Between fantasy and reality

  Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, originally created by  Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This is my choice for this week: The Gilded Ones (Deathless #1) by   Namina Forna   The start of a bold and immersive West African-inspired, feminist fantasy series for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice. Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity--and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death. Then a mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and submit to her fate, or leave to fig...

  Happy Monday! Instead of a Heart to Heart Mondays post, today I decided to do the International blogger tag, created by Booktuber    Daniela In Prague   and adapted for blogs by   Chelle’s Book Ramblings  . This is also a good replacement for a Heart to Heart Mondays post.  1) Where are you from and what is your native language or languages? I am from Croatia and my native language is Croatian. 2) In what languages do you read books? I read mostly in english, sometimes in croatian. 3) Are there Book Blogs, Booktubers, Bookstagrammers in your native language and if so, what is the community like? Yes, there are a lot of them, much more than when I first started blogging. Also, there was no Instagram then. That community is wonderful, I follow a lot of them on their blogs, Instagram or Facebook. I am still trying to find croatian booktubers, though.  There are links on the left sidebar to some of my favorite croatian bloggers, check them out. 4) ...

  Hello! Welcome to my monthly wrap up post.  August has been slow, reading wise since I have been on vacation for two weeks with my family and I had to watch my niece a lot. I had a wonderful time but I read less than normal. Time to show you what I have been reading, watching, listening and doing in August. Books I've read in August: BECOMING BY MICHELLE OBAMA TAKE A HINT, DANI BROWN BY TALIA HIBBERT THAT SWOONY FEELING BY MEGHAN QUINN BEGIN AGAIN BY JENNIFER PROBST ONE HOT ITALIAN SUMMER BY KARINA HALLE HASTY BY JULIA KENT THE GIRL NEXT DOOR BY EMMA HART Books I've bought: August on the blog: Heart to Heart Mondays (11): Get to know me JULY WRAP UP 2020 Review: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Heart to Heart Mondays (11): Favorite musicians, albums and songs Heart to Heart Mondays (12): Books I would love to read but they intimidate me What I finished watching: Blogs I've been reading: Happy Indulgence - TOP TEN TUESDAY: BOOKS THAT MAKE US HUNGRY Du Livre - 9...

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, originally created by  Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This is my choice for this week: Act Your Age, Eve Brown  (The Brown Sisters #3)  by   Talia Hibbert   In Act Your Age, Eve Brown the flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard—literally. Eve Brown is a certified hot mess. No matter how hard she strives to do right, her life always goes horribly wrong—so she’s given up trying. But when her personal brand of chaos ruins an expensive wedding (someone had to liberate those poor doves), her parents draw the line. It's time for Eve to grow up and prove herself—even though she's not entirely sure how… Jacob Wayne is in control. Always. The bed and breakfast owner’s on a mission to dominate the hospitality industry—and he expects nothing less than perfection. So when a purple-haired tornado of a...