All Antonia Bernardin Blog posts

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Throne of Glass series

Comprising numbers 20-26 of this years total read count, I read The Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas
The Last Nephilim- the prompt project

Todays Prompt: You have the voice of an angel. Literally, you are half-angel, and your singing is the most beautiful sound people have heard. But demons find your singing painful, and try anything they can to keep you silent.
24 Books with the ‘touch her and you die’ trope

I’m not even sorry about how much I love this trope. I know it’s problematic, blah blah blah but I don’t care. This a list of books I’ve read with the ‘touch and you die’ trope in, plus some others I haven’t
Imposter syndrome part 2- one year later

I made a post about this a year ago because this is something I struggle with a lot and it was so helpful when I found this term to put a name to a feeling/ experience. So I thought it might be interesting to an update one year later.
‘Quiet quitting’- a rant

First the ‘great resignation’ and now this ‘quiet quitting’ BS? I’m sorry, you don’t get to be outraged by a trend of people literally just doing their jobs. You just don’t get to be mad about that. End of.
5 books that made me cry – an updated list

Last year I went through a bit of phase of reading depressing books (everything was FINE…) and a couple of them broke my heart enough that I felt like I needed to update this list, you know, to spread the joy.
My current TBR

I like to plan my ‘to be read’ list only ten books ahead and since I’m currently getting towards the end of The Throne of Glass series, it’s time to plan the next ten!
Memes for fellow crazy plant people

I’m hoping to find more people like me, so enjoy some plant parent memes.
30 Six of Crows memes… because I can

Like Six of Crows? Or the Shadow and Bone Netflix show? Enjoy some memes
Current book trends I love- a subjective and non- comprehensive list

Thanks to booktok and my podcast, I see a lot upcoming stuff, so, I thought I’d make a random chaotic list of books trends I’ve noticed that I enjoy.
Exercising without a weight loss goal- part 2

I first posted about this in October last year and I thought it might be interesting to do a little part 2 on how exercising with different goals has felt.
10 things I wish I’d known about marketing roles before I started out (even though I love what I do)

Marketing people, let’s have a whinge
WIP excerpt- part 3

I’m posting another, completely contextless, excerpt from my ‘big story’ project. This is purely an exercise to help me work through some imposter-syndrome and finally start sharing this story.
Top 13 book romance tropes that never get old

I’ve gotten really into the ACOTAR books lately, which contains all the fantastic romance tropes I love, so I thought, why not make an absolutely unhinged blog about my favourite romance tropes in books?
10 things that have made me happy lately

I have been a moody little bean lately. So, I thought I’d make a list of things that have given me even the smallest nugget of joy recently in an attempt to stop being one.
Writing a book is hard- part 2, a WIP update

A slightly more vulnerable post about how I’ve struggled to get past imposter syndrome and get my ‘big idea’ down on paper
Millennial b.s. items I bought that are actually helpful…

Here are some slightly snowflakey things I’ve bought over the last couple years and how they have actually helped me.
One of us is next

The 18th book I read this year was One of Us is Next by Karen M McManus, the second book in the One of Us Lying series.
30 ACOTAR memes… because I can

So, I had a bit of time to kill and fell down a rabbit hole of ACOTAR memes on Pinterest and I just wanted to share them with you, simply for my own amusement.
How to Keep House While Drowning

My 17th read of the year was a little mini read: How to Keep House While Drowning: A gentle approach to cleaning and organising by K.C. Davies
The Vanishing Half

My 15th read for this year was The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, which was another book that had its hey day on Tiktok but I’m reading it long after the moment has passed!
The Flames of Albiyon

The next update on my recent reads is The Flames of Albiyon by Jean Z Menzies, who is another author I discovered through my podcast’s indie author feature episodes!
Until the End- Skullduggery Pleasant, plus, I MET DEREK LANDY

My 13th read of the year was Until the End from the Skullduggery Pleasant Series by Derek Landy. More importantly, I went to the book signing and I met the author and it was everything I could have hoped for *squee face*
A War of Two Queens

I read the recently (ish) released A War of Two Queens by Jennifer L Armentrout, the 4th book in the Blood and Ash series. Tiktok had an awful lot to say about this book…
Physical books vs kindle vs audio- the pros and cons for readers

A short and sweet list of the pros and cons of the different options open to those looking to get into reading. This isn’t going to be a sensible list, it’s going to be a little unhinged, enjoy.
Character building how to

Some simple starter tips covering the basics of how to map out who your character is, from someone who made loads of mistakes writing her first draft
Idiots guide to house plants- 5 top tips

I am one of those people who started buying plants over lock down and then decided to make it their entire personality but, since I don’t have a natural green thumb, I have murdered plenty of plants. Therefore, I feel super qualified to offer my very simplified idiots guide to houseplants.
Don’t get a dog unless you can promise them these 5 things

The 5 things you need to be able to promise your dog before you get them.
Guardian against the night -The Prompt Project

Todays Prompt: 1- A storm 2- The old oak tree 3- A scar
A Deadly Education

A Deadly Education (The Scholomance book 1) by Naomi Novik was the 10th book I read this year and one recommended to me by my book podcast co-host.
The Atlas Six

Number 9 that I read this year was The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
ACOTAR series

I finally read the ACOTAR series!
Genuinely easy care house plants for plant murders

I’m a bit of a chaotic plant parent, so I’ve killed plenty of plants over the last couple years- here’s the ones that will survive even the most abusive treatment.
Marketing memes

Because frankly, this blog is basically free therapy, so here are some memes about marketing
These Violent Delights

Book number 4 in 2022 was These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Where the Crawdads Sing

The third book I read in 2022 was the Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, another one that Tiktok loves
10 creative hobbies anybody can do

There is no downside to doing a creative hobby, so I thought I’d come up with a list of ones that I think anybody could pick up.
5 Unhinged things you do as a writer

Writing as either a hobby or a job makes you do some insane stuff so I thought I’d list them
The Witches Blade

My second read of the year was The Witches Blade by A.K.Mulford, this book is the second in the series: The Five Kingdoms of Okrith.
The Night Circus

My first read of the year was The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. This is the same author as The Starless Sea that I read last year, which I really enjoyed…
The eternal optimist- The Prompt Project

Todays Prompt: write about optimism.
High Mountain Court

I am pleased to welcome you to my latest obsession: The High Mountain Court by A.K.Mulford
Looking for a book podcast? Look no further…

I have touched on this briefly in a couple posts and I’ve had the widget for it in the sidebar for a while but I wanted to officially announce that I started my own book podcast with a close friend of mine! We began planning and recording in June/ July last year, with the first…
Maid

I recently read Maid by Stephanie Land, the book that the popular Netflix series by the same name is based on.
King of Scars duology

One of the last books from 2021, King of Scars and Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo. set in the Grisha verse!
What I read in 2021

The complete list of books I read in 2021!View post to subscribe to site newsletter.
Organisation and cleaning for the disorganised and messy

Naturally disorganised? Struggling to clean and tidy because life’s throwing you for a loop? This might be helpful…? At least it works for me.
Song of Achilles

So, Song of Achilles was actually number 25 for the year! This was another TikTok recommendation from the will ‘destroy your soul’ list but I had been on a bit of a sad book kick lately so I thought this would round the list out nicely.
The Gilded Ones

Number 24 was The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna, giving me a little break from this sad books kick that I’ve been on. I heard great things about this book on tiktok so I was really excited to read this one.
Chosen Ones

My next read to catch you up on is Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth, the author of the Divergent series and Carve the Mark Series, both huge favourites of mine.