My bookshelves always bothered me for one reason: they are too deep. And lately, with the growth of my book collection, I found myself thinking of putting the books in double rows. Although which books will go in the back? They will be out of sight and hard to reach, so I need to think carefully about which one will be in the back. While scrolling…
Last year, an 88-year-old book took Tiktok by storm. Its newfound fame brought a lot of readers to its web with the promise of the hardest mystery to solve. I was one of them, and I have to say this book is not for readers. Cain’s Jawbone by Torquedama, originally published in 1934 as part of a collection of crossword and other word puzzles, came back…
In January, I mentioned Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes in my Favourites Books of 2022 and even compared it to The Book of You by Claire Kendal. Both books have some similarities, although they are still different. In approach and theme. So take this as a quick recommendation to read The Book of You if you’ve read and enjoyed Into the Darkest Corner or…
I can’t remember how long I wanted to read a CJ Tudor. Since the author blew up with her debut novel, The Chalk Man, I was intrigued. Mystery, thriller, maybe with a little sprinkle of horror, it’s always a good combination for me. And the more gruesome, the better! The book might not have been exactly what I was expecting, but CJ Tudor’s writing is one…
This year has been top-notch when it comes to reading. I’m yet to read a book I don’t give 5 stars. One of those honoured is The DUFF by Kody Keplinger. Published over a decade ago, this book was a surprise. I didn’t have many expectations to enjoy the story hence the title: Designated Ugly Fat Friend. We are in 2023, and a book about how…
The Dark Matter series by Teri Terry is one of my favourites. I’ve already reviewed the first book on the blog, and as I said there, I had to read the rest. And now here we are. I’ve finished it. I have all my answers, especially to questions I had no idea I had. The best way to describe this series is to imagine an iceberg.…
With a movie adaptation coming out, Fredrik Backman is probably a name you are familiar with or at least heard of. The author of A Man Called Ove, Anxious People, Bear Town… I’d heard a lot about Backman before I decided to read one of his books. I thought he wasn’t an author for me. His books always sounded too slow for my enjoyment. I’m a…
I’m so excited to finally do an update on Project TBR Zero! I’ve spent the entire month of January counting the days to write this post. I want to look back and see my progress. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, here is the first post where I introduced the challenge. My quest is to finish every single book I own. So welcome…
For the first time, I’m reviewing a book I don’t recommend. I can’t stress this enough. DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. This review is purely written to express my feelings and opinions about this book. It is not an incentive for you to pick it up. So don’t read this book. Please don’t read it. Unless you are prepared to deal with the story inside. Title:…
Last week, I posted about all the 49 books I read and how my reading year went. Although I kept out my rating for all those books to now do a little world cup/tournament bracket/let’s find my favourite book of 2022 by comparing them against each other. This “game” has been going around the online book communities and looks fun. Also, I’m curious to see how…
In 2022, I read 62 books. Although, I actually didn’t. I only read 49 books out of the 52 I was aiming for. But then, where do 13 books come from? Thin air? Ghosts? They actually come from everything I read last year. I’m just counting them differently. Last May, I published a post where I tried for a month to track how many words I…
Happy New Year! After my unplanned hiatus in December is time to get back into blogging again. And since I’m still catching up with all the book reviews I never got to do last year, this one comes at a special time. One year ago, I got introduced to the Project Nemesis series by Brendan Reichs. It was part of my first reading experiment, and I…
I'm Joana, the girl behind Miss Known. You can find me sipping a hot cup of tea while unravelling mysteries, playing games, baking goodies, crafting loads, and report it back in posts.
