All Antonia Bernardin Blog posts

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Black Sunshine

The 24th book I consumed this year was the audio book Black Sunshine by Karina Halle
The First to Die at the End

The 23rd book I read this year was The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera, the prequel book to ‘They Both Die at the End’
A life in spite of myself – the prompt project

Another prompt Project post, I simple pick a writing prompt and write whatever my brain spits out. Today prompt is: “Stop.” He said, his breathing ragged. “Please.”
Sarah J Maas books – ACOTAR, Throne of Glass and Crescent City review

Now I’ve read all books by SJM that are currently out (May 2023), I thought why not pop all my reviews in one place? I also share my thoughts on the each series in comparison as a little guide on where to start with SJM books.
30 Dark romance recs

This is a genre I’m still delving into and I’m really on the fence about whether I enjoy it but I thought, why not make a little list?
Audio books ‘count’ – a rant

So this is one of those ‘hot takes’ people like to do, that audio books somehow don’t count as reading, or that they shouldn’t go towards your total book count… so let me convince you why I disagree
Origins of an Academy Bully: Zodiac Academy

The 21st book I read this year was the Origins of an Academy Bully, a Zodiac Academy novella, by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham.
30 One bed trope recs

Who isn’t a sucker for the one bed trope? I compiled a little rec list for other cheesy romance lovers like me
Shades of Magic Series

This series by V.E.Schwab were the 18th-20th books I read this year, it’s one I’ve seen on a bunch of rec lists and has been sitting on my shelf for a couple years now.
Sad b*tch memes

If you’ve got a dark sense of humour and issues you would ideally address with a therapist, please enjoy my sad bitch memes.
My top 10 Fantasy book recs

It’s been a while since I did a recommendation list based off of my entirely biased opinion, so I thought I do one on my favourite genre (in fact, pretty much the only one I read).
Hooked

My 14th read of the year was Hooked, the first book in the Never After series by Emily McIntire.
30 Cozy Fantasy Recs

I absolutely love the vibe of the Cozy Fantasy genre, so I thought I’d do a little rec list
Six of Crows memes part 2 … because I can

In honour of Shadow and Bone series 2 coming out last month, I thought I would do another one of these… so here’s 30 Six of Crows memes
Flicker and Flame

I listened to Flicker and Flame by Willow Hayes, as my 13th read of the year, the first book in the Magic Bound series.
Crescent City Series

I recently read the first two books in the Crescent City series, House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas.
Zodiac Academy – The Awakening as told by the boys

The 12th book I read this year was Zodiac Academy – The Awakening as told by the boys, by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. This is the first book in the series retold through the eyes of the Celestial Heirs.
Zodiac Academy- The Big A.S.S party

The 11th book I read this year was The Big A.S.S party, a small Zodiac Academy novella set during the events of the fifth book in the Zodiac Academy Series
Golden Son – The Red Rising Saga

My 9th read of the year was Golden Son, the second book in the Red Rising Saga by Pierce Brown.
13 Book quotes that made me feel things

Completely random quotes that I’ve pinned whilst mooching on Pinterest, spanning from ACOTAR, to Terry Pratchett, to Maya Angelou, which have made me experience feelings (that’s right this gal has range).
20 Memes for *romance* readers

Alright, so I sort of discovered this genre of fiction last year and you know what? I’ve become a fan of a bit of easy reading with cheesy plots and entertaining spicy scenes. So I thought I’d make a blog with dedicated memes for my fellow spicy romance readers.
A Court of Sugar and Spice

The 8th book I read this year was A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca f Kenney.
40 Books with the morally grey character trope

Morally grey characters is another trope that I’m 100% not sorry for loving. Just like the ‘touch her and you die’ trope, it does walk a problematic tight rope but this is fictional okay? Leave me be.
20 Book nerd memes- because I can

So, I’m a serial Pinterest scroller and I thought I would bring the fruits of my labour to my fellow book nerds. Here are 20 memes that I think all book lovers could relate too:
8 things all books should have

Are we ready for an unhinged book rant? Buckle up.
Writing challenge – how is it going?

