Recent read: The Host by Stephenie Meyer This book is Stephenie Meyer’s first fiction book meant for adults. Most people know her as the author of the Twilight series which, even though it was meant for teens, received a fair amount of interest from adults as well. The Host clearly describes what it means to [...]
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30 Mar
The Twins of TriBeCa
Recent read: The Twins of TriBeCa by Rachel Pine. I want to mention that I wasn’t too excited about this book before I started reading it. I didn’t expect it to be a WOW book mostly because I haven’t heard/read anything about it or about its author. This is explained by the fact that it’s [...]
29 Mar
Top 20 books
This is a list I made of the top 20 books I’ve read since 2006. I recommend these books to everyone. The Dark Half by Stephan King The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern The Kite Runner by Khaled [...]
26 Mar
Let’s hit the books
When I made this blog, I’ve narrowed my field of view to turtles only. Well now I found that I have some time on my hands (although exams are coming up and I should really hit the books) and decided to spice things up a little bit by adding more diversity. My idea? – regular [...]
17 Mar
The Hollow Heart by Martina Devlin
The Hollow Heart by Martina Devlin is non-fiction book in which the author walks us through the details of her 3 unsuccessful IVF (in-vitro fertilization) treatments, the 9 embryos that she lost, and a destroyed marriage that resulted from this. The feelings and thoughts that she describes are so raw and real that the readers [...]
21 Feb
Enough Bull
I’ve just finished reading a really interesting and helpful book. It’s called Enough Bull – How to Retire Well Without the Stock Market, Mutual Funds, or Even an Investing Advisor. I know what you’re thinking: I’m nowhere near retirement so why would I read such a book. I asked myself the same question when I [...]
