tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38742069062279155322024-03-19T08:55:25.646+02:00Mareli Thalk ink ...... Constant Thalking, Chalking and Thinking about Small Drops of Ink Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-13249974318379148392017-12-15T11:28:00.000+02:002017-12-15T11:28:48.739+02:00Friday Meets 15 December 2017<a href="http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/ae/aef2c29b611e1a845bcfba2e808848d679fd3de78054e82d0569dcd59c5ea66b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for funny scrooge memes" border="0" src="http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/ae/aef2c29b611e1a845bcfba2e808848d679fd3de78054e82d0569dcd59c5ea66b.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How many Fridays do we have left? Before Christmas? After Christmas? I am seriously suffering from a bit of Scrooge syndrome the past couple of weeks. In more ways than one. Some good, some bad. But I do believe it is Friday and that means we can talk books. I can still do that. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Meet me on Friday @ <b style="font-style: italic;">Friday 56 </b><span style="font-style: italic;">for a bit of <b><i>Book Blogger Hop</i></b></span><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>to kick-start the weekend with <i style="font-weight: bold;">Book Beginnings</i>. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw_MvDYPsHwpaeV5XOkNA2pu6oWr5FPzOoBCEqHb-3oxd-MO60s2eeDVCPN6vLXcfl4a7Pqwg0LV8yXx6xkhUX68UqJkodrHwOdoh9U2zVQqTufGQza7cgnzQ4mJQjGoIyXyb-L6X_Gvw/s1600/BB.Button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw_MvDYPsHwpaeV5XOkNA2pu6oWr5FPzOoBCEqHb-3oxd-MO60s2eeDVCPN6vLXcfl4a7Pqwg0LV8yXx6xkhUX68UqJkodrHwOdoh9U2zVQqTufGQza7cgnzQ4mJQjGoIyXyb-L6X_Gvw/s200/BB.Button.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let's start with <i style="font-weight: bold;">Book Beginnings </i>for a change. Why leave new things for the new year when trying them out in the old year is just as good? This weekly feature is hosted by </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gilion @ </span><a href="http://www.rosecityreader.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff1b00; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">Rose City Reader</a>. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every Friday we share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next stop is at Freda over at<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.fredasvoice.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff1b00; text-decoration-line: none;">Freda's Voice</a> for <b>Friday 56</b>. Just bring the <span style="background-color: white;">following:</span></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Remember to post your link on <a href="http://www.fredasvoice.com/" style="color: #ff1b00; text-decoration-line: none;">Freda's Voice</a> and to visit the other guys in the linky.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A couple of months back, I couldn't stop talking about <i>Tannie Maria. </i>The leading character in South African author Sally Andrew's <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Tannie+Maria+mystery">Tannie Maria mystery series</a>. I honestly can't explain what is the most entertaining of these books. The characters, the writing style, the quirky Afrikaans translations or the recipes. In <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26010158-recipes-for-love-and-murder?from_search=true">In recipes for love and murder</a>, the food is to die for. Me and some of my friends have tried a few of her recipes, and <i>jislaaik - </i>it's delicious! The second book in the series, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29481945-the-satanic-mechanic?from_search=true">The Satanic Mechanic</a>, is just as entertaining. I am at (believe it or not! <span style="font-size: x-small;">Okay, I planned it</span>) exactly 56%!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXcAqUzPFboeguFWmC2SxqL2x8wYGNbymjE2k_5Xg9wIWm16mQjJYi6W8HLqdaS2HwqcxovBKUlMefflhIYa0uInWpA8toRyMRakvtrsRZdqH0u4dDjXcVlrul251445QEPktF_Hm_G8/s1600/Book+Blogger+Hop+%2528Final%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXcAqUzPFboeguFWmC2SxqL2x8wYGNbymjE2k_5Xg9wIWm16mQjJYi6W8HLqdaS2HwqcxovBKUlMefflhIYa0uInWpA8toRyMRakvtrsRZdqH0u4dDjXcVlrul251445QEPktF_Hm_G8/s200/Book+Blogger+Hop+%2528Final%2529.png" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our final stop for today is <b><i>The Book Blogger Hop </i></b>hosted by <a href="http://www.coffeeaddictedwriter.com/" style="color: #ff1b00; text-decoration-line: none;">Ramblings of a coffee addicted writer</a>. Every week they will pop a question that you need to answer. Post your answer to your blog, enter your post to the linky provided, make yourself a cup of coffee and go visit the other blogs in the list. </span><br />
