Review | Wilder Girls

“It’s like that, with all of us here. Sick, strange, and we don’t know why. Things bursting out of us, bits missing and pieces sloughing off, and then we harden and smooth over.” Rory Power | Wilder Girls Salty air from the cliffs of Raxter Island used to ruffle the hair of wandering students from…

Review | Sorcery of Thorns

The month of October is finally upon us, and with it creeping fogs and cozy evenings spent with spooky stories. Most of the time, those stories are filled to the brim with witches and monsters, murder and cases of manslaughter. Or you dig up movies, tv shows and books that are all about magic, ghosts,…

Review | The Graveyard Book

The month of October is finally upon us, and with it creeping fogs and cozy evenings spent with spooky stories. Most of the time, those stories are filled to the brim with witches and monsters, murder and cases of manslaughter. Or you dig up movies, tv shows and books that are all about magic, ghosts,…

Review | Christina Henry – The Mermaid

"Do not mistake the revelation of my body for the revelation of my heart. My heart keeps its own secrets, and they don't belong to you or anyone else just because you've seen me with a fish tail." Christina Henry | The Mermaid| p. 155 Do you remember the story of a little mermaid who…

Review | Christina Henry – The Chronicles of Alice

The old woman looked at her sharply. “Did you not see the creature in the fire? Do you not believe the truth of your own eyes?” “No, I don’t,” Alice said. “Once, I saw a Rabbit, who was also a man, and everyone said I was a liar.” Christina Henry | Alice | p. 47…

Quick Review | Fortunately, the Milk

Lately I have been in quite a Neil-Gaiman-fever, and I think it begins to show! After reading 'Art Matters', an inspirational little booklet about - you've already guessed it - why art matters so much, I picked up another story of his: Fortunately, the Milk.    N E I L    G A I M…

12 Klassiker für 2019 | #1 | ‘Brave new World’

Since last years’ reading project (the goal was to read 12 Classics in 12 months) was both a success and such great fun, I decided to do it again and read 12 Classics this year – one each month. I chose twelve Classics that had already been waiting for me on my bookshelf, of which…

6 Classics in 2018 | #6 | ‘Oliver Twist’ | Review

“Come,” said Mr. Bumble, somewhat less pompously, for it was gratifying to his feelings to observe the effect his eloquence had produced; “come, Oliver! Wipe your eyes with the cuffs of your jacket, and don’t cry into your gruel; that’s a very foolish action, Oliver.” It certainly was, for there was quite enough water in…

Review | ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ by Agatha Christie

“I must get this clear,” he said. “Who exactly are you? And where do you come in?” “I represent the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits.” He paused, then added, “I am a detective. My name is Hercule Poirot.” Agatha Christie | Murder on the Orient Express | p. 52 In the nick of time, just…

Review | ‘The Sleeper and the Spindle’ by Neil Gaiman

“She was one of those forest witches, driven to the margins a thousand years ago, and a bad lot. She cursed the babe at birth, such that when the girl was eighteen she would prick her finger and sleep forever.” Neil Gaiman | The Sleeper and the Spindle Who doesn’t know the fairy tale of…