Rezension | Die Goldene Ananas

D E N N I S     K O R N B L U M    –     D I E     G O L D E N E     A N A N A S–  Rezensionsexemplar*  – In Sekundenbruchteilen raste ihm noch einmal durch den Kopf, dass er in den…

Rezension | Hexensaat

M A R G A R E T     A T W O O D    –    H E X E N S A A T–  Rezensionsexemplar*  – Die Vorstellungen waren vielleicht ein wenig ungeschliffen, aber tief empfunden. Felix wünschte, er hätte früher aus seinen professionellen Schauspielern auch nur halb so viel Gefühl…

Review | Wilder Girls

“It’s like that, with all of us here. Sick, strange, and we don’t know why. Things bursting out of us, bits missing and pieces sloughing off, and then we harden and smooth over.” Rory Power | Wilder Girls Salty air from the cliffs of Raxter Island used to ruffle the hair of wandering students from…

Review | Sorcery of Thorns

The month of October is finally upon us, and with it creeping fogs and cozy evenings spent with spooky stories. Most of the time, those stories are filled to the brim with witches and monsters, murder and cases of manslaughter. Or you dig up movies, tv shows and books that are all about magic, ghosts,…

Review | Stephen King – IT

The month of October is finally upon us, and with it creeping fogs and cozy evenings spent with spooky stories. Most of the time, those stories are filled to the brim with witches and monsters, murder and cases of manslaughter. Or you dig up movies, tv shows and books that are all about magic, ghosts,…

Review | The Graveyard Book

The month of October is finally upon us, and with it creeping fogs and cozy evenings spent with spooky stories. Most of the time, those stories are filled to the brim with witches and monsters, murder and cases of manslaughter. Or you dig up movies, tv shows and books that are all about magic, ghosts,…

Review | Christina Henry – The Mermaid

"Do not mistake the revelation of my body for the revelation of my heart. My heart keeps its own secrets, and they don't belong to you or anyone else just because you've seen me with a fish tail." Christina Henry | The Mermaid| p. 155 Do you remember the story of a little mermaid who…

3 Reasons why you should read ‘Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda’

This summer, I've read a whole stack of stunning books. I even ventured from my usual path of dark and haunting retellings, fantasy and classics in order to read some contemporary - which I haven't in quite some time. Most fittingly, in June we celebrated Pride Month! So I was thrilled to read a young…

Quick Review | Milk and Honey

There once was a name that refused to go out of my head. And with it the title of a certain book. But somehow, I never bought said book or took a closer look at it. Until one day, when 'Milk and Honey' by Rupi Kaur finally moved in on my shelf, and then went…

Quick Review | Seasons of Magic

Social Media can be exhausting. But sometimes, you're lucky and find a treasure amongst the data flood. This was the case when I noticed another beautiful post by Friederike (Instagram: @buchundgewitter), where she recommended a certain collection of poetry and short fiction called 'Seasons of Magic' by Katy Who. Several hours later, I fell in…