A lot of webloggers have done this. Why don’t I try to? They reviewed the memorable things that they’ve done of what has happened to them. I’ll try to review my read books in a short commentaries.

• The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (The Housemaid #1): an interesting read. This is the first book by this author that I’ve read. The plots are neatly structured and it didn’t bore me. A page turner! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Kabbalah: A Brief Introduction for Christians by Frankiel Tamar: very informative, although I was still speechless after reading it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
• The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden (The Housemaid #2): having read the first book I became familiar with how the author structured the plots. It became somewhat predictable. It’s still a good read and I’ve enjoyed reading it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Pachinko by Min Jin Lee: intriguing story about the struggle of Korean family who have migrated to Japan. It’s a very emotional story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• A Light in the Window (Margarete’s Journey #1) by Marion Kummerow: about a woman’s journey during WW2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge: intriguing and exciting story! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Dark Water (Detective Erika Foster #3) by Robert Bryndza: yes! I still haven’t read the rest of the books in this series. There are many more! I’ve enjoyed reading this! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte: a re-read. One of the best! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Cigarette Girl by Ratih Kumala: I read this book after watching the Netflix series. People said that the book is always better. Well, it’s not always the case! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Last Breath (Detective Erika Foster #4) by Robert Bryndza: I’ve enjoyed reading this but it wasn’t as good as #3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
• De Laatste Maîtresse by Luca Zandberg: a Dutch language novel about the life of Madame Du Barry. She’s not talked about regularly, her fame is overshadowed by Marie Antoinette. But I’ve enjoyed reading this ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto: I gave a very low rating on GR as I was bored reading it. I’m sorry ⭐️⭐️
• Speeches that changed the world by Simon Sebag Montefiore: what an educative read. If you want to start reading non-fiction, I can recommend you this book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brönte: a re-read. Amazing story!! Love gothic novel? I think you need to read this! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang: what a page turner! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding: although the story is about kids who have landed on an island because of a plane accident, the story is also about how the society behaves :3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters: I’ve watched the BBC adaptation series of this many years ago and I loved it and that’s why I read the book too! It’s about 19th century LGBT community ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Second Life by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer: this book is written in Dutch. It’s amazing to know that our Dutch author has ever been a Second Life resident. If you’ve ever been into this virtual world, you’ll feel dejavu 😀 it’s interesting to follow his journey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Home by Leila S. Chudori: she’s an Indonesian author. A group of men being chased because of their political view of communism. How does it feel to be politically banned? Your passport is declared invalid and you can’t go back to your motherland ever again. If you’re familiar with the communism in Indonesia and G30SPKI movement, I think you’ll enjoy this one! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• The Housemaid is Watching (The Housemaid #3) by Freida McFadden: I knew that the structure is so predictable but I felt like I must read #3 too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: Want to know how bad Dorian’s behaviour actually is? Just look at his self-portrait that he’s been hiding from the public. A wonderful read! Although this book is a classic it’s not hard to understand ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• The Didache: this is about Christianity. Want to know more about early Christianity? This is a must read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Letters on the Council of Ephesus by Capreolus of Carthage: about early Christianity ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Movies Showing Nowhere by Yorick Goldewijk: fantastical read! I love this! 😀 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy: Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader by Mark Hodkinson: being a working class person doesn’t mean not being a reader. It’s just the people around him don’t read. Intriguing conversation with his wife about books. But this novel could be shortened. I got it I got it no one rounds you reads books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
• The Way of a Pilgrim and the Pilgrim Continues His Way: a re-read. It’s about a journey of a monk who wanted to learn more about praying without ceasing. Being an Orthodox Christian I’ve enjoyed reading this book, that I decided to read it again in 2024. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• This Earth of Mankind (Buru Quartet #1) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer: I began to read this after watching the Netflix movie of this. I didn’t even realise that I have this book on my book shelf! Although I’ve really enjoyed reading this, there were a couple of odd things ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Groot Verhalenboek Maastricht by Rolf Hackeng: a Dutch language book about Maastricht. It contained historical stories by different authors. Maastricht is my favorite city. Reading this makes me feel nostalgic! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• The Great Expectation by Charles Dickens: I’ve re-read this during my journey in Maastricht 2024. One of my faves! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: read this during Christmas 2024. It’s an educative children’s book, but still relatable for adults, knowing that we often don’t appreciate what we have ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden: about a struggle of a mother defending her son, even though every suspicious event lead to her son. Is he really a psycho? A page turner! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Daten is K*t by Laura de Hoog: a Dutch language book about her experience with dating. ⭐️⭐️
• Child of All Nations (Buru Quartet #2) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer: book #1 is a fun read but this one is more serious. Nevertheless everything I’ve questioned in book #1 is answered in this book and it’s been an educational journey, too ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• How to Survive in Ancient Rome by L.J. Trafford: if you’re not familiar with Roman empire, want to start learning about it but don’t want to read a boring text book, then this book is for you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Monterosso Mon Amour by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer: a short Dutch language story about a woman visiting Monterosso during COVID19. She told the owner of her B&B about her childhood love and this owner tried her best to find the guy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Long list? Nah…! I know people who have read more, but for me it’s always about quality. Not quantity.