DDM reading week 8 -15 May 2023

Ali at Heavenali is hosting another Daphne du Maurier reading week this year. It will take place on 8 - 15 May. This event comes at a...

Donna Leon and Commissario Brunetti

Since we recently visited Venice, I wanted to read books that takes place there. I came to think of the popular books by Donna Leon, and...

The Bookworm Tag

Nancy at Readerbuzz tagged her followers with 'The Bookworm Tag'. Very simple rules: -answer the questions -make up new ones -tag people...

In search of Stefan Zweig

We have been visiting Salzburg for a weekend. A wonderful city, full of culture, music and history. It was also the home of Stefan Zweig...

Short reviews from March reading

There will be another set of short reviews for my March reading. I read nine books, of which four were nonfiction. Two of them history...

Short reviews from February

It is quite embarrassing that I have not written any real reviews since the beginning of February. I have been reading a lot, but did not...

March Wrap-up

March has gone and we have now entered what should be the spring month here in Europe. Hopefully, we will go towards warmer weather and...

The Classic Club Spin # 33

Time for another Classic Club Spin, and this month the wheel ended up on # 18. For me that is The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor...

The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair by Russell Martin and Lydia Nibley

I reviewed this book back in 2018. Since I have just attended a Beethoven festival last weekend, I came to think of this book. I decided...

February Wrap-up

February is a short month, but it was a good reading month for me. I managed to read 13 books, of which five were from my TBR shelves (in...

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

This was my last in the FINDS challenge hosted by AnnaBookBel and aiming at reading Nordic literature. I am not familiar with the author,...

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

I actually listened to this book. It came recommended from book bloggers/vloggers and I loved it. A different kind of detective story....