The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

It's Tueday, which means it's probably time for a new Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl and the theme of the week was authors I'd love a new book from. Here's my ten picks. Nick Roberts Anne Rice Edgar Allan Poe

Recently I read the Japanese horror novel The Ring by Koji Suzuki, and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads A mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act is performed. Exactly one week after watching the tape, four teenagers die one after another of heart failure. Asakawa, a hardworking journalist, is intrigued by his niece's inexplicable death. His investigation leads him from a metropolitan tokyo teeming with modern society's fears to a rural Japan--a mountain resort, a volcanic island, and a countryside clinic--haunted by the past. His attempt to solve the tape's mystery before it's too late--for everyone--assumes an increasingly deadly urgency. Ring is a chillingly told horror story, a masterfully suspenseful mystery, and post-modern trip. My Thoughts on the Book Ring was an interesting read, as it was a bit engaging tagging along on the storyline and plot, as well as solving the

It's Friday and perhaps it's time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of  Book Nook Bits and the topic of today was how did I pick my blog's name. Here's the further prompts for today. How did you pick your book blog’s name? Have you ever changed it? Have you ever thought about changing it? What are some of your favorite book blog names? When I started my book blog back in the summer of 2012 (yup, that long time ago), I couldn't quite figure it out, but all of a sudden I had one of those "light bulb"-moments of calling it Lukten av Trykksverte (Smell of Ink), as I all of a sudden got reminded of when I used to work in a bookstore and there was a certain joy in opening books straight from the publisher as they had a certain smell to them. I haven't changed the name since, apart from adding the English translation to it, as I've been blogging for so long now, that I don't see the point. A couple of my favourite blog names, as well

It's Tuesday and perhaps time for another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl and the theme of the week was favourite book quotes. Here's my ten picks. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” (C. S. Lewis) “There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” (Walt Disney) “My alma mater was books, a good library…. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.” (Malcom X) “I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.” (Roald Dahl) “There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away.” (Emily Dickinson) “It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.” (Oscar Wilde) “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” (Stephen Ki

Recently I read the horror novella The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Elle is thrilled to spend a month minding the beautiful Gillespie property. More than an hour's drive from the nearest town and surrounded by forests, the aging mansion is ideal for someone seeking solitude. But things start to go very wrong, very quickly. Elle discovers a crumbling graveyard nestled in the woods. It contains a generation of the house's residents, all with an identical year of death. Scratching in the walls... slamming doors... whispers in the night... a locked room... As Elle explores deeper into the house, she begins to unravel the property's dark and dangerous history. At its centre is Jonathan Gillespie, a tyrannical cult leader and the house's original owner. And as Elle soon learns--just because he's dead, doesn't mean he's gone. My Thoughts on the Book The Haunting of Gillespie H

It's Friday and it's time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of  Book Nook Bits and the theme of the week is AI and books. Here's the further prompts on today's topic. From books being used to train AI systems without author knowledge to AI-generated books on Amazon , the book world has been full of AI-related news. Have you heard about these situations? What do think about the use of AI when it comes to creative writing and books? I've heard about (horror) stories of AI being used for creative purposes and I can't say I'm pleased about it. I've seen visual artists complain about AI damaging their livelihood, so I suspect this just might become a threat for authors and poets sooner or later too, unless they're bestselling authors big time. No matter how convenient AI might be, there's still a huge difference between that, and the hard work authors and other creatives do, which is an art form. When it comes down to it, I don't

It's Wednesday and perhaps it's time for a new Top Five Wednesday post courtesy of the  Top Five Wednesday Goodreads group and today's theme was books I'd save in a fire. Here's my five spooky picks that I'd save. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Description from Goodreads For centuries, the story of Dracula has captured the imagination of readers and storytellers alike. Kostova's breathtaking first novel, ten years in the writing, is an accomplished retelling of this ancient tale. "The story that follows is one I never intended to commit to paper... As an historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it." With these words, a nameless narrator unfolds a story that began 30 years earlier. Late one night in 1972, as a 16-year-old girl, she discovers a mysterious book and a sheaf of letters in her father's library—a discovery that will have dreadful and far-reaching consequences, and will send

Recently, I read the graphic novel Harrow County, Vol. 1: Countless Haints by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts and monsters. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures--and to the land itself--in a way she never imagined. A southern gothic fairy tale from the creator of smash hit The Sixth Gun, beautifully and hauntingly realized by B.P.R.D.'s Tyler Crook! My Thoughts on the Book I found the first volume of Harrow County an enjoyable read, in the sense that I found the storyline interesting and the art is really amazing. So I'm tempted to read more from this series, to find out what happens to Emmy.

It's Wednesday and probably time for a new Top Five courtesy of the  Top Five Wednesday Goodreads group and the theme of the week was covers with flowers. As I mainly write about horror and paranormal fiction, I narrowed it down a bit. Anyway, here's my five picks. The Haunting of Las Lágrimas by W. M. Cleese Description from Goodreads Argentina, winter 1913. Ursula Kelp, a young English gardener, travels to Buenos Aires to take up the role of head gardener at a long-abandoned estate in the Pampas. The current owner wishes to return to the estate with his family and restore the once-famous gardens to their former glory. Travelling deep into the Pampas, the vast grasslands of South America, Ursula arrives to warnings from the locals that the estate is haunted, cursed to bring tragedy to the founding family of Las Lágrimas. And soon Ursula believes that her loneliness is making her imagine things – the sound of footsteps outside her bedroom door, the touch of hands on her shoul