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A total bookaholic talks about the books she enjoyed reading (everything from sexy/hot adult books to sweet YA books) and about other bookish things. Happy Reading!
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Book design: Pretty pages

I like pretty and cute things. And I like butterflies and the colour pink. Maybe thats why I love what Ullstein, a German publisher, has done with one of his books. They gave the pages on the outside...

6 h ago 1 person likes this

Book impressions: Dark Frost - Jennifer Estep

Dark Frost by Jennifer Esteppublished May 2012#3 in the Mythos Academy series (UF from the YA section)bought my copy (I got an e-copy for review by the author, but waited with reading the book until ...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

Cover favourites

In my Cover favourites Im showing you covers, old and new, that I like because of various reasons. Everybody likes looking at a beautiful, interesting or just fantastic book cover and Im no...

2 days ago 1 person likes this

German 50 Shades of Grey covers

I proudly present the German covers for the Fifty Shades Grey series by E.L. James. Arent they pretty?source: http://www .randomhouse.de/Autor/E._L._Ja mes/p489056.rhdI think these covers are so b...

3 days ago 1 person likes this

How was your bookish week?

Happy Sunday! My bookish week was a good one even though I didnt do a new book impressions post. I read two books, Stork and Sweet Evil, that were really good and both make me excited for more. I had...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

Books of the week - slow times and the bees

This week I only got a few new books, some preorders and some books from my wishlist. I think next week will be the same. This gives me the chance to further reduce the size of my TBR pile.To learn m...

5 days ago 1 person likes this

Looking for participants - do you want to recommend it?

The idea behind "Recommend it - with ..."For a few months now I have thought of introducing a new feature to ABH, a new feature that fits perfectly to my blog philosophy. The new feature will...

6 days ago 2 people like this

TBR pile update #7 - what is your status?

Back in January I did my last TBR pile update and I think its time for a new one. In the last four months the books in my TBR piles have been exchanged completely. My system to first read the books I...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

Dear Bookish Diary day 144

readingIn the last days I read a lot of books, but none of them put me in the mood to do a new book impressions post. Most of the books I read were either just ok or they didnt work for me because of...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

How was your bookish week?

My bookish week was dominated by reading a lot of average books, some good books and a weird mood that made it hard to choose the right book to read. The positive thing is that my TBR pile got a bit ...

20 may 12 1 person likes this

Books of the week - the TBR pile can relax

This week was an ok one. I got some new books Im super excited to read and I managed to read a large number of books, so many that TBR pile has actually gotten quiet a bit smaller. But unfortunately ...

19 may 12 1 person likes this

Book Impressions: 50% off murder - Josie Belle

50% off murder by Josie Belle (aka Jenn McKinlay)cozy mystery; #1 in a new seriespublished April 2012bought my copyread an excerptbuy on Book Depository50% off was like a breath of fresh air and...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

Help! Can you recommend any Nora Roberts - esque authors?

Some days ago Britney, a fellow bookaholic, asked me on facebook if I could recommend any good books or authors to her. Books that have the same feeling as Nora Roberts contemporary romances have. He...

16 may 12 1 person likes this

Cover favourites

In my Cover favourites Im showing you covers, old and new, that I like because of various reasons. Everybody likes looking at a beautiful, interesting or just fantastic book cover and Im no...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

How was your bookish week?

Reading This week I had another great week. I managed to read a lot of books and two of them were great (50% off murder & Fifty shades freed). I hope that the next week will be just as good....

13 may 12 1 person likes this

Books of the week - finally arriving

Another week full of books is over. I had a pretty good week with two fav books of the week and with a lot of new books in the mail. Most of the books I got were ordered in the last weeks and now the...

12 may 12 1 person likes this

Book Impressions: Belles by Jen Calonita

Belles by Jen Calonita#1 in the Belles seriescontemporary (YA)published April 2012bought my copybuy on Book DepositoryDrama, intrigues and new beginnings - thats how to describe "Belles" with...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

The case of the lost excitement

Looks a bit like a turtle. :)Im sure you know the feeling of being super excited for a book. A book you cant wait to read, a book you preordered weeks (could be months) ago, a book you put into your ...

10 may 12 2 people like this

Book Impressions: The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts

The last boyfriend - Nora Roberts#2 in the Inn Boonsboro seriescozy contemporary romance with a paranormal extra (one lovely ghost)published May 2012bought my copybuy on Book DepositoryInn Boonsboro ...

08 may 12 1 person likes this

Cover favourites

In my Cover favourites Im showing you covers, old and new, that I like because of various reasons. Everybody likes looking at a beautiful, interesting or just fantastic book cover and Im no exception...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

How was your bookish week?

A great weekI really had a great bookish week. I managed to read a lot of books and two of them were fantastic (The Look by Sophia Bennett and The last boyfriend by Nora Roberts). This means that I w...

06 may 12 1 person likes this

Books of the week - good times

I had a pretty good week. I managed to read a lot of books and I have two favourite books of the week.  In the last two weeks I read some very good books, lets hope that this trend will continue...

05 may 12 2 people like this

Book Impressions: The Look - Sophia Bennett

The Look by Sophia Bennettcontemporary (YA), stand-alonepublished March 2012bought my copybuy on Book DepositoryWhen I first encountered "The Look" online I liked the look and the sound of th...

04 may 12 1 person likes this

Elegant v. blurry

The reason why I read the first book in the Blue Bloods series are the covers of the US versions. The covers are a great mix of elegance, secrets and danger, plus they fit perfectly to the content of...

03 may 12 1 person likes this

DBD day 122 - Labour Day (German version)

The first day in May is a national holiday here in Germany, its our Labour Day. So today was a very relaxed and nice day that I spent with my family and way too much food (of course). Some Germans us...

01 may 12 1 person likes this

In May you will be mine ...

May is going to be an fantastic month. Some books Im super excited for will be released in May, for example new books by Nora Roberts and Sarra Manning. Plus I want to try out books from authors I ha...

30 apr 12 2 people like this

How was your bookish week?

My week was dominated by a bad migraine that I got Tuesday night and that Im still fighting with. I blame the weather for my migraine, drastic weather changes are never my friend. So I didnt read a l...

29 apr 12 1 person likes this

Books of the week - my poor little head

This week was a very slow one. Since Tuesday evening I have a bad migraine and reading when your brain feels like it might explode any second is no fun. Lets hope that next week will be better and th...

28 apr 12 2 people like this

Book Impressions: Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers#1 in His Fair Assassin seriespublished April 2012historical fiction from the YA sectionbought my copybuy on Book Depository"Grave Mercy" is a book that I was sup...

25 apr 12 1 person likes this

Legs only

All you need are legs - or do you really want to see more of a guy on a book cover? Ok, of course you do! I always have to laugh about those covers that have people on them but you cant see their hea...

23 apr 12 1 person likes this

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