Carina Pereira, born in ‘87, in Portugal. Moved to Belgium in 2011, and to Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in 2019. Avid reader, changing interests as the mods strikes. Whiles away the time by improvising stand-up routines she’ll never get to perform. Books are a life-long affair, audiobooks a life-changing discovery of adulthood. Selling books by day, writer by night. Contact
The miscommunication trope can be frustrating, but it's also realistic, and extending sympathy to these characters can be good practice.
You've got your TBR and your DNF, but do you have a NRN? What an NRN is and why you might like to use it.
From novels to nonfiction, adult titles to children's books, these are the best Ethiopian books to read by Ethiopian authors, like The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste.
Be honest: should you stop buying books? This is the hardest question a reader can ask themselves, so take this quiz if you dare.
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When trying to read even the most interesting nonfiction books in print, I abandon them for fiction. Nonfiction audiobooks are my saviour in this.
On appreciating book adaptations for what it is, taking a step back from what we have read and considering it a solo adventure.
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Looking to read more queer litfic? Here are some of the most enduring and thought-provoking queer literary fiction books you need to read.
These retellings, including Love Decoded by Jennifer Yen, take their inspiration from Emma by Jane Austen, but they all provide a unique spin on the premise.