Sunday Post #38

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

As I told you last week my Mondays are incredibly exhausting, add work meetings on Tuesday and Friday evening and that's exhausting on a whole other level. If I have to describe last week in one word it would be "tired".

Luckily, I went to a housewarming of one of my best friends and it was exactly what I needed!

Blog and books

I didn't read or blog at all. I simply did not have the time to do so :(

Movies and TV Shows

I finished watching the third season of Las Chicas del Cable and as always I enjoyed it! I also started Don't Dare to Dream or Jealousy Incarnate on my commute to and from work.

What did you read or watch recently?

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Sunday Post #37

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

I had a lovely week off but I have been so stressed out for that last three days that I have to go to work again on Monday. I think this is due to Mondays being so exhausting and the little amount of information I have received on how the week will go.
I have always disliked Mondays but having to get up at 5:45 a.m. and only coming home at 11:30 p.m. while I have an early start on Tuesday is so exhausting. And makes me tired for the rest of the week because I can't catch up on the sleep I have lost. So, not looking forward to that at all.

I can't wait for the Christmas holidays to start!

Blog and books

I read two Netgalley e-arcs, all comics and really enjoyed them. I still need to review one of them but you can already find my review of Book Love here! I also finally posted my September wrap up and my October wrap up will be coming soon!

However, I have to add, my reading slump is still not over and is only getting worse. I hate that feeling but I am just not interested in reading right now.

Movies and TV Shows

I finished Suspicious Partner, which was fantastic and now that it's over I don't know what to do with myself anymore. If you have any kdrama recommendations on what I should watch after this gem, please let me know!

I also watched a couple of movies this week, I went to see The Nutcracker and the Four Realms and absolutely hated it. I'm so disappointed in that movie! The only way to get over it was to watch Pride and Prejudice again :) #noregrets

I also watched To All the Boys I've Loved Before because I wanted to know what all the hype was about and I liked it.

And finally I started watching the third season of Las Chicas del Cable and as always I'm hooked!

What did you read or watch recently?

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Review: Book Love by Debbie Tung

Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels for hardcovers.


Book Love is a gift book of comics tailor-made for tea-sipping, spine-sniffing, book-hoarding bibliophiles. Debbie Tung’s comics are humorous and instantly recognizable—making readers laugh while precisely conveying the thoughts and habits of book nerds. Book Love is the ideal gift to let a book lover know they’re understood and appreciated. 

-- Goodreads.com description --

First of all, I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. I previously read and reviewed another e-arc written by Debbie Tung, Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story, which I really enjoyed and when I saw her new title, I immediately knew I needed to read it.

Book Love is a collection of comics all about reading, buying and loving books. It is definitely a must read for booklovers. While reading the comic, I got the warm and cosy feeling that I always associate with reading a book or watching a movie while being cuddled under a warm, soft blanket with something to drink nearby. I got the same comforting feeling whilst reading Book Love.

Every single page is so relatable and could have been a moment from my own life. I really enjoyed reading Book Love and recognizing myself within its pages. I highly recommend this comic! 5 stars! 

The drawings are so cute and funny, I can't wait to see what Debbie Tung draws next!



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Review: Open Earth by Sarah Mirk, Eva Cabrera and Claudia Aguirre

Rigo is a young woman of her time: specifically, the time just after the collapse of Earth. After living her whole life on a small space station orbiting the planet, the cultural norms and rules of her Californian parents are just history to her. In between work shifts at the station air farm, Rigo explores her own desires, developing openly polyamorous relationships with her friends and crewmates. When she starts to feel one of those relationships change, however, Rigo must balance her new feelings with the stability of her other relationships, as well as the hard-earned camaraderie of a small crew floating in the vastness of space. But, as the ship motto goes, "Honesty keeps us alive."

A heartfelt, positive, and erotic look at one woman's adventure in love and sex, as a new generation learns to make their own rules and follow their own hearts.

-- Goodreads.com description --

First of all, I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was immediately hooked by the cover, a comic set in space, I needed to read that! The space elements are definitely there but the comic focusses on the sexual relationships of Rigo and her friends. I really liked the diversity of the characters in this comic and the inclusion of Spanish words (however, if you don't speak Spanish it probably would have been better if they added a translation at the bottom of the page). 

To me, the characters felt very superficial and could have used a lot more development and growth. I do know these things are not always easy in this format but I often didn't quite understand certain relationships or the space setting. I often felt that things were not that well explained which made me confused and made it harder to focus on the story which is why I ultimately gave it two stars. 

Also, keep in mind that this comic is very graphic and sexually explicit.

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September Wrap Up

September was a bad reading month for me. I was in a huge reading slump, which still hasn't completely passed. So, I only read two books last month.

1. Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) by Seanan McGuire

This book turned out so different from what I had expected. I liked the characters and plot but it was so much darker than I thought it would be. I do believe this book should have been longer, I feel like everything just touches the surface and could have been developed better. 3 stars.

2. Mirage (Mirage, #1) by Somaiya Daud 

I was a little disappointed with this book. Not much happened in this book and while the characters were entertaining, I needed more than romance to develop in the story. 3 stars.

Have you read any of these books or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts and recommendations down below!

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Sunday Post #36

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 work week passed and now I have a week off! I'm going on a holiday with my family for a couple of days, so I won't be able to check messages as quickly. I hope to reply to all comments from the last two months this week and comment back. I feel awful I haven't found the time to do so yet.

Blog and books

I didn't read anything this week, when I get home I'm just too tired to do anything more than preparing my lessons and watching Netflix.

Movies and TV Shows

I finished Healer, which was amazing! I also started and finished Lie to Me which was fun and now I'm watching Suspicious Partner, which I already know I will love!

As always please leave some recommendations on what I should read or watch next! 

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Can't-Wait Wednesday: Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean

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.

In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems.

Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace’s enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete—all except yōkai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. 

Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. Winning should be easy. And it would be, if she weren't hiding a dangerous secret. Mari is a yōkai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. If discovered, her life will be forfeit. As she struggles to keep her true identity hidden, Mari’s fate collides with that of Taro, the prince who has no desire to inherit the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human, half-yōkai outcast.

Torn between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, vengeance and forgiveness, the choices of Mari, Taro, and Akira will decide the fate of Honoku in this beautifully written, edge-of-your-seat YA fantasy. 

-- Goodreads.com description -- 

I heard this book has a lot of Asian influences and that's exactly what I'm looking for right now. Also, the cover is gorgeous! 

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

Which books are you excited to read?

I'm in need of Asian literature recommendations!

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