Tag: Bookworm 2019
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2019: My Year in Books
Last year, I challenged myself to read 40 books – and bless my schedule – I can’t believe I actually made it. I know it’s not that much compared to a lot of people in the book community – but as slow a reader as I am and how hectic my work schedule is, consistently…
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Blog Tour: The Sword of Kaigen (A Theonite War Story) by M.L. Wang [REVIEW]
![Blog Tour: The Sword of Kaigen (A Theonite War Story) by M.L. Wang [REVIEW]](https://pagesandcoffeecups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/the-sword-of-kaigen-cover.jpg?w=1024)
You know that feeling when you’re completely sucked in and already so deeply invested that you don’t want the book to end? It may sound so cliché at this point, but this is literally what I felt reading this book – dreading the last chapter but still keeping at it because… what else can you…
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Review: Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons by Ashli St. Armant
Listening to this audiobook reminded me so much of those early children shows, especially with those “ding” moments when the protagonist figures something out. It made me appreciate more the efforts in producing these pieces and also made me realize that I need to listen to audiobooks more often.
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Review: While You Were Reading by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
This is for the adults that still dreams of romantic things and happy ending. For the ones that still love and appreciate the comfort of written words so much that it is still an escape from their hectic lives after all these years. Honestly, I felt seen. A “29-year-old dog-earer of books” – dial this…
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Review: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
To say that I thoroughly enjoyed The Starless Sea is an understatement. I loved every word in it and every minute of it. If I could pocket this book and carry this everywhere, I would – knowing that I will hold a little piece of magic with me all the time.
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Review: Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg [+ Random Reflections]
![Review: Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg [+ Random Reflections]](https://pagesandcoffeecups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/someone-who-will-love-you.jpg?w=338)
There’s a sense of empty restlessness and melancholy that hangs heavy in this collection. And I am so in awe because, most times, it’s really hard to encapsulate and describe it – hard to capture it through moments. But weirdly enough, this book got it.
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Blog Tour: The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco (The Never Tilting World, #1) [Review]
![Blog Tour: The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco (The Never Tilting World, #1) [Review]](https://pagesandcoffeecups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/the-never-tilting-world-2019.jpg?w=1024)
The idea of twin goddesses ruling a world that was split into night and day presents such a vivid imagery. I dove into this book without expecting anything but what I got were rich world-building and a pace and presentation that totally worked.
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A case for e-books and e-readers
It’s not about comparing and saying that one is better than the other. Of course, reading physical books has its own unique charms. The rustling of pages. The smell of books both old and new. The feel of actual paper, something you could actually touch. But in the end, it basically boils down to one…
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Blog Tour: Jade War by Fonda Lee (The Green Bone Saga, #2) [Review + Creative Feature]
![Blog Tour: Jade War by Fonda Lee (The Green Bone Saga, #2) [Review + Creative Feature]](https://pagesandcoffeecups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lee_jade-war_hc-1.jpg?w=500)
Jade War is one of the strongest sequels I’ve read so far – ever! It was more explosive, bigger in scope. It will hit you right where it was supposed to and then some. Fonda Lee delivered and have given us more that what we asked for.
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Review: An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
One notable thing that I must truly commend is how atmospheric this book is. I feel like this is how stories about faeries should be written. I was swept away by the story – something that was told, maybe a couple of times before already, but executed so beautifully it’s hard not hold your breath…
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