October 21, 2016

『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.

October 15, 2016

『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).

October 12, 2016

『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.

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

October 10, 2016

『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. 

October 09, 2016

『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.

October 08, 2016

October 07, 2016

『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.

through the entry

October 06, 2016

『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

October 05, 2016

『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.


October 04, 2016

『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

October 03, 2016

『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. 

October 02, 2016

『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.





October 01, 2016

『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~