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Book Review: High-Rise

High-Rise - J.G. Ballard When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on "enemy" floors. In this visionary tale, human society slips into violent reverse as once-peaceful residents, driven by primal urges, re-create a world ruled [...]

Damla2026-01-19T11:17:48+01:00Tags: Book review, Damla, Dystopian, Fiction, J.G. Ballard|

Book-to-screen: Dune by Frank Herbert

By Lília We love our books, and we also love to see them turn into blockbusters, tv movies and series, but most of the times the book is better than whichever screen format it receives to be shown to the world. As an avid reader, I was enchanted by Dune, with [...]

Lilia2026-02-11T18:05:42+01:00Tags: Book is better, Book x Screen, Frank Herbert, Lília, Science Fiction|

Series Spotlight: Under The Oak Tree

Under The Oak Tree by Suji Kim Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family’s sprawling castle for fear that her stutter will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in [...]

Damla2026-02-11T17:55:15+01:00Tags: Book review, Graphic Novel, Romantasy, Series Spotlight, Suji Kim|

Galentine’s Day: A Reading List To Fall In Friend-Love

by Damla Valentine’s Day is fast-approaching, and bringing with it a flood of couples, heart-shaped displays, roses, and romantic gestures galore. Which is great, because love should be celebrated. But not all love is romantic, of course. Platonic love and friendship based on support, connection, and intimacy are just as worthy [...]

Damla2026-02-12T13:58:16+01:00Tags: Damla, Feminism, Fiction, Galentine's Day, Nonfiction|

Upcoming Romance Releases: Spring 2026

by Júlia After the busy holiday season, you might think that January is a slow month for booksellers—but quite the opposite. It’s the perfect time for us to dive into publishers’ presentations and newsletters, and prepare for another year filled with exciting new titles. And yes, my upcoming order lists [...]

Damla2026-02-11T18:36:24+01:00Tags: Júlia, New Releases, Romance|

Book Review: A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sera Swan was once one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her magical Guild. Now she (slightly reluctantly [...]

Naomi2026-02-09T10:23:44+01:00Tags: Cozy Fantasy, Naomi, Romantasy|

Valentine’s Day Origins

by Lília This year, we wanted to explore the history of Valentine’s Day. I initially thought it was more of a commercial idea invented by Hallmark in recent decades. I was very surprised to discover that it is actually linked to probable historical events, and that its history is a lot [...]

Lilia2026-02-15T11:06:27+01:00Tags: History, Lília, Valentine's Day|

ABC Bestsellers – January 2026

by Lília January was a remarkable month, with three titles by Rachel Reid making it into our bestsellers: Heated Rivalry, Game Changer and The Long Game. Part of the Game Changer series of books, they were already a big success among romance readers around the world, but became an even greater [...]

Lilia2026-02-11T18:36:25+01:00Tags: Art, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, General Fiction, LGBTQIA+, Lília, Literary Collection, Manga, Novelization, Prize winners, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult|

Bookbits for February 2026

by Damla and Sophie Congratulations everyone! We made it through January, which, as Damla likes to say, is three months dressed up in a trench coat. And while the wind is cold, daylight is returning and the signs of spring are everywhere if you take a closer look at the [...]

Damla2026-02-11T17:37:25+01:00Tags: Awards, Black History Month, book clubs, Book to Screen, Bookbits, bookstreaming, Damla, favorite books, Interviews, lists, Sophie, under the covers|

Book Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus - Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, and Hawley Griffin, the Invisible Man, unite to defeat a deadly menace to London and all Britons! Then, one month later, the skies over England are [...]

Damla2026-01-12T16:37:57+01:00Tags: Book review, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Mike|

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