Simone and Her Books
books, reviews, and recommendations
Category: Book Recommendations
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A little while back, I asked bookstagram to share the books that included only one bed. It’s a romance trope where two unlikely people are forced to share a bed for a night. One of the most obvious answers was The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary. For the most part, this story is exactly that trope…
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I love a good series. Give me something epic that takes over 15 years to write and 12 books, and you’ve got me excited for a good long time. However, there’s some books that I wish were shorter and didn’t take decades of my life to wait and read. There’s tons of merit in a…
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I recently started watching this documentary series called Great Greek Myths where they share all the tales of Greek mythology in a way that’s digestible and offers all the kinds of iconography and art dedicated to the gods. It made me really fall in love with Greek myths and also a better visualization than what…
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Not all science fiction needs to be difficult to read. Sometimes sci-fi just means it’s a story that takes place in space rather than trying to bend the laws of physics to the author’s will. And sometimes all you need is a little laughter especially when it comes to the terrifying reality of space. Here’s…
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I’m close to finishing Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard. It’s cunning, intriguing, and definitely one of those books I’ll be following along as each book publishes. One of its unique features is that it has multiple POVs creating an ensemble cast of characters for you to follow throughout the story. I don’t know about you,…
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If you’re not sure what Dark Academia is, it’s basically an Internet trend. At the beginning of the pandemic and quarantine, some TikTok folks were creating new aesthetics with the items they have in their house. There’s many different aesthetics from cottagecore (people who were baking bread and doing handcrafts) to dark academia (academic types,…
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Do you have that one bookish friend you’re not sure what to buy? Do you want to get them books because they love them, but don’t know what books to get? Or are you yourself a bookish person who yeah, has some friends who love books too but don’t make a big deal about it?…
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I love Thanksgiving. I love turkey and football and eating so much that you feel like you’ll explode. I also love making turkey sandwiches a la Ross from Friends (the moist maker is the key). Of course, with the holidays approaching, I wanted to get my holiday reading in order. Sadly, Thanksgiving isn’t covered much…
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“Remember, remember the Fifth of November…” Happy Guy Fawkes Day! So a few weeks back, I might have teased that November was going to be a big month for publishing. I mean, many months are a big month for publishing, but this November 5th is the mother lode of highly anticipated reads we’ve been dying…
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about my favorite vampire books from when I was a kid and growing up. And as much as everyone loved the post, the one thing people asked me about was witches. Why don’t I have any witch books? Why did you go into October with…
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