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-70369054553688034342017-12-12T19:48:00.001+02:002017-12-13T08:30:17.470+02:00Top Ten Favorite Books for 2017<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As with most books, my selection is strictly based on personal experiences. None of my favorites for 2017 are actually published in 2017. In fact I have two books on my list that were published in the previous century! But that is the wonder of books and the magic of reading. It is always in the present tense the moment you open the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don't really have an ascending order from most favorite to least favorite list for this year. Each of the books listed meant something to me through a really tough year. Let's have a quick look at the books that made my list: </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That's life, I guess. Sometimes, we don't end up with a <i>and they lived happily ever after.</i> And sometimes, that's just the way it is. Sometimes your grief is as big as an elephant. Sometimes the only consolation is an elephant. </span><br />
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<br />Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-79469171191435410582017-10-28T15:28:00.000+02:002017-10-28T15:28:39.821+02:00Queen of Spades by Michael Shou-Yung Shum<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490826048l/34638913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="34638913" border="0" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490826048l/34638913.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Title: </b>Queen of Spades</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Author: </b>Michael Shou-Yung Shum</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Published by: </b>Forest Avenue Press</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Publication date: </b>10 October 2017 </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre: </b>General Fiction, Suspense</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>ISBN: </b>19424363319</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Mareli's rating: </b>3.5 stars</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Recommend to: </b>If you have a gambling problem - stay clear. This book reveals the 'magic' of a casino and the luck of the card. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Description: </b></span><em style="color: #333333;">Queen of Spades</em><span style="color: #333333;"> revamps the classic Pushkin fable of the same name, transplanted to a mysterious Seattle-area casino populated by a pit boss with six months to live, a dealer obsessing over the mysterious methods of an elderly customer known as the Countess, and a recovering gambler who finds herself trapped in a cultish twelve-step program. With a breathtaking climax that rivals the best Hong Kong gambling movies, Michael Shou-Yung Shum’s debut novel delivers the thrilling highs and lows that come when we cede control of our futures to the roll of the dice and the turn of a card. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.forestavenuepress.com/catalog/queen-of-spades-by-michael-shou-yung-shum/">Forest Avenue Press</a></span></span></span><br />
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Or if you watch crime series with female detectives, you might like this one as well.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Description: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder investigation.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The victim, a beautiful young socialite, appeared to have the perfect life. 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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Description: </b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">People respond to tragedy in different ways. Some try to move on. Some don’t move at all. A year after her young son’s death due to a rare genetic disease, Emma Hazelton is still frozen by grief, unable and unwilling to consider her husband Noah’s suggestion that they try to have another child.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">As the future Emma once imagined crumbles, her family’s past comes into sharp relief. Searching for the roots of her son’s disease, Emma tries to fit together the pieces in her genealogical puzzle. Hidden within an old wedding photograph of her great-grandparents is an unusual truth Emma never guessed at—a window into all the ways that love can be surprising, generous, and fiercely brave . . . and a discovery that may help her find her own way forward at last. (Netgalley)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've requested this book from Netgalley and Kensington Books at the beginning of this year when I went through a similar heartache as Emma. I hoped that this book would help me to deal with my own sorrow and pain. That it did. What a beautiful written book! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't read the companion to <b>Where the sweet bird sings</b>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28109953-root-petal-thorn">Root, Petal, Thorn</a>, but I will try to get my hands on it. Although the two novels are not a sequel, I do believe it might be to the reader's advantage to read both of these. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, that is exactly what is happening in this enticing story by one of the most versatile authors I've ever had the pleasure to read. Wait, that makes me sound like a gypsy fortune teller. Let's try again: Whose work I had the pleasure to read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now I am not very good with audiobooks. Yet. I have listened to a couple of the classics on Librivox and that is okay, because if you <i>lose </i>a chapter or two, you haven't missed much. And if you don't like the narrator, you can easily switch to another reader. <i>And</i> I am Afrikaans first language, so no, I do not realize when a word might be mispronounced. Actually, more than once I've realized that I have mispronounced some words for years. In public. In well-to-do company. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">We've watched the movie last night and it was like a double-choc-shot. The perfect companion to an amazing book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you read <b>A Monster Calls </b>or watched the movie? </span></div>
