You know time flies when a whole year of blogging just goes by without you ever noticing it. That’s right. Today marks Bookidote’s second anniversary. Who would have thought? We sure as hell did! Blogging has become such a huge extension of our lives, it is impossible to think what it would be like giving up on such a creative outlet, on such a formidable source of bookish pleasure and on such a fantastic bookworm community.
For this special edition, we decided to pick our top 5 book reviews that we love 😉 It also happens to be some of our favourite books LOL
To see the review, simply click on the book’s picture 🙂
Every single one of you who took the time to leave their thoughts and simply talk to us are truly amazing. We absolutely love every single one of you guys who took the time to read what we want to share and will always be grateful for the littlest word you wish to share with us as well. After all, if there’s something that books have taught us it’s that every single word is as precious as diamond. The mere weight and impact that a word can have on us is phenomenal and whenever you guys have something to say, we’re always so very happy and thankful that such a community exists! A community where there is no prejudice or hate but only a desire to regroup under a same passion: literature.
Thank you all for being so awesome and for sticking around for another year with Bookidote! Here’s to countless more blogging fun! Even if we have not met yet, hopefully the days to come will only bring us to discover each other and make our interactions as fun as possible! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING! WE LOVE YOU! 
-TRANG & LASHAAN
Happy Blogoversary and I hope Bookidote brings us more fun in the future<3
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Yaaaas! Thank you so much, Deepika! 😀
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*party* Yay! Happy second blogiversary!
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Awww ye! Thanks buddy! 😛
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great picks! most of them have been on my tbr for awhile. hopefully will read dark matter and the lies of locke lamore soon. I’ve heard a lot of great things from both.
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Thank you! I do hope you get around to reading those two, they’re quite loved by bookworms who dared to crack them open! 😀
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Congratuaaalations guys!! ❤ This is such a huge milestone. I love your blog so much, keep rocking.
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Thank you so much Poulami!! I always do appreciate it whenever you drop by to check out our content!! ❤ Stay awesome!
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Happy second blogiversary you fabulous bloggers ❤ Here's to many more fantastic posts, clever and brilliant reviews, and general awesomeness!!
I haven't read any of those books but Dark Matter and Ready Player One are on my list!
xxxx
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Thaaaank you soo much Meggyy!! How come you don’t explode with that much kindness in you??? ❤ Hope you get the opportunity to read those two (I haven't read them either hahah). Maybe we'll both end up adding them to our favourite book of all time too! 😉
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I’m like the Tardis, bigger on the inside so I can keep it all in hahahaha! ❤ Let's hope so and compare when we get to them! xxx
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Happy Blogaversary Guys!😊🎇🎂🍻
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Thank you so much Kim!!!! 😀 ❤
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Yaaay, happy blog anniversary, guys! ❤ ❤ I get what you mean about blogging becoming an extension of yourself, that's really what it is, and it is wonderful for sure ❤ I'm so happy to have met both of you thanks to blogging 🙂 Thank you for always making me discover new books 😀
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Thank you so much Marie!! I definitely had a feeling that you’d know exactly what I’m talking about. Just based on how you approach your blog and how you put passion into it showcases it!! ❤ I'm quite glad to have met you as well!! I still remember those first interactions we had way back then. Time flies, it's crazy! Thank YOU for being awesome! 😉
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It really IS crazy, I can’t believe it has been so long now. But it is also so great to be sticking with it and still loving it 🙂 ❤
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Happy second blog birthday!! I love your reviews and thoughtful comments! To many more years to come!
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Awwn yes!! Thank you so much Inge! I do always love reading your reviews too!! I’m glad to have met you and have those opportunities to interact with you. ❤ May blogging keep us connected forever! 😀
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I’ll drink to that! xxx
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So many congratulations on being top book bloggers for two years! You guys are the best and keep up the good work! 🙂 ❤
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Oh no, no, no!! If you’re putting us among them top dawgs, then I forbid you from denying the same title, Liz the Greatest! 😛 Thank you so much for being the best and always having awesome content to share with us. Thank you so much and here’s to our continued friendship!! ❤
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Hahaha… you always find a way to turn the compliments around! 🙂
You know, I’m not a very social person IRL, but knowing some of the great bookbloggers like you and Danielle and Meggy and so many more, it makes me wish I did know you in real life 🙂 Here’s to great bloging days ahead for all of us! 🙂 ❤
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Oh wow congratulations on another year blogiversary Lashaan and Trang! It’s amazing you’ve been around for so long, then again I’m approaching my two year blogiversary and it doesn’t feel like a long time at all so I guess it must feel the same way for both of you as well right?
