March Wrap up - Book Haul & What to Expect Next Month

   

Welcome, welcome my dear readers.

Welcome to the blog.

YES! The weather over here in The Netherlands is so good. I just enjoy the day a lot more, whereas I enjoy the nights more in winter. I went outside with my class, for extra time in the fresh air and they just played and had fun.

Easter is coming up, that means a long weekend of freedom: 4 days! I did not plan anything and I'm just going to do whatever I like. 

Sadly we're still in lockdown and nothing is open except for supermarkets, hairdressers and stuff like that. The other shops are closed, restaurants are closed and zoo's and theme parks are still closed. I'm sad about that because I just love going anywhere if the weather is good.

I am very happy about nail salons opening back up, because I kept joking that I looked like a vagrant with my raggedy nails. Now they're all beautiful and shiny again! It's the small things during these times that make me happy.

Stay safe.

Thanks for sticking with my blog and for reading!

Have a great month with loads of sunshine.

🌞

ABC Book Challenge Letter B

Today I'm going to continue the ABC Book Challenge. Let's hope I'll get to the end of the alphabet someday!

I've seen this Challenge on various blogs in all kinds of different ways. I hope you'll like the way I'm approaching this!

Let's dive right in!

Review: Ten Days Gone (A.L. McKittridge #1)

Author: Beverly Long

Started reading: March 6th 2021

Finished the book: March 21st 2021

Pages: 377

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Published: February 18th 2020

Source: Netgalley

Goodreads score: 3.85

My score:

Synopsis

In all their years working for the Baywood police department, detectives A.L. McKittridge and Rena Morgan have never seen anything like it. Four women dead in forty days, each killed ten days apart. With nothing connecting the victims and very little evidence, the clock is already counting down to when the next body drops. A.L. and Rena will have to act fast if they’re going to find the killer’s next victim before he does.

But identifying the killer’s next likely target is only half the battle. With pressure pushing in from all sides, a promising breakthrough leads the detectives to Tess Lyons, a woman whose past trauma has left her too damaged to appreciate the danger she’s in. Unwilling to let another woman die, A.L. and Rena will put everything on the line to keep Tess safe and end the killer’s deadly spree once and for all—before time runs out again.

Review: Cracked Kingdom (The Royals #5)

Author: Erin Watt

Started reading: December 11th 2020

Finished the book: March 2nd 2021

Pages: 305 / 09:04:57

Genres: Romance, New Adult

Published: March 1st 2018

Source: Storytel

Goodreads score: 3.90

My score:

Synopsis

Ever since Hartley Wright met Easton Royal, her life hasn’t been the same. There are enemies behind every corner and dangers beyond each door. When tragedy strikes and steals her memories, she can’t trust anyone, not even the blue-eyed boy who promises her that everything will be all right.Because while Hartley’s memory is full of gaps, her instincts tell her Easton is dangerous. She doesn’t know if he’s the snake in the garden or her chance at salvation. The chaos he brings wherever he goes is too much to handle, the intense feelings he evokes are too confusing to unravel.
Easton wants her to remember. Hartley thinks it’s better to forget. She might be right.

Sunday Post #28

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead.

Two Short Stories #21

Today I will be highlighting two short stories.

One of them is a thrilling short story and the other one an erotic/romantic short story.

Let's dive right in.

Review: Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3)

Author: Jenny Han

Started reading: February 6th 2021

Finished the book: March 2nd 2021

Pages: 325

Genres: Romance, YA

Published: May 2nd 2017

Source: Bought the book

Goodreads score: 4.10

My score:

Synopsis

Lara Jean is having the best senior year. And there’s still so much to look forward to: a class trip to New York City, prom with her boyfriend Peter, Beach Week after graduation, and her dad’s wedding to Ms. Rothschild. Then she’ll be off to college with Peter, at a school close enough for her to come home and bake chocolate chip cookies on the weekends.Life couldn’t be more perfect!

At least, that’s what Lara Jean thinks... Until she gets some unexpected news. Now the girl who dreads change must rethink all her plans—but when your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to?