If there is one book I’ve seen on multiple blogs multiple times, it’s The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams. I actually never paid attention to the bok itsself, I never looked it up. When I fo…| Laurie Is Reading
It has been a while since I last posted a review, but I just didn’t feel like it. I have been slacking in both reading and reviewing last week and I think this little accidental break is what I nee…| Laurie Is Reading
Back in February, I read and surprisingly enjoyed Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole. Especially the cliffhanger at the end made me curious for the next book in this series, Glow of the Everflame.…| Laurie Is Reading
Early this year I read my first cowboy romance ever, Flawless by Elsie Silver. This was in fact my first book of the year and the start of my romance era which lasted for nearly the entirety of 202…| Laurie Is Reading
If there’s one book you possibly couldn’t have missed the past few years, it is The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston. Although I wasn’t living under a rock, I didn’t want to pick it up. However, I …| Laurie Is Reading
As you might remember – you will definitely do when you have been following my blog for a longer while –, I was really in my romance era in 2024. It was exactly that summer when I came across Just …| Laurie Is Reading
I have been seeing people talking about Fredrik Backman and his books for years now. However, I haven’t read any of them before, I never felt like doing so. His latest novel, My Friends, piqued my …| Laurie Is Reading
In 2022 I read The Charm Offensive, which was my introduction to books by Alison Cochrun. I really enjoyed this book, so I was wondering how Here We Go Again would hold up. It’s a romcom where oppo…| Laurie Is Reading
Sometimes, you stumble upon a book that happens to be published in your country and language shortly afterwards. This was the case for me with Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young. From the moment I…| Laurie Is Reading
At the start of this year, I set myself some bookish resolutions and reading goals. One of these is to declutter my TBR and focus some more on the backlist titles. Unexpectedly, I do quite a good j…| Laurie Is Reading
It is good for every reader to read outside their comfort zone every now and then. I find myself doing this more and more often, and I notice that I really need it. The Most Secret Memory of Men by…| Laurie Is Reading
Sometimes, you come across a book that has been out in Dutch much earlier than in English. I read both languages, so no problemo for me. When the Fireflies Dance by Aisha Hassan is such a book. It …| Laurie Is Reading
Last year, I finally read One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, long after everyone and their mother had read it. Although I wasn’t fully captivated, I still went ahead with Two Twisted Crowns, the seq…| Laurie Is Reading
Janet Skeslien Charles is an author I have come across on multiple book blogs. I thought I didn’t any of her books to my TBR, but to my surprise, I did! And now, I thought this would be a good time picking it up, after too many dragons and fantasy. The book I’m talking about| Laurie Is Reading
Emily Henry is a really polpuar author of romance novels, although they’re not for everyone. Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers and her latest release Happy Place are all gre…| Laurie Is Reading
Last year I got introduced to Sarah Adams by reading The Cheat Sheet. I needed a light romance, and many people were raving about this book. I ended up enjoying it as well, but it took me over a ye…| Laurie Is Reading
Earlier this year, I finally read Book Lovers by Emily Henry and to say that I wasn’t pleased with it is just an understatement. In fact, I zoned out a lot and decided that Happy Place would …| Laurie Is Reading
Late last year, I finally read Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, after leaving it rotting on my shelf for a fair amount of time. Even though I wasn’t fully convinced by thi…| Laurie Is Reading
Last March, I finally managed to read and finish Jade City by Fonda Lee after trying it two times before. I enjoyed it, although the second half did the convincing part since the first half is used…| Laurie Is Reading
If there’s a book that has been sitting on my TBR for a very, very long time, it’s The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai. I retrieved my copy early 2020, but we all know what happened then. Covid h…| Laurie Is Reading
In Dutch we have a saying which basically means that you need three chances before succeeding. Well, that’s exactly what happened to me with Jade City by Fonda Lee. After finishing R.F. Kuang…| Laurie Is Reading
Earlier this year, I buddyread Jade City by Fonda Lee and this was my final chance for this book since I had tried it twice and put it aside as often. I surprisingly enjoyed it. When I read Jade Wa…| Laurie Is Reading