I haven’t read any of the books on your favourites list Lashaan, but I feel like I remember reading your review for The Killing Joke. Trang I loved The Night Circus and Illuminae, they’re two of my favourite books as well so I loved seeing them on your list too. 🙂
Again congrats on reaching your two year blogiversary, here’s hoping your third year will be just as amazing as the last two have been! 😀 ❤
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Thank you so much Beth!!! I honestly feel like it was just yesterday that I’ve been reading and reviewing books for the first time, while also feeling like I’ve been doing this since I was born! Gosh, blogging really does feel like something that runs in my blood now hahahah
Well, if you remember reading my review of The Killing Joke, then that’s a nice little testimony of our LONG LONG TIME friendship!! 😉 Thanks for being part of this community and keep on blogging! 😀
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Congratulations…….. keep up the good work
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Oh my, thank you so much!! ❤
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Congrats on two years! 🎉❤️
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Thank youu so much!!! 😛
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Happy blogiversary guys!! ❤ I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed sharing my thoughts with you and reading your amazing posts this past year. It's so great to see such an amazing channel flourishing day by day, without a dull moment. Your reviews are always on point and I know the majority of your recs will be successful experiences 🙂 Thanks for always supporting my own blog and leaving lovely, encouraging comments on most of my posts, too! Means a lot ❤
So yeah, keep on being awesome and I hope you continue blogging for many, many years! ^^
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Ahhh, Sophie, Sophie, Sophie. Back at it again with her kind words. 😛 No but on a serious tone, thank YOU for being such a wonderful person and taking the time to always read and share insightful thoughts with me. I’m really glad that we met and only wish that you were an actual neighbour (gosh, I’m in need of some awesome book-crazy friends here!) Your sweet-filled, and sometimes sour, reviews will always be a highlight of my day. I doubt I’ll ever miss anything you share with us! 😉 Stay awesome and keep on blogging too! ❤ Thank you so much, Sophie. 😉
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Aw, right back at ya! 😊 That’s the only problem when it comes to online friends, really… Sigh.
And who’s being too kind now? 😉 Thank you!!! ❤ 😊
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Congratulations on two years of blogging!
And great post featuring some awesome books. It’s also reminded me that I have to read The Lies of Locke Lamora and Ready Player One!
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Ohhhw, thank you soo so much! You soooo have to check out The Lies of Locke Lamora. It’s a true coup de coeur for me. Absolutely unbelievable! ❤
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Happy Two Year Blogiversary! 🙂
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Thank you so much Raven!! 😀
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Congrats on 2 years! 😀
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Thank you Honya!!! 😛
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Congratulations!!!! That is amazing that you guys have been at it for two years! Keep it up!
Love your list of books. I loved Animal Farm and The Night Circus! My fiancé loved Ready Player One and Locke Lamora so those are definitely up there on my TBR 🙂 (he listened to the audiobooks.)
Also love your graphics 🙂
Cheers,
Sophie
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Thank you so much Sophie! I really appreciate that! 😀 Sounds like you’ve got some audiobooks to steal from the fiancé ASAP! They’re all such wonderful books and I hope you get the opportunity to read them. 😉
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Haha yes, audiobook stealing in progress :p
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Congratulations!!! 🎉
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Thank you!!! 😀
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Wicked congrats! 2 years and going strong, good job.
Liking the book choices too 🙂
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Thank you, good sir! I appreciate that. Out of curiosity, have you ever tried Scott Lynch’s series? I’m curious know what’s your take on it. 😀
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I have not tried him. I’ve stayed away from his Gentleman Bastard books because the reviews I’ve read ALL mention the copious amounts of profanity. That type of thing does bother me…
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Hm… copious amounts… I know profanity was definitely present, but I don’t think I was personally overwhelmed by it or felt like it was “too much”. Ehh, hopefully someday you’ll find yourself in front of a free copy/library copy/sampler to test out the first 50 pages to see if it’s really that bad.
