『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.

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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. ~