How good are you with finishing a series? My husband would say I’m the best. At least, when it concerns Netflix series. I can binge all day long if the series is captivating enough. I’m not that good when it comes to book series. I think the series I read as soon as the new
Posts by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Book tour: Rise of Gaia by Kristin Ward
I read Rise of Gaia by Kristin Ward for a book tour hosted by The Write Reads. Dave provided a free copy of the book for an honest review and I couldn’t be more excited. You might remember I reviewed another of Kristin’s books last year and it didn’t click. But this one very much
Finalist Writing Competition
December 31st was the deadline for the writing competition hosted by Dutch Comic Con. I took part in it before, but my story wasn’t selected that time. I wanted to give it another go, especially because the new theme was ‘games’. Games are kind of my thing (understatement of the year), so I thought my
Instead Of “Be Healthy”, Use “Manage Your Health”
I’m reading much more non-fiction lately, and before that I also read business blogs with productivity tips and other related topics. One of the topics mentioned in nearly everything is your health. But every author’s approach is different. Some are more nuanced, others are frightfully blunt. And I’ll say this: the phrase “be healthy” is
Review: Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis
Moontangled is Stephanie Burgis’ latest Harwood Spellbook novella. She offered to send me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I love the series so I didn’t need to think hard about that one. Moontangled follows Juliana and Caroline, a couple we’ve seen in the previous books, but who now get the center stage.
Changing How I Use Social Media
One and a half years ago I decided to change how I used social media. Twitter in particular. I realized I could get more out of my social media if I changed my behavior. Instead of only liking a tweet, I’d reply too. This was inspired after multiple people mentioned how much they appreciated a
Reading Challenge and BBNYA
Last year I set an ambitious reading goal on Goodreads of 45 books, one more than I read the year before. I forgot, however, that I read less when I write. I managed to read around 40 books, but not enough to complete my goal. That’s why I want to do something completely different this
Book Tour: The Cake Fairies by Isabella May
When I heard Rachel was organizing another tour for Isabella May, I immediately signed up. Isabella tweeted regularly about her new cake-centered book over the past year, so I was really excited to read it. Rachel was kind of to provide me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. The Cake Fairies
On My Mind: Audiobooks Just Aren’t For Me
For as long as I can remember, stories have been part of my life. Even when I couldn’t read yet. I had a My First Sony, and my parents bought me cassettes with stories on them. I fell asleep every night listening to fairy tales (the Grimm ones, not Disney) or Sesame Street. The voice
Year in Review: 2019
Narratess turned three with the new year, so it’s worth looking back and see what changed in the last year. 2019 was the first year my book reviews had their dedicated space on Tuesday. Doing those twice monthly meant I posted 78 times, instead of 52 the year before. I don’t know how much this
