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Author: Robin Holthuizen

Tweet Cute

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 2 May 202016 May 2020 in Reviews, Romance

This story revolves around Jack and Pepper, two teens assigned to run their family’s businesses Twitteraccounts. Pepper’s family owns the large chain restaurant Big League Burger and Jack’s family is known for their small deli in New York: Girl Cheesing. After BLB introduces a new burger on their menu, Jack is certain it’s a ripoff from their own specialty. He tweets something snarky about it on Twitter, not knowing that BLB was going to fire back …

Daisy

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 18 April 202016 May 2020 in Reviews, Thriller

Disclaimer: This book is only available in Dutch! ‘You’ll finish this one in no-time!’ Summary Meet Daisy, a woman who seems to have it all: a nice job, two loving parents, a home for herself and an amazing husband called…

Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 4 April 202016 May 2020 in Fantasy, Reviews

In this book we follow a crew of the most deadliest and cunning outcasts of Ketterdam working together to fulfill a mission that would make them richer than they’d ever dared to dream of. Kaz Brekker, also known as Dirtyhands is given the chance to pull off the toughest heist ever: he has to break into the highly secured Ice Court and get a prisoner out of its jail …

Donkergroen bijna zwart

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 21 March 20204 April 2020 in Reviews, Romance

Ever since Moritz and his family had moved to the village up in the mountains of Austria, he and Raffael had been best friends. More than best friends. Bloodbrothers. Their friendship was unusual, everyone noticed that. How could a person like Moritz, gentle and introverted, ever become friends with someone like Raffael, a mean and almost twisted boy?

Brave the page

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 3 March 20204 April 2020 in Non-fiction, Reviews

Brave the page is a non-fictional book about writing, presented by Nanowrimo. This book truly has it all: endless tips, encouraging words from well-known writers and an amazing writing scedule ready to be used. The tips provided by the book cover all that has to do with writing. For example, you can find instructions on how to deal with plot holes,

Daisy Jones & The Six

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 22 February 20205 April 2020 in Fiction, Reviews

This book describes the story of the rise and downfall of The Six, a band that got popular near the end of the sixties. But besides that, this is also the story of Daisy Jones, the daughter of two pretty well-known people that didn’t really seem to notice she was around. With all the money and all the free time she had while growing up, she often ended up on the Strip, where she’d drink and party with the bands playing there. While the Dunne brothers Billy and Graham started to get a band together, Daisy was probably passed out in someone’s bed …

The Handmaid’s Tale

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 8 February 20205 April 2020 in Dystopian, Reviews

In this book, in a place called Gilead, everything you know is history. The country knows a strict regime, controlling every aspect of society. Households of a certain authority are lead by the Commander and his wife. Every household also has their own ‘handmaid’. This woman serves as some kind of surrogate for the Commander’s wife, because they were declared infertile. Handmaids live controlled and dehumanised lives, continuously being left in the unknown when it comes to news

To Best the Boys

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 25 January 20205 April 2020 in Fantasy, Reviews

In a little town called Pinsbury Port, all gentlepersons of age receive a letter inviting them to compete in the so-called Labyrinth. The winner receives a full scolarship to the all-male Stemwick University. The poorer men mostly participate for a better future, the rich ‘Uppers’ participate for honor and maybe even prestige. But Rhen, a girl, isn’t looking for any of those things …

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