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-39433114342462405022017-08-07T11:44:00.003+02:002017-08-07T11:44:37.027+02:00Monday Shout Out - I don't need therapy, I need books<a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/97/9d/af/979dafd867067ca58db4a5a89483047d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for I don't need therapy I need books" border="0" height="200" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/97/9d/af/979dafd867067ca58db4a5a89483047d.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's the second week of August already. My goodness.... How did we get here without therapy? Actually, I didn't. But it doesn't help all that much. Or at least not as much as a good book does. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past week I've had two books that were better for my soul and state of mind than any therapist could possibly be. I might go as far as saying it was better than chocolate. At least one was better than chocolate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So is life any better? No. But at least books don't fail me anymore. Yes, the sun does shine a bit brighter on my book pages this morning. So let's get reading for this week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Into the Water by Paula Hawkins </b>- Nope. This was no earth shattering, skip-your-therapy-session-and-finish-the-damn-book read. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a <i>bad </i>read. Just not as strong as <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22557272-the-girl-on-the-train?from_search=true">The Girl on the Train</a>. But I am very excited for the movie version of this one, lots op potential for a really great movie. Follow my thoughts @ <a href="https://marelithalkink.blogspot.co.za/2017/07/into-water-by-paula-hawkins.html">Into the Water</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult </b>- This was my WOW book for the year. The one that make you stop and take a double take. The one that hits you full force. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It might just be me though. This book understood. Or the elephants did. Sometimes your grief is as big as an elephant. Sometimes the only consolation is an elephant. Gosh. I loved it. <a href="https://marelithalkink.blogspot.co.za/2017/08/leaving-time-by-jodi-picoult.html">Review: Leaving Time</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell </b>- I'm not all that comfortable with audio books yet, but this was quite enjoyable. And yes, I loved to remember how it felt to be young and in love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness </b>- </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh how I love a book that is better than therapy. This is one of those. Some of the most profound, life changing quotes I've ever read. And believe me, I am a sucker for a good quote from a book. This book will stay with me forever. I hope the monster will come just after midnight. Like he should.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am currently listening to an audio recording of <b>The Memory of Water </b>by one of my all time favorite South African authors, JT Lawrence. The story is funny and easy to follow, but I do struggle a bit with the definitely-NOT-South African-accent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I <i>can't</i> just sit and listen to a book. My mind goes on adventures way beyond the listened word. So I still occupy my hands with a bit of color by numbers. See, I really don't need therapy. </span></div>
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-8156970170286509352017-08-03T11:00:00.001+02:002017-08-03T11:00:11.684+02:00Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405949365l/22752718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="22752718" border="0" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405949365l/22752718.jpg" width="208" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>Leaving Time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Jodi Picoult</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Jenna Metcalf was with her mother the night she disappeared in tragic and mysterious circumstances, but she remembers nothing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Over ten years have passed, and still Jenna reads and rereads her mother's journals, hoping to find some clue hidden there, in the meticulous recording of her scientific research with elephants.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Desperate for answers, Jenna uses all her savings to recruit the aid of a private detective - and a psychic.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Jenna knows her mother loved her. She knows she would not leave her. And she will not rest until she finds out what happened that night. In her most gripping mystery since House Rules, Jodi Picoult brings us a powerful story of a young girl's determination to uncover the truth, however shocking and life-changing it might be.