The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

It's Wednesday and perhaps time for a new Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge, courtesy of Long and Short Reviews  and the topic of the week was a person who inspires me. One person in particular who inspires me is the war historian Lynette Nusbacher. Not only is she highly intelligent, into fencing and having a sense of humour, she's also transgender, which makes me respect her even more, especially as I'm bi myself and sadly have seen just how much crap people like her can get just for being who they are. In a way she also give me hope that even someone like me can belong in an academic setting and possibly obtain a phd in the future, as I sometimes feel I'm "too different". If you're a bit curious about Lynette Nusbacher, feel free to check out her  Facebook page  or this interview on Youtube below.

It's Tuesday and time for a new Top Ten Tuesday post, courtesy of That Artsy Reader Girl . The theme of the week was most anticipated books of the second half of 2021. Here's my picks. The House of Dust by Noah Broyles The Girls Who Stepped Out Of Line by Major General Mari K. Eder Magma by Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron Death & Sensibility by Elizabeth Blake A Scone of Contention by Lucy Burdette A Hex For Danger by Esme Addison Murder at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers Dogged by Death by Laura Scott

I fjor var jeg såpass heldig at jeg fikk tilsendt krimromanen Pitbull av Anne Mette Hancock fra forlaget. Nå har jeg lest den og i dag kommer omtalen. Beskrivelse fra forlaget Tredje krim fra den danske bestselgerforfatteren som lyktes på første forsøk med Likblomsten. Hvem tør å gå i graven med svart samvittighet? Journalist Heloise Kaldan er i gang med research til en artikkel om Røde Kors' våketjeneste, en ordning hvor frivillige tilbyr en hånd å holde i til mennesker som ligger på dødsleiet. Hun knytter seg spesielt til Jan Frischof, en kreftsyk eldre mann fra Sønderjylland som frykter døden som nærmer seg. I delirium tilstår han at han som ung var involvert i et drap. Heloise reiser til Sønderjylland for å oppklare hva som skjedde med offeret, som gikk under navnet Pitbull. Saken har forbindelse til en rekke uløste forsvinningssaker og Heloise får hjelp av sin gode venn, etterforsker Erik Schäfer. Det er et kappløp med tiden å avdekke de gamle forsvinningssakene før Frisc...

It's Sunday and time for a new #SixForSunday post, courtesy of A Little But A Lot . This week, the theme is LGBTQIA+ stories on my TBR. Here's my picks. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu Blood Countess by Lana Popovic People Like Us by Dana Mele Jericho by Ann McMan The Story So Far by Jane Eklund

I fjor var jeg såpass heldig at jeg mottok et leseeksemplar av boka Pinnsvin av Henrik Hovland fra forlaget. Nå har jeg lest den og i dag kommer omtalen av boka. Beskrivelse fra forlaget Visste du at når pinnsvinet sover, slår hjertet 147 slag per minutt, men at det bare slår fem ganger per minutt når det er i dvale? Eller at det om vinteren kan gå opptil to timer mellom hver gang pinnsvinet trekker pusten? Pinnsvinet har mange fiender: grevlingen, reven, ugla, kulda, bilen, slåmaskinen, kant-klipperen, robotklipperen, bråtebrann til og med en skål med melk. For visste du at pinnsvinet ikke tåler laktose? Dette er en faktabok om et av de mest folkekjære dyrene i vårt nærmiljø. En liten krabat som både barn og voksne er opptatt av, men som mange av oss vet lite om. Om forfatter og illustratør: Henrik Hovland (f. 1965) er forfatter og journalist. Han har foruten bøkene om Johannes Jensen (ill. Torill Kove) og bildeboken "Glefs" (ill. Tone Lileng), skrevet tre bøker for...

It's Friday and perhaps time for a new Let's Talk Bookish post, courtesy of  Literary Lion and Eternity Books . The theme of the week was good covers versus good contents. Although I can't deny that a beautifully made covers draws me to the book, but I ultimately buy the book if it sounds interesting. A well-made cover is just not enough. It's almost like a beautifully wrapped (Christmas) present that has crappy/disappointing content, if you know what I mean. Then I would actually prefer a well-written book with a boring/uninspiring cover. That said, misleading covers can also trick the readers a bit. A few years ago I read the Norwegian edition of Blood Cruise by Mats Strandberg (Fergen) and due to the cover, as well as the blurb on the back, I believed it to be a crime novel of sorts. Spoiler alert for those who haven't read it yet, but intend to do it, it's a vampire novel and I only found out roughly 100 pages in. Not that I complain about reading a vampir...

I came across the I Should Have Read That Book Tag over at Books Nest and I decided to play along as it looked like a fun tag. Here are the rules: Thank the person who tagged you and link back to their post Link to the creator’s blog ( booksnest.co.uk ) in your post Answer the questions below Tag 10 others to take part ENJOY THE TAG! A book that a certain friend is always telling you to read Honestly, my mind is blank on this one. A book that’s been on your TBR forever and yet you still haven’t picked it up. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas A book in a series you’ve started, but haven’t gotten round to finishing yet A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas A classic you’ve always liked the sound of, but never actually read The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas A popular book that it seems everyone but you has read The Wicked King by Holly Black A book that inspired a film/TV adaptation that you really love, but you just haven’t read it yet Sex and the City by Candace...

