Life have been very hard this year. And since October 6:th it´s been a hell to be honest. First of all I got a messege saying someone I knew passed away and just 2 days after another person close to me got very sick and ended up in the hospital. Life definitely keeps on being hard so this blog haven´t even been on my mind of late. I think I will be away for the rest of the year but might do a post before the year ends or so but I just wanted to let you know where I am right now. And thank you for still visiting the blog even though nothing have been posted. I will be back but for now I just think I need peace and quiet. But it will just be for a while…
Hi everyone, I have to be honest with you this year and my reading have been in chaos. I have read some amazing books but I haven´t read even half of the amount I was hoping to do because I have been very busy and alot of things have happened. So I wanted to do a little check in with myself today to see how far I have come with this challenge. I will definitely update this list and work on it next year as well because even though I haven´t read much, I have had so much fun doing it.
READING LIST 2025 The Only One Left by Riley Sager King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Sad Ghost Club 3 by Lize Meddings Scarred by Emily McIntire My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine Crazy Stupid Romance by Lyssa Kay Adams Paddington Races Ahead by Michael Bond Paddington Goes to Town by Michael Bond The Guncle by Steven Rowley Gleanings by Neal Shusterman Happily Never After by Lynn Painter A Rogue of One´s Own by Evie Dunmore The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler (DNF & Unhauled) A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble Reputation by Lex Croucher Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Tilly and the Map of Stories by Anna James Amulet: The Stonekeeper´s Curse by Kazu Kibuishi Den store Konstnären by Emmy Abrahamson & Hanna Jedvik Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica Solens Dotter by Anna Granberg The Governes by Wendy Holden Sicilia Amore by Disa Aberg – DNF & UNHAULED The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Nevermoore: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Det dåliga Samvetet Pernilla Ericson Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston The 5:th Wave by Rick Yancey Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson King Arthur and his knights of the round table by Roger Lancelot Green Störst av Allt by Malin Persson Giolito – UNHAULED Katthotellet vid kusten av Jessika Devert The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris Dårfinkar & Dönickar by Ulf Stark The Governess Game by Tessa Dare Normal People by Sally Rooney And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman Exodus by Julie Bretagne To Sir Philip, With Love by Julia Quinn When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn It´s in his Kiss by Julia Quinn On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn A Breath of Snow & Ashes by Diana Gabaldon Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco Off to the Races by Elsie Silver Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Bokcirkeln vid världens ände by Frida Skybäck The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman My Grandmother asked me to tell you she´s sorry by Fredrik Backman The Winners by Fredrik Backman She´s not Sorry by Mary Kubica Anne´s House of Dreams by L.M Montgomery
BOOKS READ: 19 BOOKS LEFT UNREAD: 45 COMMENT: I really thought that this should have been at least cut in half by now but I didn´t read at all this summer and broke my book buying ban and bought some more which I do have prioritized. I also got some review copies from swedish publishers which have also been prioritized before these I´m sad to say. Oh well that just means I need to work alot harder in the last couple of months so I can check of alot more of these books right? Oh this have been such a failure this year. I´m almost looking forward to the year ending so I can write down a new list and start over haha.
Synopsis After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she’ll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.
But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.
Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can…
My Review After reading Once Upon A Broken Heart I just threw myself opon the second book in the series and I swear that Stephanie Garber has put a spell on these books because they are so addictive. It was a fun and exciting story Evangeline and Jacks took us on again in this magical world and this time it was full of enchanted stories, interesting prophecys and like always twists. You never knew where the story was going or who you could trust which is one of my favorite things in this storyline besides all of the magical elements. Loved to get more of a backstory to The Archer & The Fox and at the same time getting to know more of the Valory Arch and it´s abilities. Did I order the third and final book in the series before even finishing this one? Yes I obviously did because this story has me HOOKED and it was years and years ago I felt this way about a book series. Thank you Stephanie Garber!
Synopsis For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings… until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.
Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.
But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game—and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after or the most exquisite tragedy…
My Review I actually broke my book buying ban for this book but come on it was 50% off so how could I not and in this beautiful version to. I have wanted to read this one for a long time, I did like Caraval or more like the world it was in and these characters felt like more of my style so I was curious about how this would go when I finally picked it up.
The world was so magical and I couldn´t put it down for longer moments. I loved the storyline of Evangeline and not really knowing what was real or not when it came to the things happening. And that part was made so well. Was it a bit predictable? Yes it was but I had so much fun reading it. There is alot going on not only with Evangeline, the overall story and the magic and it hooked me so much I actually bought the second book right away after finishing it and it should be delivered tomorrow so I will throw myself upon it as soon as it arrives.
I´m so curious about where this story will go from now and what will happen with The Prince of Hearts even though I do have a feeling where the road might lead. Looking forward to continue on with this story during the upcoming week!
I´ve been away from this blog for sometime now but this summer and vacation have been filled with lots of adventures and I have been enjoying each and every second of it. I have been working for 2 weeks now and been away to Krakow, Poland with my colleagues as well so this is the first proper time I have to sit down and write for a bit so why not start it all up again with a WWW Wednesday?
