Author: Dini @ dinipandareads

I'm Dini (she/her) and I'm a thirty-something book lover based in Indonesia. I mostly read romance and SFF though I love to dabble in other genres but tend to stay away from horror and ghosty things because I'm The Ultimate Chicken™️. I'm always happy to meet other book lovers so feel free to chat with me!

#TopTenTuesday: 10 Favourite Books Set in School!

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So, we’re back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.

This week’s topic is: a School Freebie (In honour of school starting up soon, come up with a topic that somehow ties to school/education. The book could be set at school/college, characters could be teachers, books with school supplies on the cover, nonfiction titles, books that taught you something or how to do something, your favourite required reading in school, books you think should be required reading, your favourite banned books, etc.)

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Blog Tour Review: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

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Hello, friends! It’s my stop on the TBR & Beyond Tours for Belladona by Adalyn Grace and I’m excited to share my thoughts and favourite quotes with you today!

Thanks to Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for providing an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Click here or on the banner above to check out the rest of the fantastic bloggers on tour!

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Sundays in Bed With… #MyWeeklyWrapUp [154]

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We’re back with another Sundays in Bed With… meme! This meme dares to ask you what book has been in your bed this morning and is hosted by Midnight Book Girl. Come share what book you’ve spent your time curled up reading in bed with or which book you wish you had time to read today!

I’m spending a good chunk of my Sunday reading Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor. I’m enjoying it so much! The writing and characters are sharp and witty and the humour is the perfect amount of dry. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of this series soon(ish)!

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5…4…3…2…1… Book Tag!

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Hi, friends! I’m back today with a tag that I saw on Becky’s Book Blog! She first saw this tag making the rounds on Instagram but wasn’t sure where the tag originated, so if you do know the creator, please feel free to drop a comment and I’ll link them up! 😊

I was looking for a fun and easy tag to do and when I came across this one I thought it was perfect! So on that note, let’s just dive right into the tag.

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#FirstLinesFriday: 26 August 2022

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Happy Friday book lovers! We’re back with another First Lines Friday, a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Here are the rules:

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!
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Blog Tour Review: A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

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Hello, friends! It’s my stop on the TBR & Beyond Tours for A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin and I’m very excited to share my thoughts and favourite quotes with you today! You can check out my review for the first book in the duology, A Magic Steeped in Poison HERE.

Thanks to the author and Feiwel & Friends for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Click here or on the banner above to check out the rest of the fantastic bloggers on tour!

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Mini Book Review: Falling for the Enemy by Katie Golding

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Goodreads: Falling for the Enemy (Malibu Millionaire #2)
Published: 17 May 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Panda Rating:

(5 pandas)

Sometimes, the perfect guy…
Is the one you hate the most.

Jasper Brooks has everything—with his smooth-talking ways and devilish good looks, he’s signed some of the hottest bands of the moment. If only he could get the wrong-number woman he’s been texting for months to reveal herself.

Blake Harris absolutely hates Jasper with every fiber of her being. Avoiding her professional rival is next to impossible in the Malibu music scene, and when a new band puts them head-to-head, their pent-up frustration explodes in a raw session of hate sex. A mistake they keep repeating.

With feelings spinning out of control, Blake bolts back to the mystery man in her phone, determined to finally meet Mr. Perfect. Not realizing that all along, she’s been secretly falling for the enemy…

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Sundays in Bed With… #MyWeeklyWrapUp [153]

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We’re back with another Sundays in Bed With… meme! This meme dares to ask you what book has been in your bed this morning and is hosted by Midnight Book Girl. Come share what book you’ve spent your time curled up reading in bed with or which book you wish you had time to read today!

I’ve spent part of my Sunday on a day bed reading A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin. This is the second book in The Book of Tea duology and I’m enjoying it so far! Also, can we talk about how freaking ✨gorgeous✨ this cover is? Hands down, this duology holds two of the top spots for absolutely stunning covers this year (for me anyway)!

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