All Antonia Bernardin Blog posts

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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
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