The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Sholte | Spoiler-Free Book Review

The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Sholte | Spoiler-Free Book Review

Hai Beautiful! The Queen of YA stand-alone fantasy strikes again! Astrid has gone and delivered us another wonderful stand-alone fantasy. This time we're transported to a post-apocalyptic world in which capitalism rules all and two sisters fight everything to keep their family together. Blurb: Seventeen-year-old Tempe was born into a world of water.…
Books I’m Reading In The Last Week Of May!

Books I’m Reading In The Last Week Of May!

Hai Beautiful! What an ah-MAY-zing reading month! Since I managed to read three 300-450 page novels in a week for the Because We Can Readathon last week, I have this idea that I can increase my TBR to insane levels and have it still be achievable. I had four books on my BCW Readathon TBR, three of…
March TBR, because I finished my Jan TBR!

March TBR, because I finished my Jan TBR!

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Yes, I said Jan TBR. I'm a slow reader. Since I left for Korea at the end of November 2019, till the end of January 2020 I read a total of 2.2 novels. I DNF'd a novel too (hence the .2) which made it a truly sad two months when…
Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte | Spoiler-Free Book Review

Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte | Spoiler-Free Book Review

Heyo Bookaholics! You never really know what's coming with this novel. I kept thinking about that one quote from the book launch where Astrid, prompted by a Harry Potter loving Amie Kaufman, said that Four Dead Queens is a novel about a "Slytherin dragging a Hufflepuff on an adventure". Blurb: Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington…
Four Dead Queens Melbourne Book Launch!

Four Dead Queens Melbourne Book Launch!

Heyo Bookaholics! Not Just Another Melbourne Book Launch! On Thursday (the 28th of March), Astrid Scholte's first novel, Four Dead Queens, was officially launched at Readings Bookstore in Carlton. The event was hosted by the amazing Amie Kaufman. The Interview As an experienced book event host, Amie has a unique way in which…