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    Faith Fall Along #3: Ruin

    The third book of the #FaithFallAlong by Becca’s Catch-up Bookclub was scheduled for March-April with the original live show on May 11th, but due to Mother’s Day it was eventually moved to May 18th, so I couldn’t experience it live. I did finish the book in time, but it took a while before I could organize my thoughts and write…

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    Read in April 2025

    April really was a lackluster reading month. I don’t want to call it a reading slump, because I read a fair bit, but nothing really hit right. I never felt compelled to read and was often disappointed in the stories I read. Eventually, I did read a total of 10 books in April, good for 3236 pages. The average April…

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    Read in March 2025

    In terms of reading, March was a pretty good month. I finished a total of 9 books, good for 3182 pages. The average March book comes to 354 pages/book. Still, in terms of reading pleasure, it was also a month of highs and lows, with ratings that fluctuated between 2 and 4 stars, with the 4 stars fortunately prevailing. On…

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    Review: The Black Mantle by Andrew Watson

    I’ve been following Andrew Watson’s YouTube channel for some time now, and I’m also a member of his Discord and Patreon. His debut novel, Harbinger of Justice, was released in 2023, and I read it last year—I found it incredibly gripping and suspenseful. So naturally, I was very excited for the sequel. When The Black Mantle came out in February,…

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    Read in February 2025

    February was a bit of an annoying month for reading, since I had very persistent eye irritations, probably some kind of allergy. Fortunately audiobooks exist, so I was still able to finish a large number of books in February: 10 books, good for 3982 pages. In addition, I also started reading a book, but gave up after 72 pages. In…

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    Faith Fall Along #2: Valour

    The second book of the #FaithFallAlong by Becca’s Catch-up Bookclub was scheduled for January-February with a live show the first Sunday in March. After finishing the first book, I was eager to dive into the sequel. Would it live up to expectations? Due to problems with my eyes, I ended up reading the book as a mix of physically reading…

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    Sun Eater Read Along #1: Empire of Silence

    As you may have read before, I plan on participating in several book clubs this year, including this one hosted by Andrew Watson of the YouTube channel @the_fools_tale. The club – aptly named “Order of Fools” – consists primarily of discussion forums on his Discord, with the goal of reading a voted book together each month. Previously, each book was…

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    Read in January 2025

    In January, I already made a dent in my intention to read more thick books that intimidate me, with two books of over 600 pages, one of which I finished completely and another that will not be finished until (hopefully) next month. But the biggest drivers for choosing my reading material in the first half of the month were the…

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    Reading in 2025: Planned Readathons and Book Clubs

    There is a world of new vocabulary to be found online to make reading a more social activity. I discovered a few years ago that I am up for a reading challenge, and since then the so-called readathons with accompanying prompts have become a permanent fixture in my reading behaviour. I have also tried the occasional readalong and buddy read…

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    Read in 2024: Most memorable

    You will not have missed the fact that I have read quite a bit in 2024. If I put all the covers of the books I started reading in 2024 – and most of which I also finished – next to each other, it really is a wall of books. On the Flemish side of this blog, I already highlighted…