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I'm a 22 year old German book lover who studies German and English at University, in the hopes of either becoming a crazy professor or going into publishing. Also, I'm a bit of a bibliophile with hardly any self-control. So there won't be many book buying bans happening on this blog.
My favourite book is of course Harry Potter, particularly the Order of the Phoenix because it is so long and lovely 😍   Oh, and I'm a proud Gryffindor, because who wouldn't want to live in that cozy common room?

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So please feel free to come and chat about books!


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