</span></i></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's life, I guess. Sometimes, we don't end up with a <i>and they lived happily ever after.</i> And sometimes, that's just the way it is. Sometimes your grief is as big as an elephant. Sometimes the only consolation is an elephant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In more ways than one, the biggest characters in this book were the elephants. Browsing through different reviews on this book, I found it astounding how many reviewers "complained" about the elephants in the <strike>room</strike> book. Yes, this is a great book and a stunning story and the ending really is just WOW. But the elephants, the elephants were amazing. They were <i>real</i>. They were <i>true. </i>Their grief <i>happened.</i> The rest is but a story. </span><br />
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-16613769415658906342017-07-31T16:42:00.001+02:002017-07-31T16:42:19.357+02:00Into the Water by Paula Hawkins<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33151805-into-the-water" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Into the Water" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494055413m/33151805.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33151805-into-the-water">Into the Water</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1063732.Paula_Hawkins">Paula Hawkins</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2046944599">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br p="" /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother's sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to the place she deliberately ran from—a place to which she vowed she'd never return.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins delivers an urgent, twisting, deeply satisfying read that hinges on the deceptiveness of emotion and memory, as well as the devastating ways that the past can reach a long arm into the present.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Beware a calm surface—you never know what lies beneath. </i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33151805-into-the-water">Goodreads</a></span></span><br />
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Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Yes, that was exactly what I did not get from this book. That "OH NO"! feeling I had when reading <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22557272.The_Girl_on_the_Train" rel="nofollow" title="The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins">The Girl on the Train</a>.<br /><br />It wasn't bad. It was quite a decent read. Just not what I have expected. I knew who the killer was before page 20 and I actually thought I was suppose to know who it was. Like Columbo, you know? You always know who the killer is and then the aim of the story is how Columbo is going to proof the ifs, hows and whys. At around page 130 I realized that was not the case. But I still knew who it was.<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I've listened to just over an hour of <b><i>The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood</i></b> and I really, really, <i>really </i>just can't get into it. Yes, I know it is a literary masterpiece and I see all the raving reviews from people who's opinions I highly value, but no - this does not do anything for me. Yes, I can see that it is a landmark for feminist movements and I can also see the endless discussion points and literary analysis. And yes, I <i>did </i>read <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5470.1984?ac=1&from_search=true">1984 by George Orwell</a> and thoroughly enjoyed it and I did partake in the endless discussions for that book. I can't exactly pinpoint what it is that puts my off on <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Handmaid's Tale</i>, I just feel that life is way to short to spend it on books you don't <i>want </i>to read. I intended to read it for such a long time, so yes again, I am rather disappointed. But I believe it might just be me. It's all me. Not the book. </span></div>
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-32370263789511553852017-07-17T14:20:00.001+02:002017-07-17T14:20:26.787+02:00It's Monday! What are you reading? #8<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings! It's winter holidays in South Africa and I've had the two most marvelous weeks with two of my bestest friends in all the world. Sorry for the absence from the blogosphere, but my presence was on the beach spending time with near and dear ones and feeding my soul. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Onse Vaders (Our Fathers): </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago, I've told you about the afrikaans novel <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23660722-weeping-waters">Plaasmoord (Weeping Waters)</a> by Karin Brynard. Excellent read for all South Africans and those who would like to know about farm attacks and violence in South Africa. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Onse Vaders (Our Fathers)</i> is even better. I might go so far as to say it's a must read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This post links up with <i style="font-weight: bold;">It's Monday! What are you reading? </i>hosted by <a href="http://bookdate.blogspot.co.za/">The Book Date</a>.</span></div>
