『blogmas』A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

『blogmas』The Beauty and The Beast Book Tag

This is nearly the last entry of blogmas. Just one more day! I can't believe I made it through it.

Today will be just another book tag which I found over at BetwixtThePages.

『blogmas』Dashing through the Snow Book Tag

Just going with another book tag for lazy reasons. ^^

『blogmas』Top 5 Wednesday

Fictional items you'd give as gift

Complete list of Wednesday-ler

Thought that I'd do a Top 5 Wednesday again and the topic of this week is quite fitting for the Christmas Time. 

『blogmas』 Top Ten Tuesday

by The Broke and Bookish

Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree (or non-book bookworm items)

『blogmas』BOUT OF BOOKS 18 SIGN-UP!

『blogmas』The Movies Tag

I thought I talk a bit about movies and found this tag somewhere on the internet over at SamanthaMariaVlogs' channel.

『blogmas』Rapid Fire Book Tag

I found this tag on GirlReading's channel over on youtube and thought I'd try to do it in written form, by answering with just one word or as short as possible. Let's see if I can make it.

『blogmas』2016|12|16 Another Christmas Market

『blogmas』 Most anticipated books of 2017

I gathered all my most anticipated books for the upcoming year. As far as I know of them. XD

I put them in publication order and included the cover if it's already released. 

There a few new releases, something in other editions and some continuations. So exciting. I just don't know where to put all of these. I have no space left and I can't add new shelves. ;___;

『blogmas』WAITING ON WEDNESDAY - Anime, TV shows, Dorama Edition for 2017

This Wednesday we have a special "WAITING ON WEDNESDAY" which will be about all the things related to upcoming Anime, TV shows and Dramas I'm exciting about for early 2017. A few things I waited longer for to finally be continued, something new and something I want to watch to see if it's improved and to live tweet my rants again. XD

Everything is in actual release date order as far as it was announced. Also I added plot and episode counts, if released so far. Also added existing trailers, so you can take a look yourself if you might want to watch it.

『blogmas』ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS BOOK TAG

Just another tag to fill the gabs. ^^ This time it's a take created by A Thousand Lives of Daisy.

『blogmas』 Festival of Lights

『blogmas』2016/12/09 ~ Billy Talent concert

『blogmas』2016/12/03 ~ Christmas Lolita Meet Up.

This was my first Lolita meet up in a very long time. I went to the Tea Party in Hamburg last year and the one in Berlin this summer, but I never had time to join a meet u since spring last year. 

『blogmas』 The Joy of Christmas Book Tag

Today I'd like to tackle The Joy of Christmas Book Tag by Sam's Nonsense.

『blogmas』 Lost in Translation

Well, what does this mean "Lost in Translation"? What are the points I want to discuss with this? And how do I feel about translations in general? These are the questions I want to battle today and maybe we can find some answers to them. 

『blogmas』FESTIVE CHRISTMAS BOOK TAG

Today I'd like to do one of these fun tags. Since we're having Christmas time I decided to this tag by GirlReading on youtube.

『blogmas』Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivä Suomi ~ Happy Independence Day Finland

Today's Finlands 99th Independence Day from Russia. It's so exciting to see one of my favourite countries see celebrate something so special. In honour of this day I'd like to present you some fun facts. 

『blogmas』Japanese Christmas Market

Last week end (12/03-12/04) was the Japanese Christmas Market at Arena Berlin. It's the third time this year and I went there every year so far. I really love the idea of the christmas market. It's still growing and expanding and the people behind it still have to learn from the past experience, but all in all it really is nice there. 

『blogmas』movie + screenplay review - Fantastic Beasts and where to find them

『blogmas』December tbr ~ Things I want to read before the year ends

As you can see my tbr for this month is really ambitious.

It's just that I have a lot of books which I started a few month ago and never got around to finish and that's my goal for this month. Finishing all or at least most of the books I started. 

I categorised my tbr this time for a better overlook in printed books, e-books and audiobooks. I'll also mention if I started it or not.

『blogmas』November reading wrap up.

In the last few month I didn't read that much, because I decided to watch more doramas again. That always steals reading time. But suddenly in November I started reading again, kind of. In the end it turned out to be more of a binge listening. haha

I managed to finish five books this month, I don't even know how that suddenly happened. All year I was kind of not reading. I also decided in mid November to set down my goodreads goal. I changed it from 50 books to 45 books, in hopes to stay motivated. 

But now let's see what I read and my thoughts on the books.

『blogmas』It's happening.

31 Days of Blogtober ~ A wrap up!

Remember when I announced that I'm going to do "31 Days of Blogtober" this year. I failed so hard. I only got thirteen posts out there and I didn't really felt that motivated to exhaust myself with blogging every day.

