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Boka skildrer ofrenes historier. De fleste var motstandsfolk, andre var krigsfanger eller tilfeldige sivilister som ble skutt som represalier for aksjoner fra motstandsbevegelsen. Henrettelsene skjedde om natten, ingen utenforstående skulle vite hvor de døde ble skjult.

Vi tas tett på mange enkeltskjebner, og blir kjent med heltemot og tragiske feilgrep i motstandsbevegelsen, med opprullinger og arrestasjoner. Boken presenterer også mange av de ansvarlige nazistene �� bødlene i Sonderkommando, SS-dommere som dømte ofrene til døden og andre involverte naziledere i Norge. Bak det hele sto rikskommissær Josef Terboven, som brukte dødsdommene for å skape frykt i den norske befolkningen.

Etter krigen ble norske naziforbrytere satt til å grave opp likene. Også Vidkun Quisling ble hentet fra fengselscella på Akershus og tvunget med til Trandum for å se på oppgravingen.

Ingen bok har tidligere fortalt denne blodige og brutale historien samlet.]]> 371 Christopher Hals Gylseth 8241960425 Ina 0 3.50 2024
author: Christopher Hals Gylseth
name: Ina
average rating: 3.50
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]]> 44557072 A race against time to save her child��

In seven days, Maggie’s son, Max, turns three. But she’s not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She’s dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens�� she loses her child.

For the last twelve years Maggie has been imprisoned in a basement. Abducted aged fifteen, she gave birth to two sons before Max, and on their third birthdays her captor came and took them from her.

She cannot let it happen again. But she has no idea how to stop it. And the clock is ticking…]]> 416 Alex Lake 0008272425 Ina 0 4.24 2019
author: Alex Lake
name: Ina
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 198702836
Sanna Berling, nybliven aspirant vid Oskarshamnspolisen, tilldelas de sysslor som ingen annan vill ha. Medan resten av poliskåren är absorberad av mordet på Olof Palme får hon uppgiften att köra en förrymd sextonårig flicka hem till byn Augu i Småland.

Men under tiden Sanna är i Augu försvinner ytterligare en tonårstjej från byn, till synes har hon tagit sina föräldrars bil och gett sig av. Polisen bedömer det som ett frivilligt försvinnande. Men Sanna är inte lika säker och hon börjar titta närmare på det gamla fallet. Trots att mordet i Augu är uppklarat och gärningsmannen sitter bakom lås och bom upptäcker hon oroväckande likheter mellan offret och den flicka som nu är borta. Ändå får hon svårt att övertyga sina kollegor och när hennes egen chef försöker få henne att släppa utredningen beslutar hon att i hemlighet fortsätta på egen hand. Efterforskningarna tar Sanna från det lilla samhällets faluröda fasader och bottenlösa skogssjöar till ett isolerat, nedlagt sjukhus på den småländska slätten. Hon är fast besluten att ta reda på sanningen, oavsett hur skrämmande och hur ensam hon ändå står kvar, till sist.

Maria Grund är en svensk kriminalförfattare, bosatt på Gotland. Hennes nya bok Nattflygaren är första delen i en serie om Sanna Berling som ung polis. Maria Grund har tidigare givit ut två böcker, Dödssynden och Dödsdansen. Dödssynden vann Svenska Deckarakademins pris för Årets bästa debut.]]> 342 Maria Grund 9177956281 Ina 0 3.46
author: Maria Grund
name: Ina
average rating: 3.46
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]]> 36347888
Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely life, before he met Verity Metcalf. V taught him about love, and in return, Mike has dedicated his life to making her happy. He’s found the perfect home, the perfect job, he’s sculpted himself into the physical ideal V has always wanted. He knows they’ll be blissfully happy together.

It doesn’t matter that she hasn’t been returning his emails or phone calls.
It doesn’t matter that she says she’s marrying Angus.

It’s all just part of the secret game they used to play. If Mike watches V closely, he’ll see the signs. If he keeps track of her every move he’ll know just when to come to her rescue��

A spellbinding, darkly twisted novel about desire and obsession, and the complicated lines between truth and perception, Our Kind of Cruelty introduces Araminta Hall, a chilling new voice in psychological suspense.]]> 275 Araminta Hall 0374228191 Ina 0 3.37 2018
author: Araminta Hall
name: Ina
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> 16039485
Aerial View: A suburban town in Texas. Everyone's got an automatic garage door opener. All the kids jump off a perilous cliff into a shallow river as a rite of passage. The sheriff is a local celebrity. You know this town. You're from this town.

Zoom In: Homecoming princess, Lindsay. She's just barely escaped death at the hands of a brutal, sadistic murderer in a Michael Jackson mask. Up on the cliff, she was rescued by a horse and bravely defeated the killer, alone, bra-less. Her story is already a legend. She's this town's heroic final girl, their virgin angel.

Monster Vision: Halloween masks floating down that same river the kids jump into. But just as one slaughter is not enough for Billie Jean, our masked killer, one victory is not enough for Lindsay. Her high school is full of final girls, and she's not the only one who knows the rules of the game.

When Lindsay chooses a host of virgins, misfits, and former final girls to replace the slaughtered members of her original homecoming court, it's not just a fight for survival-it's a fight to become The Last Final Girl.]]> 206 Stephen Graham Jones 1621050513 Ina 0 3.11 2012
author: Stephen Graham Jones
name: Ina
average rating: 3.11
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> 83763
It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.

Every attempt to destroy it has failed.

And we are the prey.]]> 507 Michael Crichton 0061015725 Ina 0 to-read 3.78 2002
author: Michael Crichton
name: Ina
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> 199798006
As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in.

As soon as the strangers enter their home, inexplicable things start happening, including the family’s youngest child going missing and a ghostly presence materializing in the basement. Even more weird, the family can’t seem to take the hint that their visit should be over. And when Charlie suddenly vanishes, Eve slowly loses her grip on reality. Something is terribly wrong with the house and with the visiting family—or is Eve just imagining things?

This unputdownable and spine-tingling novel “is like quicksand: the further you delve into its pages, the more immobilized you become by a spiral of terror. We Used to Live Here will haunt you even after you have finished it�� (Agustina Bazterrica, author of Tender Is the Flesh).]]> 312 Marcus Kliewer 1982198788 Ina 0 3.67 2024
author: Marcus Kliewer
name: Ina
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 222913037 Den blå timen av Paula Hawkins, forfatteren av sensasjonen PIken på toget, har skrevet et mesterstykke av en roman som stiller brennende aktuelle spørsmål om ambisjoner, makt og kjønn. Boka forsterker Hawkins plass som en av Storbritannias mest nyanserte, kraftfulle og stilsikre historiefortellere.

På øya Eris er det kun ett hus, en innbygger �� og en vei ut. Tolv timer om dagen skjermer tidevannet øya fra det skotske fastlandet. Den anerkjente, avdøde kunstneren Vanessa bodde her ute. Hennes notorisk utro mann forsvant sporløst for tjue år siden. Nå holder Grace til på øya, hun var Vanessas fortrolige venn gjennom mange år. Men da de finner et menneskebein i en av Vanessas kunstinstallasjoner i London, er det noen som begynner å oppsøke Grace for å finne svar.]]> 304 Paula Hawkins 820284696X Ina 0 2.73 2024
author: Paula Hawkins
name: Ina
average rating: 2.73
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 205962540
Lydia Walker is a forensic photographer, trudging through life in the shadow of her traumatic past, when she is assigned a case centered around the gruesome murder of a camping couple. Her personal life begins to improve after a chance encounter that makes her feel like she's finally connected with someone, a fellow tortured soul named Adam.

As more victims are unearthed she discovers she has a personal connection to the case, her commitment to the case grows deeper, but her motives remain opaque to her colleagues. Will she sacrifice her reputation and her morality to explore her darker urges? Or will she uphold the justice system that failed her, and never held space for her.]]> 246 Stephanie Rose Ina 0 to-read 3.83
author: Stephanie Rose
name: Ina
average rating: 3.83
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]]> 35524932 A romantic cabin getaway doesn’t go exactly as planned. High up on the windswept cliffs of Pale Peak, Faye and Felix celebrate their new engagement. But soon, a chorus of ghastly noises erupts from the nearby the screams of animals, the cries of children, and the mad babble of a hundred mournful voices. A dark figure looms near the windows in the dead of night, whispering to Faye. As the weather turns deadly, Felix discovers that his terrified fiancée isn’t just mumbling in her sleep �� she’s whispering back.Originally a contest-winning story on reddit.com’s horror community NoSleep, Stolen Tongues has received widespread acclaim and has been optioned for film.]]> 320 Felix Blackwell Ina 0 3.79 2017
author: Felix Blackwell
name: Ina
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> 60370617 The unmissable new thriller from the bestselling author and screenwriter of Netflix movie, The Weekend Away.

In a cabin in a wood,
A woman by the window stood.

Glancing out, she thought she heard
Footsteps, whistling, something stirred.

Hiding here, she fears the night,
For what’s done in the dark will come to light.

She must run fast to escape her lie


Or she’ll be the next to die��

Readers are gripped by The Cabin in the Woods:]]> 400 Sarah Alderson 0008551111 Ina 0 4.00 2022
author: Sarah Alderson
name: Ina
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/04/07
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]]> 59861590 ___________ Desperate journalist Nick Bishop takes a job profiling new mindfulness app, Clarity. Relaxing meditations are mixed with haunting 'sleep songs' where a woman's voice sings users into a deep sleep. Then the nightmares begin. Vivid and chilling, they feature a dead woman who calls Nick by name, whispering guidance �� or are they threats? Soon, he can't escape her voice. And that's when he makes a terrifying no one involved with Clarity has any interest in his article. Their interest is in him. Because whilst he may not have any memory of it, he's one of twenty people who have heard this sinister song before, and the only one who is still alive...
___________ Reader reviews for Where They Wait : 'The ending was breathtaking ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐�� 'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' ⭐⭐⭐⭐�� ' Gripping and imaginative ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐�� 'One creepy ride and well worth the trip' ⭐⭐⭐⭐�� 'Really had me thinking' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]> 359 Scott Carson 1787396487 Ina 2
While he use the app, he suddenly hears a woman singing a disturbing night song. Is it a glitch and who is she? He discovers her dark background story. Everyone else acts weird while listening to the song but not him. Why?

Interesting concept but wasn't a fan of the way it was done. Renee is eager to let Nick remember and talk about his past but later on in the book it is not that important anymore. Like it was misplaced or something and the author is very hesitant. It is like he wants to tell many stories in one plot or not sure what kind of book he wanted to write. And the characters didn't have much personality.

Where They Wait had some interesting aspects and some techologic horror is scary but not this one. How can an app be scary?]]> 3.71 2021
author: Scott Carson
name: Ina
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2025/04/07
date added: 2025/04/07
shelves: adult, fiction, ghosts, horror, modern-horror, supernatural
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Nick Bishop is a journalist and he has recently lost his job. He goes back to Maine where he grew up and meets up with a team who has made a mindfullness app called Clarity. On the team, he meets his old friend Renee who he catches up time with. He promises the team to use the app every day in two weeks and write about it. Nick doesn't have much faith in the app since there are many similar apps already.

While he use the app, he suddenly hears a woman singing a disturbing night song. Is it a glitch and who is she? He discovers her dark background story. Everyone else acts weird while listening to the song but not him. Why?

Interesting concept but wasn't a fan of the way it was done. Renee is eager to let Nick remember and talk about his past but later on in the book it is not that important anymore. Like it was misplaced or something and the author is very hesitant. It is like he wants to tell many stories in one plot or not sure what kind of book he wanted to write. And the characters didn't have much personality.

Where They Wait had some interesting aspects and some techologic horror is scary but not this one. How can an app be scary?
]]> 32542 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780385338608

Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence, as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in a small southern town, Clanton, Mississippi.

The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. That is, until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes matters into his hands.

For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life, and then his own.]]> 738 John Grisham Ina 0 4.11 1989
author: John Grisham
name: Ina
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1989
rating: 0
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]]> 188147184
Menighetsforstander Melkior Forfang har et forhold til en ulykkelig gift kvinne. Da hun dør av hjertestans i senga hans, er gode råd dyre. Melkior finner en vei ut av uføret, men innser snart at den leder inn i et nytt.

Begjær er en av livets store drivkrefter. I barndommen kan den vise seg i misunnelsen av en venns Apache-sykkel. Men livet kan fort bli komplisert når du blir eldre, og når du begjærer noe forbudt, som fører deg på kollisjonskurs med andre.

Levi Henriksen forteller med sprudlende overskudd i Som vi forlater våre skyldnere. Forvent deg det uventede.]]> 191 Levi Henriksen 8241958463 Ina 1 3.75
author: Levi Henriksen
name: Ina
average rating: 3.75
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rating: 1
read at: 2025/04/06
date added: 2025/04/06
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But the town harbours a secret - one that seems like a gift yet comes at a steep price. Soon Alan learns the miracle may be a nightmare.]]> 361 Ronald Malfi 1605425109 Ina 0 to-read 3.53 2011
author: Ronald Malfi
name: Ina
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> 216751889 A page-turning, supernaturally-tinged LA puzzle-box thriller �� Zodiac with teeth, from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated and bestselling author of Come with Me. Perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Lauren Beukes.

What do you see...?

When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered in the desert on the outskirts of Los Angeles, the detective assigned to the case can't deny the similarities between this murder and one that occurred a year prior. Media outlets are quick to surmise this is the work of a budding serial killer, but Detective Bill Renney is struggling with an altogether different a secret that keeps him tethered to the husband of the first victim.

What do you hear...?

Maureen Park, newly engaged to Hollywood producer Greg Dawson, finds her engagement party crashed by the arrival of Landon, Greg’s son. A darkly unsettling young man, Landon invades Maureen’s new existence, and the longer he stays, the more convinced she becomes that he may have something to do with the recent murder in the high desert.

What do you feel...?

Toby Kampen, the self-proclaimed Human Fly, begins an obsession over a woman who is unlike anyone he has ever met. A woman with rattlesnake teeth and a penchant for biting. A woman who has trapped him in her spell. A woman who may or may not be completely human. 

In Ronald Malfi's brand-new thriller, these three storylines converge to create a tapestry of deceit, distrust, and unapologetic horror. A brand-new novel of dark suspense set in the City of Angels, as only “horror’s Faulkner�� can tell it.]]> 432 Ronald Malfi 1803367601 Ina 0 to-read 4.14 2025
author: Ronald Malfi
name: Ina
average rating: 4.14
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]]> 815138
“A first-rate Australian author.”��The New York Times Book Review

“A ‘down under�� atmosphere that most American readers will find unique.”��Plain Dealer

It had taken months for Janine McQuarrie to succumb to her husband’s pressure to have sex with strangers at suburban spouse-swapping parties. But after attending a few such events on the Mornington Peninsula, this Australian social psychologist rebels. And then, driving with her young daughter one day, she gets out of her car to ask directions from another driver, is killed. The little girl escapes when the gunman's pistol misfires.

Inspector Hal Challis, to whose Crime Investigation Unit the case falls, is thwarted in his efforts by his boss. The dead woman was Superintendent McQuarrie’s daughter-in-law. He seems to be more interested in protecting his son than in finding his daughter-in-law’s murderer. Who might have a motive to kill this attractive young wife and mother? One of her clients? One of the swingers she’d gotten together with at a party? Or, the obvious suspect, her husband? The villain turns out to be someone Challis never would have expected.]]> 337 Garry Disher 1569474265 Ina 0 3.83 2006
author: Garry Disher
name: Ina
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> 61619630 NICHTS IST SO GRAUSAM WIE DIE WIRKLICHKEIT 

Mit den hier versammelten Fallerzählungen führt Romy Hausmann den Beweis, dass kein Thrillerautor auch nur annähernd so bizarre Verbrechen schreiben kann wie das Leben. In einfühlsamen Gesprächen mit Angehörigen und Opfern, Tätern und Ermittlern, mit renommierten Richtern, Forensikern, Medizinern und Traumaexperten spürt sie den Fragen hinter dem Offensichtlichen nach. Die Ergebnisse dieser Gespräche verdichtet sie zu einer sehr persönlichen Tagebucherzählung über die Macht der Gefühle von Opfern und Hinterbliebenen, zerstörte Leben und den Versuch, einen Abschluss zu finden. ]]> 411 Romy Hausmann 342340003X Ina 3 4.27
author: Romy Hausmann
name: Ina
average rating: 4.27
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/29
date added: 2025/03/29
shelves: adult, crime, nonfiction, true-crime
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]]> 816085
For Ned and his family, Cornwall Coombe was to become a place of ultimate horror.]]> 401 Thomas Tryon 0394485289 Ina 0 to-read 3.82 1973
author: Thomas Tryon
name: Ina
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1973
rating: 0
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]]> 212294435 A murderess becomes the guardian of two very unusual girls in this mesmerizing gothic novel from acclaimed author Camilla Bruce.

Clara Woods is a killer—and perfectly fine with it, too. So what if she takes a couple of lives to make her own a little bit better? At the bottom of her garden is a flowerbed, long overgrown, where her late husband rests in peace—or so she always thought.

Then the girls arrive.

Lily and Violet are her nieces, recently orphaned after their affluent parents died on an ill-fated anniversary trip. In accordance with their parents' will, the sisters are to go to their closest relative—who just so happens to be Clara. Despite having no interest in children, Clara agrees to take them, hoping to get her hands on some of the girls' assets—not just to bolster her dwindling fortune, but also to establish what she hopes will be her legacy: a line of diamond jewelry.

There's only one problem. Violet can see the dead man at the bottom of the garden. She can see all of Clara's ghosts…and call them back into existence. Soon Clara is plagued by her victims and at war with the gifted girls in her care. Lily and Violet have become a liability—and know far more than they should…]]> 368 Camilla Bruce 059372495X Ina 0 to-read 3.51 2025
author: Camilla Bruce
name: Ina
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 222365165 351 Agnes Lovise Matre 8205609640 Ina 3 4.04 2025
author: Agnes Lovise Matre
name: Ina
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2025
rating: 3
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]]> 213395480 From the acclaimed author of Mrs. March comes the riveting tale of a bloodthirsty governess who learns the true meaning of vengeance.

Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess—she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estate’s dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family—Mr. Pounds can’t keep his eyes off Winifred’s chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husband’s wandering gaze. Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children, Winifred finds herself struggling at every turn to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. French tutoring and needlework are one way to pass the time, as is admiring the ugly portraits in the gallery . . . and creeping across the moonlit lawns. . . .

Patience. Winifred must have patience, for Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for the dear souls of Ensor House. Brimming with sardonic wit and culminating in a shocking conclusion, Victorian Psycho plunges readers into the chilling mind of an iconic new literary psychopath.]]> 208 Virginia Feito 1631498630 Ina 0 to-read 3.63 2025
author: Virginia Feito
name: Ina
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 222991852 Oppfølger til Uløste mysterier!

Uløste mysterier fra hele verden er en samling mystiske, uløste og skumle historier fra alle verdenshjørner. Her får leseren bryne seg på en rekke uhyggelige, uforklarlige og uoppklarte hendelser, der svaret ikke alltid er åpenbart og fasiten kanskje ikke finnes. For hvem var egentlig Jack the Ripper, morderen som drepte flere kvinner i Londons gater i 1888? Hva skjedde med Sodder-barna som forsvant sporløst etter en brann i West Virginia på julaften i 1945? Og er Himeji-slottet i Japan faktisk hjemsøkt?]]> 114 Pernille Tufte Radeid 8202793416 Ina 2 4.20 2024
author: Pernille Tufte Radeid
name: Ina
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2025/03/21
date added: 2025/03/21
shelves: childen-s-literature, for-kids, myths, nonfiction, norwegian-authors
review:
Mysteries and myths from all over the world in one book. As a grown up, I have heard about all these mysteries and myths before but this book is for kids and teenagers who wants to know this genre more. Would love this book as a kid, since I used to collect these sort of books and I still do. But as a grown up, I was a bit disappointed it was a collection of stories I have heard and read about many times before.
]]> 30753986 “Original and imaginative . . . Ripping suspense, sheer terror, and a wrenching love story.�� —Sandra Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Friction

The terrible truth about Manderley is that someone is always watching.

Manderley Resort is a gleaming, new twenty-story hotel on the California coast. It’s about to open its doors, and the world--at least those with the means to afford it--will be welcomed into a palace of opulence and unparalleled security. But someone is determined that Manderley will never open. The staff has no idea that their every move is being watched, and over the next twelve hours they will be killed off, one by one.

Writing in the tradition of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King, and with a deep bow to Daphne du Maurier, author Gina Wohlsdorf pairs narrative ingenuity and razor-wire prose with quick twists, sharp turns, and gasp-inducing terror. Security is grand guignol storytelling at its very best.

A shocking thriller, a brilliant narrative puzzle, and a multifaceted love story unlike any other, Security marks the debut of a fearless and gifted writer.

“Be surprised, be very surprised: Gina Wohlsdorf brings more than just plot twists and a terrifically tender love story to this thriller . . . It’s her playful homage to Hitchcock and du Maurier that had me reading, howling, and just plain loving this novel.�� —Sara Gruen, author of At the Water’s Edge

��Grand Hotel meets Psycho in the age of surveillance . . . Security is cinematically vivid, crisply written, and sharp enough to cut . . . Wohlsdorf brilliantly subverts our expectations of the action genre in this smart, shocking, poignant thriller.�� —Emily Croy Barker, author of The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic

“The thrill of this novel goes beyond its wickedly clever,  split-screen, high-tech wizardry—a kind of video gamer’s literary retake of Hitchcock’s Rear Window--and emanates  from its strange, disembodied narrator . . . The effect is terrifying, sexy, dizzying, and impossible to look away from.�� —Tim Johnston, author of Descent

“Shocking and filled with Tarantino-ish dark humor. . . Structurally reminiscent of the amazing Jennifer Egan,Wohlsdorf’s book is certainly a hybrid, like nothing else. Get ready.�� —Ann Beattie, author of The State We’re In

“Flawless . . . Security is perfectly tuned for blockbuster status . . . They don’t make a hotel big enough to house all the people who will want to read this, and soon, as in Manderley, all eyes will be on Wohlsdorf.�� —Daniel Kraus, Booklist, starred review
���ձ�> 256 Gina Wohlsdorf 1616206934 Ina 2
The book has an interesting perspective. It is told from some of the hotel staff's perspective and an unknown narrator. And we also see what is going on from different cameras which is done in a creative way. She writes from cameras perspective in columns and it feels like Big Brother style sometimes.

Creaitive writing and plot but I would like the book more if it was less sex and humor. But did love the killing parts and wanted more of that instead, because some of the murdering scenes was sometimes original and fun. The book also had some movie referances like The Shining.

I liked some of the weird characters, the beginning and the end but the middle part was a bit annoying and mostly standing still. But I want to try more of her books later because of the writing style, which was playful and at times dark.]]> 3.33 2016
author: Gina Wohlsdorf
name: Ina
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2025/03/15
date added: 2025/03/15
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, modern-horror, thriller
review:
Published in 2016 and a debut. Tessa who is a manager, makes sure that the hotel is safe and ready for the opening in a few days. But what she and the staff doesn't know, is that there is a killer inside with them. Killing them one by one in a brutal way.

The book has an interesting perspective. It is told from some of the hotel staff's perspective and an unknown narrator. And we also see what is going on from different cameras which is done in a creative way. She writes from cameras perspective in columns and it feels like Big Brother style sometimes.

Creaitive writing and plot but I would like the book more if it was less sex and humor. But did love the killing parts and wanted more of that instead, because some of the murdering scenes was sometimes original and fun. The book also had some movie referances like The Shining.

I liked some of the weird characters, the beginning and the end but the middle part was a bit annoying and mostly standing still. But I want to try more of her books later because of the writing style, which was playful and at times dark.
]]> 26198780 After I’m Gone, I’d Know You Anywhere, and What the Dead Know, challenges our notions of memory, loyalty, responsibility, and justice in this evocative and psychologically complex story about a long-ago death that still haunts a family.

Luisa “Lu�� Brant is the newly elected—and first female—state’s attorney of Howard County, Maryland, a job in which her widower father famously served. Fiercely intelligent and ambitious, she sees an opportunity to make her name by trying a mentally disturbed drifter accused of beating a woman to death in her home. It’s not the kind of case that makes headlines, but peaceful Howard county doesn’t see many homicides.

As Lu prepares for the trial, the case dredges up painful memories, reminding her small but tight-knit family of the night when her brother, AJ, saved his best friend at the cost of another man’s life. Only eighteen, AJ was cleared by a grand jury. Now, Lu wonders if the events of 1980 happened as she remembers them. What details might have been withheld from her when she was a child?

The more she learns about the case, the more questions arise. What does it mean to be a man or woman of one’s times? Why do we ask our heroes of the past to conform to the present’s standards? Is that fair? Is it right? Propelled into the past, she discovers that the legal system, the bedrock of her entire life, does not have all the answers. Lu realizes that even if she could learn the whole truth, she probably wouldn’t want to.]]> 352 Laura Lippman 0062083457 Ina 0 to-read 3.49 2016
author: Laura Lippman
name: Ina
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 62919162 327 Daniel Kraus 1665918160 Ina 2
Interesting cover, concept and characters. While Jay is being stuck in the whale, he thinks a lot about his father and the plot jumps back and forth in time. Giving us examples of why father and son drifted apart. Will Jay ever forgive his father for being so harsh and will he get some sort of a closure?

I liked reading about the weird bond between father and son. Reading about dysfunctional families has always been interesting. But the book didn't need to be over 300 pages long. The plot isn't that big and would fit in a short story format instead cause it got very repetive towards the end.

Weird and fascinating read but would like it better if it wasn't biblical.]]> 3.66 2023
author: Daniel Kraus
name: Ina
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2025/03/06
date added: 2025/03/06
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, modern-horror, thriller
review:
Jay Gardiner is a man with a lot of anger. He has lost his father. They were never close. His father was a strict man and had a hard time keeping his jobs. After he found out he got cancer, he threw himself off a boat to end his own life. Jay is going to try to find his remains but there is a twist. Jay gets swallowed by a sperm whale. How will he get out of there?

Interesting cover, concept and characters. While Jay is being stuck in the whale, he thinks a lot about his father and the plot jumps back and forth in time. Giving us examples of why father and son drifted apart. Will Jay ever forgive his father for being so harsh and will he get some sort of a closure?

I liked reading about the weird bond between father and son. Reading about dysfunctional families has always been interesting. But the book didn't need to be over 300 pages long. The plot isn't that big and would fit in a short story format instead cause it got very repetive towards the end.

Weird and fascinating read but would like it better if it wasn't biblical.
]]> 7445 THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

The Glass Castle is truly astonishing--a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.]]> 288 Jeannette Walls 074324754X Ina 0 to-read 4.32 2005
author: Jeannette Walls
name: Ina
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2005
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/28
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 228403870 136 Mari Moen Holsve Ina 3 4.00
author: Mari Moen Holsve
name: Ina
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/02/28
date added: 2025/02/28
shelves: fiction, horror, modern-horror, ya-horror, ya
review:

]]> 199858226
In the small town of Winston, Pennsylvania, they fear the Lord of the Wood almost as much as they fear God. According to legend, ghosts of the nearby forest steal unattended babies, leaving enigmatic tokens of wood and bone in their place. Leah Jones didn’t believe the legend, thinking it just a way to scare the local kids―until her baby brother disappears.

Filled with shame and the weight of the town’s judgment, Leah crosses the river into the Lord of the Wood’s domain to bring her brother back. But the devilish figure who has haunted Winston for generations isn’t what she expects. He tells her she can have her brother back... for a price.

It’s a bargain that will uncover secrets her hometown has tried to keep buried for decades. And what she unearths will have her questioning everything she’s been taught to fear.]]> 224 Tori Bovalino 1803367687 Ina 1
My Throat an Open Grave is about Leah from Winston. She is a teenager with a difficult home life. Her dad is often away because of his job and Leah often has to take care of her baby brother Owen when her mom is at work.

She wishes Owen away because he always cry when she is near him and she just want an ordinary life. The creature LoW, Lord of the Woods is famous in Winston. Snatches people when he hears that wish. He is a creature in the woods, on the other side of the river. One day Owen is taken while Leah is home alone with him. She gets all the blame and her mom asks her to find LoW and bring Owen back. Leah knows she doesn't have a choice.

Good start with some horror elements but it becomes quickly boring because instead of horror I got romance and fantasy. Genres I'm not into. And the Lord of the Woods was more hilarious instead of scary. Don't know how many times he was chewing his lips and if Leah wanted to stay with him or go back to her family. It was getting annoying. The twist wasn't shocking either because if you read closely there are hints along the way.

Not my kind of book at all. I was bored most of the time and there wasn't much depth in the characters. And I didn't care about the possibly love part. Maybe too old to believe in true love and don't care much reading about it. Not the kind of horror book I thought it was going to be ...]]> 3.80 2024
author: Tori Bovalino
name: Ina
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2024
rating: 1
read at: 2025/02/27
date added: 2025/02/27
shelves: fiction, horror, modern-horror, ya, ya-horror
review:
Thought this was ya horror but it was more like fantasy since the horror elements vanished very quickly.

My Throat an Open Grave is about Leah from Winston. She is a teenager with a difficult home life. Her dad is often away because of his job and Leah often has to take care of her baby brother Owen when her mom is at work.

She wishes Owen away because he always cry when she is near him and she just want an ordinary life. The creature LoW, Lord of the Woods is famous in Winston. Snatches people when he hears that wish. He is a creature in the woods, on the other side of the river. One day Owen is taken while Leah is home alone with him. She gets all the blame and her mom asks her to find LoW and bring Owen back. Leah knows she doesn't have a choice.

Good start with some horror elements but it becomes quickly boring because instead of horror I got romance and fantasy. Genres I'm not into. And the Lord of the Woods was more hilarious instead of scary. Don't know how many times he was chewing his lips and if Leah wanted to stay with him or go back to her family. It was getting annoying. The twist wasn't shocking either because if you read closely there are hints along the way.

Not my kind of book at all. I was bored most of the time and there wasn't much depth in the characters. And I didn't care about the possibly love part. Maybe too old to believe in true love and don't care much reading about it. Not the kind of horror book I thought it was going to be ...
]]> 223244200
Jentas eier finner snart ut at dukken hans ikke har druknet og Gustavs familie blir ufrivillig innblandet i et kappløp om å få jenta tilbake til foreldrene før menneskehandlerne finner dem.

Spenningsromanens handling kretser rundt menneskehandel, samt identitetsforvandling og skildrer en global kriminell organisasjon, som kidnapper kvinner og forvandler dem til dukker.]]> 419 Ronnie Sørlie 8284670577 Ina 2 3.70 2024
author: Ronnie Sørlie
name: Ina
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2025/02/22
date added: 2025/02/22
shelves: adult, crime-novel, fiction, norwegian-authors, norwegian-crime-novels, suspense
review:

]]> 45171154 192 A.S. Byatt 1786894521 Ina 1
Ragnarok is a book within a book and about the chaos in the world. The young girl in the book is inspired by Byatt herself in her younger years.

Personally I was never interested in Norse mythology, not even at school either. I can watch movies or tv shows based on it and other fantasy stuff, but reading about it makes me just feel lost. It is ike doing home work a whole evening without understanding anything.

That's why the book was a struggle to get through, even though it was less than two hundred pages. I just had a hard time getting into the plot.

Ragnarok is a part of the myths series written by different authors.]]> 3.44 2011
author: A.S. Byatt
name: Ina
average rating: 3.44
book published: 2011
rating: 1
read at: 2025/02/17
date added: 2025/02/17
shelves: adult, adventure, fantasy, fiction
review:
A different book about the Second World War. A girl only called the chin child ignores her different surroundings by reading a book about Norse mythology. She feels a bit alone since her parents are kind of distant because of different reasons. She is being all caught up in the book and one of her biggest fear is eternal boredom which was a bit too familiar.

Ragnarok is a book within a book and about the chaos in the world. The young girl in the book is inspired by Byatt herself in her younger years.

Personally I was never interested in Norse mythology, not even at school either. I can watch movies or tv shows based on it and other fantasy stuff, but reading about it makes me just feel lost. It is ike doing home work a whole evening without understanding anything.

That's why the book was a struggle to get through, even though it was less than two hundred pages. I just had a hard time getting into the plot.

Ragnarok is a part of the myths series written by different authors.
]]> 223045338 201 Sanne Mathiassen 8241964749 Ina 2 4.47 2025
author: Sanne Mathiassen
name: Ina
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2025
rating: 2
read at: 2025/02/13
date added: 2025/02/13
shelves: fiction, norwegian-authors, norwegian-novel, ya
review:

]]> 242692 272 Herman Raucher 0425050793 Ina 0 to-read 3.54 1980
author: Herman Raucher
name: Ina
average rating: 3.54
book published: 1980
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 58181198
It was the perfect opportunity…or so she thought. When Terri Foxworth is hired to spend a year restoring a crumbling manor house, she believes she’s hit the jackpot. She moves in with her young daughter and high hopes for the project’s success. As the restoration begins to go terribly wrong, she realizes dark forces won’t let her leave the house until its horrible secrets are revealed.

This job could very well be the death of her.]]> 256 J.H. Moncrieff 1787587053 Ina 2
But it doesn't take long before they discover strange things happening and Dallas keeps mentioning someone named Niles, which was Henrietta's brother. Terri brush it off at first but Dallas keep bringing him up in conversations. Other things happen that is hard to explain and it makes Terri question if it is safe to live there and do her job or not.

Moncrieff was inspired to write this story when she stayed at a haunted house with some other authors and slept inna room where someone has died. Which is cool and how I picture horror authors work. But The Restoration ended up to be a typical horror. Some of the supernatural elements that happened is something I've read many times before. And the relationship between Terri and Dallas got annoying because the mother and the daughter constantly mentioned that Dallas acted older than her real age. It was brought up many times and their conversations wasn't realistic at all. She wasn't realistic to be ten years old or older. It felt like she was trying to be someone she wasn't.

And the ending was very typical too and forgettable. It was hard to care about the characters or the plot. I liked Those Who Came Before by Moncrieff better.]]> 3.46 2021
author: J.H. Moncrieff
name: Ina
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2025/02/13
date added: 2025/02/13
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, modern-horror
review:
Terri and her ten year old daughter, Dallas is moving yet again, because Terri renovates houses while living in them. This time she is renovating Glenvale. The owner Henrietta has hired her to fix the house she grew up with her parents and her siblings. The family was wealthy and well known in the community.

But it doesn't take long before they discover strange things happening and Dallas keeps mentioning someone named Niles, which was Henrietta's brother. Terri brush it off at first but Dallas keep bringing him up in conversations. Other things happen that is hard to explain and it makes Terri question if it is safe to live there and do her job or not.

Moncrieff was inspired to write this story when she stayed at a haunted house with some other authors and slept inna room where someone has died. Which is cool and how I picture horror authors work. But The Restoration ended up to be a typical horror. Some of the supernatural elements that happened is something I've read many times before. And the relationship between Terri and Dallas got annoying because the mother and the daughter constantly mentioned that Dallas acted older than her real age. It was brought up many times and their conversations wasn't realistic at all. She wasn't realistic to be ten years old or older. It felt like she was trying to be someone she wasn't.

And the ending was very typical too and forgettable. It was hard to care about the characters or the plot. I liked Those Who Came Before by Moncrieff better.
]]> 60536464

Something steeped in shadows. A secret to everyone. Seen by no one��

He stands sometimes at the window. Hidden in the corner of my eye.

I know he’s there. I know he’s watching.

Now my son is dead. My neighbour is not.

And I’m going to find out why.]]> 263 B.P. Walter 0008446113 Ina 2
The concept seemed suspenful but a lot of the aspects was coming-of- age parts since it is told from different perspectives. I wa disappointed with the direction it took, because I am not a fan of coming - of- age books. So some part of the books felt more like a ya psychological thriller instead of a psychological thriller for adults.

