Hoohoo, friends of the blade. Ever since I started reading books in English, the books I consume are set about 90% in the UK or US. Maybe more. I’m always happy when I read a book that is set in any other place in the world, especially when it’s written by a local author. If […]
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10 Books With the Friends to Lovers Trope
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 22/07/2022Hoohoo, friends of the blade! I’m in such a romance mood these days! I’m reading fluffy romance after fluffy romance and I seriously can’t get enough. And while enemies-to-lovers will forever be my favourite romance trope, I am really getting into friends-to-lovers, especially when it’s best friends. It’s all about the angst and the “but […]
Apollo is your godly parent? Then try these books!
By kat @ bookish blades onHoohoo, friends of the blade! I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for ages, now. Years, even? I definitely wanted to do more recommendation posts based on godly parents after I did the Hermes one in 2020. Yet, here we are and it’s only post number two, this time focusing on Apollo. Apollo is […]
Underrated Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series that Deserve More Love
By kat @ bookish blades on 23/05/2022Hoohoo, friends of the blade. Do you know the feeling of loving something A LOT but all you do is scream into the void because nobody else seems to even know the thing? Well, that’s the case often when it comes to underrated books (<5.000 ratings on goodreads). And because I recently started or continued […]
Exciting Book Releases | May 2022
By kat @ bookish blades on 14/05/2022Hoohoo, friends of the blade! Even though we’re already halfway through May, I didn’t want to hold back my list of exciting book releases. As every month, I picked those book releases that speak to me the most in some way or the other. All of these sound really interesting and I’m quite excited to […]
History With A Twist | Six Fantastic Historical Novels
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 13/04/2022Hoohoo, friends of the blade! I love history and I love historical novels! Especially those with a little twist. Wether it’s a person getting another gender or adding fantastical elements, I love the twists. So of course, I had to make a list with some recommendations! My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & […]