Spotlight: ‘Trading Vincent: Export’ by D.C.J. Wardle

Spotlight: ‘Trading Vincent: Export’ by D.C.J. Wardle

11th
Apr
Spotlight: ‘Trading Vincent: Export’ by D.C.J. Wardle

Today I start my first ‘Spotlight’. In the ‘Spotlight’ I will give some information about a book and the author. In this way I help promote the literary community and give some ideas about new books to read. And I think everybody’s ‘To-Read’ list can never be too long!  The Book:  This is the hilarious follow-up to Trading Vincent Crow – ...KEEP READING »

Review ‘The Find’ by Gregg Bell

Review ‘The Find’ by Gregg Bell

10th
Apr
Review ‘The Find’ by Gregg Bell

What can a mother do when she has no money and a dangerously sick kid? She can make a mistake. In a moment of desperation, cleaning lady Phoebe Jackson tries to pawn the diamond-bejeweled Rolex she found in a mobster’s locker. Turns out the watch is a fake, but the mobster isn’t—and he’s on to her. Last week Gregg Bell approached ...KEEP READING »

Review ‘Shatter Me’ by Tahereh Mafi

Review ‘Shatter Me’ by Tahereh Mafi

07th
Apr
Review ‘Shatter Me’ by Tahereh Mafi

Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. ...KEEP READING »

Review ‘Love Bites’ by Lynsay Sands

Review ‘Love Bites’ by Lynsay Sands

06th
Apr
Review ‘Love Bites’ by Lynsay Sands

Etienne Argeneau can turn one human into a vampire in his lifetime - an honour his kind usually reserved for their life mates, to let their love life forever. But it's all a bit more complicated than that. Rachel Garrett, a beautiful coroner, has just saved his life and now she's about to lose hers. Etienne has a ...KEEP READING »

The World of Books and Reading in the Netherlands

17th
Mar

I have been thinking a lot about where my first blog should be about. And after a lot of thinking I decided it’s going to be about the book industry here in the Netherlands. Because the book industry here in the Netherlands is just sad. We have all heard about the recession and people who are losing their jobs ...KEEP READING »