Stuck on what to read? Check out some new releases from August 2023! Marvin and Me How a Girl and…
Red, White & Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston
The movie is good. But the book is oh, so much better. Of course, you need to read it as…
Harry Potter as a secondary world fantasy
I studied languages and literature at university and took an elective in children’s literature. My end of term paper was…
Jommeke 289: De Rondekoning
Two big things in Belgium: cycling and comic books. So naturally, the two meet. This comic book was first published…
19 July books to dive into this summer
July brings an abundance of summer novels and memoirs. Some common themes? Motherhood, reconciling family issues, coming-of-age and coming into…
Poetry: My Strike-a-Light – John Birtwhistle
An ancient stone once used to produce sparks was excavated in the grave of a child. This elegy rekindles her…
Young Adult Battle of the Books Quiz
This quiz involves ten different Young Adult Fiction books. I ask a question beginning with the phrase “In what book…”…
The Magic Horse of Han Gan – Chen Jianghong
What a gorgeous children’s book! I have a Dutch version of this gorgeous Chinese picture book by Chen Jiang Hong.…
The Midnight Library – Matt Haig
This was a weird book. I don’t have any other way of saying it. Just plain weird! And I have…
Book Lovers – Emily Henry
Nora is a bad-ass boss bitch, on the top of her game as a literary agent. She meets editor Charlie…
Good Girl Complex – Elle Kennedy
Let’s meet our male hero, bad boy Cooper: “I’m up to my eyeballs in Jägerbombs. Yesterday, I was married to…
The Sandman (2022 – Netflix)
Oh my god! The Sandman! No words, just watch the trailer: I’ve never read the Sandman comics, but I have…