Reader, I failed...

Hi guys!

Last time I wrote here I was going to participate in the readathon called 24 in 48 readathon... Well, life intervened. As it sometimes does. But now I'm back on track. Even though I read slowly, I did manage to read two short children's books last night, I usually read them every year, because I can read them in less than a half hour and I always need more books towards my Goodreads goal... lol I read:

Daniel i Rom

and

Lotta på bråkmakargatan

I read them both in Swedish. They are both some of the first books I have ever received and read as a child. ❤ Daniel i Rom I got from my aunt as a gift. It is about a little boy who is waiting for his Dad on the Spanish stairs in Rome, where they are supposed to meet. They are on holiday in Rome. Daniel's Dad is a pilot. Then Daniel gets whisked away by another Swedish guy and Daniel ends up representing Sweden in a program with singing children from all over the world. It was a good book to start my reading life.

Lotta is a little girl who wakes up in a foul mood one morning. She has had a nightmare. Her mother tells her to get dressed and come down for breakfast. The sweater Lotta is supposed to wear is one that Lotta really despises. It's itchy and uncomfortable. Lotta decides to throw the sweater in the trash after cutting holes in it. Then she decides to move out of the house. She is tired of being treated like a little girl and tired of people bossing her around. She walks over to the neighbour, an old lady who just happens to have a great place for Lotta to live in. It's a small attitc filled with interesting things. She rearranges the furniture, plays with the doll and other small treasures that the old lady gives her to play with. When night arrives, the world gets dark and scary, Lotta's  Dad comes and asks if Lotta wouldn't consider moving back home.

Well, sorry for the spoilers. I do recommend these books for children. Astrid Lindgren is one of my favorite authors from my childhood.

Updated tbr pile 24 in 48 read a thon July 2017

So, I'm still going through what I would like to read during these 24/48 hours...

Also I have these audiobooks:

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
IT
Orange is the new black
The thousandth floor
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
the book thief
Me Before You
Divergent

And I also have Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I can read and listen at the same time...

Ta! 😉

24 in 48 read a thon July 2017

Hi!

It's time. Finally. 😊 I love readathons. This time I'm participating in the readathon called

https://24in48.com

I have tried to participate earlier but my attempts have been feeble... I have a lot of books to choose from. Here is are some of my potential books tbr during the readathon...

What are you reading? Are you going to be participating in the readathon? I know that here in Finland people don't know a lot about readathons, I know I didn't, for the longest time. I'm really looking forward to this readathon. I wish I could be active and that I would be able to finish some of the books I'm currently reading.

More later! 😊

Evening...

Hi!

I am a very slow and eclectic reader. I pick up a book, I put it down. I pick up another book, change my mind again... I have made a deal with myself. I will try not to be too hard on myself about this. I have been trying to read mostly books that I already own. Instead of buying more books all the time. If I start a series, I will only buy the next book in the series, not all of them, before I know I like them. That has happened at least one time. It was the True Blood series... I read the first one, really didn't care for it. But before I started the series, I already had purchased the entire series... One reason was that I love vampires... I have never watched the TV series. I'm sorry. 😊

A few days ago, I started re-reading Gone with the Wind... Wow, it is going by faster this time! I just completely love this book! 😍

Well,  it's getting late. 😊
Good night!

Hey there guys!

Sooo...

I've been quite lazy lately. It's time to start reading and writing! 😄

Tonight the weather here in my part of Finland is completely wonderful, I am sitting outside and trying to decide which books to read. Believe it or not, I actually borrowed a book from my Dad! He never lends his books to anyone! 😃 I borrowed in fact two books. Two Agatha Christie books!

4.50 from Paddington

And Third girl

They seem really good. I started Third girl but "saved " it again for later... I always start saving books for later if they're really good. Hmpf. I guess I have a really bad case of fear of finishing a book 😂 lol Well, I have to try to overcome that fear.

More later!
C

Readers, I am back! 😄

Hello there!

How are you all doing? Welcome back to my blog... Sorry I have been absent. I have yet again been fighting a reading slump. It's slowly getting better. I am on my summer vacation, just taking it easy. I have been trying to get more time to read but always something gets in the way...

A short update

I have so far this year read 14 books, so I am 3 books behind schedule but compared to last year, there has been significant progress. Some years I have read almost nothing, because of my illness and other life situations. If I get my self on a roll, I might try for 50 books this year.

Well, I am currently reading

City of Bones

Freddie Mercury

Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar: sjukdomen

And starting

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Cress

Everything,  Everything

The best part of reading is relaxing and listening to music, forgetting all the wordly troubles and being able to decide what to read and when to read. My life would be much more boring if I didn't have books...

Recently I have been subscribing to an audio book service and I haven't been listening to them for a long time, but every time I get a new credit, I find something new to start reading and listening to... I always buy audio books that I already have the physical copy of. I want to read and listen.

Well,  that's all for now.

My ultimate TBR part one...

Hi there!

Since I have been watching many YouTube videos about books, I found this great idea for this blog. I will start writing more "tags" that I have borrowed from others who have either created the tag or have been tagged themselves on Booktube... Booktube is a community on YouTube where people post videos about books. My voice doesn't work, so I can not post videos... Today I am going to start with a list of books that I want to read during my life. I will post more lists if I forget or there's too many for one post. Here is my TBR for the rest of my life. 😊 these are in completely random order.

The Lord of the Rings

Jane Eyre

Wuthering Heights

Emma

Sense and sensibility

Persuasion

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Scarlet Letter

Every book ever written by Stephen King

Every book ever written by John Irving

Well... That's it for today. I will get back to the list later.

Good night!