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A sample. That’s not a bad idea…
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Congratulations and let there be many, many more!
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Yess!! Thank you so much! To many, many, many more indeed! 😛
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Congratulations you two!! Two solid years is amaze!! I want to read Ready Player One!! And I loved Illuminae… And Animal Farm… I remember that review! Keep it up ❤
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Thank you so much Dani!!! 😛 Definitely excellent books that are well-worth your time. Thank you for being part of this community too!!
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woohoo happy bloggiversary!!! I love this post so much!! I agree about Animal Farm and Crime and Punishment and really need to read Lies of Locke Lamora!! I also really enjoyed Ready Player One- and can’t wait for the movie!! I also adored Illuminae and Night Circus! And Dark Matter is on my tbr too. This is such a fantastic list!!
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Thank you so much!!! 😛 You REALLY have to give The Lies of Locke Lamora a shot real soon. It simply had everything I loved in it! 😀 I have to Ready Player One as well, especially after such an AMAZING trailer!!! Spielberg is the man for this!! Thanks for being an awesome friend, by the way! 😉
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You’re welcome! Yeah I really do! Yes!!! Aww you’re welcome! 😉
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WOW TWO YEARS and seems daunting to me as I’m just at the start of my blogging journey! Well, CONGRATS! And its good to see more people loving The Night Circus, it’s a wonderful book and one of my favourites. Everyone says that The Killing Joke is one of the best joker comics so I don’t know why I haven’t read it yet….better fix that!
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Oh my!! Don’t let that stress you out. If you blog because you enjoy it, you’ll see time fly by like never before. 😉 You just.. HAVE to check The Killing Joke. Anyone can pick it up as long as they know who Batman and Joker are. Maybe also who Jim and Barbara are would set you up for one of the best graphic novels of all time! 😉 Thank you so much for leaving such a sweet comment!!! 😀
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Happy Blogiversary!! 🎉 ❤
Amazing picks! I love a lot of those books as well. 🙂 The Lies of Locke Lamora, Crime and Punishment, Animal Farm, Ready Player One, The Night Circus. All of them are fantastic books! 😀
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Thank you soooo much Anna!!! So glad to see someone who knows exactly what we’re talking about. 😛 Those are just PERFFEEECT books!! 😀
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Happy birthday! Such a milestone.
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Thank you so much Karina. Crazy how 2 years just goes by like if it was just a couple of seconds. Still remember when we first met. Pretty happy that we’re still connected. 😀
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Yeah!! 👏
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Happy anniversary and awesome picks!! Some of them are on my TBR. Glad to have y’all on here for another year.
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Thank you much!! 😛 I think you’d enjoy pretty much all of these if you ever find the time to pick them up honestly hahah! Thanks for being part of the awesome peepz who I’ll always enjoy discussing books/shows/movies with! 😉
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Aww thanks man 😊.
And I’m sure I’d enjoy those books too. Some of them have been on my TBR for a while now.
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Oh The Night Circus is such a wonder! I read it a few months ago, and I loved it! It was so magical and so unique!
Congratulations of your second anniversary! There are some books that I have in my list for a long time such as The Farm! I am dying to read it!
Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you sir! I really appreciate that! You definitely have to pick up Animal Farm in the near future. It is a classic that I’ll always recommend anyone who loves a good historical, allegorical masterpiece. 😀
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I do! I like all those kind of books! I am currently reading Brave New World. Those books are so interesting, so deep, and it is so good to analyze! It is on my list to read! I swear! ❤
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That’s another classic that I’ve read and thoroughly loved! Hope you’re enjoying Brave New World! 😀
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So far, I am enjoying it!
I have it in Spanish, and there are so many grammar mistakes, but besides I am loving it! :3
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Oh man, I’d be pretty mad myself. It’s why I prefer reading it in the original language (which.. pretty much limits it to English or French for me). Hope it won’t ruin too much of the book for you!! 🙂
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I try to ignore as much as I can haha English and Spanish for me haha I am planning on learning either German or French haha
But, I like the book even with the written horrors XD
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