『31 Days of Blogtober』 - Creepy Manga recommendation

Today I have some creepy Manga recommendations for you. Generally it's the same like the books, nothing real horror or too accept AoT maybe. XD"  The same as always a dystopian setting is scary in itself.

『31 Days of Blogtober』Creatures of the Night Book Tag

Today I'll do the Creatures of the Night Book Tag which was originally created by katytastic over at youtube. That was a pretty hard task, since I didn't want to pick all the obvious choices. Hope I was able to pick a few not too popular book (series).

『31 Days of Blogtober』 - The Sleeper and the Spindle - Neil Gaiman

Plot: A thrillingly reimagined fairytale weaving together Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. 
On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue the world from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. 

Opinion: I didn't know what was expecting me when I started the book and I got positively surprised. Beautiful illustrations in metallic ink and a special way of weaving together two different fairytales in one retelling with a dark twist. I really liked the way of storytelling by Neil Gaiman in combination with the illustrations by Chris Riddell. The way both fairytales are well known but so different told in this short story. The unexpected twist at the end and the independent queen who's about to save the world turn this short story into one unique telling.

I personally loved that short story a lot and got especially surprised by the little twist at the end. I can't remember a Gaiman book I didn't love and this story adds another one to it. Not only is it beautiful to look at, the cover is stunning and the see through overlay makes it even more magical. Chris Riddell's illustrations underline the enchanted storytelling and add to your reading experience. This is a book which manages with just a few sentences a page and the matching beautiful illustrations.

You shouldn't go into this expecting a Disney Fairytale and super great character development, it's only a short story. Very well written in Neil Gaiman's typical dark twisted writing paired with Chris Riddell's beautiful inked illustrations.

A short fairytale retelling with it's own touch of darkness which reminds us of the original gruesomeness in fairytales.

Rating: 

Want to buy?: Eng. Hardback | Eng. Paperback | Ger. Hardback

『31 Days of Blogtober』 Creepy Books recommendation

Here are some creepy book recommendations. Nothing horror or super scary, just a bit creepy and exciting. I'll have a few I have only read in German and others only read in English. I'll do my best to explain what I thought was creepy about it. 

『31 Days of Blogtober』Arctic Fox hair colour review

Today I'd like to talk about Arctic Fox Hair Color. I decided to go for this colour, since it's vegan and cruelty free and I tried a few other brands but they didn't stay as long in my hair as I liked. 
Let's see what this hair colour has in it.

『31 Days of Blogtober』 30 Bookish Facts About Me

Today I tell you 30 bookish facts about me. I always loved to read and it's still a huge part of me. ~

『31 Days of Blogtober』09/10/2016 - 09/12/2016 Tower of London, A great View & Harrod's

09/10/2016 Tower of London, The London Eye & Millennium Bridge

Started the day with looking for an internet cafe because I needed to print my online tickets. Found one near King's Cross. After that I made my way to the Tower of London and this time I visited it. I'm so glad I did it even though it was the coldest day of the week, windy and raining.

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『31 Days of Blogtober』09/08/2016 - 09/09/2016 From Buckingham Palace to The Tower Bridge

09/08/2016 Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey & Houses of Parliament

I started the day early again and had planned to go see the Buckingham Palace. I arrived at Green Park and took a rout through it to get to the Palace. It was such a nice walk and I had luck with the weather. Finally there was a blue sky, nearly clear of clouds but quite windy and still warm.

Green Park

『31 Days of Blogtober』09/07/2016 Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour London PART II

Outside of the atrium was a lot to discover again. The first thing I saw was the bust stop for the Knight Bus and the Knight Bus itself. So huge and in my favourite colour. So awesome to see it in person.

『31 Days of Blogtober』09/07/2016 Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour London PART I

My third day in London was a very Harry Potter day. Since the opening of the Harry Potter WB Tour London I wanted to go there. Some years ago there were parts of the exhibition in Cologne and I went to see it, but that wasn't the same at all. The Harry Potter WB Tour London is way bigger and it feels so much more like Hogwarts. I was really excited to go and it was so good.

Luckily I planned everything beforehand and also looked up the way there which was quite good, because my tiny travel there was a bit messy as always when I go by myself. 

I walked to Euston Station, bought something to eat and made my way to find the right train. This time I had to take the Overground to Watford Junction and from there the special shuttle bus to the WB Tour Location.

Finding the Overground could have been easy but as always I stood right in front of it and didn't see it. Well I got to the right train in time and while traveling there I finally ate.

the sign at Watford Junction

『31 Days of Blogtober』09/04/2016 - 09/06/2016 London Calling ~Platform 9 3/4 ~ Disney Store & Sightseeing

4th September 2016 ~ London Calling Part I

Three days after my sister's wedding and with only one of those days for packing, it was finally the day of the day for my holidays. I decided in the middle of August that I would spend some money on a nice travel and the destination was fast found. 

