pagan lifestyle, and explore the growing role of Paganism in today’s world. Whether you’re setting out on a Pagan path for the first time, or have been committed to one for many years, this informative book will help you in expressing your own beliefs and understanding those of others.

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1205520.The_Modern_Pagan?ac=1&from_search=true

Paperback, 432 pages

Published January 5th 2006 by Rider

Paganism means living in harmony with nature and respecting all that nature has to offer. It is a sustainable way of life that has existed in the British Isles for thousands of years and that has survived secretly among scattered households throughout the UK. Although it is not a religious path (true pagans do not worship deities), paganism will appeal to anyone who cares about the environment, who is interested in maintaining an organic lifestyle or who believes in respecting their roots whilst catering for the future. Paganism may be thousands of years old, but it is particularly suited to meeting our twenty-first century concerns.

In The Modern Pagan, Brian Day explains how to live in a way that honours the land and its inhabitants. There is advice on celebrating seasonal festivals, on cultivating a true pagan garden, on creating delicious food and drink from hedgerow fare, on herbal medicine, on the importance of pagan parenting and family values, on living in harmony without prejudice and discrimination and much more. The core principles of Modern Paganism will make sense to anyone who is tired of the hustle and bustle of our polluted lifestyles, and who is looking for a way to live that is in balance with our fellow human beings and the natural world

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1441190.The_Wheel_Of_The_Wiccan_Year?ac=1&from_search=true

Paperback

Published April 4th 2002 by Rider

Thousands more people today are discovering how the nature-based beliefs of Wicca can help them to connect with the natural world and with a sense of their spiritual heritage. The eight Wiccan festivals mark the turning of the seasons. In The Wheel of the Wiccan Year, experienced Wiccan Gail Duff describes--The core beliefs of Wicca and the significance of the festivals--The eight festivals - what they mark; how they relate to traditional spiritual beliefs and to our lives today--How to celebrate the festivals through rituals, affirmations, meditations, activities and decorations, spells, songs and chants--How to create oils, candles, incense, food and wine for the celebrations--Rituals for the lone practitioner as well as for groupsThe Wheel of the Wiccan Year is the perfect reference book for the growing pagan market and for anyone who simply wishes to enrich their life by re-aligning it with the natural cycle of the year.

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/317618.A_Witch_Alone?ac=1&from_search=true

Paperback, 224 pages

Published February 4th 2002 by Thorsons (first published August 30th 1991)

This book carries on the tradition of the solo village witch emphasizing white rather than black magic. It is a practical manual of instruction for those who choose the solo path of study and particularly stresses the importance of being in tune with nature. As there are approximately 13 moons each year – the book is divided into 13 parts. Each section is aimed at lasting from the new moon to the dark to make the student fully aware of the changing power in the tides of the sea and the tides of the self. The moon-long sections deal with a variety of taditional arts, skills and mental exercises which enables the aspiring witch to discover the inner world of magic inside him/herself.

2019 reading goals!

Hello my wonderful readers. I felt like it's time to plan ahead a bit. I'm not sure I'll be able to keep these goals but I'll try my best. 

1.  Read more new authors.
2. Start my vlogging channel on Youtube again.
3. Set my goal at 60 books. 

What are your reading goals for 2019? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, happy reading! 

Final results from the poll.

Hello book worms, 

I'm here to share the final results from the poll that I posted yesterday.

[ 36 votes ]   American gods - Neil Gaiman

[ 7 votes ]     The secret history - Donna Tartt

[ 7 votes ]      The clan of the cave bear - Jean M. Auel

[ 5 votes ]     The outsider - Stephen King

[ 2 vote ]       The poppy war - R. F Kuang

The winner is, 

American Gods - Neil Gaiman

Link to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30165203-american-gods?ac=1&from_search=true

635 pages, Audiobook is 22h 31 min

Published June 21st 2011 by William Morrow

Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.

Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.

I'll begin with this book tomorrow, 16th of november by midnight for the TOME TOPPLE READATHON. I'm really looking forward to this! What are you going to read?

Happy reading, queen of the books.  

Poll for what I should begin reading during TOME TOOPLE #7

Hello bookish friends,

I recently started a poll where I asked you guys to vote on what book I should begin reading when it's time for the TOME TOPPLE readathon.
This poll will be up until tomorrow & I'll make sure to post the final results. So far you guys have voted like this;

[ 28 votes ]   American gods - Neil Gaiman

[ 6 votes ]     The secret history - Donna Tartt

[ 5 votes ]      The clan of the cave bear - Jean M. Auel

[ 4 votes ]     The outsider - Stephen King

[ 1 vote ]       The poppy war - R. F Kuang

I love the tv adaptation of American gods so I feel like I should really enjoy it. At one point I want to read my paperback copy & annotate it. Keep on voting guys!


Until next time, happy reading.