Book Guild – November 2025
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in November, so that means … No. Let’s not…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in November, so that means … No. Let’s not set a bad example and fuel consumerism as well as materialism even more. Instead, let’s be a good example and have something more positive: Theme: gifting something hand-made Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic…
Release date: 28th October 2025 The Book of Autumn is a New Adult fantasy revolving around Marcella ‘Cella’ Gibbons, her magical school and her ex-boyfriend, Max Middlemore. Wonderfully drawn; a student is murdered, another hexed and Cella has been tasked with solving the mystery, saving the students and restoring the reputation of the school. I…
A korean webcomic (릴리 오브 더 밸리) written and drawn by Rangrari, who is most known by her “Bad thinking diary” series. You can read it for free on the distributor, Ridibooks. Art: 5/5 stars Full color, fully rendered with a 3d effect and hyper-realistic backgrounds. Did the artist sell their soul? Story: 4.5/5 I…
For my thoughts on Volume 1, please read here. I don’t want to echo everything I said in my first review, so I shall assume you have read it. Volume 2 builds upon Volume 1 well and develops the relationships further. There’s a focus on the family in this one although the Dupre are still…
Chibis come from Japan, meaning “tiny“ or “little“. Heads are bigger than the body (sometimes the entire head can fit into the rest of the body). Everyone basically looks like a baby or a child. Supposed to be cute, kept rather simplistic. While it is mostly popular in Anime, western cartoons also have chibi-like art…
Release date: 7th October Illusions of Fire is a mythological fantasy following two descendants on Indian demi-gods, Laila and Karan, as they change fate by their meeting. It has everything – romance, demons, betrayal, a neurodivergent genius, kidnappings, destiny and a mysterious biker. I loved the mythology aspect to this book! As a Westerner, I…
Sorry for the unannounced break during summer, but the Reading Guild is back! And since October is known for being the creepy Halloween month, … Theme: horror Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic novels, poem collections, scripts, short stories, zines, et cetera. (Audiobooks count too, of course!). How to…
If you like Fairy Tale or One Piece, you’ll love this too, probably. I, on the other hand, have never been intrigued by those 2 franchises, and this shows why.
Vampires at Sea follows the story of Rebekah, a vampire who feeds off sexual energy, as she goes on a cruise with her husband. Dubbed ‘a smutty horror-comedy featuring unbridled narcissism’, I had high hopes going in. While on the cruise, the couple meet an intriguing entity called Heaven and their relationship is redefined over…
Song of the Hell Witch is a feminist romantasy with strong Robert Jordan feels. Perfect reading for Wheel of Time fans who would like a little more romance and a little less length! It’s a second chance romance between Prudence Merriweather (once thief, now duchess) and Puck Reed (once thief, now thief lord) in a…