So, in my post with my goals for the year, I mentioned that I was going to do a writing challenge to help kick my first draft into the realm of being finished. I was going to do 5000 words a week January- February. So, how did is it going?
WIP excerpt- part 4

Another contextless extract from my work in progress story, to help get it out there and fight imposter syndrome!
Red Rising

The fifth book I consumed this year was Red Rising by Pierce brown, the first book in the Red Rising saga. This one was an audio book read !
Taunt her

Taunt her by Caitlym Dare, the first book in the Rebels at Sterling Prep series. This is what is classed as a ‘bully romance’, which is a genre that I’m still not sure if I enjoy or not but it was just meant to be fun easy listen while I was working.
Folk of the Air trilogy

The first series I read in 2023 was The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black, which consists of The Cruel Prince, Wicked King, Queen of Nothing.
Booktok terminology glossary – an always up to date post

A comprehensive list of BookTok terms/ bookish terms from BookTube, Bookstagram and so on. This will be updated continually over time, so book mark it in your browser’s!
Ragdoll – the prompt project

Today’s prompt is: “So that’s what you are,” he whispered in awe.”
30 Throne of Glass memes… because I can (part 2)

Part 2 of my latest hyper fixation: Throne of Glass memes, enjoy!
30 Throne of Glass memes… because I can (part 1)

Another post where you get to enjoy the fruits of my endless doom scrolling on Pinterest
Kingdom of the Wicked 1-3

This series was my final read of 2022, I listened to the first as an audiobook and quickly went and bought the rest.
Genre Snobbery – a rant

So this is a #booktok conversation that I’m once again bringing over to the blog, about whether classics are superior to other genres and so on
Writing a book is hard – part 3

Time is currently the only thing holding me back from one of my childhood dream’s, so I’ve decided to set myself a little word count challenge
My 2023 goals – writing, reading and life related

I thought it’d be fun to begin the year with a little bit of thinking about my goals, I don’t usually do new year’s resolution’s but 2022 sucked and I’m excited for what 2023 might bring
2022 Reading Wrap Up

Check out the complete list of everything I listened to and read in 2022!
Fae’s Mate & Fae’s Flight

Books number 42 and 43 that I read this year were Fae’s Mate and Fae’s Flight by indie author Luna Daye
Love Hypothesis

My 40th read of the year was the #booktok favourite Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Scarred

The 39th book I read this year was Scarred by Emily Mcintire, the second book in her standalone series: The Never After Series
Ninth House

I recently read Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, this was book number 38 in this year’s read count and one I was really excited to get to because I’m huge fan of all her books
Promises and pomegranates

The 37th book I read this year was Promises and Pomegranates by Sav R Miller. This was a short little read for a plane trip I took recently, from a Dark Romance rec list on TikTok
Heaven Officials Blessing Vol 1

The 36th book I read this year was Heaven Officials Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, a translated Chinese fiction that was recommend to me by a friend
Booktok brags that make you look insane to the outside world

Sometimes I forget that I live in this little microcosm of booktok and there are things that have become the norm that really just… aren’t to everyone else, so I thought it’d be fun to make a little list about the world I love so much.
Zodiac Academy series

Tiktok favourite Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti were numbers 27-35 for this year’s read count
Is the hype around book tropes good or bad for fiction?

This is a discourse that actually started on Booktok, where someone made a video saying they didn’t like tropes and thought they were actually harming the publishing industry
I’m a book nerd whose only just bought a kindle- what did I think?

So, I finally did it, I bought a kindle. Despite my commitment to the dragon hoard, there are only so many books you can fit in a 6X4 ft room.
5 Fantasy fiction tropes I go absolutely feral for

This a completely biased and, in some cases, incredibly specific list that will probably give you a much bigger insight into my psyche than strangers on the internet should get but here we go