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“There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.” The first book about Sherlock Holmes’ many adventures is A Study in Scarlet, but the first ever book about him and his faithful friend Doctor Watson … Continue reading “A Study in Scarlet” – our first meeting with Holmes and Watson
Plenty happened these past two years. I cried a bit. I laughed a lot. I kept drawing, I kept daydreaming of stories and the characters they happened to, I kept singing. I decided to study design instead of linguistics. I went to the mountain. I went to the sea. I went to an amazing concert … Continue reading “Anxious People” – a very human story
“I have not the pleasure of understanding you.” This quote sums up my feelings during the first hundred pages. Surely, the first sentence is meant to draw you in, right? But why would care about a story involving people whose biggest problem seems to be finding the right person to marry?… That’s the questions used … Continue reading “Pride and Prejudice” – a charming read
Yeah, yeah, I saw the Netflix series. Oddly enough, that (as well as a friend of mine) drove me to pick up the books. I promised myself not to entangle with yet another fantasy series, and especially not with a series that goes on for six or seven books… but here we are. I guess … Continue reading “The Witcher: The Last Wish” – a magical collection of tales
So, let me just start with a thought from the world’s collective brain cell – 2020 was, nicely put, am absolute flop. I could use far more derogatory and offensive words. But I’m done with it. This has been, so far, one of the most stressful and emotional (not entirely in a good way) years … Continue reading “All the Stars and Teeth” – the last book of 2020…
The title reminds you of the book I just talked about, doesn’t it? Well’, you’re not wrong. This is Adrienne Young’s companion novel for Sky in the Deep, and one look at the cover tells you the story will feel like a trip back to the Viking age again, a familiar taste of a weathered, … Continue reading “The Girl the Sea Gave Back” – a book to love by its cover
2020 was nasty enough to make me forget about most of my hobbies. I gave up on taking part of NaNoWriMo, I’ve probably barely made 20 drawings for the whole year, and, well… you can notice the regular(ish) book reviews I had up dropped to non-existent. And what should I say about things like playing … Continue reading “Sky in the Deep” – a tale about betrayal, love, and loyalty
O, dearest reader! I must confide in you now – I experienced this book. As a poor university break-taker with no job, I, too, have had my moments of famine, and the story that takes place in ‘Hunger’ as if described my exact feelings at my lowest of lows. Set in Oslo in 1890 – … Continue reading “Hunger” – when the hunger for life is as powerful as the hunger for success
Imagine yourself finding out that you’re going to die. You get called from a company, Death-Cast, whose task it is to contact people like you. You have one more day to live. Pretty depressing, is it? For a book that makes you think it has spoiled itself with its title, this one offers a lot … Continue reading “They Both Die in the End” – so why do you think I hate endings?
Случвало ли ви е е някой път съвсем случайно да попаднете на нещо, което на пръв поглед не изглежда необикновено и не ви идва мисълта, че ще промени живота ви, но в последствие се оказва, че сякаш създалият го е прочел мислите ви? Нещо подобно се случи и с мен и тази стихосбирка. Спомням си … Continue reading “Втора кожа” от Катерина Стойкова – стихотворенията не съществуват само за красота
Quiet musings of a reader 