Category: Blog
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3 Reasons Why I Do Not Monetize My Blog – Things To Consider Before Monetizing.
I feel like most of us feel the want to monetize our blog at some point. It is absolutely fine, but you should not feel like you “have to”. Around 6 months ago, I published that post and you’ve seemed to really like it. I told you that you did not have to monetize your…
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Love Lies and Liquor ♡ M.C Beaton.
When I took this book at my local library, I did not really know what to think. To be honest, I love mystery novels and the covers of that collection really appealed to me, but I was not sure. Would I like it? As a librarian myself, it is part of my job to know…
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The Book With No Name ♡ Anonymous.
I feel like saying that this book made me think of Tarantino’s movies would be quit redundant as everyone tends to says so… but that is so true in my opinion! I have a thing for books which use several narratives and go in different places, which is totally the case of this one. I…
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Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke.
This is by far one of the best books I have read (actually, listened to). I had never read anything by this author but had heard wonderful things about him. As a lot of people recommended starting with this book, that is what I did without really knowing what I would find…
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I rebranded the podcast ♡ Bookish podcast announcement + January Wrap Up!
I simply wanted to tell you that The Minimalist Lady had become The English-speaking Frenchie Reads overnight! As I told you quite often lately, I want to talk more about books and as I always have quite a lot to say about that topic, I thought that dedicating a big part of the podcast to…
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My 8 Favorite Books of 2020.
I thought I would share with you today my 8 favorite books of 2020. According to Goodreads, I have read 62 books, which means 22 more books than expected! To be honest, I have read quite a lot more but Goodreads did not know these books ; that is what happens when you read obscure…
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My Blogging Goals for 2021.
I am not a believer in “resolutions” and I am not even sure I love “goals” in the trendy meaning of the term. However, I have a direction in mind for my blog and I thought it would be cool to share it with you guys, so let’s do that! I have already told you…
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Couture Confessions – Chanel, Dior, YSL &c. ♡ Pamela Golbin
As someone who loves talking about elegance so much, I just could not take this book when I saw it at the library! This book is basically a memento of all of the important ideas of the most prominent personalities of the Parisian Haute Couture. Gabrielle Chanel, Christian Dior, Schiap: everyone has they own part…
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The Outstanding Blogger Award
Lately, I have been nominated for the Outstanding Blogger Award by the lovely Jess from the blog Comfort Reads. Her questions are mainly about my bookish habits and goals for 2021 so I will be very happy to share it all with you right now, right before the start of the new year. If you…
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[French review] Prendre soin de soi – Enjeux et critiques d’une nouvelle religion du bien-être ♡ Françoise Bonardel.
Pas toujours transportée par les livres de développement personnel, j’avais une petit appréhension en empruntant celui-ci à la bibliothèque. Quelle agréable surprise de découvrir qu’en réalité, il ne s’agit pas tant de développement personnel que de véritable philosophie.
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