And the attic? It was hardly mentioned, not before towards the ending and the ending wasn't shocking or added a mysterious undertone. It was just lame and forgettable.

I wanted to like this book because I really liked the beginning but then it was almost like reading a very different book. It is a shame because it had a lot of potential.]]> 3.16 2022
author: B.P. Walter
name: Ina
average rating: 3.16
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2025/02/04
date added: 2025/02/04
shelves: adult, fiction, psychological-thriller
review:
A psychological thriller about families with secrets, an explotion in the background, and time jumps before and after the explotion.

The concept seemed suspenful but a lot of the aspects was coming-of- age parts since it is told from different perspectives. I wa disappointed with the direction it took, because I am not a fan of coming - of- age books. So some part of the books felt more like a ya psychological thriller instead of a psychological thriller for adults.

And the attic? It was hardly mentioned, not before towards the ending and the ending wasn't shocking or added a mysterious undertone. It was just lame and forgettable.

I wanted to like this book because I really liked the beginning but then it was almost like reading a very different book. It is a shame because it had a lot of potential.
]]> 122993489 477 Chris Whitaker 824196031X Ina 3 3.55 2017
author: Chris Whitaker
name: Ina
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/31
date added: 2025/01/31
shelves: adult, fiction, mystery, thriller
review:

]]> 221031412
Justyna prøver å finne svar på hvem og hva hun er, både i hjertet og i blodet. Hva føler hun egentlig for bestevennen Arun? Og hvorfor må han lage blogg med Lotte, Justynas erkefiende?

Justyna sprenger grenser med egne krefter og følelser i Ephyra-seriens andre bok.

Hvor galt kan det gå når hun blir presset til det ytterste?]]> 207 Rut Granli 8205597405 Ina 3 4.75 2024
author: Rut Granli
name: Ina
average rating: 4.75
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/30
date added: 2025/01/30
shelves: fiction, norwegian-authors, norwegian-novel, science-fiction, suspense, ya
review:

]]> 126918202 Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.

Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: Tread lightly and survive.

It isn’t easy when she’s the only one in the family who doesn’t quite fit in. Her twin brother, Benny, goes with the flow so much he’s practically dissolved, and her older sister, Nicole, is so used to everyone—including her blandly docile husband and two kids—falling in line that Anna often ends up in trouble for simply asking a question. Mom seizes every opportunity to question her life choices, and Dad, when not reminding everyone who paid for this vacation, just wants some peace and quiet.

The gorgeous, remote villa in tiny Monteperso seems like a perfect place to endure so much family togetherness, until things start going off the rails—the strange noises at night, the unsettling warnings from the local villagers, and the dark, violent past of the villa itself.

(Warning: May invoke feelings of irritation, dread, and despair that come with large family gatherings.)]]> 296 Jennifer Marie Thorne Ina 2
Anna and her closest family members goes to Italy to have some vacation together. The family often argue and is rude to Anna but Anna isn't any better, so it was hard to feel sorry for her. They are not allowed up in the tower in the place they rent and Anna experience a lot of scary things, but is it only haunting her or can the other family members feel it too?

It felt like reading two books in one. It got the vacation part and when Anna is back to New York. I prefered to read rhe part when they were in Italy and the strange family dynamics. The family is not shocking because I have read about worse families. But I got tired of all the Italian words and lines and being reminded of Anna is the only one in the family who speaks a bit Italian. There was also a lot of reminders they were on vacation, vacation and vacation. Despite that the book lacked some of the Italian atmosphere.

And the direction the plot took got messy and I lost interest a lot of times. The ending was just lame and disappointing. To call this horror is not correct. It is more dark humor with a few horror elements. If you haven't read it yet, don't feel sorry about it.]]> 3.85 2024
author: Jennifer Marie Thorne
name: Ina
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2025/01/30
date added: 2025/01/30
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, modern-horror
review:
It kind of reminded me of the movie Drag Me to Hell. Not the concept but the tone of it. A movie I hated.

Anna and her closest family members goes to Italy to have some vacation together. The family often argue and is rude to Anna but Anna isn't any better, so it was hard to feel sorry for her. They are not allowed up in the tower in the place they rent and Anna experience a lot of scary things, but is it only haunting her or can the other family members feel it too?

It felt like reading two books in one. It got the vacation part and when Anna is back to New York. I prefered to read rhe part when they were in Italy and the strange family dynamics. The family is not shocking because I have read about worse families. But I got tired of all the Italian words and lines and being reminded of Anna is the only one in the family who speaks a bit Italian. There was also a lot of reminders they were on vacation, vacation and vacation. Despite that the book lacked some of the Italian atmosphere.

And the direction the plot took got messy and I lost interest a lot of times. The ending was just lame and disappointing. To call this horror is not correct. It is more dark humor with a few horror elements. If you haven't read it yet, don't feel sorry about it.
]]> 35063044
For Ashley and her three friends, it was supposed to be an adventure-filled weekend. A chance to get away from the hustle-and-bustle of city life and experience the peaceful tranquillity of nature.

But when they ventured into those woods, their trip turned into a horror far beyond what they could have ever imagined.

Because these four friends have wandered into the territory of the violent, grotesque Webb family. A group of psychopaths who have a taste for human meat. And they are hungry!

Ashley and her friends must face this evil head on, and, worse, discover the shocking secret behind the family's existence....

In the vein of The Evil Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Wrong Turn - Horror in the Woods will leave you exhausted and drained. A brutal, violent tale that hurtles along at break-neck pace - one that horror fans should not miss!]]> 298 Lee Mountford Ina 0 to-read 3.96 2017
author: Lee Mountford
name: Ina
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/28
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 42190273
Littleport, Maine, has always felt like two separate towns: an ideal vacation enclave for the wealthy, whose summer homes line the coastline; and a simple harbor community for the year-round residents whose livelihoods rely on service to the visitors.

Typically, fierce friendships never develop between a local and a summer girl—but that’s just what happens with visitor Sadie Loman and Littleport resident Avery Greer. Each summer for almost a decade, the girls are inseparable—until Sadie is found dead. While the police rule the death a suicide, Avery can’t help but feel there are those in the community, including a local detective and Sadie’s brother, Parker, who blame her. Someone knows more than they’re saying, and Avery is intent on clearing her name, before the facts get twisted against her.
The Last House Guest is a smart, twisty read that brilliantly explores the elusive nature of memory and the complexities of female friendships.]]> 368 Megan Miranda 1786492911 Ina 2
It is fun reading about rich people and their drama but not this time. Avery was just a whiny and boring main character and the writing style was pretty flat. It didn't feel like a psuchological thriller at all.

Most of the charactets was boring to read about and I didn't get to know the place all that well. This is my first book by Megan Miranda and it was like she didn't know how to create atmosphere or suspense. A very disappointing first impression.]]> 3.58 2019
author: Megan Miranda
name: Ina
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2019
rating: 2
read at: 2025/01/23
date added: 2025/01/23
shelves: adult, fiction, mystery, psychological-thriller, thriller
review:
While everyone thinks Sadie took her own life, Avery knew her best and is sure that Sadie wouldn't do that. She is tired of Littleport and a certain rich peopl. She wants to show them the truth. But is she right or is she just obsessed with hear dead friend?

It is fun reading about rich people and their drama but not this time. Avery was just a whiny and boring main character and the writing style was pretty flat. It didn't feel like a psuchological thriller at all.

Most of the charactets was boring to read about and I didn't get to know the place all that well. This is my first book by Megan Miranda and it was like she didn't know how to create atmosphere or suspense. A very disappointing first impression.
]]> 4223
As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci—and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.]]> 752 Dan Brown 0739326740 Ina 3 conspiracy 3.64 2003
author: Dan Brown
name: Ina
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2003
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2025/01/23
shelves: conspiracy
review:

]]> 49878129
Julie is missing, and the missing don't often return. But Elise knows Julie better than anyone, and she feels in her bones that her best friend is out there, and that one day she'll come back. She's right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she's been or what happened to her.]]> 296 Rachel Harrison 0593098668 Ina 2 adult, horror, modern-horror
Elise, also called Lise meets her friends at a hotel and she hasn't seen them in a good while. They live far away from each other and Julie was missing in two years. When she returned, she claims not to remember anything. Elise and the other friends notice she is different. She is normal but there are times she smells and acts weird. What has happened to her?

It is a short book under three hundred pages but it seemed long because the plot starts very slow. For me this felt more like drama than a horror. There are some horror elements towards the end but I never got interested in the plot.

And Elise's background story about her having an affair with a married man felt a bit misplaced because I didn't get to know the other characters that well because of that. And it was too much drama between the women in this friend group.

I'm disappointed since the synopsis intrueged me but I just didn't care much about the plot or the characters.]]> 3.36 2020
author: Rachel Harrison
name: Ina
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2025/01/20
date added: 2025/01/20
shelves: adult, horror, modern-horror
review:
The new year is starting off with a bang. Just kidding.

Elise, also called Lise meets her friends at a hotel and she hasn't seen them in a good while. They live far away from each other and Julie was missing in two years. When she returned, she claims not to remember anything. Elise and the other friends notice she is different. She is normal but there are times she smells and acts weird. What has happened to her?

It is a short book under three hundred pages but it seemed long because the plot starts very slow. For me this felt more like drama than a horror. There are some horror elements towards the end but I never got interested in the plot.

And Elise's background story about her having an affair with a married man felt a bit misplaced because I didn't get to know the other characters that well because of that. And it was too much drama between the women in this friend group.

I'm disappointed since the synopsis intrueged me but I just didn't care much about the plot or the characters.
]]> 202988394
But is she dead?

In a howling, bumping story of past and present day hell, Jonathan Aycliffe's haunting psychological masterpiece is guaranteed to make you sink to untold depths of teeth-shaking terror.]]> Jonathan Aycliffe Ina 0 to-read 3.48
author: Jonathan Aycliffe
name: Ina
average rating: 3.48
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/11
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 11797285 389 Bentley Little 0451236378 Ina 0 to-read 3.51 2012
author: Bentley Little
name: Ina
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 6905941 324 Bryan Smith 0843962925 Ina 0 to-read 3.78 2009
author: Bryan Smith
name: Ina
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 204294822 At night, my mother creaks. The house creaks along with her. Sometimes in the morning we find her in places. We never see her move. We just come upon her.

Aoileann is cursed. She has no friends, never gone to school. She has never left this windswept craggy isle off the coast of Ireland.

Her mother is cursed: a silent wreck Aoileann calls the “bed-thing.�� Alongside her grandmother, Aoileann’s days are an endless monotony of feeding, changing, and caring for the bed-thing.

Their island seems cursed, whispering secrets only Aoileann hears. Then Rachel, a vivacious artist from the mainland, arrives with her colicky newborn. Rachel arouses yearnings Aoileann cannot fully comprehend. Soon, the unfolding of her mother’s secret tragedy and Aoileann’s pursuit of her own dark desires are both destined to unleash a maelstrom upon all three of their lives.]]> 256 Sophie White 1645661857 Ina 0 to-read 3.68 2022
author: Sophie White
name: Ina
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/08
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 217539270 I begynnelsen var mørket er fjerde bok med etterforsker Eddie Feber. Det er tidlig august, og det blåser en tørr vind. Ruben Kornell tilbringer natten i et gammelt grendehus, gjemt bak noen stoler. Han våkner til lyden av stemmer og overhører en samtale mellom to menn. Ruben er brennende opptatt av true crime, og stemningen tyder på at mennene planlegger en forbrytelse. Nå øyner han muligheten for å bli et viktig vitne i en kriminalsak. Hvis han bare får politiet til å ta ham på alvor.]]> Karin Fossum 8202852560 Ina 2 3.70 2024
author: Karin Fossum
name: Ina
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/30
date added: 2025/01/01
shelves: adult, crime-novel, fiction, norwegian-authors, norwegian-crime-novels
review:

]]> 56179372 Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.

A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger �� only to become quickly widowed when her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. All alone in this pious and patriarchal society, Abitha fights for what little freedom she can grasp onto, while trying to stay true to herself and her past.

Enter Slewfoot, a powerful spirit of antiquity newly woken ... and trying to find his own role in the world. Healer or destroyer? Protector or predator? But as the shadows walk and villagers start dying, a new rumor is whispered: Witch.

Both Abitha and Slewfoot must swiftly decide who they are, and what they must do to survive in a world intent on hanging any who meddle in the dark arts.

Complete with 8 pages of Brom’s mesmerizing full-color artwork and chapter illustrations throughout, his latest book is sure to delight.]]> 305 Brom 125062200X Ina 3
One day she meets this creature she calls Samson. He seems confused and uncertain about who he is. He is like a creature from another world. They team up and things happen that make the other villagers believe that Abitha is a witch. Will she ever get to live her life in harmony?

It's more like fantasy and historical fiction than horror. There are some horror parts but as a reader, you have to wait long before anything horrible happens. I like plots that takes time to build up a story but Slewfoot was maybe a bit too slow? It made the dark atmosphere lack a little. The real horror and the dark atmosphere doesn't show up before in the last few pages.

Very well done with the characters that both seemed realistic and some like taken from fairietales but the plot felt a bit too unserious to be a horror, or it wasn't enough of atmosphere. But I enjoyed some parts and the characters. And I'd like to read more books by mysterious Brom. His art is impressive and made the book more fun to read.]]> 4.23 2021
author: Brom
name: Ina
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/27
date added: 2024/12/27
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, modern-horror
review:
Not a member of the fan club, but almost. Abitha's father sells her to a stranger named Edward. She moves in with him where she doesn't know anyone and his brother is anything but friendly. He involves in their life too much. When her man dies, she wants to take care of the house and the property alone, which the other people in the village doesn't approve. This is Connecticut in 1666. Abitha isn't allowed to do much because she's a woman. And the village is pretty religious as well.

One day she meets this creature she calls Samson. He seems confused and uncertain about who he is. He is like a creature from another world. They team up and things happen that make the other villagers believe that Abitha is a witch. Will she ever get to live her life in harmony?

It's more like fantasy and historical fiction than horror. There are some horror parts but as a reader, you have to wait long before anything horrible happens. I like plots that takes time to build up a story but Slewfoot was maybe a bit too slow? It made the dark atmosphere lack a little. The real horror and the dark atmosphere doesn't show up before in the last few pages.

Very well done with the characters that both seemed realistic and some like taken from fairietales but the plot felt a bit too unserious to be a horror, or it wasn't enough of atmosphere. But I enjoyed some parts and the characters. And I'd like to read more books by mysterious Brom. His art is impressive and made the book more fun to read.
]]> 61956438
Arkeologene viser frem denne kjeden vi mennesker står i, fra eldgamle tider til i dag. Forbindelseslinjene mellom den dypeste fortid og vår tilsynelatende evig flyktige samtid vises frem. Og leseren møter arkeologen, denne litt underlige urtidsleteren og tidsforskeren, som har gjort studier av gamle bosteder og fragmenter til sitt mål og mening med tilværelsen.]]> 106 Sindre Aven 8203379788 Ina 1
But I was really struggling to get into this one. The chapters are short and they also felt choppy. I know it was a meaning with it. The author is playing with humor and fable genres, mixing it together. Two genres I am not a fan of in books. The writing style was too simple and playful and made it hard for me to care about the plot. Too much creative writing in short amount of time.

I do like weird humor sometimes but "Arkeologene" is for readers that wants and likes to read something new and doesn't mind the surreal elements. It is not a book for everyone.]]> 2.29 2022
author: Sindre Aven
name: Ina
average rating: 2.29
book published: 2022
rating: 1
read at: 2024/12/27
date added: 2024/12/27
shelves: adult, fiction, norwegian-authors, norwegian-novel
review:
A book that is kind of hard to explain because it is really short. Won't get into the synopsis in fear of spoiling anything.

But I was really struggling to get into this one. The chapters are short and they also felt choppy. I know it was a meaning with it. The author is playing with humor and fable genres, mixing it together. Two genres I am not a fan of in books. The writing style was too simple and playful and made it hard for me to care about the plot. Too much creative writing in short amount of time.

I do like weird humor sometimes but "Arkeologene" is for readers that wants and likes to read something new and doesn't mind the surreal elements. It is not a book for everyone.
]]> 83814905 An American art student in London is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at Starvewood Hall, her family's Cotswold manor house. But behind the holly and pine boughs, secrets are about to unravel, revealing this seemingly charming English village's grim history.

Ashley Smith, an American art student in London for her junior year, was planning on spending Christmas alone, but a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to Starvewood Hall, country residence of the Chapman family. The Cotswold manor house, festooned in pine boughs and crammed with guests for Christmas week, is a dream come true for Ashley. She is mesmerized by the cozy, firelit house, the large family, and the charming village of Clevemoor, but also by Adam Chapman, Emma's aloof and handsome brother.

But Adam is being investigated by the local police over the recent brutal slaying of a girl from the village, and there is a mysterious stranger who haunts the woodland path between Starvewood Hall and the local pub. Ashley begins to wonder what kind of story she is actually inhabiting. Is she in a grand romance? A gothic tale? Or has she wandered into something far more sinister and terrifying than she'd ever imagined?

Over thirty years later the events of that horrific week are revisited, along with a diary from that time. What began in a small English village in 1989 reaches its ghostly conclusion in modern-day New York, many Christmas seasons later.]]> 96 Peter Swanson 0063297450 Ina 3
I am not a fan of diary entries in books. It depends how it is done but Swanson did a great job and he is also good at creating atmosphere in a short amount of time.

The Christmas Guest is not a horror but a gothic thriller with some mystery with interesting and weird characters. It is a fun little read if you want something easy and looking for some Christmas spirit with a dark tone. It was nice to read a Christmas book without all the love and fluffy parts for a change.]]> 3.58 2023
author: Peter Swanson
name: Ina
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/21
date added: 2024/12/21
shelves: adult, crime-novel, fiction, audiobook
review:
In this short novella, there is a mix of present day and diary entries. An American student in London, Ashley is invited to a classmate to celebrate Christmas with them, even though they're not close friends. They don't act like it. Ashley agrees to the invitation and looking forward to spend some days in an English mansion. But it turns out the family has dark secrets. The classmate's brother is person of interest in a murder case and someone is lurking in the woods. Is it safe to celebrate Christmas there at all?

I am not a fan of diary entries in books. It depends how it is done but Swanson did a great job and he is also good at creating atmosphere in a short amount of time.

The Christmas Guest is not a horror but a gothic thriller with some mystery with interesting and weird characters. It is a fun little read if you want something easy and looking for some Christmas spirit with a dark tone. It was nice to read a Christmas book without all the love and fluffy parts for a change.
]]> 228208 32 Martin Handford 0763635014 Ina 4
In the Norwegian editions Waldo is named Willy and on each double page there is a new setting and a story and your job is to find him. Sometimes your job is to find other characters as well. The pages are colorful and messy, which is the point to make it hard to find him.

I managed to find him and it wasn't always easy and when you find him it is like he has always been there. Right in front of you. His face and clothes are iconic and familiar. I also like there is a bit of a background story to each setting.

At the back of the book, there is a register of things and other characters you can try to find if you want something more advanced. I love books like this and still do and it would be fun to look in similar books where you have to find a character in a crowd or something. I might have too much free time but I love books like Where's Waldo? and find hidden objects games now and then. Sometimes it is important to stay focused and learn to notice things.]]> 4.19 1993
author: Martin Handford
name: Ina
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1993
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/19
date added: 2024/12/19
shelves: childen-s-literature, children, fiction, for-kids, picturebooks
review:
This classic series was very popular in my childhood. They were hard to find at the library and at the bookstores since they were so popular, with a good reason.

In the Norwegian editions Waldo is named Willy and on each double page there is a new setting and a story and your job is to find him. Sometimes your job is to find other characters as well. The pages are colorful and messy, which is the point to make it hard to find him.

I managed to find him and it wasn't always easy and when you find him it is like he has always been there. Right in front of you. His face and clothes are iconic and familiar. I also like there is a bit of a background story to each setting.

At the back of the book, there is a register of things and other characters you can try to find if you want something more advanced. I love books like this and still do and it would be fun to look in similar books where you have to find a character in a crowd or something. I might have too much free time but I love books like Where's Waldo? and find hidden objects games now and then. Sometimes it is important to stay focused and learn to notice things.
]]> 39037047 432 Mikael Persbrandt Ina 4 adult, autobiography
Mikael Persbrandt is a well-known Swedish actor who has contributed in dancing, theater, TV -series and movies. To me, he will always be Gunvald Larsson from the TV -series Beck because it is the role I associate him the most with. Beck isn't the same after he quit the Tv-series.

As a child, he moved around a lot from place to place, and his parents divorced when he was a little boy. Since then, his father has been absent. They have had some contact now and then as grown ups, but they've never had a close father and son relationship. Ever since he was little, Mikael has been afraid to feel like an outsider and for years has been struggling with anxiety which he describes as a freight train that constantly makes him feel restless. He has been feeling that way for many years, having a hard time with belonging somewhere. Early he became interested in theater where he started to feel at home. Since then he has had many roles at theater, Tv-series and movies.

In his autobiography, we get to know his good and bad sides, not only through his career but also on a private level. He describes how fame can harm someone, how he was stalked by the press everywhere he went, who were spreading true and false rumours about his personal life. Everyone wanted a piece of him at all cost. He also talks about his relationships, both friendship and love, including the relationship with actress Maria Bonnevie. A relationship that lasted in seven years. He talks about how he constantly disappointed her and other women he was in relationship with because he was a man driven by jealousy, drugs and alcoholism. He has also been struggling with moments of depression. He also tells openly about his criminal actions from a young age.

Persbrandt admits his own faults and problems without giving away explanation or come up with excuses. He confesses the mistakes he has done like a man. He says this is how things were back then and how things are now. He doesn't hide his faults and mistakes. He writes about them and shares them with us.

He also reveals how he met the great love of his life, Sanna Lundell, who is the daughter of Ulf Lundell, and how he has tried to calm down his life as a family man. He talks about how he has failed over and over again and how he constantly tries tu pull himself together. He has a desire to be a better father than his own father was, and Mikael Persbrandt tries and claims he has become better at finding inner piece.

This autobiography offers a lot of sarcasm, self-esteem, self-examination, and it's an autobiography that doesn't hide anything away. People are familiar with several sides of Persbrandt, both privately and through his professional life. He was also some sort of a badass but with time and through several mistakes, he manages to change himself. This is a book about overcoming inner demons. He has been through a lot and never gave up, although it often felt like he had. It is a success in itself. This is a good, warm and funny autobiography about his mistakes, shortcomings and strong willpower. Persbrandt is a proof that no matter how many mistakes he has made over the years, it went well for him in the end. It's about holding on until the end, even when it feels like the bottom is reached. This is a strong and thought-provoking autobiography, and very entertaining. He is full of sarcasm and irony. Love it!]]> 3.54 2017
author: Mikael Persbrandt
name: Ina
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/15
date added: 2024/12/11
shelves: adult, autobiography
review:
Interesting and complicated battle of inner chaos ...

Mikael Persbrandt is a well-known Swedish actor who has contributed in dancing, theater, TV -series and movies. To me, he will always be Gunvald Larsson from the TV -series Beck because it is the role I associate him the most with. Beck isn't the same after he quit the Tv-series.

As a child, he moved around a lot from place to place, and his parents divorced when he was a little boy. Since then, his father has been absent. They have had some contact now and then as grown ups, but they've never had a close father and son relationship. Ever since he was little, Mikael has been afraid to feel like an outsider and for years has been struggling with anxiety which he describes as a freight train that constantly makes him feel restless. He has been feeling that way for many years, having a hard time with belonging somewhere. Early he became interested in theater where he started to feel at home. Since then he has had many roles at theater, Tv-series and movies.

In his autobiography, we get to know his good and bad sides, not only through his career but also on a private level. He describes how fame can harm someone, how he was stalked by the press everywhere he went, who were spreading true and false rumours about his personal life. Everyone wanted a piece of him at all cost. He also talks about his relationships, both friendship and love, including the relationship with actress Maria Bonnevie. A relationship that lasted in seven years. He talks about how he constantly disappointed her and other women he was in relationship with because he was a man driven by jealousy, drugs and alcoholism. He has also been struggling with moments of depression. He also tells openly about his criminal actions from a young age.

Persbrandt admits his own faults and problems without giving away explanation or come up with excuses. He confesses the mistakes he has done like a man. He says this is how things were back then and how things are now. He doesn't hide his faults and mistakes. He writes about them and shares them with us.

He also reveals how he met the great love of his life, Sanna Lundell, who is the daughter of Ulf Lundell, and how he has tried to calm down his life as a family man. He talks about how he has failed over and over again and how he constantly tries tu pull himself together. He has a desire to be a better father than his own father was, and Mikael Persbrandt tries and claims he has become better at finding inner piece.

This autobiography offers a lot of sarcasm, self-esteem, self-examination, and it's an autobiography that doesn't hide anything away. People are familiar with several sides of Persbrandt, both privately and through his professional life. He was also some sort of a badass but with time and through several mistakes, he manages to change himself. This is a book about overcoming inner demons. He has been through a lot and never gave up, although it often felt like he had. It is a success in itself. This is a good, warm and funny autobiography about his mistakes, shortcomings and strong willpower. Persbrandt is a proof that no matter how many mistakes he has made over the years, it went well for him in the end. It's about holding on until the end, even when it feels like the bottom is reached. This is a strong and thought-provoking autobiography, and very entertaining. He is full of sarcasm and irony. Love it!
]]> 54746639 A contemporary collection of original short stories by Anica Mrose Rissi that is sure to elicit chills, laughs, and screams, even from the most devoted fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!

A game of hide-and-seek goes on far too long...

A look-alike doll makes itself right at home...

A school talent-show act leaves the audience aghast...

And a summer at camp takes a turn for the braaaains...

This collection of all-new spooky stories is sure to keep readers up past their bedtimes, looking over their shoulders to see what goes bump in the night.

So if you're feeling brave, turn the page.]]> 224 Anica Mrose Rissi 0063026953 Ina 2
Personally I would love this collection a lot as a kid cause I used to collect books like this one. Books with ghost stories and crerpy stories. Could never get enough of them and they were harder to find and collect at the time.

Some of the stories was creative and fun but most of them were a little too simple and lacked of atmosphere. I slightly enjoyed it for what it was.]]> 3.46 2021
author: Anica Mrose Rissi
name: Ina
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/10
date added: 2024/12/10
shelves: audiobook, childen-s-literature, children, fiction, for-kids, ya, ya-horror
review:
A spooky short scary stories for kids. The stories are very short and they might not be too scary for that age group.

Personally I would love this collection a lot as a kid cause I used to collect books like this one. Books with ghost stories and crerpy stories. Could never get enough of them and they were harder to find and collect at the time.

Some of the stories was creative and fun but most of them were a little too simple and lacked of atmosphere. I slightly enjoyed it for what it was.
]]> 60671428
Boken som ikke ville bli lest er en invitasjon til lek og glede - også til den som leser, som er nødt til å by litt på seg selv. I tillegg er den en hyllest til alt det fine som kan skje når en voksen leser høyt for et barn. En usedvanlig levende, uregjerlig og fullstendig magisk billedbok.]]> 40 David Sundin 8234701347 Ina 3
The book has a bigger effect if you read it to a kid because it makes the book more alive. On a double page there is a wheel and you have to pretend you are driving with the book. On another page there are flames and you have to pretend that your hands hurt because of the heat. On a different page the r's are switched with u's. Suddenly on another page, a rabbit shows up and you have to pretend you are petting it.

I read this book alone because I don't have kids and even though I am not in the age group, I enjoyed reading this fun little book that tries everything to make you stop reading it. So it was fun to read a bit different and creative picturebook with illustrations that made the reading experience more fun. There's also a sequel, I think.]]> 3.96 2020
author: David Sundin
name: Ina
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/10
date added: 2024/12/10
shelves: childen-s-literature, children, fiction, for-kids, swedish-authors, picturebooks
review:
This Swedish picturebook was kind of fun and unique. It is a book that doesn't want to be read and it doesn't have a plot.

The book has a bigger effect if you read it to a kid because it makes the book more alive. On a double page there is a wheel and you have to pretend you are driving with the book. On another page there are flames and you have to pretend that your hands hurt because of the heat. On a different page the r's are switched with u's. Suddenly on another page, a rabbit shows up and you have to pretend you are petting it.

I read this book alone because I don't have kids and even though I am not in the age group, I enjoyed reading this fun little book that tries everything to make you stop reading it. So it was fun to read a bit different and creative picturebook with illustrations that made the reading experience more fun. There's also a sequel, I think.
]]> 59353587
Via hemmelige kontoer deler hundrevis av jenter helt ned i 12-årsalderen bilder, video og tekster om spiseforstyrrelser, selvskading, selvmordstanker.

Blant unge som sliter, er det skjulte nettverket velkjent. På utsiden, for foreldre, lærere og ansatte i helsevesenet som skal veilede og hjelpe unge, er det så og si ukjent. Hvorfor og hvordan havner ungdom her? Hva gjør miljøet med dem? Gjennom fire jenter på innsiden av nettverket forteller denne boken om dynamikken blant unge på nett, på godt og vondt. Og om behovet for å bli sett og hørt og tatt på alvor i ung alder.

Annemarte Moland har i arbeidet med å avdekke det skjulte nettverket på Instagram, mottatt European Press Prize 2020, The Investigative Reporting Award, SKUP-diplom 2020, NRKs store journalistpris 2020 og Olafprisen (Leve) 2020.]]> 159 Annemarte Moland 8202676029 Ina 0 3.79
author: Annemarte Moland
name: Ina
average rating: 3.79
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/12/10
shelves: adult, nonfiction, norwegian-authors, ya, currently-reading
review:

]]> 73056080 220 Sean Costello 1989351425 Ina 3
Although it is not extreme horror it is horror with slasher aspect and very graphic. So very close to being extreme.

Last Call is about Trish who's only been living with her mom and her mom rarely wants to talk about Trish's dad. A friend of Trish calls when a new patient has shown up at the hospital where he works. He sees a tattoo that is familiar to her dad's and gives her a call about it. Trish drives to Toronto to see if the guy is her dad or not.

There's also another character calling himself Bobcat after being inspired of the animal that often visits his property. But the media calls the guy the Dentist since he takes the teeth from the victims as souvernirs. After finding out that the patient at the hospital is Trish's father, she travels often to Toronto to get to know him better. He has spent a lot of years as homeless and as an alcoholic. But is it safe for Trish to travel a lot since there is a serial killer in the area?

Last Call is a fun and short read. Trish seemed a bit childish and naive and her father's stories from his past seemed a bit misplaced and ruined the pace. And I don't need instalove in horror which happened between Trish and some guy from her past. It ruined the amosphere a little. But besides that it was a fun serial killer horror read and I wouldn't mind it to be darker. And I want to check out more books by this author.]]> 3.00 2015
author: Sean Costello
name: Ina
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/08
date added: 2024/12/08
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, modern-horror
review:
Better than most so - called extreme horror books.

Although it is not extreme horror it is horror with slasher aspect and very graphic. So very close to being extreme.

Last Call is about Trish who's only been living with her mom and her mom rarely wants to talk about Trish's dad. A friend of Trish calls when a new patient has shown up at the hospital where he works. He sees a tattoo that is familiar to her dad's and gives her a call about it. Trish drives to Toronto to see if the guy is her dad or not.

There's also another character calling himself Bobcat after being inspired of the animal that often visits his property. But the media calls the guy the Dentist since he takes the teeth from the victims as souvernirs. After finding out that the patient at the hospital is Trish's father, she travels often to Toronto to get to know him better. He has spent a lot of years as homeless and as an alcoholic. But is it safe for Trish to travel a lot since there is a serial killer in the area?

Last Call is a fun and short read. Trish seemed a bit childish and naive and her father's stories from his past seemed a bit misplaced and ruined the pace. And I don't need instalove in horror which happened between Trish and some guy from her past. It ruined the amosphere a little. But besides that it was a fun serial killer horror read and I wouldn't mind it to be darker. And I want to check out more books by this author.
]]> 59080518 Skulle jeg ønske at livet
Var litt mer pariserhjul
Og litt mindre
Berg-og-dal-bane

#altjegvillesi]]> 150 Silje Gundersen 8202706270 Ina 2
Some of them were about the special someone, love, dark times and just being a human being. Won't recommend this to everyone since the poems are very simple and not very thought-provoking. Very kind two stars.]]> 4.15
author: Silje Gundersen
name: Ina
average rating: 4.15
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/08
date added: 2024/12/08
shelves: adult, norwegian-authors, poetry
review:
A collection of poems that feels more like quotes or so called "life lessons". Almost like these poems people writes sometimes on social media or having on their walls at home as decorations. Very simplistic and with few lines.

Some of them were about the special someone, love, dark times and just being a human being. Won't recommend this to everyone since the poems are very simple and not very thought-provoking. Very kind two stars.
]]> 52783508 43 Mac Barnett 8282381977 Ina 1
Circle wants to play hide and seek. The only rule is hiding behind the waterfall isn't allowed which one of them of course do.

The other friend tell her about it and Circle goes behind the waterfall to find her friend and they discover they are not there alone. Who is there with them?

This is a short book with a lot of illustrations and just a few lines. The illustrations is a bit too simple and not very pretty and the story was kind of stupid. I know this is children's literature but kids deserve better quality than this.]]> 3.80 2019
author: Mac Barnett
name: Ina
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2019
rating: 1
read at: 2024/12/07
date added: 2024/12/07
shelves: childen-s-literature, children, fiction, for-kids, ghost-stories
review:
This is the third book in a trilogy about Circle, Square and Trinagle. But you don't have to read the other two first.

Circle wants to play hide and seek. The only rule is hiding behind the waterfall isn't allowed which one of them of course do.

The other friend tell her about it and Circle goes behind the waterfall to find her friend and they discover they are not there alone. Who is there with them?

This is a short book with a lot of illustrations and just a few lines. The illustrations is a bit too simple and not very pretty and the story was kind of stupid. I know this is children's literature but kids deserve better quality than this.
]]> 28593948
�� Det er ikkje lenge til no, sa Idun.
�� De treng ikkje laga til noko for meg, sa eg.
Idun smilte.
�� Klart me skal det, sa Idun.
�� Nei, det går bra, sa eg.
�� Er du redd det skal bli for mykje styr for deg?
Eg nikka svakt.
�� Har du veldig mykje vondt?
Eit nytt nikk.
�� Men ikkje sei noko til pappa, sa eg.

Det er vinter, og det snør, men ikkje alle er ute og leikar i snøen.
Nokon orkar berre å stå ved vindauget og sjå ut på snøkrystalla.
Nokon vil ikkje at pappa skal vite at ein har vondt, sjølv om pappa veit at ein er sjuk, veldig sjuk.
Nokon har snart bursdag.
Nokon skal snart døy.]]> Anders Totland 8205490317 Ina 2
But do understand the frustration and the fear of seeing someone close fighting cancer. We don't know the name, age or the gender of the main character but we get to know it is someone young who is spending time at the hospital with other kids who's also struggling with cancer.

The bond between the patiens and the parents is strong and warm. They have deep conversations and even though the chapters are very short, the author manage to tell a lot.

The subject is dark and sad, but the book didn't manage to play with my feelings since the characters isn't real. And I prefer to read about someone with a name instead of nameless main characters.

Well written but some parts of the conversations got a bit too religious for me and all in all, it wasn't my type of book.]]> 4.03 2016
author: Anders Totland
name: Ina
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/06
date added: 2024/12/06
shelves: childen-s-literature, fiction, ya
review:
Not a fan of books that is trying to manipulate feelings ...

But do understand the frustration and the fear of seeing someone close fighting cancer. We don't know the name, age or the gender of the main character but we get to know it is someone young who is spending time at the hospital with other kids who's also struggling with cancer.

The bond between the patiens and the parents is strong and warm. They have deep conversations and even though the chapters are very short, the author manage to tell a lot.

The subject is dark and sad, but the book didn't manage to play with my feelings since the characters isn't real. And I prefer to read about someone with a name instead of nameless main characters.

Well written but some parts of the conversations got a bit too religious for me and all in all, it wasn't my type of book.
]]> 55881468 30 Xin Li 8202659183 Ina 1
The book is around 30 pages long and the songs are very short. It seems like the book is focusing more on the illustrations than the texts. The illustrations wasn't all that great either. Very simple and colorful. The bad thing about the book is that the texts doesn't have any notes. It makes it difficult for people to sing if they are not familiar with the songs.

Wish I could say something positive about "Babysang" but there are better books for children in this genre than this one. And it is probably funnier to read this book for people who has kids or for people working with kids.]]> 3.00
author: Xin Li
name: Ina
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2024/12/04
date added: 2024/12/04
shelves: children, for-kids, childen-s-literature
review:
A book with rhymes and songs for kids to learn. The most familiar of them must be Itsy Bitsy Spider. Rest of the rhymes and songs was kind of unfamiliar to me. I knew of maybe four or five from this collection. And believe me. My parents tried to sing to me and with me with the help of similar books like this one but I was never into it. I rather wanted them to read something to me or read by myself.

The book is around 30 pages long and the songs are very short. It seems like the book is focusing more on the illustrations than the texts. The illustrations wasn't all that great either. Very simple and colorful. The bad thing about the book is that the texts doesn't have any notes. It makes it difficult for people to sing if they are not familiar with the songs.

Wish I could say something positive about "Babysang" but there are better books for children in this genre than this one. And it is probably funnier to read this book for people who has kids or for people working with kids.
]]> 28332475 Sjarmerende, morsomt og sårt om Vildes overgang fra pur ung til nokså ung

Hvis ingen ville merke om vi forsvant, hvor lenge kunne vi da væra borte?

Vilde venter spent og utålmodig på at livet skal komme i gang. Noe må hende!Så begynner ungdomsskolen. Og ungdomsskolen kommer med muligheter, og med Susanne. Fra nå av skal de to alltid være sammen!
Men Vilde blir forelska i Lars. Og så i Peder. Og selv om forholdet til Peder ikke er så fint som det kanskje burde være, danner det en avstand til Susanne - en avstand som gjør det vanskelig for Vilde å være der for henne når hun trenger henne som mest.
I langdiktet "Kanskje det er hjertet" skriver Helene Guåker skarpt om en ung jentes overgang fra pur ung til nokså ung, med all den nervøsitet og sitrende forventning det innebærer, i en finstemt balansegang mellom usikkerhet og overmot. Det hele formidlet i et klart, suggererende språk, hvor formen gir stoffet en særegen kraft.
da Susanne endelig sier noe, sier a det som at hu har tenkt på det lenge, hu sier: Skal vi lage ei pakt, eller vi må lage ei pakt, og jeg spør hva slags pakt, og hu sier at det må væra ei slik pakt som sier eller gjør eller betyr at vi kan stole på hverandre, og aldri svikte, og aldri bryte pakta, og det vil jeg, eller jeg vil i hvert fall litt, ikke gjøra noe farlig, men jeg kan godt væra med, og jeg sier ja, prøver å si det med overbevisning, klart jeg er med, jeg er med]]> 84 Helene Guåker 8205490015 Ina 2 fiction, ya, poetry
This is not s typical ya fiction because it is written in a poetic form. Almost like a long poetry that last in over 80 pages.

Personally, I wasn't a fan of the format because it is a genre I don't get along well with. The format to me is too unstructured and a bit messy. I did manage to follow the story line but I would prefer reading contemporary instead of poetry. Because of that, I didn't get to know the characters well. Not my kind of book but it was fun to try.]]> 2.59 2016
author: Helene Guåker
name: Ina
average rating: 2.59
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/04
date added: 2024/12/04
shelves: fiction, ya, poetry
review:
Vilde is starting Junior High where she meets new friends, especially one caĺled Susanne. They go through the typical teenage life with school, friendships and crushes. And how they slowly slip away from each other while they try to figure out things on their own.

This is not s typical ya fiction because it is written in a poetic form. Almost like a long poetry that last in over 80 pages.

Personally, I wasn't a fan of the format because it is a genre I don't get along well with. The format to me is too unstructured and a bit messy. I did manage to follow the story line but I would prefer reading contemporary instead of poetry. Because of that, I didn't get to know the characters well. Not my kind of book but it was fun to try.
]]> 52472288 Magnus Carlsen og sjakkmorderen er en nervepirrende og actionfylt sjakk-krim, med hele Norges Magnus Carlsen i hovedrollen.

En seriemorder ryster Oslo, og politiet står på bar bakke. Alle de døde har en sjakkbrikke i hånden, men ellers er det ikke noe som knytter ofrene sammen. Hvem annen kan løse gåten enn sjakklegenden Magnus Carlsen? Sjakkmorderen starter en katt og mus-lek med Magnus og politibetjent Maud, men morderen ligger alltid noen trekk foran dem.

Aleksander Kirkwood Brown og John S. Jamtli har laget en drivende og actionfylt tegneserieroman hvor løsningen på krimgåten i store trekk følger sjakkens logikk og regler.]]> 60 Aleksander Kirkwood Brown 8202615275 Ina 2
Police investigator Maud needs help from Magnus. A serial killer is scaring Oslo and the police needs his help since he is good at seeing patterns and details that other people doesn't notice. They discover on the map, that the killings looks like a chess game. Magnus must figure out the next move before the serial killer strikes again.

This is crime in a graphic novel form for kids and teenagers. The story is a bit fun and daring. But people who has no interest in chess or doesn't know different rules that are used in chess, will probably find this book to be a bit confusing and boring. For me it wasn't a problem since I've been watching chess in over a decade but still, the storyline fell flat towards the end. It got a bit too typical. I also didn't like the illustrations that much. It seemed a bit old fashioned and stiff.

Even though I enjoy chess, I prefer to watch it instead of reading about it. But they were on point with Magnus Carlsen. Making him arrogant. He is often sen that way in media.]]> 3.65 2020
author: Aleksander Kirkwood Brown
name: Ina
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/03
date added: 2024/12/03
shelves: children, crime, fiction, for-kids, graphic-novel, ya
review:
No need to explain who Magnus Carlsen is ... People travel far to see him play and in this graphic novel, he is once again the main character.

Police investigator Maud needs help from Magnus. A serial killer is scaring Oslo and the police needs his help since he is good at seeing patterns and details that other people doesn't notice. They discover on the map, that the killings looks like a chess game. Magnus must figure out the next move before the serial killer strikes again.

This is crime in a graphic novel form for kids and teenagers. The story is a bit fun and daring. But people who has no interest in chess or doesn't know different rules that are used in chess, will probably find this book to be a bit confusing and boring. For me it wasn't a problem since I've been watching chess in over a decade but still, the storyline fell flat towards the end. It got a bit too typical. I also didn't like the illustrations that much. It seemed a bit old fashioned and stiff.

Even though I enjoy chess, I prefer to watch it instead of reading about it. But they were on point with Magnus Carlsen. Making him arrogant. He is often sen that way in media.
]]> 112112642
But her child needs to get to school. There’s a food shop to be done. Parents evenings, play dates and pasta for tea.

Raising her child alone, she’s done all she can to protect them. But what if she’s the thing they need protecting from the most?]]> 192 Kate Hardie 0008559287 Ina 0 3.78
author: Kate Hardie
name: Ina
average rating: 3.78
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/12/01
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, modern-horror, currently-reading
review:

]]> 45895038 Lost meets The Hunger Games in the thrilling new young adult novel from C.L. Taylor, the Sunday Times and million-copy bestselling author.

Welcome to The Island—where your worst fears are about to come true.

It was supposed to be the perfect holiday: a week-long trip for six teenage friends on a remote tropical island. But when their guide dies of a stroke, leaving them stranded, the trip of a lifetime quickly turns into a nightmare.

Someone on the island knows each of the group’s worst fears. And one by one, they’re coming true.

Seven days in paradise. A deadly secret.

Who will make it off the island alive?]]> 320 C.L. Taylor 0008240590 Ina 0 3.54 2021
author: C.L. Taylor
name: Ina
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/11/30
shelves: fiction, horror, modern-horror, ya, ya-horror, currently-reading
review:

]]> 60567956 From shark attack survivor to the shark’s biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them.

We have a perennial fascination with sharks. A marvel of the sea, sharks evolved over 450 million years into more than 500 species, from the bioluminescent kitefin to the tiny dwarf lantern shark, the sociable lemon shark to the blue shark, which can birth up to 100 pups in one litter. Bringing balance to the ocean’s ecosystem, our planet is at serious risk when these amazing creatures are threatened.

Paul de Gelder, who lost two limbs in a shark attack during a mission as an elite Australian navy clearance diver, spent time as part of his recovery learning all about sharks. He became so obsessed that, despite what happened to him, he is now an expert and has dedicated his life to helping save them. Shark is his love-letter to these unfairly vilified animals, and his warning to the world about what will happen if we don’t look out for them.]]> 240 Paul de Gelder 0008529663 Ina 3
With warmth, humor and a serious tone, he shares his perspective about sharks. That people should respect them. Sharks rarely eat humans. It mostly happens because of a mistake. And it is we who is entering their home and not the other way around. Sharks are scary but often misunderstood. And it is important to follow some rules before taking a swim.

It was interesting to know about people cutting of their fin to make soup of it. Because in some cultures, people thinks that soup is healthy and can heal many things. Which is cruel and weird.

It was fascinating to know about all different kind of sharks, his shark attack and his love for the animals. It is easy to tell that he is true about his interest in sharks and glad to see people protecting animals as best they can.]]> 4.19 2022
author: Paul de Gelder
name: Ina
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/11/30
date added: 2024/11/30
shelves: adult, animal, documentaries, nonfiction
review:
Recently there has been some videos online about people hunting for sharks to torture them to get their revenge because the shark killed someone. The author survived a shark attack. He was attacked by a bull shark and instead of hunting for it, he is their advocate. He is learning as much as he can about them and he has also been a part of shark week.

With warmth, humor and a serious tone, he shares his perspective about sharks. That people should respect them. Sharks rarely eat humans. It mostly happens because of a mistake. And it is we who is entering their home and not the other way around. Sharks are scary but often misunderstood. And it is important to follow some rules before taking a swim.

It was interesting to know about people cutting of their fin to make soup of it. Because in some cultures, people thinks that soup is healthy and can heal many things. Which is cruel and weird.

It was fascinating to know about all different kind of sharks, his shark attack and his love for the animals. It is easy to tell that he is true about his interest in sharks and glad to see people protecting animals as best they can.
]]> 201789033
Det er bare å ønske Grethe Nestor tilbake til litteraturen. Nå i en mørk sidegren av krimmen, nemlig noveller med svart humor og ofte en veldig overraskende slutt. Ofte er temaet hevn og perspektivet hos kvinner. Trigger Warning er et friskt pust inn i norsk spenningslitteratur; det dukker opp en diffus politibetjent og en kvinnelig privatdetektiv, men ellers har samlingen lite felles med traust krim. Vel, bortsett fra vold og brå død.'

Inneholder tolv noveller og seks kortprosatekster]]> 123 Grethe Nestor 8241960743 Ina 2
The fun thing about this collection is that in the register there is a timer for every story. How long it takes to read every one. For fun I used a timer for each story and it confirmed what I've always known. That I am a slow reader.

Each story is very short, dark and morbid. And there is a lot of violence. The stories are written with seriousness and humor. Even though the author is good at the twists and to get to the point, it felt like the stories had the same kind of twists and point. It lacked a bit of varity, even though I liked the violence and the morbid tone. It is a short book but it felt a bit repetive.]]> 3.14 2023
author: Grethe Nestor
name: Ina
average rating: 3.14
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2024/11/30
date added: 2024/11/30
shelves: adult, anthologies, crime, fiction, norwegian-authors, norwegian-crime-novels, short-stories
review:
This is not a book about trigger warnings. Who needs it anyway? This extremely short book is a collection of crime stories by one author. They reminded me of the collections by Roald Dahl with the twist at the end but these stories has more sarcasm.

The fun thing about this collection is that in the register there is a timer for every story. How long it takes to read every one. For fun I used a timer for each story and it confirmed what I've always known. That I am a slow reader.

Each story is very short, dark and morbid. And there is a lot of violence. The stories are written with seriousness and humor. Even though the author is good at the twists and to get to the point, it felt like the stories had the same kind of twists and point. It lacked a bit of varity, even though I liked the violence and the morbid tone. It is a short book but it felt a bit repetive.
]]> 221932554 77 Gaute Heivoll Ina 2
Magda works for the circus director and her days is not that exciting. A new member of the circus "family" comes to bring something new to the circus show. A chimpanzee named Pontus. He can write and he can play the piano. One night she discovers that the whole thing is just fake and tells everyone. Because of that she has no job anymore and she goes home for the first time in a long time. And Pontus the chimpanzee wants to come with her. She takes him home and as they live together, she thinks maybe the chimpanzee wasn't a fraud after all.

Even though I enjoy reading children's literature sometimes, I didn't get along with "Hjem til deg." The writing style was simple and unenganging and I didn't like the artstyle. It was too stiff and boring. Glad it was just a short book.]]> 2.00
author: Gaute Heivoll
name: Ina
average rating: 2.00
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2024/11/27
date added: 2024/11/27
shelves: children, fiction, for-kids, norwegian-authors
review:
Heivoll writes books for grown ups and kids. This is probably the one I like the least by him.

Magda works for the circus director and her days is not that exciting. A new member of the circus "family" comes to bring something new to the circus show. A chimpanzee named Pontus. He can write and he can play the piano. One night she discovers that the whole thing is just fake and tells everyone. Because of that she has no job anymore and she goes home for the first time in a long time. And Pontus the chimpanzee wants to come with her. She takes him home and as they live together, she thinks maybe the chimpanzee wasn't a fraud after all.

Even though I enjoy reading children's literature sometimes, I didn't get along with "Hjem til deg." The writing style was simple and unenganging and I didn't like the artstyle. It was too stiff and boring. Glad it was just a short book.
]]> 16248146 Lost Girls is a portrait of unsolved murders in an idyllic part of America, of the underside of the Internet, and of the secrets we keep without admitting to ourselves that we keep them.]]> 399 Robert Kolker 006218363X Ina 2
But this book is not about the serial killer but about the victims. Girls who most of them advertised on Craigslist as s** workers. In this true crime book, it is not a focus about what they were but how they were like as a person and their loved ones. About the victims hopes and dreams.

Kolker who has written Lost Girls is a journalist and it is surprising that a journalist is writing a book so messy and uncaptivating. It was nice to see a glimpse in the life of the victims but it is very limited and not much about the police work. It is like written without structure, so because of that I had a hard time getting through the book. But still it was nice to see the movie and read the book to learn more about the case.]]> 3.59 2013
author: Robert Kolker
name: Ina
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2013
rating: 2
read at: 2024/11/25
date added: 2024/11/25
shelves: adult, nonfiction, serial-killers
review:
Lost Girls was published in 2013, when the case was still unsolved. Last year they arrested a guy named Rex Heuermann from New York. He was in court last month. Haven't seen more updates about the case.

But this book is not about the serial killer but about the victims. Girls who most of them advertised on Craigslist as s** workers. In this true crime book, it is not a focus about what they were but how they were like as a person and their loved ones. About the victims hopes and dreams.

Kolker who has written Lost Girls is a journalist and it is surprising that a journalist is writing a book so messy and uncaptivating. It was nice to see a glimpse in the life of the victims but it is very limited and not much about the police work. It is like written without structure, so because of that I had a hard time getting through the book. But still it was nice to see the movie and read the book to learn more about the case.
]]> 221031960 En av jobbene er å hente noe veldig verdifullt fra en kvinne som ligger for døden.

Og plutselig holder Kobe en to tusen år gammel oljelampe fra Romerriket i hendene.

Løgner som lyser er en fortelling om fortellinger - en spektakulær fabel om håp, drømmer og virkelighet.
For Kobe er en strålende løgner. Men kan han lyve seg ut av sin egen fortelling?]]> 192 Tyra Teodora Tronstad 8203453228 Ina 2
Kobe and his Mom moves to another town and lives in a block of flats. Someone named Abby offers Kobe some jobs and one of them is to steal something from a lady who is nearly dying. After that, Kobe tells the one lie after the other, but how long can he lie?

This is sort of a story in a story and it is up to the reader to figure out what's really going on. And those kind of concept is not for everyone. Some things that Kobe was going through was confusing and a little boring. He lies because it brightens his days and sometimes it makes his Mom happy too. It was easy to understand that part but except for that, "Løgner som lyser" was too whimsical for me. I'm not into that or magic realism. It makes it hard for me to imagine what's going on in the book, and felt left out most of the time. It was also hard to concentrate since most characters had weird names.

Tronstad is a well known author who has written many books for kids and teens. But this one must be my least favorite. "Flaggermusmusikk" is still her best.]]> 3.50 2024
author: Tyra Teodora Tronstad
name: Ina
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2024/11/25
date added: 2024/11/25
shelves: children, fantasy, fiction, for-kids, magic, norwegian-authors, norwegian-novel, ya
review:
Too much magical realism for my taste.

Kobe and his Mom moves to another town and lives in a block of flats. Someone named Abby offers Kobe some jobs and one of them is to steal something from a lady who is nearly dying. After that, Kobe tells the one lie after the other, but how long can he lie?

This is sort of a story in a story and it is up to the reader to figure out what's really going on. And those kind of concept is not for everyone. Some things that Kobe was going through was confusing and a little boring. He lies because it brightens his days and sometimes it makes his Mom happy too. It was easy to understand that part but except for that, "Løgner som lyser" was too whimsical for me. I'm not into that or magic realism. It makes it hard for me to imagine what's going on in the book, and felt left out most of the time. It was also hard to concentrate since most characters had weird names.

Tronstad is a well known author who has written many books for kids and teens. But this one must be my least favorite. "Flaggermusmusikk" is still her best.
]]> 61069697 65 Ronny Haugeland 8241957513 Ina 2
This cartoonish book leaves hints for each letter on the pages through the drawings and limited text. At the back of the book, there's a register for the right word and what the word means.

Even though "Store ord" is for kids and people in their early teen years, some of the words are difficult, especially for kids. So reading this with someone else, would be more helpful for them.

The drawing style is good but not my style. They're not that inspiring even though the illustrator is good at it. And reading this book alone was a bit sad and tame. It would be funnier to read it with someone else and make the reading like a guessing game.]]> 2.67
author: Ronny Haugeland
name: Ina
average rating: 2.67
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2024/11/22
date added: 2024/11/22
shelves: children, fiction, for-kids, humor, norwegian-authors
review:
A different learning book for kids about the alphabet and to guess the word in alphabetic order.

This cartoonish book leaves hints for each letter on the pages through the drawings and limited text. At the back of the book, there's a register for the right word and what the word means.

Even though "Store ord" is for kids and people in their early teen years, some of the words are difficult, especially for kids. So reading this with someone else, would be more helpful for them.

The drawing style is good but not my style. They're not that inspiring even though the illustrator is good at it. And reading this book alone was a bit sad and tame. It would be funnier to read it with someone else and make the reading like a guessing game.
]]> 40554110
After having travelled west for weeks, the party of pioneers comes to a crossroads. It is time for their leader, George Donner, to make a choice. They face two diverging paths which lead to the same destination. One is well-documented �� the other untested, but rumoured to be shorter.

Donner’s decision will shape the lives of everyone travelling with him. The searing heat of the desert gives way to biting winds and a bitter cold that freezes the cattle where they stand. Driven to the brink of madness, the ill-fated group struggles to survive and minor disagreements turn into violent confrontations. Then the children begin to disappear. As the survivors turn against each other, a few begin to realise that the threat they face reaches beyond the fury of the natural elements, to something more primal and far more deadly.

Based on the true story of The Donner Party, The Hunger is an eerie, shiver-inducing exploration of human nature, pushed to its breaking point.]]> 480 Alma Katsu 0857503642 Ina 3
The Hunger is loosely based on the Donner Party. The book begins in 1846 and a group of people travels from Illinois to California. Some joins the group because of troubles they need to get away from and some wants to get away in hopes for a better life. When someone discovers they are running out of food, not many takes it seriously. And what are the creatures lurking nearby? Are they creatures who loves human flesh or something else?

This s a big book. Almost 500 pages long. I don't mind a slow build up to feel the atmosphere but the first two hundred pages was a lot about love, jealousy and some fighting between the men. A lot of drama about who is taking the lead. It felt more like drama than a horror at times.

If the tension and the suspense was like the last 80 pages, I would like the book even better. The aspect of historical fiction and horror was a bit uneven. But I liked the creatures that was mysterious and fun to read about.

A good book that was ruined with a bit too much drama and the ending wasn't so impressing either. It was rushed and it killed the atmosphere too soon. But did enjoy Katsu's note at the end about how it is like to write historical fiction. It kind of made up for the ending.]]> 3.64 2018
author: Alma Katsu
name: Ina
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2024/11/21
date added: 2024/11/21
shelves: adult, fiction, historical-fiction, horror, modern-horror
review:
Historical fiction is usually dull in the long run but it helps with horror.

The Hunger is loosely based on the Donner Party. The book begins in 1846 and a group of people travels from Illinois to California. Some joins the group because of troubles they need to get away from and some wants to get away in hopes for a better life. When someone discovers they are running out of food, not many takes it seriously. And what are the creatures lurking nearby? Are they creatures who loves human flesh or something else?

This s a big book. Almost 500 pages long. I don't mind a slow build up to feel the atmosphere but the first two hundred pages was a lot about love, jealousy and some fighting between the men. A lot of drama about who is taking the lead. It felt more like drama than a horror at times.

If the tension and the suspense was like the last 80 pages, I would like the book even better. The aspect of historical fiction and horror was a bit uneven. But I liked the creatures that was mysterious and fun to read about.

A good book that was ruined with a bit too much drama and the ending wasn't so impressing either. It was rushed and it killed the atmosphere too soon. But did enjoy Katsu's note at the end about how it is like to write historical fiction. It kind of made up for the ending.
]]> 221523041 95 Gaute Heivoll Ina 4
Estragon is a rat. He thinks his life is about to end when he falls down with a hot air balloon. But luckily, he is saved by a submarine and the only one guy in it is Klepto. Klepto shows him around and it turns out that inside of the submarine, there is a mall. It got everything. Klepto has it all, except for friends. Is it that's why he feels a dark and empty hole inside of him? Estragon promise him to find friends. But can Klepto trust him? Slowly Klepto is turning himself into a rat too.

This is a mix of adventure, humor and fable. And the series is probably a bit darker than the usual children's literature since it is inspired by the seven deadly sins. The contrasts between the darkness and humor goes well, and the illustrations by John Kenn Mortensen is atmospheric. They lift up the story in a good way.

Even though I am not in the age group, I enjoyed it a lot. Children's literature can be dark too.]]> 3.00
author: Gaute Heivoll
name: Ina
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/20
date added: 2024/11/20
shelves: children, fiction, for-kids, adventure, humor
review:
The third book in the "Estragons historier" series for children and the best one so far.

Estragon is a rat. He thinks his life is about to end when he falls down with a hot air balloon. But luckily, he is saved by a submarine and the only one guy in it is Klepto. Klepto shows him around and it turns out that inside of the submarine, there is a mall. It got everything. Klepto has it all, except for friends. Is it that's why he feels a dark and empty hole inside of him? Estragon promise him to find friends. But can Klepto trust him? Slowly Klepto is turning himself into a rat too.

This is a mix of adventure, humor and fable. And the series is probably a bit darker than the usual children's literature since it is inspired by the seven deadly sins. The contrasts between the darkness and humor goes well, and the illustrations by John Kenn Mortensen is atmospheric. They lift up the story in a good way.

Even though I am not in the age group, I enjoyed it a lot. Children's literature can be dark too.
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Drapsetterforsker Theodor Krogh får saken i fanget, sammen med sin partner Trond Eriksen. De innser fort at Trondheim og Norge står overfor sin trolig største og verste drapssak, noensinne. Er et nøye planlagt terrorangrep i gang? Kanskje det er en politisk aksjon? Eller... er dette verket til en særdeles utspekulert seriemorder?

mens hele landet er i sjokk og Trondheim dirrer av angst og redsel, blir Kroghtvunget til å sette himmel og jord i bevegelse for å stoppe det som også kan bli hans egen skjebne. På veien må han navigere seg selv og andre igjennom utallige trusler, sjokkerende vendinger, utspekulert motstand, og samtidig tråkke over mengder med lik!

Theodor Kroghs innbitte kamp med å få fanget inn monsteret som herjer i Norges tredje største by, resulterer i både store og evige skader, men også i overraskende heldige vendinger, inkludert en uventet hjelp "ovenfra"...!]]> 398 Tore A. Øyås Ina 3
This crime novel takes place in Trondheim, Norway, where a serial killer (not a real one, of course), is on a killing spree. One morning, the people wakes up to the horrible news of six people have been killed. Is it a serial killer or terror? What is the motive?

Homicide detective Theodor Krogh is gay and single. He doesn't have much family around except his sister and her two kids. Most of the time he is alone or at work. Nothing feels the same again when there's a serial killer in the city.

Hjertepromenaden is a debut book and it is kind of easy to tell because of the writing style. Some words are repeated often and makes it sound a bit comical. But it is not a bad book. Even though it was a typical serial killer crime novel, it was nice to read the perspective from the victims, the serial killer and Theodor Krogh. It was also nice to read about a city I am familiar with since Trondheim is the city closest to me. Other times when I read about different places, it is hard to imagine it.

Hjertepromenaden is a fun read. The ending was a bit long and some of the characters felt a bit stiff, and I prefer the crime novels that is a bit darker, but it was worth reading.]]> 3.57
author: Tore A. Øyås
name: Ina
average rating: 3.57
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2024/11/19
date added: 2024/11/19
shelves: fiction, adult, crime-novel, norwegian-authors, norwegian-crime-novels
review:
I got a copy from the author, in exchange for an honest review.

This crime novel takes place in Trondheim, Norway, where a serial killer (not a real one, of course), is on a killing spree. One morning, the people wakes up to the horrible news of six people have been killed. Is it a serial killer or terror? What is the motive?

Homicide detective Theodor Krogh is gay and single. He doesn't have much family around except his sister and her two kids. Most of the time he is alone or at work. Nothing feels the same again when there's a serial killer in the city.

Hjertepromenaden is a debut book and it is kind of easy to tell because of the writing style. Some words are repeated often and makes it sound a bit comical. But it is not a bad book. Even though it was a typical serial killer crime novel, it was nice to read the perspective from the victims, the serial killer and Theodor Krogh. It was also nice to read about a city I am familiar with since Trondheim is the city closest to me. Other times when I read about different places, it is hard to imagine it.

Hjertepromenaden is a fun read. The ending was a bit long and some of the characters felt a bit stiff, and I prefer the crime novels that is a bit darker, but it was worth reading.
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Mark and Steph live an idyllic life with their young daughter in sunny Cape Town until one day when three men in masks violently break in. Traumatized but physically unharmed, Mark and Steph are unable to return to normal and are living in constant fear. When a friend suggests they take a restorative vacation abroad via a popular house-swapping website, it sounds like the perfect plan. They find a nice artistic couple with a charming apartment in Paris who would love to come to Cape Town. How could Mark and Steph resist the idyllic, light-strewn pictures, and the promise of a romantic getaway? But once they arrive in Paris, they quickly realize that nothing is as advertised. As their perfect holiday takes a deadly turn, the cracks in their relationship grow ever wider and dark secrets from Mark’s past begin to emerge.

Deftly alternating between two complex and compelling narrators, The Apartment is a terrifying tour de force of horror, of psychological thrills, and of chilling suspense.]]> 306 S.L. Grey 1447266560 Ina 2
It is about Mark and Steph who is shaken after a home invasion and it feels like they can't relax again. They also have their daughter Hayden to think about. A friend of them talks about house swapping and making it as a vacation. Steph goes online and finds an apartment in Paris. Her parents take care of their daughter while Steph and Mark travels from Cape Town to Paris. The apartment looks nothing like it is described. It is messy and dirty. They find strange things. They also find out that the apartment owners hasn't arrived in Cape Town to live in their house. They are also hard to reach. After an incident, Steph and Mark leave and travel back to Cape Town. At home, they sense things has been moved around and it doesn't feel like home anymore. What have they brought from Paris? A ghost? Witchcraft? Or something more sinister? Mark and Steph also seem to be more annoyed with each other.

The chapters are from Mark and Steph's perspective. Both seem to be very whiny and annoyed about everything, especially Steph. Being inside their heads was challenging.

Some parts of the book was exciting but it took time before anything happened. It is not really a haunted house story but more like people feeling like they are being haunted or messed with.

Not a new favorite because the book was more surreal and felt more like a feverdream than a horror. Little disappointed because of that.]]> 2.92 2016
author: S.L. Grey
name: Ina
average rating: 2.92
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2024/11/14
date added: 2024/11/14
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, modern-horror
review:
The Apartment is written by two authors which was easy to tell since the writing style was a bit uneven.

It is about Mark and Steph who is shaken after a home invasion and it feels like they can't relax again. They also have their daughter Hayden to think about. A friend of them talks about house swapping and making it as a vacation. Steph goes online and finds an apartment in Paris. Her parents take care of their daughter while Steph and Mark travels from Cape Town to Paris. The apartment looks nothing like it is described. It is messy and dirty. They find strange things. They also find out that the apartment owners hasn't arrived in Cape Town to live in their house. They are also hard to reach. After an incident, Steph and Mark leave and travel back to Cape Town. At home, they sense things has been moved around and it doesn't feel like home anymore. What have they brought from Paris? A ghost? Witchcraft? Or something more sinister? Mark and Steph also seem to be more annoyed with each other.

The chapters are from Mark and Steph's perspective. Both seem to be very whiny and annoyed about everything, especially Steph. Being inside their heads was challenging.

Some parts of the book was exciting but it took time before anything happened. It is not really a haunted house story but more like people feeling like they are being haunted or messed with.

Not a new favorite because the book was more surreal and felt more like a feverdream than a horror. Little disappointed because of that.
]]> 63125821 86 Regine Toften Holst 8241953399 Ina 3
Rino is a prince and he hates being one. He loves to play with the street kids and being ordinary. One day someone steals his crown and while chasing this guy, he ends up in a pirate ship. Rino finds out that the guy who stole the crown, is named Kekko and to his horror Rino discovers that the ship is moving away from land. Kekko makes sure no one will see Rino's crown. If they figure out that his new friend is a prince, they will demand money from his family. When Rino lost his crown to his new friend, he saw his father leaving with a ship because he is on his way on an expedition. He gets anxious when he sees the father's ship is getting closer to the pirate ship. How will he react if he sees his son on the pirate ship with strangers, when Rino should be home ...

A fun graphic novel for kids and grown ups. The colors are playful and nice, and the characters are animals instead of humans. I don't read much graphic novels or cartoons except for Donald Duck, so it was nice to read a graphic novel for a change. It is not my fave genre or anything but sometimes it is good to read something different.

At the back of the book, there was some pages that shows how the author draw and the progress. At least some of it.

Enjoyable and relaxing graphic novel if you want something easy to read.]]> 4.23
author: Regine Toften Holst
name: Ina
average rating: 4.23
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2024/11/10
date added: 2024/11/10
shelves: adventure, children, fiction, for-kids, graphic-novel, norwegian-authors, norwegian-novel
review:
A fun and short graphic novel with an adventureful tone.

Rino is a prince and he hates being one. He loves to play with the street kids and being ordinary. One day someone steals his crown and while chasing this guy, he ends up in a pirate ship. Rino finds out that the guy who stole the crown, is named Kekko and to his horror Rino discovers that the ship is moving away from land. Kekko makes sure no one will see Rino's crown. If they figure out that his new friend is a prince, they will demand money from his family. When Rino lost his crown to his new friend, he saw his father leaving with a ship because he is on his way on an expedition. He gets anxious when he sees the father's ship is getting closer to the pirate ship. How will he react if he sees his son on the pirate ship with strangers, when Rino should be home ...

A fun graphic novel for kids and grown ups. The colors are playful and nice, and the characters are animals instead of humans. I don't read much graphic novels or cartoons except for Donald Duck, so it was nice to read a graphic novel for a change. It is not my fave genre or anything but sometimes it is good to read something different.

At the back of the book, there was some pages that shows how the author draw and the progress. At least some of it.

Enjoyable and relaxing graphic novel if you want something easy to read.
]]> 99262180 43 Victoria Sjøholt Engelschiøn 8241957416 Ina 3 facts
It is a short book around 42 pages with illustrations and limited text. Even though the universe is exciting, I don't know much about it except for the basic things. Most of the facts in "Asteroider" was familiar and some has been forgotten over the years, so it was nice with some reminders. The most interesting part was how to recognize different stones that has fallen from the sky.

The facts are understandable and easy to read but the publisher could've used different kind of paper because there is a lot of glare. And the book was too short, which is kind of the point since "Asteorider" is for young readers. And it was nice to read about something that has always fascinated me.]]> 3.00
author: Victoria Sjøholt Engelschiøn
name: Ina
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2024/11/09
date added: 2024/11/09
shelves: facts
review:
It was like being back at school again while reading this textbook. This textbook is from a textbook series for children and people in their early teens. The theme in this one is about asteroids. Personally I think the universe is more exciting and fascinating than the planet Earth. That's why I wanted to read it.

It is a short book around 42 pages with illustrations and limited text. Even though the universe is exciting, I don't know much about it except for the basic things. Most of the facts in "Asteroider" was familiar and some has been forgotten over the years, so it was nice with some reminders. The most interesting part was how to recognize different stones that has fallen from the sky.

The facts are understandable and easy to read but the publisher could've used different kind of paper because there is a lot of glare. And the book was too short, which is kind of the point since "Asteorider" is for young readers. And it was nice to read about something that has always fascinated me.
]]> 59430538 When Eve Springer arrives to join the Songbirds it’s the fulfillment of her lifelong dream. But that dream is soon to become a nightmare. Somebody is murdering the Songbirds, using their own instruments as weapons. Will Eve be next?

“Passionate, overwhelming, a classic thriller with a rock rhythm.�� �� Ernesto Gastaldi, screenwriter of So Sweet�� So Perverse

"I read this story with ever-increasing interest. The dynamics and tension felt reminiscent of my thriller films from the 70s and 80s, which have been appreciated by many American directors such as Quentin Tarantino. It would make a great film for lovers of the genre. Ottimo intrigo!" �� Sergio Martino, director of All the Colors of the Dark and Torso

"Intricately plotted in the classic giallo style, with plot twists and murders galore. John Everson has written a thriller that is sure to appeal to devotees of lurid Italian mystery thrillers." �� Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films

Somebody is murdering the Songbirds��

A modern Giallo, Everson's homage to the stylish Italian mystery thrillers. When Eve Springer arrives in Belgium to study with the world-famous Prof. Ernest Von Klein at The Eyrie, an exclusive music conservatory, it’s the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. But that dream is soon to become a nightmare.

When the star of the school’s piano program is strangled with a piano wire, the only clue to the killer is a grainy picture of the victim during her final moments, mouth wide and screaming, posted on the girl’s own Facebook account, alongside a classic music video. What does it mean? Eve soon finds herself taking the girl’s place as the enclave’s star pupil, in line for a coveted scholarship and a new member of the famed jazz combo, the Songbirds.

When Eve is drugged and another Songbird murdered at a campus party, she suddenly finds herself on the list of suspects. Another picture is posted online of the victim in her final moments, and this time, Eve is sure the hands around the girl’s throat�� are hers! Could she have killed the girl while under the influence of whatever someone had slipped in her drink? The police and others at the Eyrie are suspicious; the murders began when she arrived. Her new boyfriend Richard insists that she could not be the killer. But who would want the Songbirds dead? One of the other Songbirds, like Gianna, the snarky sax player who seems to hate everyone? Or Philip, the creepy building caretaker and occasional night watchman? Or could it be Prof. Von Klein himself, who seems very handy with a camera and has a secret locked room behind his office where the light always seems to be on after dark?

Whoever it is, Eve knows she needs to figure it out. Because when a dead canary is left as a bloody message on the keys of her piano, she knows her own life may be in deadly danger.

FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.]]> 330 John Everson 1787586294 Ina 4
Eve travels all the way from New York to Belgium to attend the campus jazz group. She is finally a student at one of the best schools who has a famous and talented professor. At school, she finds out she is replacing a person who was murdered. She soon discovers that the school is not a safe place for her to be. People are being murdered, not anyone but members of her group and it looks like someone is trying to frame her as the killer. Why and who is the mysterious man she sees in the shadows?

I didn't have high expections of the book because I hadn't heard of the it or the author. I bought the book just because of the title. Eve was a likeable character to read about and most of the deaths was silly and goofy. It is kind of similar to Scream. It doesn't take the genre too seriously. The book is almost like a black comedy but at the same time not. It has the same tone as Scream.

Even though the ending was kind of predictable and a bit stupid, it didn't ruined the rest of the plot. I also didn't care about the instalove that came out of the blue. It just felt misplaced. I'm still glad I took the chance to read this unknown book, because of Eve and the crazy plot, it reminded me that reading can be fun instead of turning reading into a dreadful chore. And listening to The Cure won't feel the same again ...]]> 3.81 2022
author: John Everson
name: Ina
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/06
date added: 2024/11/06
shelves: adult, horror, modern-horror, mystery, fiction
review:
A modern and silly giallo book with some dark academia, horror and slasher aspects.

Eve travels all the way from New York to Belgium to attend the campus jazz group. She is finally a student at one of the best schools who has a famous and talented professor. At school, she finds out she is replacing a person who was murdered. She soon discovers that the school is not a safe place for her to be. People are being murdered, not anyone but members of her group and it looks like someone is trying to frame her as the killer. Why and who is the mysterious man she sees in the shadows?

I didn't have high expections of the book because I hadn't heard of the it or the author. I bought the book just because of the title. Eve was a likeable character to read about and most of the deaths was silly and goofy. It is kind of similar to Scream. It doesn't take the genre too seriously. The book is almost like a black comedy but at the same time not. It has the same tone as Scream.

Even though the ending was kind of predictable and a bit stupid, it didn't ruined the rest of the plot. I also didn't care about the instalove that came out of the blue. It just felt misplaced. I'm still glad I took the chance to read this unknown book, because of Eve and the crazy plot, it reminded me that reading can be fun instead of turning reading into a dreadful chore. And listening to The Cure won't feel the same again ...
]]> 219276538 191 Johanne Scheen Jahnsen 8203454097 Ina 2
It is easy to understand Evy and what she is going through. Being shy, quiet and ignored. It's not easy but I am a little tired of almost all teenagers books are a lot about being in love and lots of feelings. "Det besatte huset" would be so much better without it. It had some fun and dark parts but in the end, most of it was predictable.]]> 3.31
author: Johanne Scheen Jahnsen
name: Ina
average rating: 3.31
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2024/10/31
date added: 2024/10/31
shelves: children, fiction, for-kids, norwegian-authors, norwegian-novel
review:
A horror book for kids and teens but mostly for teens. It is about a house the teens in the book are familiar with. It is in the woods and no one lives in it. There is a challenge that involves the house and when you have done it, you send the challenge to someone else. Evy does the challenge in hopes to impress a guy she has a crush on. She is tired of being shy and quiet. She finds something in the house. A perfume or something similar. She wears it. While wearing it, people seems to notice her, like her and gives her compliments. She needs to get back to the house and get the perfume thing but is it worth it?

It is easy to understand Evy and what she is going through. Being shy, quiet and ignored. It's not easy but I am a little tired of almost all teenagers books are a lot about being in love and lots of feelings. "Det besatte huset" would be so much better without it. It had some fun and dark parts but in the end, most of it was predictable.
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Hvordan finner man en oppskrift mot ånder som knuser ting? Hva er det moren vil si når hun holder på sånn? Henry må finne ut av det, og til det trengs både nysgjerrighet og mot. Og en mobil. Og fugler og kryssordblader. Og gode venner, som man ikke kjenner.]]> 202 Tyra Teodora Tronstad 8203393519 Ina 4 4.67 2022
author: Tyra Teodora Tronstad
name: Ina
average rating: 4.67
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2023/02/20
date added: 2024/10/30
shelves: children, fiction, norwegian-novel, norwegian-authors
review:

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Men til slutt gjør hun det likevel. Sammen med den merkelige gutten Bastian, som dumper ned i setet ved siden av henne. Men før vognene når toppen, skjønner Valkyrie at de er fanget ...]]> 189 Elin Viktoria Unstad 8241962517 Ina 2
After a rollercoaster ride she befriends Bastian which she has never seen before. The strange thing about the rollercoaster, is that it felt like the time, air and everything changed. It seems like she is the only one who can see Bastian after the ride. She knows he is real but other people thinks he is an imaginery friend or something. But when a boy goes missing, they ask Valkyrie for help.

This is a middle grade horror so I know I'm too old to read it. Norwegian publishers don't take horror serious. When they publish horror, it is mostly for young readers. I read middle grade and ya books sometimes because of curiousity and I like to see what is being published for every age group.

Wish I liked this book since the concept sounded interesting but this was a bit too childish and too obvious for me. I liked some of the atmosphere. But I was struggling to feel invested in the story. I read "Ulv ulv" by the same author a while back, which is a thriller for teenagers. I liked that one a little better. But I'm sure "��ø��-�Dz�-�岹�������Ա�" will be a hit during the Halloween season for kids who wants to try to read something scary.]]> 4.19
author: Elin Viktoria Unstad
name: Ina
average rating: 4.19
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2024/10/25
date added: 2024/10/25
shelves: children, fiction, for-halloween, for-kids, ghosts, horror, modern-horror, norwegian-authors, norwegian-novel
review:
Valkyrie is turning 11 and she is not having a great day. Her parents owns this amusement park and is crazy busy because of it. That's why Valkyrie hates the amusement park. She spends the birthday alone because her parents has forgotten about it. She is also friendless. People only wants to be nice to her because they know her parents owns the amusement park, probably hoping for some free rides.

After a rollercoaster ride she befriends Bastian which she has never seen before. The strange thing about the rollercoaster, is that it felt like the time, air and everything changed. It seems like she is the only one who can see Bastian after the ride. She knows he is real but other people thinks he is an imaginery friend or something. But when a boy goes missing, they ask Valkyrie for help.

This is a middle grade horror so I know I'm too old to read it. Norwegian publishers don't take horror serious. When they publish horror, it is mostly for young readers. I read middle grade and ya books sometimes because of curiousity and I like to see what is being published for every age group.

Wish I liked this book since the concept sounded interesting but this was a bit too childish and too obvious for me. I liked some of the atmosphere. But I was struggling to feel invested in the story. I read "Ulv ulv" by the same author a while back, which is a thriller for teenagers. I liked that one a little better. But I'm sure "��ø��-�Dz�-�岹�������Ա�" will be a hit during the Halloween season for kids who wants to try to read something scary.
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Nandor Fodor �� a Jewish-Hungarian refugee and chief ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical research �� begins to investigate. In doing so he discovers a different and darker type of haunting: trauma, alienation, loss �� and the foreshadowing of a nation's worst fears. As the spectre of Fascism lengthens over Europe, and as Fodor's obsession with the case deepens, Alma becomes ever more disturbed.

With rigour, daring and insight, the award-winning pioneer of historical narrative non-fiction Kate Summerscale shadows Fodor's enquiry, delving into long-hidden archives to find the human story behind a very modern haunting.]]> 345 Kate Summerscale 1408895471 Ina 3
In this book it is about a family in Croydon, England that experienced creepy stuff in 1938. They saw things moving witouth anyone touching it. It is not just them who saw it but their guests too.

Nandor Fodor, a psychoanalyst spent four months with the family. He didn't exactly believe in ghosts. He kind of looked down on mediums and was very strict and controversial to avoid fraud. He could also be strict with Alma to make sure she wasn't just joking. It turns out that she has had weird experiences earlier in life. As mentioned, Nandor didn't believe in ghost but that maybe weird things could happen due to inner conflicts or something like that.

This book is not much about the hauntings but about Alma Fielding, Nandor Fodor and other people that was around and involved with the case. So it is not much about the supernatural. Did the things happen to her due to inner conflicts, nervousness due to the WW2 that was building up or was it just a hoax?

I'd rather want to write about the end results and discuss it but can't because of spoilers. It took an interesting turn. Summerscale talked with Nandor Fodor's daughter and other relatives of the people who was involved with the case. She has done a lot of research. I would like the book better if the writing style wasn't so dry. It was a struggle to get through in some parts and for some reason, I didn't like Alma Fielding that much.]]> 3.29 2020
author: Kate Summerscale
name: Ina
average rating: 3.29
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/23
date added: 2024/10/23
shelves: adult, ghosts, nonfiction, supernatural
review:
I thought I knew about all ghosts and poltergeists cases but obviously not. This one was unfamiliar to me. It's not that I believe in it. I just read about supernatural cases for fun.

In this book it is about a family in Croydon, England that experienced creepy stuff in 1938. They saw things moving witouth anyone touching it. It is not just them who saw it but their guests too.

Nandor Fodor, a psychoanalyst spent four months with the family. He didn't exactly believe in ghosts. He kind of looked down on mediums and was very strict and controversial to avoid fraud. He could also be strict with Alma to make sure she wasn't just joking. It turns out that she has had weird experiences earlier in life. As mentioned, Nandor didn't believe in ghost but that maybe weird things could happen due to inner conflicts or something like that.

This book is not much about the hauntings but about Alma Fielding, Nandor Fodor and other people that was around and involved with the case. So it is not much about the supernatural. Did the things happen to her due to inner conflicts, nervousness due to the WW2 that was building up or was it just a hoax?

I'd rather want to write about the end results and discuss it but can't because of spoilers. It took an interesting turn. Summerscale talked with Nandor Fodor's daughter and other relatives of the people who was involved with the case. She has done a lot of research. I would like the book better if the writing style wasn't so dry. It was a struggle to get through in some parts and for some reason, I didn't like Alma Fielding that much.
]]> 6586236
Dr. Lecter is a former psychiatrist with a grisly history, unusual tastes, and an intense curiosity about the darker corners of the mind. His intimate understanding of the killer and of Clarice herself form the core of The Silence of the Lambs—an ingenious, masterfully written book and an unforgettable classic of suspense fiction.]]> 421 Thomas Harris 0099532921 Ina 0 4.31 1988
author: Thomas Harris
name: Ina
average rating: 4.31
book published: 1988
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/21
shelves: adult, crime-novel, currently-reading
review:

]]> 61392437 David and Cheryl Burroughs are living the dream - married, a beautiful house in the suburbs, a three year old son named Matthew - when tragedy strikes one night in the worst possible way.

David awakes to find himself covered in blood, but not his own - his son's. And while he knows he did not murder his son, the overwhelming evidence against him puts him behind bars indefinitely.

Five years into his imprisonment, Cheryl's sister arrives - and drops a bombshell.

She's come with a photograph that a friend took on vacation at a theme park. The boy in the background seems familiar - and even though David realizes it can't be, he knows it is. It's Matthew, and he's still alive.

David plans a harrowing escape from prison, determined to do what seems impossible - save his son, clear his own name, and discover the real story of what happened that devastating night.]]> 329 Harlan Coben 1538748363 Ina 3
Coben also once said that everytime he publish a book, he is in the middle of another one. It is not hard to believe since he is very productive.

I Will Find You is about David who is in prison. He is found guilty for killing his soon while sleepwalking. David knows he didn't do it but doesn't stand up for himself. He also doesn't want visitors. But one day the sister of his ex-wife shows up and shows him a picture. The picture is of someone who looks like his son with the exact same birthmark. Is the picture real or fake? David needs to do research but he can't do it from the prison. He has to escape to find the truth.

This is a standalone and I usually like his standalones better than his series. But there are some familiar names mentioned in the book, like Win from the Myron Bolitar and the Win series and Hester from the Wilde series. I Will Find You is not Coben's strongest book but still entertaining and full of action. Not a fan of his thoughts about lost love that is often brought up in his books but besides that, the book was engaging and fun. I really like Coben's dry humor that is often being used in his books.

This is my 15th book by Coben and my fave book by him is still The Woods, which I read around 2008. That one was intense and addicting.]]> 4.02 2023
author: Harlan Coben
name: Ina
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/20
date added: 2024/10/21
shelves: adult, fiction, mystery, psychological-thriller
review:
Harlan Coben has teamed up with Reese Witherspoon. They're gonna publish a book together next year. I don't see the point of it. It's not like Coben needs help with the writing ...

Coben also once said that everytime he publish a book, he is in the middle of another one. It is not hard to believe since he is very productive.

I Will Find You is about David who is in prison. He is found guilty for killing his soon while sleepwalking. David knows he didn't do it but doesn't stand up for himself. He also doesn't want visitors. But one day the sister of his ex-wife shows up and shows him a picture. The picture is of someone who looks like his son with the exact same birthmark. Is the picture real or fake? David needs to do research but he can't do it from the prison. He has to escape to find the truth.

This is a standalone and I usually like his standalones better than his series. But there are some familiar names mentioned in the book, like Win from the Myron Bolitar and the Win series and Hester from the Wilde series. I Will Find You is not Coben's strongest book but still entertaining and full of action. Not a fan of his thoughts about lost love that is often brought up in his books but besides that, the book was engaging and fun. I really like Coben's dry humor that is often being used in his books.

This is my 15th book by Coben and my fave book by him is still The Woods, which I read around 2008. That one was intense and addicting.
]]> 58656109
Detectives Cara Elliott and Noah Deakin are on the case of a series of seemingly unconnected murders, each different in method, but each shocking and brutal. As the body count increases, they can’t ignore the details that echo famous cases of the past—Manson, Kemper, Dahmer, and more. As Elliott and Deakin get closer to unmasking the killer, the murders are moving closer to home.

Meanwhile, Jessica Ambrose is on the run. She’s been implicated as the arsonist who killed her neglectful husband and injured her young daughter. With the help of disgraced and suspended detective Nate Griffin, Jess discovers a shocking link between her case and that of the ultimate copycat killer working on his horrifying masterpiece.]]> 400 Sam Holland 1643859927 Ina 0 to-read 4.09 2022
author: Sam Holland
name: Ina
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/20
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 52761909 Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together, perfect for fans of The Lilac Girls and The Paris Wife.

Paris, 1939: Young and ambitious Odile Souchet has it all: her handsome police officer beau and a dream job at the American Library in Paris. When the Nazis march into Paris, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear, including her beloved library. Together with her fellow librarians, Odile joins the Resistance with the best weapons she has: books. But when the war finally ends, instead of freedom, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal.

Montana, 1983: Lily is a lonely teenager looking for adventure in small-town Montana. Her interest is piqued by her solitary, elderly neighbor. As Lily uncovers more about her neighbor’s mysterious past, she finds that they share a love of language, the same longings, and the same intense jealousy, never suspecting that a dark secret from the past connects them.

A powerful novel that explores the consequences of our choices and the relationships that make us who we are—family, friends, and favorite authors��The Paris Library shows that extraordinary heroism can sometimes be found in the quietest of places.]]> 368 Janet Skeslien Charles 1982134194 Ina 0 4.00 2021
author: Janet Skeslien Charles
name: Ina
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/13
shelves: adult, fiction, historical-fiction, currently-reading
review:

]]> 216515042 Du kan kalle meg Jan er en psykologisk krimroman med nifse Stephen King-kvaliteter og overraskende vendinger av den anerkjente manusforfatteren Anne Elvedal.

Ingen vet hvem Ida Hansen egentlig er. Bak de falske kontaktlinsene og det falske, lyse håret. Bak tvangshandlingene og den tjukke festningen hun har måtte gjemme seg bak i over tjue år.

Utad er Ida en dedikert psykiatrisk sykepleier på en avdeling for nysyke, unge voksne i Trondheim. Frem til den dagen en av hennes pasienter forsvinner like etter utskrivelse. Den attenårige jenta Fanny var innlagt på grunn av en psykose og forfølgelsesvanvidd �� men var mannen hun innbilte seg fulgte etter henne, faktisk reell?

Kort tid etter finner Ida en helt spesiell leke. En leke som knytter Fannys forsvinning til hennes egen fortid. En fortid hun ikke husker.

Ida innser at hun må finne de fortrengte minnene, skal de finne Fanny. Hun får hjelp av en kollega som praktiserer hypnose, men kan Ida stole på minnene? Kan hun i det hele tatt stole på noen rundt seg?

På en intens og gåtefull måte utforsker fortellingen det eksistensielle spørsmålet: Hvem er jeg egentlig? Subtilt og elegant utført voksendebut, med elementer av grøss. Pusten hans kommer nærmere. Blåser som en flamme. Brenner hull i kinnet mitt. Vil han bite igjen nå? Bite bort biten. Den siste. Meg. Nei? Han hvisker tilbake at jeg har vært snill snill pike. At jeg fortjener en premie. Ordene hans kravler inn i øret mitt som kåte larver: «Du kan kalle meg Jan.»]]> 285 Anne Elvedal 8202784549 Ina 2
"Du kan kalle meg Jan" is a psychological thriller for adults. It is about Ida who is a psychiatric nurse and works with young people who struggle with mental illness. Ida has her own secret. She vanished as a kid and she was gone for two years before she came back. After that, Ida and her mom has lived a secret life so that the man who took Ida, won't find her again. But when a former patient vanishes, Ida fears that the same man has taken her.