It's Wednesday and perhaps time for a new Top Five Wednesday post, courtesy of the Goodreads group  with the same name. The theme of the week was books that gets me in summer mood. Here's my five picks. Wooing the Farmer by Jenny Frame The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak The Saffron Trail by Rosanna Ley The Little Bookshop of Love Stories by Jaimie Admans The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright & Cass Grafton

As it's summer, I figured out it was only fitting I wrote a list of book recommendations for summer reading. Although I do love fantasy and crime/mystery novels, I do read other books as well, believe it or not. Considering just how many books that are published, I wanted to make it a bit easier to sort through everything and list 20 books one could pick up to read this summer. Without any further ado, here's the list. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama The Folded Earth by Anuradha Roy The Saffron Trail by Rosanna Ley Wooing the Farmer by Jenny Frame The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright and Cass Grafton The Little Bookshop of Love Stories by Jaimie Admans The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak The Little Breton Bistro by Nina George Where the Light Gets In by Lucy Dillon Summer Dreams at Vi...

I fjor var jeg såpass heldig at jeg fikk tilsendt et leseeksemplar av kortromanen Min sønn av Arne Svingen fra forlaget. Nå har jeg lest boka og i dag kommer omtalen. Beskrivelse fra forlaget Hvor langt ville du gått for å redde ditt eget barn? Midt på natta oppdager Jorunn at sønnen, Ronny, kommer hjem med blod på klærne. Dagen etter er klærne borte. Jorunn frykter at en konfrontasjon vil ødelegge et allerede skjørt mor--sønn-forhold. Ikke er hun sikker på at det virkelig var blod, heller. Men da roen i hjemmet igjen har senket seg, skjer det noe som snur opp-ned på alt sammen, og Jorunn må handle. Men hvor langt er hun er villig til å gå for å redde sønnen sin. Min sønn andre bok i serien med frittstående romaner inspirert av De ti bud. Denne boken tar utgangspunkt i det det fjerde budet: Du skal hedre din far og din mor. Mine tanker om boka Min sønn er en kortroman med interessante karakterer og en historie med flere vendinger. Jeg hadde i tillegg sans for skrivestilen og språket t...

It's Sunday and time for a new #SixForSunday post, courtesy of A Little But A Lot . The theme of the week was favourite LGBTQIA+ characters. Here's my picks. Sophia and Constance from Cinderella is Dead by Kaylinn Bayron Felix from Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Sam McQuade from Wooing the Farmer by Jenny Frame Sahar from If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Yetu from The Deep by Rivers Solomon

For et par år siden var jeg såpass heldig at jeg fikk tilsendt et leseeksemplar av spenningsromanen Tåkedis av Frode Eie Larsen og Dag Otto Lauritzen fra forlaget. Jeg har til slutt somlet meg til å lese den og i dag kommer omtalen av boka, som forøvrig er beregnet for ungdom. Beskrivelse fra forlaget Mot, nysgjerrighet, vilje og vennskap! Hannah finner en jakke som er skylt på land i fjæra, og hun får umiddelbart en følelse av at noe er galt. Verken bestekompis Einar eller faren, som er politisjef i den lille kystbyen, er overbevist. Men når den eneste motstanderen av den lokale utbyggingen forsvinner sporløst, blir det klart at de står overfor et mysterium. Amerikanske investorer, luksusyachter, falske penger og forsvunne politikere er ikke hverdagskost i skjærgårdsbyen - men Hannah og Einar følger sporene og nekter å gi opp. Hannah er datter av den lokale politisjefen og har en nese for hemmeligheter. Samtidig satser hun knallhardt som juniorsyklist. Sammen med bestevennen Einar og...

It's Friday and perhaps time for a new Let's Talk Bookish post, courtesy of  Literary Lion and Eternity Books . The theme of the week was appreciation for book bloggers. I'm not going to deny that I sometimes feel a bit like an "underdog", even within the book blogging community, as I'm not exactly a top ranking/popular book blogger. That said, I do appreciate the comments, views, etc, that I get, so please don't get me wrong here. I'm not totally sure who appreciate the work of book bloggers the most, readers, authors or other book bloggers. All I know is that I have occasionally recieved some nice comments and/or tweets from authors if I've reviewed their book(s) or highlighted their work in a list. I also know that sometimes people add books to their TBR lists after reading about them at my blog. In terms of social media, I am a bit torn. In some cases, social media like Instagram and TikTok can depreciate book bloggers in terms of in-depth bl...

I came across the #ToBeRead Tag over at  The Book Dutchesses  and I decided to play along as it looked like a fun tag to do. How do you keep track of your TBR pile? By keeping them separate from those that I've read Is your TBR mostly print or ebook? Mostly print A book that has been on your TBR the longest. Feel free to get a good laugh, but I've had Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell on my TBR for quite some time A book you recently added to your TBR The Story So Far by Jane Eklund A book in your TBR pile strictly because of its cover Frangipani by Célestine Vaite A book on your TBR that you never plan on reading Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler for pretty obvious reasons - I'm reluctant getting into his mind An unpublished book on your TBR your excited for Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead A book on your TBR that everyone’s read except for you A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas A book on your TBR everyone recommends to you Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu A book on yo...

Last year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the novel Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay (Swallowtail Bay #2) by Katie Ginger through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads Grab your strawberries and cream and get ready to return to the beautiful Swallowtail Bay! Summer is in full swing and the locals are getting excited for the launch of the Swallowtail Bay strawberry food festival. But will all run smoothly when festival organiser Hetty’s heart is torn between lord of the manor John Thornhill and successful bakery owner Ben? A brand-new joyous summer read from Katie Ginger, author of the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award 2019 nominee The Little Theatre on the Seafront! Fans of Cathy Bramley, Debbie Johnson and Jenny Colgan will fall in love with Swallowtail Bay! My Thoughts on the Book Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay was a cute and charming summer read. The characters were well d...