Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #22

Posted on 05/31/2022 by Lenn

BOOKS READ:

The Hidden Oracle (Trials of Apollo, #1) by Rick Riordan
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Desaparesidos by Lualhati Bautista

ONGOING:

The Secret Lives of Introverts: Our Hidden Worlds by Jenn Granneman (50% progress)
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) by Dan Brown (16% progress)

BOOKS BOUGHT:

Hollowpox (Nevermoor, #3) by Jessica Townsend
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) by R.F. Kuang
Contestable Nation-Space: Cinema, Cultural Politics, and Transnationalism in the Marcos-Brocka Philippines by Rolando B. Tolentino
A Time to Rise: Collective Memoirs of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) by Rene Ciria Cruz, Cindy Domingo, and Bruce Occena
Press Freedom Under Siege: Reportage That Challenged the Marcos Dictatorship by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo

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Rainy Day Reads

Posted on 05/17/2022 by Lenn

The rainy season is slowly kicking in here in the Philippines, and what better way is there to welcome a new season than to create a list of books that, for me, are perfect reads during this time of the year. So without further ado, grab your blankets and your favorite caffeinated beverage, and get ready to snuggle up with these reads:

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Book Review: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Posted on 05/08/2022 by Lenn

Title: The Woman in Cabin 10

Author: Ruth Ware

Format: Trade Paperback

Publication Date: July 19, 2016

Number of Pages: 341

Publisher: Scout Press

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Crime

Synopsis:

Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea.

At first, Lo’s stay is nothing but pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. But as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the deck, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard.

The problem? All passengers remain accounted for and so, the ship sails on as if nothing has happened, despite Lo’s desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong.

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Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #21

Posted on 04/25/2022 by Lenn

BOOKS READ:

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky

ONGOING:

The Secret Lives of Introverts: Our Hidden Worlds by Jenn Granneman (50% progress)
The Hidden Oracle (Trials of Apollo, #1) by Rick Riordan (42% progress)

BOOKS BOUGHT:

Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

BOOKS RECEIVED:

The Secret Lives of Introverts: Our Hidden Worlds by Jenn Granneman
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
The Twelve (The Twelve, #1) by Cindy Lin
What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo
Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn, Illustrated by Nicole Goux
Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) by Elizabeth Lim

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Most Anticipated Releases in April

Posted on 04/06/2022 by Lenn

Happy hump day! ♡ I haven’t updated this section of my blog in a while because of all the wedding preparations last year and, now, adjusting and finding my own rhythm in my new environment. There’s so many new and incredible things I’ve done during the first quarter of this year that I never thought I’d be able to do, but that’s for a different post. I’m happy that I finally had the chance to catch up with all things bookish which resulted in collating these new book titles coming out this month! With that, here’s a list of my most anticipated books for the month of April: Continue reading →

Top 5 Books I Would Like to Read Before the Year Ends

Posted on 11/30/2021 by Lenn

Hey, folks! Do you still remember me? I know, I’ve been away for quite a while there. Again. I also migrated to another blog name, so I hope I get to earn back my followers. My old blog has been really… chaotic in terms of connecting it with my socials so I finally decided to move to a new one.

Anyways, enough rant. Today I’m back with another bookish list about the books I would love to read before the year ends! Given my schedule, errands, and everything that’s been going on in my life lately, this is quite ambitious, but for the sake of making a list, here it is anyway:

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Top 5 Favorite Thriller Books

Posted on 10/01/2021 by Lenn

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Hey! I am thrilled to write this list because as we all know, Halloween is fast approaching, you guys! Here’s a little fact about me, I’m not the biggest fan of the horror genre as I easily get scared and spooked out by the smallest of things, but I do love a good thriller. Thrillers are the closest I can get to horror, so I have collated my top 5 thriller favorites:

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Most Anticipated Releases in August

Posted on 08/09/2021 by Lenn

Hey, everyone! What’s up? Sorry, I’ve been MIA the past couple of weeks. There’s just so many things to get done both in my personal life and at work, so I have very little time left for reading and writing here. Today, I’m just dropping by to mention some of the books that I’m very excited about this month! I know it will take months (or even years) for me to get to all of these books, but they are still very interesting for me regardless. So here they are: Continue reading →

Top 15 Book Series on my Backlist

Posted on 06/15/2021 by Lenn

I really enjoy making bookish lists recently, so today I’m talking about the top 10 series on my backlist. This is going to be one of the most embarrassing posts I’ll ever do because, omg, self, why have you not read these yet?! Haha Also, take note that when I say backlist, I meant book series that I’ve listed as Want-to-Read from 2010 to 2017. I know, I’m really bad at catching up with all the great books! So without further ado, let’s dive right in (Please don’t judge me. 😂): Continue reading →

10 Most Anticipated Releases in June

Posted on 06/09/2021 by Lenn

Half of the year is almost over, and I can’t believe that the days are flying faster and faster as time goes by. That said, a lot of really good books have been released in the past five months of 2021. I’m sure every bookworm out there couldn’t keep up with all the amazing novels, and yet there’s more. We still have another six months and there will be MORE. Continue reading →

Lenn of Spades ♠

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