• challenges

    First Line Friday & Friday 56 #2: Divergent by Veronica Roth

    01/05/2026

    Hello Friday! Another week has passed and this weekend I’m spending with an old friend of a book. First Line Friday rules: Grab the book nearest to you (or one you want to read) and leave a comment with the first line. First Line Friday was started by Reading is my Superpower. first line: There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. The announcement of The Sixth Faction made me curious what adult-me would think about Divergent, since teenager-me was the only one that read it. So I picked it up again and was…

  • book news

    2026 Book Releases My Inner Teenager Would Love

    27/04/2026

    When the 2016 trend made its rounds at the beginning of the year I didn’t really expect it to stick around. Now, the trend has run its course on social media, but a few of the book releases for 2026 would have my inner 16 year old screaming with joy. Disclaimer: This isn’t the post where I talk about unknown books or authors or where you discover something you’ve never heard of before. This is a post where 16-year-old me takes the wheel and gushes about the authors that shaped her, who somehow have a book coming out in 2026.…

  • light beige background with black letters spelling review
    reviews

    The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

    25/04/2026

    synopsis – A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted…

  • challenges

    First Line Friday & Friday56 #1: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

    24/04/2026

    Welcome to my very first First Line Friday & Friday56! I found this blogging feature at bibliophilebree and wanted to join. This actually consists of two weekly features, First Line Friday was started by Reading is my Superpower and is going strong since 2016; while Friday56 was started by My Head Is Full Of Books. The goal is to connect with other book bloggers and find new books for your tbr. It also doubles as a fun & easy way to provide weekly content for me. I’m excited to see where this takes me! first line friday rules: Grab the…