I'm currently reading The poppy war by R.F. Kuang. This is the first book in The poppy war trilogy. I'm reading a copy from the library whilst listening to the audiobook. Reading this for the second time. Reading this for the Magical Readathon for Inscription with the prompt: write down 3 titles, fold it and pick one. This is an adult fantasy book series with historical aspects.

I read this series 3 years ago and really wanted to read it again. I just need some good fantasy books in my life and this series is very good. Curious to see if I will like it more then the first time I read it. So far really enjoying it, love the school setting a lot. Rin is a very cool character. I do know that I disliked a certain plot point at the end, so we shall see how I feel about that now.

I increased my rating from 4 to 5 stars. I just absolutely loved this. Especially all the characters. What I appreciated more this time around was Rin not being a hero, but being a morally grey character. I also know what I didn't like the first time, but I understand now why it happened and can appreciate it. Very excited to see if I love the rest of the series more as well.

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The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Storytel audiobook
Magical Readathon for Conjuration: colour wheel

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Review:

Movie was better

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I'm currently reading The cabin at the end of the world by Paul Tremblay. I'm listening to the audiobook. Reading this for the Magical Readathon for Conjuration with the prompt: colour wheel. This is an adult horror book with LGBTQ+ characters.

I watched the movie for this book and really enjoyed it, so wanted to see what the book was like. So far I really enjoy it. I think the adaptation is great, very accurate so far. Really love that the author put some casual LGBTQ+ characters in the book, appreciate that so much. Story is very tense. I do know the twist of course, but that is fine. Curious to see if there will be any changes from the book.

I did not completely finish this book, was a bit done with it at the end part. A certain character had a perspective and I just couldn't. I think the movie is better, so would recommend that. I do think they changed a certain thing there, which was why I did not enjoy the book that much.

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The Ocean Squid Explorers' Club by Alex Bell

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Library book & Storytel audiobook
Reading Series
Magical Readathon for Alchemy: circle on the cover

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Review:

So much fun!

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I'm currently reading The ocean squid explorers' club by Alex Bell. This is the fourth book in The explorers' club series. I'm reading a copy from the library whilst listening to the audiobook. Reading this for the Magical Readathon for Alchemy for the prompt: circle on the cover. This is a middle grade fantasy book series.

Loving this so far. I had to wait quite some time to continue this series, because not all the books were available at my audiobook app and library. But my library finally has them all, so I can finally read the rest of the series. Fortunately this book is with a different set of characters from the first three books, so you can see this as a separate series (you do have to read the other books first). I really like the characters in this book. The audiobook is the absolute best and am very sad that for the other two books I don't have the audiobooks.

This was a super fun read, really enjoyed it! The ending was a bit abrupt and convenient, so therefore not the full five stars. Very excited to read the next book!

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Het laatste huis by Catriona Ward

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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Kobo Plus ebook
Book club: Passant

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Review:

I can't believe this author. Just NO

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I have read The last house on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. I read the Dutch ebook. Read this for my in real life book club. It was my choice. Chose this one, because I thought it would be fun to read a thriller and I thought this one was good for the discussion. This is an adult thriller book with some horror vibes.

I read this over a longer period, so therefore didn't update at the beginning. The beginning started out pretty good. It was fun to guess what had happened and who was the person who did it. The characters we followed were a bit weird, but that was also pretty fun. It was definitely a fun book to discuss with the group.

However... there was a certain "twist" in this book that I just absolutely hated. I think it's very problematic. Even more so with the afterword where the author explains things. I just hate when thrillers do twists like this, but it is hard to avoid apparantly. I think it would have been a better idea if the author wrote a contemporary book with what the "twist" was about. And another book that was a thriller with the original story she made up. Very much don't recommend reading this book.

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The Golden Yarn by Cornelia Funke

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Kobo Plus ebook
Second read
Reading Series
Magical Readathon for the Quest: read a book with portals

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Review:

Flew through this

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I'm currently reading The golden yarn by Cornelia Funke. This is the third book in the Reckless series. I'm reading the ebook. This is my second time reading this book. Reading this for the Magical Readathon for the Quest. This is a young adult fantasy book series (I don't really think it is young adult).

Loving this one more then the other books in the series. It's so fast paced and so suspenceful. I just want to keep reading. Again could not remember anything from this book even though I have already read it. Which is super fun!

This was great again! I really enjoyed the new characters introduced in this book. Story was also very good and can't wait to see where it goes.

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Gezinsverpakking by Sebastiaan Chabot, Splinter Chabot, Yolanda Chabot, Bart Chabot, Maurits Chabot, Storm Chabot

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Owned book
Magical Readathon for Psionics & Divination: prediction bingo

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Review:

Love this family

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I have read Gezinsverpakking (Family package) by the family Chabot. I read an owned copy. Read this for the Magical Readathon for Psionics & Divination with the prompt: prediction bingo. This is an adult literary nonfiction book in short story format.

I really enjoyed the book of one of the brothers in the family, so really wanted to get this collection for the Dutch Book Week. I'm very glad I did. I enjoyed all the stories a lot, but especially the ones by the mother and the one by the second to oldest brother. Really loved that the dog was a big part of the collection. Would love to read more by this family.

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