Stacking the shelves: April Book Haul

Stacking the Shelves is a meme co-hosted by Reading Reality and Tynga's Reviews (the image above belongs to these blogs too). Each week bloggers share the books they got. I got way too many books in March, so it took me some time to create an actual list. Today I'm going to share with you all the e-books I got in March! Most of these e-books were incredibly cheap and I couldn't pass them up!

I'm still behind on sharing my book hauls, so here is my April book haul. 

1. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Currently reading this one, enjoyed the title story but the two others I have read were disappointing.

2. Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales by Angela Carter

This cover is stunning!

3. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood #1) by Becky Albertalli

I really enjoyed this book! Can't wait to watch the movie!

4. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman

5. Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo

During Easter break I went on a city trip to Hasselt, a Flemish city I have never been to before and I couldn't resist buying a couple of books:

6. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Another stunning cover!

7. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 

I found this in a second-hand bookstore, which donates everything to a good cause. I found the next two books there as well.

8. Zorro by Isabel Allende 

9. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

10. Anatomy of a Soldier by Harry Parker

11. The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain

I also got two e-books:

12. The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1) by Tessa Dare

13. Brooklynaire (Brooklyn Bruisers #4) by Sarina Bowen

I also got two Netgalley arcs! 

14. Sheets by Brenna Thummler

15. Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol 1 by Fujita

Stacking the Shelves is a meme co-hosted by Reading Reality and Tynga's Reviews (the image above belongs to these blogs too). Each week bloggers share the books they got. I got way too many books in March, so it took me some time to create an actual list. Today I'm going to share with you all the e-books I got in March! Most of these e-books were incredibly cheap and I couldn't pass them up!

I'm still behind on sharing my book hauls, so here is my April book haul. 

1. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Currently reading this one, enjoyed the title story but the two others I have read were disappointing.

2. Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales by Angela Carter

This cover is stunning!

3. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood #1) by Becky Albertalli

I really enjoyed this book! Can't wait to watch the movie!

4. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman

5. Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo

During Easter break I went on a city trip to Hasselt, a Flemish city I have never been to before and I couldn't resist buying a couple of books:

6. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Another stunning cover!

7. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 

I found this in a second-hand bookstore, which donates everything to a good cause. I found the next two books there as well.

8. Zorro by Isabel Allende 

9. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

10. Anatomy of a Soldier by Harry Parker

11. The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain

I also got two e-books:

12. The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1) by Tessa Dare

13. Brooklynaire (Brooklyn Bruisers #4) by Sarina Bowen

I also got two Netgalley arcs! 

14. Sheets by Brenna Thummler

15. Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol 1 by Fujita

Which books did you recently get? Have you read any of the books mentioned above or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below!


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Can't-Wait-Wednesday: Bloody Rose (The Band #2) by Nicholas Eames

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. It's based on Waiting On Wednesday hosted at Breaking the Spine.

Live fast, die young.

Tam Hashford is tired of working at her local pub, slinging drinks for world-famous mercenaries and listening to the bards sing of adventure and glory in the world beyond her sleepy hometown.

When the biggest mercenary band of all rolls into town, led by the infamous Bloody Rose, Tam jumps at the chance to sign on as their bard. It's adventure she wants - and adventure she gets as the crew embark on a quest that will end in one of two ways: glory or death.


It's time to take a walk on the wyld side. 

-- Goodreads.com description --

Expected publication date:  August 28th 2018 by Orbit


I LOVED Kings of the Wyld, which I read in February. It was an epic and humouristic fantasty story and I can't wait to read more! This sequel will center around a different generation of characters and I'm excited!



Have you read this book or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below!

Which books are you excited to read?

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Sunday Post #19

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer (image above belongs to @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ). It’s a chance to share news ~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. 

Life

My third teaching job this semester has been so much more difficult than the other two. For the first time, I come home tired, frustrated and sad or angry EVERY week. I know that I got the most difficult classes of the third grade and it definitely shows. Luckily some pupils are enough to keep me going. One of them even told me she hopes I'll be her teacher next year as well. Those little things do make up for the difficult times.

Blog and books

I wrote THREE blog posts this week, which has been more than the last couple of weeks! 

I'm still reading You by Caroline Kepnes, expected more from it, to be honest. It's taking me forever to finish it! 

Movies and TV Shows

I finished Timeless and WHAT was that ending! I need a third season! At first I wasn't quite attached to this show, but it slowly grew on me and now I'm a huge fan!

Also finished Brooklyn-Nine-Nine, such a fun show, glad it will continue after all!