I think it is great that mental illness is brought up in books and movies but recently it has been so much of it, that I think I need a break from the subject. I need something different. That's one of the reasons I didn't like the book much and I am not a fan when things are written like a fever dream or the feeling of being stuck in the head of the main character.

The book had a lot of interesting aspects but I found Ida to be a bit annoying in the long run and I wasn't fully engaged in the plot. But I will read more books by the author because her writing style is very rough and different.]]> 3.43 2024
author: Anne Elvedal
name: Ina
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2024/10/13
date added: 2024/10/13
shelves: adult, crime-novel, fiction, norwegian-authors, norwegian-crime-novels
review:
I read the "Dødens spill" trilogy by this author some years ago, which was ya fantasy. A genre I don't read often and I liked the trilogy suprisingly well. The trilogy had some refreshing elements.

"Du kan kalle meg Jan" is a psychological thriller for adults. It is about Ida who is a psychiatric nurse and works with young people who struggle with mental illness. Ida has her own secret. She vanished as a kid and she was gone for two years before she came back. After that, Ida and her mom has lived a secret life so that the man who took Ida, won't find her again. But when a former patient vanishes, Ida fears that the same man has taken her.

I think it is great that mental illness is brought up in books and movies but recently it has been so much of it, that I think I need a break from the subject. I need something different. That's one of the reasons I didn't like the book much and I am not a fan when things are written like a fever dream or the feeling of being stuck in the head of the main character.

The book had a lot of interesting aspects but I found Ida to be a bit annoying in the long run and I wasn't fully engaged in the plot. But I will read more books by the author because her writing style is very rough and different.
]]> 1201724 Winner of the Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, Dark Harvest is a powerhouse thrill-ride with all the resonance of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

Halloween, 1963. They call him the October Boy, or Ol' Hacksaw Face, or Sawtooth Jack. Whatever the name, everybody in this small Midwestern town knows who he is. How he rises from the cornfields every Halloween, a butcher knife in his hand, and makes his way toward town, where gangs of teenage boys eagerly await their chance to confront the legendary nightmare. Both the hunter and the hunted, the October Boy is the prize in an annual rite of life and death.

Pete McCormick knows that killing the October Boy is his one chance to escape a dead-end future in this one-horse town. He's willing to risk everything, including his life, to be a winner for once. But before the night is over, Pete will look into the saw-toothed face of horror �� and discover the terrifying true secret of the October Boy…]]> 169 Norman Partridge 076531911X Ina 0 to-read 3.59 2006
author: Norman Partridge
name: Ina
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2006
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/12
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 61690
As they track their attackers across the length and breadth of Britain, assailed by forces of darkness both human and supernatural, Conan Doyle and Sparks unmask a terrifying conspiracy that threatens not only the Crown but the very fabric of modern civilization. Their only clue: a list of seven names, the leaders of the Brotherhood.

Skeptical by nature and profession, Doyle labors to prove that the events he has witnessed - horrifying visions, zombies, ghouls, molecular alteration - are elaborate ruses with logical explanations. But if so, why? Simply because Doyle’s anti-occultist writings, never even published, have inadvertently exposed the Brotherhood’s intentions? Who is the elusive, seemingly superhuman mastermind behind the Seven? Most important, as Doyle continues to put his life in the hands of Jack Sparks, the question persists: Can Sparks be trusted?]]> 416 Mark Frost 0380720191 Ina 0 to-read 3.97 1993
author: Mark Frost
name: Ina
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1993
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/10/12
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 488201 144 Angela Sommer-Bodenburg 1842705962 Ina 4
In the Norwegian edition the vampire is called Rydiger and his human friend is called Anton. Anton gets a suprise visit. It seems like Rydiger is shunned by his vampire family. One of his family nembers has found out that Rydiger has created a bond with a human. Rydiger comes with his coffin, in hopes to stay. Anton lives in an apartment building and they hide Rydiger's coffin in the basement. There's just one problem. They have stuff there, like tools and his father is about to renovate the kitchen. And vampires smell. How long can Anton lie to protect his friend?

The friendship between Rydiger and Anton is weird and charming. They are the best of friends and sometimes Anton is scared of Rydiger. Especially the times he gets reminded of that Rydiger is a vampire and he knows everything about vampires. And they argue sometimes. Rydiger's family members is also interesting to get to know even though they are not a big part of the book. I also enjoyed the atmospheric illusrtrations without colors.

Even though this book was published years ago, it didn't feel dated. The writing style feels neutral and timeless and the mix of darkness and humor is great. The only thing that is a little annoying is that the characters laughs or giggles a lot. Almost in every page but except for that, it is a book and series that deserves more readers.]]> 4.03 1980
author: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
name: Ina
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1980
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/10
date added: 2024/10/10
shelves: children, fantasy, fiction, for-kids, vampires
review:
The Little Vampire Moves In was published in 1980 and it's the second book in The Little Vampire series. The second book is still a dark, fun and an ejoyable read.

In the Norwegian edition the vampire is called Rydiger and his human friend is called Anton. Anton gets a suprise visit. It seems like Rydiger is shunned by his vampire family. One of his family nembers has found out that Rydiger has created a bond with a human. Rydiger comes with his coffin, in hopes to stay. Anton lives in an apartment building and they hide Rydiger's coffin in the basement. There's just one problem. They have stuff there, like tools and his father is about to renovate the kitchen. And vampires smell. How long can Anton lie to protect his friend?

The friendship between Rydiger and Anton is weird and charming. They are the best of friends and sometimes Anton is scared of Rydiger. Especially the times he gets reminded of that Rydiger is a vampire and he knows everything about vampires. And they argue sometimes. Rydiger's family members is also interesting to get to know even though they are not a big part of the book. I also enjoyed the atmospheric illusrtrations without colors.

Even though this book was published years ago, it didn't feel dated. The writing style feels neutral and timeless and the mix of darkness and humor is great. The only thing that is a little annoying is that the characters laughs or giggles a lot. Almost in every page but except for that, it is a book and series that deserves more readers.
]]> 56761806 434 Yrsa Sigurdardottir Ina 1 adult, crime-novel 3.64
author: Yrsa Sigurdardottir
name: Ina
average rating: 3.64
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2022/11/25
date added: 2024/10/09
shelves: adult, crime-novel
review:

]]> 58482417 575 Philip Fracassi Ina 3
This horror book mixed with crime, is about young Henry who is involved in an "accident" with his father. His father dies but Henry survives, waking up from coma to find out he doesn't have parents anymore. But unckle Dave and his wife Mary take care of him from now on. Not long after the tragic event, Henry is kidnapped by a group of people. They take him to a farm house in the woods. Why have they taken him and what are they gonna do? After the accident, Henry has become more sensitive and telepathic. He can read people's mind and sense how they feel. He soon finds a connection with a strange connection nearby. Is it safe for them to be there?

This is my first book by Fracassi and even though some parts are overexplained, I liked the man vs. man and man vs. nature contrast. I didn't mind the creature feature part. What I didn't like was the background stories about the kidnappers. I would prefer to know less about them to make them more mysterious and scarier.

Even though there was some slow aspects of the plot and the endig got typical in an American way, I liked most of the book and I want to read more by Fracassi. Some of his books seems to have an interesting plot.]]> 4.23 2022
author: Philip Fracassi
name: Ina
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/06
date added: 2024/10/07
shelves: adult, fiction, horror, mystery
review:
A Child Alone with Strangers is a big book. I'm not scared of big books and read them often. But this one could be shortened down to around 350 pages, to make it more effective and atmospheric.

This horror book mixed with crime, is about young Henry who is involved in an "accident" with his father. His father dies but Henry survives, waking up from coma to find out he doesn't have parents anymore. But unckle Dave and his wife Mary take care of him from now on. Not long after the tragic event, Henry is kidnapped by a group of people. They take him to a farm house in the woods. Why have they taken him and what are they gonna do? After the accident, Henry has become more sensitive and telepathic. He can read people's mind and sense how they feel. He soon finds a connection with a strange connection nearby. Is it safe for them to be there?

This is my first book by Fracassi and even though some parts are overexplained, I liked the man vs. man and man vs. nature contrast. I didn't mind the creature feature part. What I didn't like was the background stories about the kidnappers. I would prefer to know less about them to make them more mysterious and scarier.

Even though there was some slow aspects of the plot and the endig got typical in an American way, I liked most of the book and I want to read more by Fracassi. Some of his books seems to have an interesting plot.
]]> 123063 Under the Skin takes us on a heart-thumping ride through dangerous territory—our own moral instincts and the boundaries of compassion.]]> 296 Michel Faber 1841954802 Ina 0 to-read 3.76 2000
author: Michel Faber
name: Ina
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/10/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 52080950 This chilling collection of classic ghost stories brings together some of the most terrifying tales from the genre's most accomplished writers, including M. R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu and E. F. Benson. From the shifting glass eyes of a porcelain doll, to the slumped figure by the fireside, the apparitions within these fearful pages will haunt readers long after the tale ends.]]> 384 Various 1789502950 Ina 0 3.57
author: Various
name: Ina
average rating: 3.57
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/04
shelves: currently-reading, adult, anthologies, fiction, ghost-stories, ghosts, horror, old-horror
review:

]]> 210827470 255 Kristine S. Henningsen 8269262293 Ina 3
"Den siste festen" is the second book in the Irma Dahl series. Irma is divorced and has two sons with her ex-husband. Many people thinks she is a bit weird and scary. She hardly shows emotions and is very direct when she speaks. And she runs her own funeral home. Instead of feeling sadness for the people who has passed away, she wants to throw a party to celebrate their lives. An alternative funeral home. She also doesn't back off when her oldest son has been robbed. Someone has stolen his cell phone. She can't just sit and don't do anything about it ...

This is fiction with some humor. Humor in books and movies is hard 'cause I rarely laugh. I liked some of the humor but not the sex scenes with Irma and some guy. I didn't care much about the bond between them.

Except from that and some writing mistakes here and there, it was a good sequel. Even though I'm not a fan of Irma, I'd like to know what she will do next.]]> 3.67 2024
author: Kristine S. Henningsen
name: Ina
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/27
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: adult, fiction, norwegian-authors
review:
I got a copy from the author, in exchange for an honest review. Kristine S. Henningsen used to publish books with the help from different publishers before, but now she is a self-published author.

"Den siste festen" is the second book in the Irma Dahl series. Irma is divorced and has two sons with her ex-husband. Many people thinks she is a bit weird and scary. She hardly shows emotions and is very direct when she speaks. And she runs her own funeral home. Instead of feeling sadness for the people who has passed away, she wants to throw a party to celebrate their lives. An alternative funeral home. She also doesn't back off when her oldest son has been robbed. Someone has stolen his cell phone. She can't just sit and don't do anything about it ...

This is fiction with some humor. Humor in books and movies is hard 'cause I rarely laugh. I liked some of the humor but not the sex scenes with Irma and some guy. I didn't care much about the bond between them.

Except from that and some writing mistakes here and there, it was a good sequel. Even though I'm not a fan of Irma, I'd like to know what she will do next.
]]> 42859805
When Caroline wakes up in a Paris hospital with no memory of her past, she's confused to learn that she's lived a sad, reclusive life for years in a sprawling apartment on the Seine. Slowly regaining vague memories of a man and young child, she vows to piece her life back together--though she can't help but feel she may be in danger. A budding friendship with the chef of a charming nearby restaurant takes her mind off of her foggy past, as does a startling mystery from decades prior...

In Nazi-occupied Paris, young widow Celine lives a quiet life with her father, the local florist, and her daughter, Cosi. When a ruthless German officer discovers the family's Jewish ancestry, he blackmails Celine, forcing her to become his mistress in exchange for the others' safety. The trio plans an escape, but their mission goes horribly awry and Celine's beloved father and daughter are sent away to a cruel fate. Initially distraught, Celine fears the worst. Yet she soon discovers that Cosi has snuck away and followed her into captivity. More motivated than ever, Celine must now fight to hide and protect the person she loves most.

Parallel timelines intersect when Caroline discovers Celine's diary tucked away in a closet, and it is revealed that the walls of her apartment harbor dark secrets. With the help of a local student from the Sorbonne, she realizes that she may have more in common with Celine than she could ever imagine.]]> 240 Sarah Jio 110188505X Ina 2
All the Flowers in Paris is about two women from different timelines. Caroline is from our time. She is American and she has moved to Paris to start a new life. She gets involved in an accident and she wakes up with memory loss. The other woman we read about is Celine during WW2. She lives with her dad and her daughter Cosette. The fear is building up as the war is getting worse. They plan to escape but something happens and Celine is forced to live with a German officer against her will. The perspectives goes back and forth between these two women. Do they have something in common or is this just a random story?

This book reminded me slightly about Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay which was just ok. I felt the same with All the Flowers in Paris. The book is ok but I would like it better without all the sidestories and if the language was less fluffy. I would also like it more without some of the loveaspects. Because of that, it was kind of hard to take the book seriously.]]> 4.16 2019
author: Sarah Jio
name: Ina
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2019
rating: 2
read at: 2024/09/25
date added: 2024/09/25
shelves: adult, fiction, historical-fiction, ww2
review:
The author has always wanted to live in Paris but haven't been able to since it is too expensive. So this book is sort of a love letter to Paris.

All the Flowers in Paris is about two women from different timelines. Caroline is from our time. She is American and she has moved to Paris to start a new life. She gets involved in an accident and she wakes up with memory loss. The other woman we read about is Celine during WW2. She lives with her dad and her daughter Cosette. The fear is building up as the war is getting worse. They plan to escape but something happens and Celine is forced to live with a German officer against her will. The perspectives goes back and forth between these two women. Do they have something in common or is this just a random story?

This book reminded me slightly about Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay which was just ok. I felt the same with All the Flowers in Paris. The book is ok but I would like it better without all the sidestories and if the language was less fluffy. I would also like it more without some of the loveaspects. Because of that, it was kind of hard to take the book seriously.
]]> 1803702 Robert Neville 0751535001 Ina 0 to-read 3.69 1986
author: Robert Neville
name: Ina
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1986
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 11550
Originally published: New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1984.]]> 407 Robert McCammon 0671769928 Ina 0 to-read 3.90 1984
author: Robert McCammon
name: Ina
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1984
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 301053
The McCrays and Savages, two fine Mobile families allied by marriage, have been coming to Beldame for years. This summer, with a terrible funeral behind them and a messy divorce coming up, even Luker McCray and little India down from New York are looking forward to being alone at Beldame.

But they won't be alone. For something there, something they don't like to think about, is thinking about them...and about all the ways to make them die.]]> 292 Michael McDowell 0380783606 Ina 0 to-read 3.98 1981
author: Michael McDowell
name: Ina
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1981
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/09/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 198385737
The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd �� spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist �� accepts a teaching post in isolated Lowry Bridge, grateful for the chance to re-establish herself where no one knows her secrets. She develops friendships with her neighbors, explores the woods with her students, and begins to see a future in this tiny farming community. Her past �� riddled with grief and shame �� has never seemed so far away.

But then, Ada begins to witness strange and grisly a swarm of dying crickets, a self-mutilating rabbit, a malformed faun. She soon believes that something ancient and beastly �� which she calls the grey dog �� is behind these visceral offerings, which both beckon and repel her. As her confusion deepens, her grip on what is real, what is delusion, and what is traumatic memory begins to fail. Ada takes on the wildness of the woods, and begins to wonder which is more dangerous: the grey dog, or herself.]]> 400 Elliott Gish 177041732X Ina 0 to-read 3.86 2024
author: Elliott Gish
name: Ina
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 170256806
Sommaren på Onsalahalvön ser ut att bli härlig och social. Men när den nya vänskapens smekmånadsfas övergår till vardag kommer slitningarna smygande. En olycksalig utekväll slutar med en desperat handling och Fanny finner sig snart insnärjd i en triangel där hon ifrågasätter vem Ulrika egentligen är, och kanske ännu värre - vem hon själv håller på att bli?

Kusinen är en mörk, psykologisk thriller om tillit, skuld och självbedrägeri. Klas Ekman skildrar skickligt människor i avgörande faser av livet och hur vi både skapar oss själva och blir till i våra egna och andras ögon.

Klas Ekman har en bakgrund som kulturjournalist och har jobbat för tidningar som Svenska Dagbladet, Café och Icon. Tidigare har han skrivit ett flertal biografier, bland annat Livet med Ken Ring och Sjung tills du stupar med Tommy Körberg. 2020 debuterade Ekman som skönlitterär författare med relationsthrillern De kapabla. För debutboken tilldelades Ekman första pris i Crimetime Awards samt andra pris i Årets bok.]]> 254 Klas Ekman 9189585135 Ina 3
Fanny is forty, her boyfriend breaks up with her and her job let her go. During a family reunion she runs into Ulrika, her cousin. They used to be close but lost touch over the years. Ulrika offers Fanny to come and live with her and Peder, her husband for the summer. While being there, Fanny sees things about Ulrika she doesn't like and something happens that change the bond between them. Will they ever trust each other again?

"Kusinen" is a dark and enjoyable thriller. Ekman is good at describing edgy characters. The ending was a bit predictable and a let down but it was still a dark and entertaining read. Even though I liked his last book "De kapable" better, I want to read more books by Ekman. It'll be fun to see what more he'll come up with.]]> 2.86
author: Klas Ekman
name: Ina
average rating: 2.86
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/21
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: adult, fiction, psychological-thriller, swedish-authors
review:
A Swedish psychological thriller that also can be read as a satire.

Fanny is forty, her boyfriend breaks up with her and her job let her go. During a family reunion she runs into Ulrika, her cousin. They used to be close but lost touch over the years. Ulrika offers Fanny to come and live with her and Peder, her husband for the summer. While being there, Fanny sees things about Ulrika she doesn't like and something happens that change the bond between them. Will they ever trust each other again?

"Kusinen" is a dark and enjoyable thriller. Ekman is good at describing edgy characters. The ending was a bit predictable and a let down but it was still a dark and entertaining read. Even though I liked his last book "De kapable" better, I want to read more books by Ekman. It'll be fun to see what more he'll come up with.
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