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-83184186571885940102017-07-02T12:58:00.001+02:002017-07-02T12:58:02.653+02:00Library Card July 2017<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Greetings! No, there is no need to double check. Yes, it is July and not June and I did not fill in my library card for June. And yes, the world is still turning. <span style="font-size: x-small;">*</span><i style="font-size: small;">Wipe brow* </i>I've actually managed to read quite a few books lately. Even without my faithful Library Card.</span><br />
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<i>Note: "Misverstand" is an Afrikaans title and my review is also in Afrikaans. Should you wish to read the book or find out more about it, it is available in English - <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34502469-you-lost-me">You Lost Me</a></i></div>
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<i>Note: "Plaasmoord" is also Afrikaans. The book is available in English - <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23660722-weeping-waters">Weeping Waters</a></i></div>
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<i>Note: Yes, "Dubbelspel is also Afrikaans. No, it is not available in English. So sorry.</i></div>
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<i>Note: Yes, "Onse Vaders" is Afrikaans. Once again. But yes! It is available in English: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31830754-our-fathers">Our Fathers</a></i></div>
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-26831125345600013682017-06-29T10:55:00.001+02:002017-06-29T10:55:21.685+02:00My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Daphne du Maurier</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Published by: </b>Victor Gollancz Ltd</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Publication date: </b>1951 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Read:</b> June 24 - June 28 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Genre: </b>Mystery Thriller; Classic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pages: </b>351</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Mareli's rating: </b>5 stars</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Recommend to: </b>If you can read, you have to read Daphne du Maurier's books. They don't come like this anymore.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Description: </b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir, a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself. But the cosy world the two construct is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and there he dies suddenly. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jealous of his marriage, racked by suspicion at the hints in Ambrose's letters, and grief-stricken by his death, Philip prepares to meet his cousin's widow with hatred in his heart.Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious Rachel like a moth to the flame. And yet... might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death? <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11300065-my-cousin-rachel">Goodreads</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ever since reading that first line, every little essence of my being became brooding, suspicious and doubtful. Just like Ambrose and Philip, I was captivated by cousin Rachel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11300065-my-cousin-rachel">My Cousin Rachel </a>was first published in 1951 by Victor Gollancz and how lucky am I to have been able to read a first edition! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Life was good, apart from a few health problems that forced Ambrose to spend the winters in warmer climate. Ambrose chooses Italy for his summer home. Philip misses Ambrose dearly, but luckily he receives frequent letters from him. Ambrose writes that he has met a cousin of theirs (no more detail than that is provided), Rachel, and in the spring Philip is informed of the news that Ambrose and Rachel got married. Gradually, the tone of Ambrose's letters changes. He complaints a lot and some of his letters are a bit incoherent with a few disturbing accusations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">More than that, I do not wish to disclose. That is for you to read. And to decide. <i>Did she? </i>or <i>Did she not?</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you <i>really </i>don't want to read the book (although it will be such a shame), you can watch the 2017 release of Fox Searchlight Pictures' adaptation of the novel, starring Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin. OR the 1952 movie by Twentieth Century-Fox starring Olivia de Havilland and Richard Burton.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are a number of great reviews on the bloggosphere and on the World Wide Web of <b>My Cousin Rachel</b>. All are worth the read, but I will recommend you read <a href="https://definitelynotforthebirds.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/a-brief-moment-of-narcissism-a-review-of-my-cousin-rachel/">A brief moment of Narcissism: a review of My Cousin Rachel</a> by Definitely not for the Birds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last but not least - a very big Thank You to Katherine @ <a href="http://iwishilivedinalibrary.blogspot.co.za/">I wish I lived in a Library</a> for joining me for this read-together. Please have a look at her review as well. This was great fun and it kept me motivated to make sure the book gets read. </span><br />
