Pagan Magic and Religion Collide in The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

In her forest-veiled pagan village, Évike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodline—her father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When soldiers arrive from the Holy Order of Woodsmen to claim a pagan girl…

16 DNFs I Wish I’d Loved

Hello everybody, it’s Sabrina!  As a reader, I am a big supporter of DNFing books that you’re not enjoying or getting anything from - I wrote a whole post about it here, which you can check out if you want to see my thoughts in more depth.  In today’s post, I want to talk about…

21 of My Most Awaited New Releases From the Second Half of 2021

Hello friends, it's Vera here today. Originally, I hadn't been planning on making a post about my most awaited releases of the second half of 2021. I felt like I haven't been keeping up with new releases in the past six months, so I thought I wouldn't have anything to talk about. However, I was…

Twelve Brilliant Beach Reads for the Summer

Hello friends, Vera here! I'm writing this post on the 24th of June and we are currently experiencing a heatwave in Hungary. We had the hottest day of the summer so far where we even hit 40°C. If you are wondering, this isn't typical at all, as our heatwaves tend to stay between 30-35°C so…

22 of My Favourite Fast Paced Books

Hi everyone!  It’s Sabrina again.  A few weeks ago, I brought you a post highlighting my favourite slow paced books, so I thought it was only fair that I create a post for my favourite fast paced books too - and that’s what I’m bringing you today!  I’ve got 20 options for you, so I’ve…

Books For When You’re Struggling to Focus: A Masterlist

Hi there!  It’s Sabrina today, and I’m here to tell you about some great books -  as usual 😉  This time, the books I’m highlighting are ones that I think are perfect to read when you are having a hard time focusing. Every now and then, I find that I can’t concentrate very well -…

Books That Became Instant Favorites

Hello friends! Today's post was inspired by the rare, incredible feeling I get when I read a book and I immediately know I'll cherish it - if not forever, at least for quite some time. 🥰 For me, these are more than five-star-reads: I can be quite lenient with those and give them out to…

The Best Books With the Found Family Trope

Hello friends! One of my most recent reads - not going to spoil which one just yet, you'll see soon enough - featured a wholesome, beautiful found family, which has prompted me to write a post where I can share some of my favorite examples of this trope. This trope always makes me so soft…

Ranking and Reviewing Fredrik Backman’s Novels

Hello friends! This is the third time I'm doing a rank post and I'm so excited about putting this post out! I started my journey through Fredrik Backman's contemporary novels last year, but from the first book I'd read by him, I knew I wanted to read (nearly) every else and rank them in a…

Five Star Predictions: Will These Books Live Up To Their Hype?

Hello friends! After loving working on my previous five star predictions posts, I knew I wanted to make another two-part series of my predictions, but I also knew that I wanted to mix it up a bit. So, instead of choosing four books I'm 1000% sure I'll love, I consulted my goodreads to-read list and…