What are you currently reading? I´m working my way through The Winners by Fredrik Backman, the third and finale in the Beartown series on audiobook and on the train to and from work I´m currently reading Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber which I enjoy alot. I also from time to time in the evenings read Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid and it´s so good! Can´t belive every Taylor Jenkins Reid I have read so far have been such a great read!
What did you recently finish reading? During my vacation I finished 3 books which I have reviewed here on the blog just before this post and those are: Daughter of Sparta, SpyxFamily Vol.3 and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store.
What do you think you´ll read next? I feel like I´m in a cozy mood right now so maybe some of the Paddington books I owe, The Baby Dragon Café or maybe Emily Wilde´s Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Have you read any of these?
Synopsis When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel can’t understand it. As more secret codes appear between the pages, she decides to follow the trail of clues… she just need someone to help her out.
Gorgeous and outgoing fisherman, Noah, is always up for an adventure. And a scavenger hunt sounds like a lot of fun. Even better that the cute bookseller he’s been crushing on for months is the one who wants his help!
Hazel didn’t go looking for romance, but as the treasure hunt leads her and Noah around Dream Harbor, their undeniable chemistry might be just as hot as the fresh-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns the bookstore sells…
My Review This is the second book taking place in the little town of Dream Harbor and I actually got the swedish translation as a review copy from the publishers so thank you so much for that!
What can I say? These books are so cute and easy to read that you will binge them in a couple of days and be left with a soft fussy feeling. This second part is definitely my favorite of them so far because I just adored the main characters and the little treasure hunt they go on together with the clues.
Is it all sunshine all the time? No not at all and especially for Noah, which story reminded me to some part of the one with Fox in Hook Line & Sinker. But I highly recommend these books for a fastpaced, romantic and cute story.
Synopsis Twilight has overcome many challenges in putting together the Forger family, but now all his hard work might come undone when Yor’s younger brother Yuri pops in for a surprise visit! Can Twilight outsmart Yuri, who actually works for the Ostanian secret service?!
My Review I adore this manga series and even though you get the story in smaller chunks in the bigger picture I really liked it. First of all, as always I enjoy them just being a family in all of this but the scenes where Anya is trying to cope in school and the scene when they played Dodgeball was just hillarious and put a huge smile on my face. I hope there will be more of her journey in the next volume and that we get to see more of her life in school and trying to fit in. I do think the Twilight and Yor´s story is a cute one but after 3 volumes I still don´t get what the big secret mission is about more than on the surface which is sad. I definitely need something more in depth in the next one to keep my interest up.
Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis—who holds Daphne’s brother’s fate in her hands—upends the life she’s worked so hard to build. Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus, and if Daphne cannot find them, the gods’ waning powers will fade away, the mortal world will descend into chaos, and her brother’s life will be forfeit.
Guided by Artemis’s twin—the handsome and entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo—Daphne’s journey will take her from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of Thebes, team her up with mythological legends such as Theseus and Hippolyta of the Amazons, and pit her against the gods themselves.
My Review: This story is an reinterpretation of the greek myth of Daphne and Apollo. And it´s Claire M. Andrews debute novel as well and what a debute it was! It was thrilling, tense and exciting getting to follow along on their journey to try and get back what was lost.
I seem to have gotten into greek mythology reimaginings of late and this one is a hidden gem which I think have been overlooked thanks to it being a YA. But don´t be fooled, this story was amazing and made me want to read the second part as soon as I can. I liked the group of characters we get to follow along on this journey with and it was a good mix of adventure and thrilling scenes. I did have to google some of the characters to see what they did in the famous mythologys but I have to say it was a great story to read.
One of the things I really appretiated was the list of words in the back explaining what the greek words meant or what kind of weapon or clothing they used in the story so I didn´t have to be confused and it did help alot. I highly recommend this book if you want an adventure.
Hi friends, how are you? I´m still on my vacation and will be away from another week before reality with work starts all over again. And I have been running round like crazy this year so I have lost touch of what day it it, what I´m supposed to be doing and prepare for. I have just come home from spending a week in London where I totally broke my book buying ban…Wooopsi…but more on that later…I will do a full book haul later…I promise.
My reading have been non existant this vacation which feels really sad since I had planned on reading alot. I´m currently reading The Cinnamon Bun Bookshop by Laurie Graham, SpyxFamily Vol. 3 and Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews and all of them are good I just haven´t had the time to sit down properly to read them. I am also listening to The Winners by Fredrik Backman which is so good but I only listen a little before bed so it will take some time to finish it because I still have 13 hours left haha.
But tell me…How is your summer so far? Have you read anything good lately?
I´m slowly preparing to go on a 4 week vacation over the summer which feels great. This last couple of weeks have been very trying and my body just screams for rest. And this week I almost got hit by a falling tree so that was fun…
Since I´m going to be travelling around I´m trying to pack some physical reads to take with me. And as usuall I have packed a huge stack with varied stories because I never know what I will be in the mood for so let´s have a little check in on which books will follow me along this summer.
I will also have my trusty e-reader and audiobook service in case I don´t feel any of these (impossible right) and want to read something else. But since I´m working on my unread books this year I won´t get anything new but listen to some of the other books I didn´t bring with me.
What do you want to read this summer? Have you read any of these books?
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