It’s that time of the year again. The hottest weekend so far is behind us but it seems to only get warmer and warmer. You still have to work or study or go to school and long for a nice bowl full of ice cream or the cool lake. Fear not, summer holidays come nearer […]
generally bookish
AROUND THE WORLD IN 100 DAYS – a reading challenge
von kat @ Kat from Minas Morgul am 28/05/2017HELLO HELLO! I asked on several social media if people would be interesting in travelling the world in a literary way. The answer was most definitely yes, so it is happening: I’m hosting a reading challenge which takes place for a full hundred days! When does the challenge start, when will it end? What is […]
ENGLISH BELOW Hallöchen, ihr Lieben! Ich hatte vor ein paar Tagen richtig Lust auf Erdbeeren, wollte aber keinen klassischen Erdbeerkuchen backen und hab mal meine Backbücher durchstöbert. Was ich gefunden hab waren aber Him-, statt Erdbeeren. Und da gefrohrene Himbeeren sowieso Dauergast in meinem Gefrierfach sind, hab ich das gleich mal ausprobiert. Wie immer habe […]
Book: Geek Girl (Geek Girl #1) Author: Holly Smale Pages: 356 (Paperback) Publisher: Harper Collins Published: February 28th, 2013 Synopsis: Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a jiffy lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. She knows that bats always turn left […]
Book: Flame in the Mist Author: Renée Ahdieh Pages: 368 (Paperback) Publisher: Putnam Published: May 16th, 2017 Synopsis: The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been […]
Book: Night Owls Author: Jenn Bennett Pages: 304 (Paperback) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: August 13th, 2015 Synopsis: Meeting Jack on the Owl – San Francisco’s night bus – turns Beatrix’s world upside down. Jack is charming, wildly attractive . . . and possibly one of San Francisco’s most notorious graffiti artists. On midnight rides […]
