Edition Published: October 17th 2019, First Published: October 2nd 2018 Language book read in: English Nel’s Perspective Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker’s Dracul has been on my waiting-to-be-read list for a loooong time and I knew I had to wait, because generally ordering English edition books from overseas takes a lot of time. But, … Continue reading Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker
Edition Published: 1972, First Published: 1962 Language book read in: Bulgarian Vel’s Perspective The Monk of Hilendar is written by Dimitar Talev, a very prominent contemporary Bulgarian author. He tries to portray the life of one of Bulgaria’s most famous national heroes - Paisius of Hilendar. Paisius is widely loved and venerated, he has been made … Continue reading The Monk of Hilendar by Dimitar Talev
Edition Published: 2018, First Published: 2018 Language book read in: Bulgarian Vel's Perspective Yavor Tsanev is the first of a few Bulgarian authors who has made his way to our selected books of the year list with his Kissed by God, a collection of short stories, titled after one of the featured tales. I love … Continue reading Kissed by God by Yavor Tsanev
Update: The NoSleep Podcast team was kind to provide the correct names of the authors and their respective stories, so we can spread the love accordingly (29.01.2020) Vel's Perspective We arrived early, as one should, and shuffled coats, umbrellas and wine on our seats with great anticipation. Nelly was definitely more nervous and excited, but … Continue reading The NoSleep Podcast – European Tour 2020 [Updated]
Kindle Edition Published: October 9th 2018, First Published: February 24th 2017 Language book read in: English Vel’s Perspective Here it is, our last book of the year! And what a book it is. As it was Nelly’s choice, I have to admit I did not look at any reviews or research the author as … Continue reading Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
Edition Published: April 6th 2017, First Published: February 28th 2017 Language book read in: English Vel's Perspective The Hate U Give is the last of the books I got to choose from the Goodreads awards for 2018. The title intrigued me, as well as the premise and some of the reviews, so I decided to … Continue reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Edition Published: Kindle, October 1st 2016, First Published: 1994 Language book read in:English Nel's Perspective: Have you ever been in a situation in which you really liked a book but a few minor issues are preventing it from being one of the perfect ones? Well, this is how I feel about A Night in the Lonesome … Continue reading A Night in the Lonesome October
Edition Published: May 2nd 2019, First Published: September 20th 2018 Language book read in: English Nel's Perspective: Vel made me happy this summer, not only by visiting me, but also by bringing books along with her. 🖤 This was very fortunate, because our plan for the year included Dacre Stoker’s Dracul and we were unable … Continue reading The Corset By Laura Purcell
Edition Published: 2018, First Published: June 26th 2018 Language book read in: English Nel's Perspective: I haven’t had this much fun researching words, phrases and historic events I’ve only heard in passing in a long time. This is why I like learning languages in the first place - each language represents a different way of … Continue reading IF THEY COME FOR US BY FATIMAH ASGHAR
Edition Published: 2018, First Published: 2018 Language book read in: English Vel's Perspective: Firstly, I'd like to mention a few things about the edition. I read the book on a Kindle, ebook published in 2018 by Zaffre, where barely 85% of the contents is the story of Lale, the Tattooist of Auschwitz. The rest of the book is … Continue reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
