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Book review: Blodets sti af Tobias Stenbæk Bro
Book review: Blodets sti af Tobias Stenbæk Bro *This book review of Blodets Sti by Tobias Stenbæk Bro will be in Danish since the book is only published in Danish* Jeg modtog et anmeldereksemplar fra Turbine forlaget mod en ærlig anmeldelse af værket. Bogen er senere flyttet til Forlaget Ulven og Uglen. Se også min anmeldelse af Væddermændenes Nat, første bog i serien. Blodets Sti af Tobias Stenbæk Bro “3 brødre. 2 hemmeligheder. 1 sejrherre. De tre riddersønner Rodrik, Cedrik og Stormfrik er på flugt fra de maskerede mænd der brændte deres fødehjem, Ravnehøj, ned til grunden og slog deres fader ihjel. Men brødrene er også på jagt efter svar. For…
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OWLs Magical Readathon 2020
OWLs Magical Readathon 2020 In April, I participated in the OWLs Magical Readathon 2020 hosted by Book Roast. It’s a reading event that took place during the month of April 2020. The theme lines up with the wizarding world of Harry Potter and it’s about “taking your magical exams” also known as the “O.W.L.s”. This is done by reading a certain type of book for each subject that you would imagine attending. So, what did I actually manage to read for this event and how many “subjects” did I complete? I read a lot of books in April, although not all of them fit the criteria and thus didn’t count…
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Book review: Væddermændenes Nat
Book review: Væddermændenes Nat – Et varsel om Storm 1 *This book review of Væddermændenes Nat will be in Danish since the book is only published in Danish* Jeg modtog et anmeldereksemplar fra Turbine forlaget mod en ærlig anmeldelse af værket. Bogen er senere flyttet til Forlaget Ulven og Uglen. Væddermændenes Nat af Tobias Stenbæk Bro “3 brødre 2 hemmeligheder 1 sejrherre Væddermændenes nat er første bind i den dystre fantasyserie Et varsel om Storm; en fortælling om blodige magtkampe, skjult forræderi og fortiede hemmeligheder. Et varsel om Storm er historien om tre riddersønner, hvis drømme brister og ambitioner iturives, da de må forlade deres faders gård og flygte ud…
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Book review: Rotherweird
Book review of Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott This is a book review of Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott. A book about a weirdly whimsical and secluded town with plenty of Tudor age secrets. Rotherweird is the first part of a trilogy. Summary I have humbly borrowed this blurp from the back of the book: “1558: Twelve children, gifted far beyond their years, are banished by their Tudor queen to the town of Rotherweird. Some say they are the golden generation; some say the devil’s spawn. But everyone knows they are something to be revered – and feared. Four and a half centuries on, cast adrift from the rest of England by…
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Book review: Circe by Madeline Miller
Book review of Circe by Madeline Miller This is my book review of Circe by Madeline Miller. It’s a retelling of the story of Circe, who was believed to be one of the first witches in greek mythology. Summary of Circe “In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.” The description of Circe above is…
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Book review: The Keyhole
Book review of The Keyhole by Jean Tardieu This book review of The Keyhole by Jean Tardieu, is a part of my “A play a week” reading challenge. Basically, it means that I try to read a play each week for a year, ending up with 52 scripts in total. So really, The Keyhole is more a script than an actual book. The Keyhole and absurd voyerism This script definitely had a lot going on in the subtext. Not in the naturalistic way obviously, but I saw this script play out in my mind in so many different ways while reading it. It was like the opposite feeling of reading…
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Book review: The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco
Book review of The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco This is actually a review of the script for a play. The play is a part of my reading challenge, where I read a play a week. My goal is to read 52 plays in a year and you can follow my progress right here and maybe even start your own! Find plays by Ionesco right here on Amazon [affiliate links] The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco The Lesson is a short play by Eugene Ionesco. It was a quick read and somewhat entertaining. Basically, there is a professor and his maid, who are expecting a new student. The new student arrives for…
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5 different books on love
5 different books on love Here are 5 different books on love just in time for Valentines Day! Whether you like the day or not, I find that books are always a good idea. I’ve collected some of my earlier book reviews for this list, to represent different views on love. (One of them is in Danish). They are different genres and the themes and writing styles are also quite different, so hopefully you’ll find at least one of them interesting. You can read the full reviews by following the links in the book titles. I’ve tried to relate each of them to something with a similar theme or feel,…
