I was tagged for a meme by Kim L and it’s the first time in my book blogging life I’ve been properly tagged, so now I feel all special (even though I probably shouldn’t ;D). The idea was to write your own memoir, using no more (or less) than six words.
At first I thought that [...]

Posted on March 6th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: Memes | 4 Comments »

Nu heter jag Nirak
by Peter Pohl
Title translated to English: Now My Name is Nirak

For the Young Adult reading challenge.
Swedish
240 pages
Alfabeta
ISBN: 978-91-501-0787-6
First line: Jag, ett damm, irrande i bländljusa stråk, vilse så som allting annat då, innan tiden föddes, innan rummet slöts inom sina gränser.
Back cover blurb:
Vuxenvärlden störtar sig över Karin, snart fjorton. Hon som [...]

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: C, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Lost in Austen
by Emma Campbell Webster

For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
348 pages
Riverhead Books
ISBN: 978-1-59448-258-8
First line: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young Austen heroine must be in want of a husband, and you are no exception.
Back cover blurb:
Your name: Elizabeth Bennet. Your mission: to marry both prudently and for love, avoiding family scandal. [...]

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Historical, Romance | 1 Comment »

Sanna historier om andra världskriget
by Paul Dowswell
Original title: True Stories of the Second World War

For the A-Z challenge.
Swedish
160 pages
Historiska Media
ISBN: 91-85057-78-9
First line: Trots att det nu gått mer än sextio år sedan andra världskriget rasade kommer det hela tiden nya filmer, tv-dokumentärer och böcker om kriget som vittnar om ett fortsatt starkt intresse för [...]

Posted on March 4th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, History, Non-fiction, Swedish, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

February wasn’t as good a reading month as January, but then I have noticed that January is nearly always my best month. I am at least keeping up with my personal goal of reading four books a week, and that’s always something.
February books:

Eclipse; Stephenie Meyer, B
Sickened; Julie Gregory, D
Monty Python’s Flying Circus - Just the [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: Stats | 1 Comment »

Dragon’s Bait
by Vivian Vande Velde

For the Here Be Dragons and A-Z challenges.
English
196 pages
Magic Carpet Books
ISBN: 0-15-216663-7
First line: The day Alys was accused of being a witch started out like any other.
Back cover blurb:
It is going to eat her… All because the villagers in her town think she is a witch and have staked her [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Fantasy, Here Be Dragons, Young Adult | 3 Comments »

När kommer du tillbaka?
by Marika Kolterjahn
Title translated to English: When Are You Coming Back?

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
Swedish
202 pages
Tiden förlag
ISBN: 91-88879-77-1
First line: Innan jag hunnit längta eller ens tänka på det är tiden inne att flytta hemifrån.
Back cover blurb:
“Vi sätter oss på några stenar och ser ut över en åker. Vi [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »