January wrap-up:

If I don’t forget… (and I sure hope I don’t…) I will post a monthly wrap-up from now on! I will post about a few categories: books, comics, movies and tv-shows (the ones I finished during the past month). Let’s begin:

1. Books

The first one I read was ‘The climate book’ (Het Klimaatboek in Dutch) created by Greta Thunberg. This one I had already started reading in December and I have to admit it, I did not finish it completely but most of it I did. You can find my review on this blog:

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/10/het-klimaatboek/

Then I read a historical non-fiction book called ‘De Bourgondische Vorsten (1315-1530)’ by Edward De Maesschalck. This is the second in four books about Belgian history. This book is centred on the Burgundian reign over Flanders. My (Dutch) review can be found on my blog:

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/08/de-bourgondische-vorsten-1315-1530/

Then came book 2 in Toni Coppers’ Alex Berger crime series (another one in Dutch):

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/12/alex-berger-2-val/

Followed by another historical book: ‘The Story of Flanders’, published because of the tv-show currently on Belgian tv:

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/11/het-verhaal-van-vlaanderen-de-geschiedenis-van-de-prehistorie-tot-nu/

Next was a short by Jamie Kort, a weird scary and funny little tale:

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/09/a-puppet-scorned/

I also read a short story that will be a prequel to a trilogy, that was offered by author and publisher:, ‘The Fake Vermeer’ (De Vervalste Vermeer):

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/13/de-vervalste-vermeer/

I was also asked to participate in a booktour for a new release by Belgian author Alexander Colin and his ‘Angsteiland’ (Fear Island) about a new reality tv show that goes awry:

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/24/book-tour-angsteiland/

Then came Holly Black’s ‘Book of Night’ (Dief van de Nacht), an adult fantasy novel, in a beautiful limited edition:

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/25/dief-van-de-nacht-limited-edition/

I also participated in two read alongs. The first one was a indie horror story about a toxic mother-daughter relationship, Caitlin Marceau’s ‘This is where we talk things out’:

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/19/this-is-where-we-talk-things-out/

And the other read along in January was for Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’… what a ride this book has been!

https://looneybooks79.blog/2023/01/31/the-handmaids-tale/

And finally I also read a book about how life was in Belgium, in the fifties… around the time the World Expo was in Brussels! ‘Everything was different then’ (roughly translated from the Dutch title: ‘Vroeger was alles anders’

The review will be posted in February.

I managed to finish one tiny gooey story as well called ‘Tooth Worms’ by Lor Gislason. I will post a little review, added to their novella ‘Inside Out’ which will be posted in February. (Keep an out for that one) 😉