The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

A few months ago I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the poetry collection to drink coffee with a ghost (things that h(a)unt #2) by Amanda Lovelace through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads "You cannot have a funeral for your mother without also having a funeral for yourself." This book poses the ever-lingering question: What happens when someone dies before they're able to redeem themselves? From the bestselling & award-winning poetess, amanda lovelace, comes the finale of her illustrated duology, "things that h(a)unt." In the first installment, to make monsters out of girls, lovelace explored the memory of being in a toxic romantic relationship. In to drink coffee with a ghost, lovelace unravels the memory of the complicated relationship she had with her now-deceased mother. My Thoughts on the Book to drink coffee with a ghost is a raw and emotional poetry collection...

Det er på tide med en ny Smakebit på Søndag, som blir drevet av  Betraktninger  og  Flukten fra virkeligheten . I dag skal jeg ta for meg romanen Hood Academy av Shelley Wilson, som jeg har fått tak i via Netgalley og har lest nå nylig. Den kommer egentlig ikke ut før i oktober og den omhandler blant annet varulver, varulvjegere og en jente som blir sendt på en spesiell skole etter faren hennes blir drept. Her er i hvert fall smakebiten. "The blue flashing lights pulsed through the fractured front window, illuminating the blood splatter on the walls. The click-click of the forensic team's camera ate into the sterile silence as the officers combed through the living room. Like something out of a macabre horror show the blood covered everything, coating the threadbare rug in front of the fireplace with its crimson wash. The splintered remains of the coffee table littered the overturned chair, and the smell of death clung to the walls.   I lifted my eyes ...

As autumn is my favourite season of the year, I couldn't resist participating in The Fall Book Tag. I found it over at  Howling Libraries  last year and it was originally made by  Bionic Book Worm . I felt Fifteenn Seconds of Normal by Alex Marestraing was a fresh and new read, especially as the main character has Tourette Syndrome. An added bonus is that the book is really sweet. I will not give any spoilers, but I had a "what the heck"-moment when I read the ending of The Jack in the Green by Frazer Lee. I seriously loved Chocolat by Joanne Harris and it certainly fit the bill of being a warm and fuzzy read. This cover to Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi combines two of the colours. I would probably answer The Odin Mission by James Holland. It takes place in Norway during the first days of Nazi occupation during WW2 and it's fair to say it is some action in this novel. I'll mention two books - Buried in the Stacks b...

It's Friday again and time for a new Book Blogger Hop post, courtesy of  Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer . The question of the week was " What would you give as a birthday gift to a fellow book lover? ". Book Blogger Hop It all really depends on that particular book lover. For instance, I have given a friend of mine books and some tasty hot chocolate as Christmas gifts (she's into crime fiction, so the books I gave her has been in that genre). Other ideas could be bookish candles/totebags or bookmarks.

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to recieve a press copy of the poetry collection The Drum That Beats Within Us by Mike Bond through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads First published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti in City Lights Books, Mike Bond is an award-winning poet, critically acclaimed novelist, ecologist, and war and human rights journalist. Based on his own experiences in many dangerous and war-torn regions of the world and in its last wild places, his poems and novels portray the innate hunger of the human heart for good, the intense joys of love, the terror and fury of battle, the sinister conspiracies of dictators, and corporations and politicians, and the beauty of the vanishing natural world. My Thoughts on the Book I absolutely loved this poetry collection. It was something about the writing style, topics and language that made me really enjoy it, especially when it was references to nature. ...

It's Wednesday and time for a new Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge blog post, courtesy of  Long and Short Reviews . The topic of the week was books that deal well with tough subjects and I decided narrowing it down to five books about slavery. My picks are these; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden

It's Tuesday again and time for a new Top Five Tuesday post, courtesy of  Bionic Book Worm . The theme of the week was series I need to finish and I decided narrowing it down to fantasy and sci-fi. I've also added a few trilogies to the list. Here's five fantasy and sci-fi series/trilogies I need to finish. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer The Prospero Chronicles by Fiona J. R. Titchenell and Matt Carter The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden Caraval by Stephanie Garber The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen