Works of historical fiction I have read or plan on reading that take place during one (or both) of the world wars, sorted in alphabetical order by author.

• Boyne, John — The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• Brockmole, Jessica — Letters from Skye
• Cameron, Sharon —
  • Artifice
  • Bluebird
  • The Light in Hidden Places
  • Up ​from the Ashes
• de Rosnay, Tatiana — Sarah's ​Key
• Doerr, Anthony — All the Light We Cannot See
• Dueñas, María — The ​Time in Between
• Escobar, Mario —
  • Auschwitz Lullaby
  • Children of the Stars
  • The Librarian of Saint-Malo
• Fábián, Janka — Emma

A short repertoire of podcasts of varying topics that have caught my interest, sorted in alphabetical order.

• Conspiracy Theories
• F1: Beyond the Grid
• Female Criminals
• Hihetetlen történelem
• History Unplugged
• Micsoda nők voltak!
• Mythology
• Serial Killers
• The China History
• The History of Egypt
• Unexplained Mysteries
• Unsolved Murders

An inventory of fictitious literary works which either re-tell widely known myths and legends, or use several elements of certain cultures’ mythology and folklore.

• Akutagawa, Ryuunosuke — Kappa
• Arden, Katherine — Winternight Trilogy
• Armstrong, Kelley — The Blackwell Pages
• Atwood, Margaret — The Penelopiad
• Baráth, Katalin — Ida és az aranygyapjú
• Bernheimer, Kate — xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths
• Bessenyei, Gábor — Az Olimposz legyőzése
• Beutner, Katherine — Alcestis
• Böszörményi, Gyula —
  • Gergő-regények
  • Monyákos Tuba-történetek
  • Rontásűzők
  • Zsófi-regények
• Cervantes, J. C. — The Storm Runner
• Chadda, Sarwat — The City of the Plague God

Non-fiction works I have read or plan on reading in the future that explore different topics I'm interested in.

➤ art

• H. Takács, Marianna — Murillo
• Ibos, Éva — A ​művészet atlasza
• Nyáry, Krisztián — Festői szerelmek
• Pozdora, Zsuzsa —
  • Barangolás a művészetek világában
  • Barangolás ​az építészet világában
• Rózsa, Péter — Barangolás ​ősi kultúrák világában

➤ biography and memoir

• Brittain, Vera — Testament of Youth
• Chang, Jung — Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
• Christie, Agatha — Come, Tell Me How You Live
• de Beauvoir, Simone —

To be honest when it comes to my native country's cuisine I can be very picky about what I eat, but there are still many dishes I could practically inhale any time of the day.

format: link to recipe in English (Hungarian name of dish)

➤ breads, buns and biscuits

• apricot jam filled buns (baracklekváros bukta)
• braided sweet bread (kalács)
• cheese scones (sajtos pogácsa)
• cheese breadsticks (sajtos rúd)
• chimney cake (kürtőskalács)
• cottage cheese bundles (túrós batyu)
• crackling scones (tepertős pogácsa)
• Frankfurter rolls (virslis tekercs)
• ham scones (sonkás pogácsa)
• linzer cookies (linzer)
• plum jam biscuits (szilvalekváros papucs)
• potato scones (krumplis pogácsa)
• Pozsony crescents (pozsonyi kifli)

Well, the title speaks for itself. In my defense, I try not to be such a hater but there are so many things that require my hate.

➤ inspired by Kate

• “This Video is Unavailable in Your Country”
• a-holes listening to music without earbuds or headphones on the street
• advertisements
• anyone asking me what I'm reading when I am indulging in a book in public
• buying bras — a.k.a the not so sunny side of having small breasts
• companies making a BASIC function of their application a “premium” feature — *coughs* Spotify *coughs*
• dog owners not keeping their pet on a leash
• dragging feet
• extremely long fake nails
• feeling a sudden gush of liquid escaping ...

A list of different things, styles or ideals that define me and I find relatable, as well as aesthetically pleasing.

➤ visual representation

• autumn scenery
• being covered in a blanket
• candles
• cat purring in lap
• chocolate, nearly all kinds
• curled up, a book in hand
• cute socks
• dark clothes
• donuts
• eccentric earrings
• empty mugs
• fairy lights
• floral patterns
• gazing at the sky
• loud music playing in the background
• messy hair
• mountain roads