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Office Rivalry, Creepy Neighbours and Quija Boards – What I Thought #5

8th Aug 2019 by Norrie

What I Thought is a feature where I discuss books that never inspired me to do a full review, but yet fascinated me enough for some reason to want to share them with you. The Child Next Door by Shalini Boland Genres: Psychological Thriller Published: 29th March, 2018 Series: N/A Rating: 5 Is Kirstie imagining things, or is someone trying to take her baby? After she overhears an alarming conversation on her baby monitor about taking the baby, she’s relieved […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review, What I Thought • Tags: Books, domestic drama, domestic suspense, lucy dawson, marriage secret, michelle frances, missing child, Mystery, shalini boland, the child next door, the memory, the temp, Thriller

Get Ready For Summer With These 5 Books

28th May 2019 by Norrie

The countdown has began! Summer on the Northern hemisphere will officially begin on 21st June. I don’t know if we’ll get lucky with the weather here in the UK, but it never hurts to be prepared. You know, just in case we can finally ditch the jacket and maybe we get a chance to sit in an outdoor cafe somewhere, chilling and reading. Some books just scream summer. There’s something about the story, like an exotic setting, or perhaps the […]

Categories: Books, Fluff, List • Tags: book list, Books, fun, pool, reading list, recommendations, seasonal book list, summer, summer reading

I Can’t Even… The 10 Best Books I Read In 2018

28th Dec 2018 by Norrie

I’ve never in my life managed to read as many books as I did this year. 106 until now, and we still have three days left. The plot thickens! I’m still wondering how I actually pulled this off, because I’m still watching TV series and true crime documentaries like my life depended on it, I went on holidays and hung out with my friends like before. Must be the insomnia or something. If I’m honest, I’d rather be sleeping. #1 […]

Categories: Books, Fluff, List, Read • Tags: best of 2018, Books, contemporary, fave books, favourite reads, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, top 10

The Winters by Lisa Gabriele

14th Dec 2018 by Norrie

“Last night Rebekah tried to murder me again.” Creepy ass opening line is creepy! The Winters by Lisa Gabriele Genre: Mystery, Thriller Published: 16th October, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 3 After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns to the opulent, secluded Long Island mansion of her new fiancé Max Winter—a wealthy politician and recent widower—and a life of luxury she’s never known. But all is not as it appears at the Asherley estate. The house is steeped in […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: asherly, Books, contemporary, Fiction, Mystery, rebecca, Review, Suspense, the winters, Thriller

What’s On My Bookshelf? Mess, That’s What…

12th Dec 2018 by Norrie

I love colour coordinated bookshelves, adorned with knick-knacks and all kind of cool stuff. Mine are nothing like that. Books are organized mostly by genre, sometimes colours, and one of my shelves holds a plushy that is basically a piece of poo. Anyway, Morgana tagged me to reveal what else I have on my shelves, apart from the poo thing of course, so here we are. A library book Shocking revelation… I haven’t set foot in a library for 15 […]

Categories: Books, Fluff • Tags: best books, Books, funny books, mystery thriller, old books, scalzi, stephen king

I Spy With My Little Eyes… Yes, It’s Books

11th Jun 2018 by Norrie

Kathy, who often inspires me to read random, and sometimes unexpected books with her monthly themes, this time challenged me and some fellow bloggers with the I Spy Book Challenge. The aim is to find books with certain things on the cover or in the title, one for each prompt, within five minutes. To put my own spin on things, I decided to pick from books I own in a printed version. Of course it took me ages, but here […]

Categories: Books, Fluff • Tags: book cover, Books, covers, i spy book challenge

A Book Set At Sea

1st Jun 2018 by Norrie

I love the sea, and I love spending time at the seaside. That said, I’ve never been on a cruise, or spent significant time on the waters, and I’m not sure how I would cope with it to be honest. The dangers and the vast nothingness out there is somewhat frightening and I don’t think I could put up with spending days on end on a boat or ship without going a bit nuts. The 25th reading prompt for the […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: book list, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, reading list, reading prompt, Sci-Fi, Thriller, young adult

An Abundance of YA & Contemporary – Book Haul #5

4th May 2018 by Norrie

Well, well, well… I think I’ve built up quite a reputation in my local charity shop. I’d go as far as to say I’m a regular customer now, and always manage to leave with an armful of books after my weekly visits. These past few weeks I managed to score a bunch of YA and contemporary books I’ve been eyeing for a while (and some I haven’t). Let’s see the loot! After I finished Eleanor & Park, I decided I […]

Categories: Books • Tags: book haul, Books, contemporary, Mystery, Reading, Thriller, YA, young adult

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

23rd Apr 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

Shit Got Out Of Hand – Book Haul #4

9th Apr 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

Reading Prompt: True crime #2

28th Mar 2018 by Norrie

I don’t read true crime. I watch it. Devour it. I have spent many hours in front of my screen, binge watching true crime documentaries in glassy eyed silence, engrossed in stories of gruesome murders and senseless killings. I find human nature equally fascinating and horrifying. “No other genre is a more apt testament that our evil, primal, fearful selves linger just beneath our calm, civilised exteriors, that life goes on even after the worst has happened, and that all […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: Books, Crime, non fiction, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, reading prompt, Review, Topics, true crime

Summertime Death by Mons Kallentoft

26th Mar 2018 by Norrie

Summertime Death is no easy-breezy summer read; an immersive noir that touches upon some difficult topics that are bound to leave you uncomfortable like wearing polyester in the sweltering heat. Summertime Death by Mons Kallentoft Genres: Crime Fiction Published: 10th May, 2012 Series: Malin Fors #2 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Rating: 4 As the temperature in Sweden reaches a record-breaking 45-, forest fires break out. All those who have failed to escape Linkoping for the summer take […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: book review, Books, Crime, malin fors, mons kallentoft, nordic noir, police procedural, Review, swedish fiction, Thriller

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