Walking Through The Pages

Books, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #61: Top 5 Classics

I love books – I’d say we’ve established that one by now. And I love talking about classics – I’ve got an entire series dedicated to it! So imagine my…

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November 9, 2016

Books, Christmas, Holidays

Mini Reviews #15 White Romantic Christmas

What came first? The song, or the dream of a white romantic Christmas? And does it really matter, considering how many amazing books have been written based on that stereotype?…

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December 19, 2019

Books

About Books #76: Furthermore

Have you ever read a painting? Because that’s basically what Furthermore feels like. The story Born as blank as canvas in a world brimming with colour and magic, Alice’s pale…

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May 17, 2019

Books

2019 Reading Updates: Reading Challenges

So about a quarter of the year has gone, and it’s led me to ask: how good am I doing, actually. Sure, I’ve gotten quite a bit of reading done. But…

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March 22, 2019

Books, Tags

Book Tags #3: Doctor Who Tag

I’m back with another book tag! I actually had so much fun with the Harry Potter Spells Tag from last week, so I figured I might as well, right? This tag…

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August 26, 2016

Books

2017 Reading Challenges: September Update

So the entirety of September is a blur to me. And I don’t mean that as in “I don’t remember any of it.” I mean it as in: what on…

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September 29, 2017

Christmas, Holidays, Lifestyle, Series

Dutch Christmas songs

/ December 3, 2017

One of the absolute best things about Christmas? Has to be the music. As per the usual – we usually listen to US- and UK-songs. Either in their original version or in translation,…

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Christmas, Holidays, Lifestyle, Series

Holiday candles: a wish-list

/ December 2, 2017

So here’s the thing. I love candles. The problem? The bf not so much. Oh, and I’m terrified of forgetting a candle and then getting a fire. Dramatic, I know. None the less, that has…

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Christmas, Holidays, Lifestyle, Series

Find the Calm in December

/ December 1, 2017

I love Christmas. That much should be obvious by now. But here’s the thing about the full-blown preparation: it’s stressy. There’s things to do constantly and everywhere. Either as a teacher or as…

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Blogging, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #111: 5 Favourite Blogposts November

/ November 29, 2017

It’s basically Christmas, y’all. And quite frankly – I don’t know that I’m ready for that! I mean, I still have to make exams for the courses I’m teaching. And I have like…

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Books

2017 Reading Challenges: November Update

/ November 24, 2017

So apparently November is already gone-ish? I mean, there’s like a week left, but what with Blog-mas starting next week (aah, I’m making myself going through that again) Anyways, some reading was done this…

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Books, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #110: Books to be Thankful For

/ November 22, 2017

There’s few things in life I’m as grateful for as the ability to read. Books have shaped me in such a major way that it doesn’t do any harm to, once in every while,…

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Books, Christmas, Holidays

About Books #32: Christmas at Butterfly Cove

/ November 19, 2017

So I got this book a while ago, but work and life happened and I never got around to reading it. Then, during fall break just a couple of weeks ago, I wanted…

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Books, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #109: Fictional dream-careers

/ November 15, 2017

So here’s the thing about reading all the books. And also, about starting to work this fall. Suddenly, you realise how many jobs there really are out there. And how many of them you might…

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