April | 2018 | Reading Under The Blankie

Reading Prompt: The next book in a series you started #3

23rd April 2018 by Norrie

I’m a notorious series-abandoner. Even the ones I actually like get dropped like hot potatoes, because I always feel like I need to take a break and then get distracted by other books. I have a few of these neglected darlings on my list, and this is the perfect time to pick them up again. When I say series, I mean those books that actually end with some sort of a cliffhanger, and you need to read the next book […]

Categories: Books, Reading Challenge • Tags: book series, Books, inspo, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge

Reading Challenge Prompt: A book by a local author #20

20th April 2018 by Norrie

I figured, finding books written by authors from London will be easy-peasy. Well, joke’s on me, because there really weren’t as many as I thought there will be. London is no small village, and yet, the number of authors who write the sort of stuff I read and I’m actually familiar with (meaning: heard of their existence) from around here is surprisingly low. So let’s see who made the cut for this reading challenge prompt. Jeffrey Archer Apart from being […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: book list, crickley hall, Fiction, james herbert, Jane Fallon, jeffery archer, lisa jewell, london, london author, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, ruth rendell, tim reed

Autumn Killing by Mons Kallentoft

18th April 2018 by Norrie

The murder of a ruthless lawyer, a chilling mystery and constant rain casts gloomy shadows over the small town of Linkoping. Autumn Killing by Mons Kallentoft Genres: Crime, Thriller, Nordic Noir Published: 27th September, 2012 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: Malin Fors #3 Rating: 4 It is Autumn in Linköping and the heavens have opened, but not even these biblical rains can wash away the blood of crimes past and present. Then the brutally-stabbed body of self-made […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: autumn killing, linkoping, malin fors, mons kallentoft, Mystery, nordic noir, slow burn, swedish crime, swedish fiction, Thriller

20 Books To Satisfy Your Cravings for Dystopia

16th April 2018 by Norrie

Dystopian fiction, just like any other fiction, is written mainly for entertainment. But because of the subject we also connect with it on a deeper, often thought inspiring level. We see our fears manifest in the stories, a bleak future unfold; foreign but also familiar. Women are told they have no right over their own bodies, groups of people are being demonized and oppressed for no reason, people living in poverty and desperation: these are not only stuff of fiction, […]

Categories: Books, List • Tags: adult dystopia, dystopia, dystopian fiction, dystopian series, Fiction, Reading, reading list, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Sunday Coffee & Blog Hop #2

15th April 2018 by Norrie

What’s up? What’s up? Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! Here in London the weather is finally picking up a bit. Nothing as crazy as sunshine for days, that’d be a tad too much I imagine… Where would it all end? But it’s not outright ass freezing anymore, and in fact, yesterday I was walking around without a jacket, so at least we have that going for us. What are your plans for Sunday? I will probably go […]

Categories: Books

7 Tips For Getting Over That Reading Slump

13th April 2018 by Norrie

There are times, when simply nothing on the shelf is good enough, everything is meh, and no book is appealing. Each time you cast your eyes on your reading pile or your kindle home screen, you just want to curl up and pretend they don’t exist. The future is bleak, and you just sit there staring into the void, contemplating the hollowness of life without books. We’ve all been there. While the reading slump might be scary (OMG, am I […]

Categories: Books, Fluff • Tags: Reading, reading slump, tips

Ragdoll by Daniel Cole

11th April 2018 by Norrie

Cleverly plotted and addictive, this gruesome thriller is a fantastic debut with a seriously creepy serial killer and a gripping story that will take you for a spin through London. Ragdoll by Daniel Cole Genres: Crime, Thriller Published: 23rd February, 2017 Goodreads | Book Depository| Amazon UK Series: Detective William Fawkes #1 Rating: 4 William Fawkes, a controversial detective known as The Wolf, has just been reinstated to his post after months of psychological assessment following allegations of a shocking […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: banter, Crime, daniel cole, death clock, Fiction, gore, ragdoll, Review, serial killer, Thriller, wiseass, witty humor

Shit Got Out Of Hand – Book Haul #4

9th April 2018 by Norrie

Well, sure as hell, this lady – this one here, the one with the blankie – has got some issues. Like for instance she’s got no impulse control to speak of. None whatsoever. I mean, who goes on to Amazon and ends up with 44 books in the span of about two days? What-what? In case you haven’t guessed, yours truly, that’s who. But of course, it’s spring sale time, and Amazon had some awesome monthly deals for Kindle in March […]

Categories: Books • Tags: amazon kindle, book haul, bookhaul, Books, e-books, Kindle, Reading, spree

Sunday Coffee & Blog Hop #1

8th April 2018 by Norrie

Morning, fellow bookworms & non-bookish readers! How are you doing on this Sunday morning? I was supposed to be going for a 10k run with my besties, but all three of us are sick. Hello, Spring! I have a feeling that it would have turned out to be disastrous anyway. Even though I’m not a complete wimp, and lift weights in the gym on a regular basis, I can’t run for the life of me. Anyway… Grab a coffee, or […]

Categories: Books, Fluff • Tags: blog hop, coffee, Fluff, morning, sunday

#BookTour: Meet Me in the Strange by Leander Watts

6th April 2018 by Norrie

Do you like bizarre stories? Are you weird? Do you enjoy narratives that flow like strange dreams? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, Meet Me In The Strange will be right up your alley. Meet Me in the Strange by Leander Watts Published: March 27th 2018 Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Series: N/A Goodreads | Amazon | B&N From the author of Beautiful City of the Dead and Stonecutter comes a dreamy, atmospheric coming of age story […]

Categories: Books, Review • Tags: futuristic, retro, strange fiction, weird fiction, YA, young adult

Skin Deep by Liz Nugent

4th April 2018 by Norrie

A riveting, twisted tale of narcissism, Skin Deep is a truly disturbing story of Cordelia Russel, the most despicable woman I’ve came across for a very long time. Skin Deep by Liz Nugent Genres: Psychological Thriller Published: 5th April, 2018 (expected) Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 4 ‘Once I had cleared the bottles away and washed the blood off the floor, I needed to get out of the flat.’ Cordelia Russell has been living on […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: french coast, ireland, mental health, narcissism, Psychological Thriller, Review, Suspense, Thriller

Get Thrilled With ApTHRILL

2nd April 2018 by Norrie

In the beginning of the year, I decided to try a reading challenge, and chose the Popsugar one, because it had a lot of different topics to get me out of my comfort zone, and help me get to know a lot more books outside my beloved thriller, mystery and sci-fi genre. I didn’t want to overwhelm myself though, so I haven’t really picked up any other challenge on the way. Until now, that is. Kathy’s April challenge is right […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: april, ApTHRILL, horror, reading list, Suspense, Thriller