I also watched a lot of Netflix and my heart is breaking now that Sense8 is over but it was such an amazing conclusion. It's one of my favourite shows ever!

Now I am currently watching La Casa de Papel and it's great from the start!


What did you read or watch recently?

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Stacking the Shelves: Massive March Book Haul

Stacking the Shelves is a meme co-hosted by Reading Reality and Tynga's Reviews (the image above belongs to these blogs too). Each week bloggers share the books they got. I got way too many books in March, so it took me some time to create an actual list. Today I'm going to share with you all the e-books I got in March! Most of these e-books were incredibly cheap and I couldn't pass them up!

I am way behind on my book hauls, mainly because I have been so busy that I had to take a step back from blogging and because I got so many books in March that it took some time to write this post. I'm still very excited to read all these books!

1. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi

2. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

I got this in my favourite second hand English bookstore in Ghent, which is sadly closing this month. The copy I got is not in a great condition but I just couldn't leave without buying anything.

3. My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

4. The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy #1) by S.A. Chakraborty 

5. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 

6. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

7. Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy

8. Gone Rogue (Wires and Nerve #2) by Marissa Meyer

I already read this and really enjoyed it! I would love to read more books or comics set in this world with these characters!

9. Sightwitch (The Witchlands 0.5) by Susan Dennard

10. To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

11. Giant Days, Vol. 5 by John Allison

12. Giant Days, Vol. 6 by John Allison

The English comic store in Ghent is also closing its doors this month which just makes me feel awful. My favourite stores have to close, it's heart-breaking!

13. Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick

14. Sweet Tooth, Volume 1: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire

15. Obsidio (The Illuminae Files #3) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Already read and loved this!

16. Waking Gods (Themis Files #2) by Sylvain Neuvel 

You can find my review of Waking Gods here.



Which books did you recently get? Have you read any of the books mentioned above or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below!


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Can't-Wait-Wednesday: Wildcard (Warcross #2) by Marie Lu

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. It's based on Waiting On Wednesday hosted at Breaking the Spine.

This is the sequel to Warcross by Marie Lu, so be warned, spoilers in the synopsis.

Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she's always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side.

Determined to put a stop to Hideo's grim plans, Emika and the Phoenix Riders band together, only to find a new threat lurking on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo. Someone's put a bounty on Emika's head, and her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless crew. But Emika soon learns that Zero isn't all that he seems--and his protection comes at a price.


Caught in a web of betrayal, with the future of free will at risk, just how far will Emika go to take down the man she loves?

-- Goodreads.com description --

I really enjoyed Warcross when I read it in September, Wildcard is one of my highly anticipated releases this year! I believe this is only a duology (correct me if I'm wrong), which makes me super excited to see how things will wrap up.


According to Goodreads this book will be published on September 18th. 

Have you read this book or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below!

Which books are you excited to read?

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May Wrap Up

My new job has been exhausting and on top of that I'm also in a reading slump. It shouldn't come as a surprise that I didn't read much last month. The books I did read, I read in the beginning of the month.

1. Brooklynaire (Brooklyn Bruisers #4) by Sarina Bowen 

The first thing I read this month was a fun romance novel. I gave it 3 stars. I haven't read anything else by this author.

2. The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli 

After reading Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, I couldn't wait to read other books by Becky Albertalli, sadly, I didn't enjoy this one as much. I didn't think the characters and storyline were interesting enough and I was often bored. I gave it 3 stars.


Which books did you recently read? Have you read any of the books mentioned above or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below!


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Sunday Post #18

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer (image above belongs to @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ). It’s a chance to share news ~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. 

Life

Another exhausting week, but next week is supposed to be my last super exhausting week, things should be better soon, which hopefully means more reading time! I went to a Star Wars exhibition in Brussels yesterday with some friends, I had fun but we were all disappointed in the exhibition. The Harry Potter one was so much better.

Blog and books

I wrote a Can't Wait Wednesday post this week! Yay, me!

I am currently reading You by Caroline Kepnes and I actually made some progress this week, I hope that I'm slowly crawling out of my reading slump, fingers crossed! That said, I expected a lot more from You, but we'll see how the second half of the book goes.

Movies and TV Shows

What did I watch this week? I watched two movies! The Big Sick, which I really recommend and Atomic Blonde, which I really don't recommend. Really terrible movie!

I'm now watching the second season of Timeless and I'm absolutely hooked! It will be a tragedy if they cancel the show. It really grew on me!

I also watched the final two episodes of Lucifer, another great show that will most likely not return, which makes me terribly sad.

Hoping to finish Timeless soon and then I'll need to look for another show to binge-watch!


What did you read or watch recently?


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