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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

The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza

21st Mar 2018 by Norrie

Following in the footsteps of his first book in the Erika Foster series, The Girl in the Ice, Robert Bryndza delivers yet another fast paced, exciting thriller with a brilliant detective who doesn’t stop until the killer is caught, no matter what it cost her. Badass! The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza Genres: Crime Fiction, Thriller Published: 2nd June, 2016 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: Detective Erika Foster #2 Rating: 4 In the dead of a swelteringly […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: Books, Crime, erika foster, Fiction, Mystery, police procedural, Reading, Review, robert bryndza, Thriller

Hekla’s Children by James Brogden

17th Mar 2018 by Norrie

What a wild ride this book was! This story feels like getting lost in the house of mirrors at a creepy carnival; your head is spinning, you frequently exclaim “What the shit?”, but carry on anyway because it’s sort of fun and you are kind of curious what else they can throw at you in an attempt to scare the hell out of you. Hekla’s Children by James Brogden Genres: Horror, Fantasy Published: 7th March, 2017 Goodreads Amazon UK | […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: Books, bronze age, folklore, hekla, horror, james brogden, Mystery, mythology, Review, Un

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

9th Mar 2018 by Norrie

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Published: 14th July, 2016 Goodreads |Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 3 Your neighbour told you that she didn’t want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn’t stand her crying. Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. You’ll have the baby monitor and you’ll take it in turns to go back every half hour. Your […]

Categories: Read, Review • Tags: Books, compulsive, Mystery, page turner, quick entertainment, Read, Reading, Review, shari lapena, Thriller

Mons Kallentoft and the Seasonal Killings

7th Mar 2018 by Norrie

Swedish crime author Mons Kallentoft is a true storyteller. His first book in the series about superintendent Malin Fors – Midwinter Sacrifice / Midwinter Blood (2007) – quickly became a bestseller and is now translated into 28 languages. With dark, lingering prose his emotionally intensive stories draw you into the life of Malin, her daughter Tove, and her colleagues before you know it. Mons Kallentoft puts a great emphasis on his characters, and you get to spend a lot of […]

Categories: Books, List, Read • Tags: Books, Fiction, mons kallentoft, Mystery, nordic noir, police procedural, Reading, reading list, scandi crime, seasonal killing, Suspense, Sweden

I Know Where You Live by Pat Young

28th Feb 2018 by Norrie

I have so many questions! The first being: why had I no idea that this story is related to the author’s first book, Till the Dust Settles? Can I even review I Know Where You Live properly, not having read its predecessor? Well, I’m going to give it my best shot. I have to warn you though: I will get into some bits that could be spoilers, but it’s either that, or I just tell you simply that this book […]

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