Category Archives: English

Books in English.

Mermaid in Manhattan

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Yrsha

My favourite books to buy in bookstores are those you didn’t know excisted before you went in, those finds that you just stumble upon. Mermaid in Manhattan is one of those. I went to the store to pick up something … Continue reading →

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Wild Dark Shore

Posted on August 21, 2026 by Yrsha

Wild Dark Shore was chosen as our university book circle book last autumn, at a time where I couldn’t participate. I then read the beginning to follow along in the discussions and then decided to leave it at that. Until … Continue reading →

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The Rose Code

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Yrsha

The Rose Code – Kate QuinnSwedish title: RoskodenOriginal publication year: 2021 One sentence pitch: Three ladies worked with decoding messages during the Second World War and now one of them claims she was wrongfully sent to the mad house. This … Continue reading →

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April 2026

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Yrsha

April was an audiobook service month, almost everything I read was through them. Two of the books was a combination of audiobook service and physical copies. I read 10 things; 5 novels, 1 graphic novel, 2 short stories, 1 novella … Continue reading →

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Weekly update #94 – a bit of general rambling

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Yrsha

It’s been a short minute since I did a weekly update. I’ve read a lot this year, I’m currently at 75 books/short stories/graphic novels and I’ve been enjoying myself. Not all have been great, some been good enough and a … Continue reading →

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2 x book circle books

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Yrsha

I have two book circle discussions coming up tomorrow and I thought I’d better do a small reflection on my own before I head to the discussions. Moby Dick by Herman Melville has raised a lot of interesting discussions throughout … Continue reading →

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Read your colour #2 – Slow Horses

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Yrsha

This is the first book read in the quest to see if Read your color is indeed recommending good books (to your colour). This book was recommended as a red recommendation with the motivation: “This became an Apple TV smash … Continue reading →

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A reading update

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Yrsha

I haven’t been reading or updating much lately but I’ve finished a couple of books. Here’s four fairly recent finishes. I read Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1) by Pierce Brown together with one of my book circles. I was … Continue reading →

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March 2026

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Yrsha

I think we can say that I failed in my read-instead-of-scrolling goal this month too. But I haven’t really been in the mood to read. I did read a couple of things and the reading feeling is back in April! … Continue reading →

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February 2026

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Yrsha

I failed in my read-instead-of-scrolling goal this month. I don’t really have a good reason for not putting in the work more than I zoned in more on other interests and scrolled a bit on social media for these. I … Continue reading →

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