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It's release day, and a huge congratulations to Ryan Lanz who's releasing his fifth book in the Red Kingdom series - The Promise of Scars. I was first introduced to the series a few years ago and dove straight in, and was immediately impressed with the exciting plot and the beautiful world building. I read book... Continue Reading →
Whoa, where do I even start? Probably one of the best fantasy books... ever? I've heard the name Patrick Rothfuss been thrown around for a while now. I have no idea how long exactly, not since I was very young, but definitely for years, and there was always two things that were mentioned in the... Continue Reading →
Hannibal keeps getting better and better! Not far from becoming one of my favorite villains! I recently picked up Red Dragon, loved it and and jumped right into A Silence Of The Lambs as soon I was done. Both of those books were incredible - not that I doubted that, having been a fan of... Continue Reading →
Incredibly sad news this weekend - Dan Simmons, author of one of the most incredible science fiction book ever, has passed. Hyperion is one of those books that I felt like I heard about all my life, but never really knew anything about. If you've followed this blog for a while, you've probably seen me... Continue Reading →
Well... where do I start? First of all, I love Ken Follett. My first book of his was Pillars Of The Earth, and it didn’t take me many pages before I fell in love. I was hooked. I became an instant fan. I'd recommend that to anyone who wants to grt into historical fantasy, Follett,... Continue Reading →
My first ever book in German - my third language - and I've got to say I'm very positively surprised at how fun it was to read this! Thing is, I started learning German about 20 years ago. You see, in Norway you get to pick a third language when you start middle school (junior... Continue Reading →
I bloody did it again! Okay, so first of all - this is a fantastic book and an absolute must-read if you like legal thrillers. But also, I somehow managed to read these books out of order. Not that it matters - but first time around, I somehow started with book 3 in the series,... Continue Reading →
It's done! The second era of the Mistborn series is over - and what an ending it was. The Lost Metal carries on a few years after the third book - where Wax and Wayne fought to uncover dark secrets and weird conspiracies, leading them to discover new places, new peoples, and more unanswered questions... Continue Reading →
An incredible real-life account of life in the Arctic. Nord For Det Øde Hav - or North Of The Desolate Sea, if you prefer the translation is the story of Liv Balstad's nine year long adventure in Longyearbyen, Svalbard where she lived and worked as a radio hostess, wife, mother and in support of her... Continue Reading →
Haha! I messed up big time! Ok, so that's a weird way to start a book review, I know. Let me start over: Confession by Michael Cordell is a legal thriller following lawyer Thane Banning on his latest case: defending a young sex worker who's accused of murdering a high profile football coach. The kicker?... Continue Reading →