Fall Book Tag.

Hi booklovers

Today I want to do a tag - I haven't done one in ages - that's appropriate to the season: the Fall Book tag.

I wasn't tagged by anyone, but I saw this tag on the thriceread blog.

#1 CRUNCHING LEAVES: THE WORLD IS FULL OF COLOR.

CHOOSE A BOOK THAT HAS RED/ORANGE/YELLOW ON THE COVER.

Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott. I've had this on my TBR for a while now, maybe I should pick it up now that it's fall?

#2 COZY SWEATER: IT'S FINALLY COLD ENOUGH TO DON WARM COZY CLOTHING.

WHAT BOOK GIVES YOU THE WARM FUZZIES?

For this I'm going with Eleanor & Park and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell and Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson. Even though Eleanor & Park broke my heart, it still gave me the warm fuzzies as well.

#3 FALL STORM: THE WIND IS HOWLING & THE RAIN IS POUNDING.

CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE BOOK OR GENRE THAT YOU LIKE TO READ ON A STORMY DAY.

Fantasy.

#4 COOL CRISP AIR: WHAT'S THE COOLEST CHARACTER YOU’D WANT TO TRADE PLACES WITH?

Inej. I recently finished Six of Crows and Inej is one of the coolest characters I read about this year. I can't wait for my order of Crooked Kingdom to arrive.

#5 HOT APPLE CIDER: WHAT UNDER HYPED BOOK DO YOU WANT TO SEE BECOME THE NEXT BIG AND HOTTEST THING?

I'm not sure if these series are actually under hyped, but I haven't heard much about them on BookTube or Instagram.
His Fair Assassin's by Robin LaFevers. The Queen of the Tearling trilogy might not be under hyped, but a lot of people don't like this trilogy.

#6 COAT, SCARVES AND MITTENS: THE WEATHER HAS TURNED COLD & ITS TIME TO COVER UP.

WHAT'S THE MOST EMBARRASSING BOOK COVER YOU OWN THAT YOU LIKE TO KEEP COVERED UP IN PUBLIC?

Any of the NA books that I have. That's the reason I only read them on my e-reader :-)

#7 PUMPKIN SPICE: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FALL TIME COMFORT FOOD/DRINK?

I love eating chocolate and during the fall I really enjoy drinking hot chocolate. Who am I kidding, I love drinking hot chocolate all year 'round :-)

Bye for now

Annelies

Bookish DIY-project.

Hi booklovers

Today I felt a bit creative and decided to turn a plain red dress into a bookrelated dress.

Last week I went to Veritas, which is a Belgian shop that sells socks, stockings, accessories and DIY things to pimp your clothes. While browsing for stockings I came across some 'iron on patches' from Alice in Wonderland: Alice and the White Rabbit.

Since I'm a big fan of Alice in Wonderland, I immediately bought a few patches to pimp one of my dresses. Today I finally got around to using the patches and I really liked the result.

1. The plain dress and the 'corresponding' book :-)

2. The patches

3. Positioning the patches

4. Cover the patches with a cotton cloth

5. Place the flat-iron over the patch for about 25 seconds

6. Iron the back of the - in this case - dress where the patch is situated

(Again, about 25 seconds)

7. Admire the result :-)

I might buy some more patches to add to the dress, because I think it would be cool to make a 'White' rabbit border :-)

Bye for now

Annelies

20 books I want to read in 2016 - Update #2

Hi booklovers

Fall is finally here and since we're in the final months of 2016 I thought it was time for another update on my '20 books I want to read in 2016' TBR.

These are the unread books on that list:

* Winter by Marissa Meyer
* Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
* Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
* Qeen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
* A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
* The Lies of Locke Lamore by Scott Lynch
* The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchet
* A book by Trudi Canavan
* Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
* These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner

I didn't take into account the books that are on this list that I don't own yet, since I'm not sure I'm going to buy them any time soon.

There is one thing I've learned: I'm not going to do TBR's anymore, because I never stick with them anyway. It's like as soon as I put a book on a TBR list, I don't feel like reading it anymore... :-s

Do you have a TBR and are you able to stick with it? Let me know in the comments.

Bye for now

Annelies

September 2016 - wrap-up.

Hi booklovers

September is over, so it's time for my wrap-up.

The first book I finished in September was Legend by Marie Lu.

I started reading this after doing the 'Try a chapter tag' and I ended up really enjoying it. I really liked June as a main character, she's a really badass female character.

Next, I finished listening to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

I don't think this needs any more explanation.

The third book I finished was Fables Volume 2: Animal Farm.

 

This graphic novel series continues to amaze and fascinate me.

Then I reread Saga Volume 1 and 2 and read Volume 3.

 

 

This is another graphic novel series I'm really enjoying. Unfortunately, I don't own the rest yet :-(

I started reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and I'm really enjoying it, I'm hoping to finish it in October.

What did you read in September?

Bye for now

Annelies