『31 Days of Blogtober』October TBR ~

Second day of blogtober and I'm already stressed out. haha, But it's okay. For today it'll be my October tbr in no particular order. Not sure if I will make it through all of them, but I will try.

『31 Days of Blogtober』The Halloween Tag

It's the spooky time of October and since I live somewhere where Halloween isn't really a thing I have to get spooky all alone. Nah, it's just that I like Halloween and all the cute, dark decorations. It's so hard to get them here in Germany. Well, okay enough with the blah blah. ^^
For this month I planed Blogtober, Spooktober, 31 Days os Halloween or however you want to name it. I just have the mighty feeling to blog more and even more regularly so here comes a Halloween Tag~

『2016|08|04』 Dragonball Z - Resurrection F premier Berlin

『BOUT OF BOOKS 17』 Goals & Updates

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Goals

• Read as much as I can. ✓

• Try to finish two books. ✓

• Read every day at least a bit or listen to an audiobook. ✓

• Read at least one book by Neil Gaiman ✓
• Interact with other boutofbooklers. ✓

• Participate in all the challenges. ✓

• Daily Updates. ✓

READ-A-THON-TBR
Since I'm not sure what to pick I have a huge list, so I can pick a book after the mood I'm in. Most of the time I just pick what I feel like reading. So I just listed a few books and mangas I want to read in the near future. I couldn't add a specific volume for the mangas, because it could happen that I continue reading them until the read-a-thon, I'll just update the volumes when Bout of Book's starting. 

• A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas (audiobook)

• A Feast for Crows - George R. R. Martin (audiobook)

• An Amber in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir

• Attack on Titan (Vol...)

• Blue Exorcist (Vol...)

• Miss Peregrin's Home for peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs

• Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman

• Stardust - Neil Gaiman

• The Heir - Kiera Cass

• The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater

• The Sleeper and the Spindle - Neil Gaiman

• Tokyo Ghoul (Vol...)

『BOUT OF BOOKS 17』 Sign Up

Time has come and Bout of Books 17 is almost here. I'll plan to participate and try my best again. I need to get some serious reading done. I'm around 7 books behind on my goodreads reading challenge for this year and I plan to catch up. As always it's going to be hard, because I have to work and on the exact weekend I'll be out of town for my sisters bachelorette party. Hope I'll manage to read at all. Wasn't that good of a reading year for me so far. ^^" 

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

『BOUT OF BOOKS 16』 Goals & Updates

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Goals

• Read as much as I can. ✓
• Try to finish two books. ✓
• Ready every day at least a bit or listen to an audiobook. ✓
• Participate in all the challenges. ✓
• Daily Updates. ✓

READ-A-THON-TBR

• Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Lani Taylor
• The little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• Soldier - Julie Kagawa (audiobook)
• A Feast for Crows - George R. R. Martin (audiobook)
• The Heir - Kiera Cass
• Stardust - Neil Gaiman
• The Sleeper and the Spindler - Neil Gaiman

『BOUT OF BOOKS 15』 Wrap Up

Goals

• Read as much as I can. 
• Try to finish at least three books.
• Read every day at least a bit.
• Participate in all the challenges. 
• Daily Updates.

『The new Year 2016』 New Years Resolutions ~ Vorsätze für das neue Jahr

It's not that I follow the things I set up at the beginning of the new year but I can at least try and see what I think I should do and what I will do over the year.

Es ist ja nicht so, dass ich unbedingt den Vorsätzen folge die ich mir am Anfang des Jahres mache. Es ist eher so, dass ich mal schauen möchte was ich davon umsetze und was nicht.

『BOUT OF BOOKS 15』 Villain Mash Up

Challenge of the day by Bingeing on Books:

『2015|12|24 - 2015|12|26』 Christmas & Christmas gifts ~ Weihnachtsfeiertage & Weihnachtsgeschenke

Christmas eve is the day we celebrate christmas in Germany. In the morning my dad and I finally put up the tree and decorated it while my mom started to prepare a few things for dinner. Later on my little sister and her fiancee joined us.

First thing to do in the morning was to open the last door on the advent calendars. I got a christmas tree, a new nail polish colour and Yoda.

『BOUT OF BOOKS 15』 Would you rather...

Challenge of the day by Writing my own Fairytale:

『READ-A-THONs』 A week of READ-A-THONs ~ Eine Woche voller Lesemarathons

There are four read-a-thons this week and I thought I try and combine all of them. To be honest I'm not sure how to manage this, because uni started again and I'm working in between as well. But I thought I try it out and get some reading done right at the beginning of the year.

『BOUT OF BOOKS 15』 Goals & Updates

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Goals

• Read as much as I can.
• Try to finish at least three books.
• Read every day at least a bit.
• Participate in all the challenges. 
• Daily Updates.