Surfing the Unknown

 A nice read!

My review

I enjoyed reading Surfing the Unknown due to the writing style, the story and 
the character. 

I recommend this book to all who want to read about the journey in life and the
search for happiness.

With lots of pleasure I give a 4 star rating for this book! 

Surfing the Unknown

Surfing the Unknown is published on December 9th. 2022. It contains 218 pages.

It was written by Dodzi Amemado. 

Booktasters

Thank you very much Booktasters and the author for providing me a free copy,
in return of my honest review, which I did. 

Floortje Nachtegaal

Het meisje in de klok

"Een super spannend verhaal!" 

uitgegeven op: 27 April 2022

Taal: Nederlands

Lengte: 22 pagina's

Mijn recensie

Een super spannend verhaal dat op het eerste zicht lijkt op een sprookje

maar heel anders uitdraait en je tot nadenken aanzet. 

Ik vond Floortje Nachtegaal, Het meisje in de klok prachtig geschreven 
en vlot. Ook de omschrijvingen van de leefomgeving van het meisje en
haar familie waren erg mooi en duiden op een rijke fantasie van de 
auteur.

De lay out van het boek krijgt van mij ook een dikke pluim. Zowel de
cover, het lettertype en de tussenprenten waren ontzettend stijlvol en 
passend.

Daarom is dit boek een aanrader voor kinderen en misschien ook voor 
volwassenen die willen meegezogen worden in een fantastisch verhaal
dat voor iedereen een les meegeeft. 

Zonder twijfel geef ik dan ook een 5 sterren beoordeling voor dit 
super spannend boek. 

De auteur

De auteur, Marc Terreur is een collega van me, maar dit beïnvloedde mijn
recensie niet. 

Hij heeft een prachtige website over alles wat hij doet. 

Neem gerust een kijkje op deze link. 

The Coven of Deeds

 "A splendid fantasy and adventure book"

My Review

I really enjoyed this fantasy and adventure story very much. It was 
written very well, it had a great plot and good, strong characters. 

I liked the layout and the cover painting as well! 

I recommend this book to all young adult readers who like a
fantastic story with lots of tension.

Of course, I'd like to give a 5 star rating for this splendid book. 

Author

The accidental author - Malcolm started writing in response to his 8
year old daughter's request when he was making up bedtime stories
about dragons and other magical adventures one night.
"You have to write that one down daddy!" Maya insisted.
Maya then provided illustrations and ideas for the book which
incorporates a number of characters based on her close friends and
family. The book won the YA category in the 2017 Purple
dragonfly book awards.

Booktasters

I absolutely want to thank Booktasters and the author for providing
me a free copy in return of my honest review which I did. 

Hare Halfway and the Book of Everything

"super relatable story"

👉 Hare Halfway and the Book of Everything is also written in Dutch
under the title: Haas Halfweg en het Boek van Alles. 

My review

Hare Halfway and the Book of Everything is a wonderful, super relatable
story. It was written very clear and fluently. Meanwhile it let you think and 
I absolutely wanted to know how the story ended. 

The paintings and the cover page were created by Evelien van Landeghem.
I enjoyed it very much.

Anyway, Hare Halfway and the Book of Everything is amazingly written 
and can be read by all of us.

Without any doubt, I give a 5 star rating for this wonderful book!

The author

Hare Halfway and the Book of Everything was written by Marc Terreur, 
which is a colleague of mine. Nevertheless this hasn't influenced my opinion.

Besides writing, Marc Terreur is a Belgian luthier and guitar tech with a
solid reputation built on three decades of experience and dedication.
He has clients from Belgium and the Netherlands, but also from Canada
and the USA. His custom-built guitars have received highly praised reviews.

In the 1990s, he was a freelance contributor to the Belgian music
magazines Stage and MeetMusic. In this capacity, he wrote instrument
and amp reviews and did a series on acoustics (the science).

Apart from the above, Marc Terreur is also a musician, a songwriter,
and ... a writer of children's books. Get to know Hare Halfway and
Bookie Bear, and soon also Flory Nightingale—maybe even
Little Verity Firefly.

Hare Halfway and the Book of Everything is available on Amazon.

It contains 45 pages.  

Do It For You: How to Stop People-Pleasing and Find Peace

 Fantastic insights

Summary

Imagine living a peaceful life...

One where you move through your days confidently and authentically...

Doing your thing without worrying about how you'll be received...

That's the life I always dreamed was possible, but I had no idea know how to
get there. I felt trapped in a constant loop of people-pleasing, toxic
relationships and burnout, and simply didn't have the time for my own dreams.

Until my life came crumbling down around me and I had to rebuild it from
the ground up. 

Do It For You is the collection of all the wisdom gleaned from this process.
It will open up new doors to creating your very best life, offering insights,
straight talk and practical exercises. This book is an interactive manual
meant to empower you to break free from the habit of people-pleasing,
remember your worthiness and find true inner peace.

My review

I was very keen to read Do It For You: How to Stop People-Pleasing
and Find Peace. The book didn't let me down! It gave fantastic 
insights.

The author had a great knowledge about the topic and she showed
some interesting cases.  

So if you like to read about practical psychology and self help, don't
hesitate to chose this fantastic book.

I give with lots of pleasure a 5 star rating for this amazing work! 

Booktasters

I receive a free copy via Booktasters and the author as well in return of 
my honest review, which I did. 

Happy New Year!

We wish you all a very happy 2023! 🥳

With lots of amazing royal events 👑

and splendid books! 📚

picture taken in Oostende 

January 2022

In Oostende there are many lovely and special bookshops. Due to tourism, lots of
them have English books.