I was tagged by the fabulous book blogger Karyl Ahn Reads (bookstagram @karylahn_bookstagram) to do the #tenfavoritethings tag. (Y’all, check out her wonderful blog and bookstagram if you’re not following them already!)

The Sunday spotlight series is a way for me to share the love and support I’ve received from the wonderful book blogging community since the release of my book First Came Forever. Every Sunday I will shine some light on an amazing blogger, bookstagrammer or other lovely book community person.

This week the spotlight is all on the fabulous book blog Reader in Radar. 

My Friday reading tips this week is the addictive, action-packed and intriguing Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Believe the hype, this book is just as amazing as everyone says! The characters are some of the best written ones ever, and the plot keeps you on edge with worry and anticipation all the way to the end. I recommend this book with all my heart!

Thank you everyone who has supported me and shared the word about my book First Came Forever! Just realized that I’ve reached 2K followers (2,300 actually, but who's counting...) on Instagram! So happy and grateful, I love the bookstagram community, you guys are the sweetest, kindest and awesomest people in the world! To celebrate this and show my appreciation I am giving away a signed paperback copy of First Came Forever. Click this link to head over to my Instagram account and enter: International signed copy giveaway

This giveaway is international and open to all lovely bookworms until Sunday 29th of April! The winner will be announced on 1st of May.

Link to the YouTube review: ​FIRST CAME FOREVER BY ANNIE WOODS || BOOK REVIEW

I was tagged by the lovely 5171 Miles Book Blog for the #beautifulbookcovertag, so here’s my pick: The Distance Between Us by Maggie O’Farrell.

I read this book ages ago, but it’s still one of the most beautiful covers I can think of. Looking at the cover now really makes me want to re-read it, so this book might be an upcoming Friday reading tips from me soon...

The lovely bookstagrammer Lisa (@noahjace_bookishlife), just posted the most wonderful review of First Came Forever on her bookstagram and Goodreads. Some of the amazing things she said about the book was that

“Some books make you foolishly happy. First came forever was such a book for me. It is an instant favourite.”

“The author wraps all this in a delicious original package and makes you immediately addicted to the story. It has everything you want in a love story: a handsome male protagonist, an independent strong female protagonist, secret love, dramatic plot twists, intrigue and heartbreak.”

“If you love secret romance, dramatic plots twists, intrigues and heartbreak, what are you doing? Stop reading this review and get yourself a copy!”

Read the full review here: First Came Forever by Annie Woods

In light of the current #knytblus movement in Sweden, supporting the Secretary of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius, who was forced out of her position when she tried to act on the alleged sexual misconduct of a male major cultural figure, I wanted to focus on some positive strong female role models in children’s and teen’s literature. And what better than to take on the Phenomenal Female Character Book Tag created by Nicole Pierman to shine the light on some awesome women protagonists? 

​Because role models are so important when growing up. If you only see and read gender stereotype stories that lack girls in prominent positions, where will you as a girl find the inspiration to dream big, to feel strong and bold, and competent to take things into your own hand and speak up for yourself? ​

The support for Sara Danius and the #knytblus movement continues to spread around the world. So happy and amazed by this! We really do have to stand by the amazing, brave women that take on the fight for all of us!

Now also CBS has written an article about this, quoting me about my support for the Secretary of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius, who was forced out of her position when she tried to act on the #metoo-allegations against a male major cultural figure.

Read the article here: Outrage in Sweden as 2 women pressured to leave Nobel group

Really happy for the massive heart-warming support for Sara Danius and the #knytblus movement, we have to stand by the amazing, brave women that take on the fight for all of us! Also Teen Vogue writes about this, quoting me about my support for the secretary of the Swedish Academy, who tried to act on the #metoo-allegations against another academy member, but instead was forced to leave her own position as the male members teamed up against her.

Read the article here: Women Are Wearing Pussybows On Social Media to Protest Sexual Misconduct 

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