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-39463349047591286002017-06-28T15:18:00.001+02:002017-06-28T15:30:29.147+02:00Plaasmoord deur Karin Brynard<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405850305l/8835356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="8835356" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405850305l/8835356.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Titel: </b>Plaasmoord</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Skrywer: </b>Karin Brynard</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Uitgewer: </b>Human & Rousseau</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Eerste druk: </b>2009</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Bladsye: </b>510 (sagteband)</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b>My gradering: </b>4 Sterre</span></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre: </b>Moord en doodslag, geskiedenis, speur</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ek gaan nogsteeds effens gebuk onder my streng gereformeede skuldbekenning dat ek nie genoeg Afrikaans lees nie. My boetedoening vorder glad nie sleg nie, en ek voel heel trots op myself (wat seker ook nie juis toelaatbaar is nie). Ek het die afgelope maand al 3 Afrikaanse boeke deurgewerk. Dankie tog vir goeie vriende en familie met uitstekende lees-smaak wat almal Afrikaanse boeke aandra. <br /><br />Ek het die lywige <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8835356.Plaasmoord" rel="nofollow" title="Plaasmoord by Karin Brynard">Plaasmoord</a> saam met twee ander gewigte boeke en my getroue kindle in my tas gesmokkel oppad met vakansie. Nodeloos om te noem, het my man dit ontdek en gegrom oor die ekstra gewig. Deel van die gegrom was onder andere die aanname dat mens beslis nie so 'n dik boek kan skryf oor 'n plaasmoord nie. Ja, dit gebeur en dit is baie sleg, maar dis hoogstens 'n voorblad artikel met 'n vervolg op bladsy 3 werd. Ek het maar hard op my tong gebyt (ons almal weet mos die beste tekens van 'n suksesvolle huwelik is al die littekens op die tong) en besluit om eers die boek te lees en dan te besluit of dit 'n argument werd is of nie.<br /><br />Ek was nog nie eers halfpad in die boek voor ek aan Shakepeare se bekende aanhaling, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet", begin dink het nie. Die titel van hierdie boek is misleidend, bedrieglik, aandagafleidend en vreesaanjaend vir die boere-gemeenskap tans in Suid-Afrika. Ooooeee - dis 'n goeie titel. Want dit is presies hoe die boek is.<br /><br />Jislaaik, ek het lanklaas so lekker gelees. Speurder-Inspekteur Albertus Markus Beeslaar (spreek dit hardop uit. Dit val so lekker op die tong), is pas uit Johannesburg verplaas om 'n veediefstal-eenheid in die Noord-Kaap op die been te bring. Ag jitte, het inspekteur Beeslaar nou nie vir jou die interessantste twee "sidekicks" (ek kry nie 'n vertaling nie en kantskoppers gaan beslis nie werk nie) nie, Sersante Pyl en Ghaap. Ek weet sommer hierdie driemanskap gaan groot gunstelinge word op my boekrak. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><i><b>"'n Plaasmoord raak almal in 'n gemeenskap soos hierdie. Almal. Die vrees, die waar maak van 'n nagmerrie in hulle midde. Dis asof die kollektiewe vrees waarmee iedereen in sy of haar agterkop rondloop, skielik uit die skadu van die onderbewussyn opduik en voor jou kom staan."</b></i><br />Maar is dit werklik net nog 'n plaasmoord? Net nog een van die redelose aanvalle wat ons platteland en plaas gemeenskappe regoor die land teister? Ek doen nie spoilers nie, dit grein teen my streng gereformeerde opvoeding. Maar ek sal die volgende aap uit die mou laat: 'n Plaasmoord kan wel 510 bladsye beslaan, mmaar die moord op Freddie Swarts is nie net nog 'n statistiek nie. <br /><br /><b><i>"Die wereld is vol fucked-up mense. En hulle is nie almal arm en swart en honger nie. Soms is hulle wit en mooi en ryk. Maar hulle koppe raas maar almal op dieselfde manier."</i></b><br /><br />Dankie liewe vriendin dat jy sommer al 3 Karin Brynard boeke vir my geleen het. Kannie wag om verder ondersoek in te stel saam met Inspekteur Beeslaar en Pyl en Ghaap nie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had a good reading month so far and I am on schedule. That "monthly reads" shelf on my Goodreads profile proofs to be helpful. I've only deviated on one or two books, but they brought so much pleasure, I don't care. I have <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18869970-my-cousin-rachel?from_search=true">My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier</a> lined up for the weekend. Been looking forward to this one for quite some time.I have a 1951 edition to read from and the cupboard is stacked with hot chocolate and my blanky is waiting on the coach. Gosh, sometimes life is just good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The problem with Mondays.... Endless. I was actually looking forward to Monday, but then BAM - it just smacks you in the face with all its demands and oh-here's-another-problem at 08:00 on a Monday morning. But I don't hate Monday. I honestly don't. At least not the part where we can talk about books. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We took a mini-break last week and I spend it reading. The whole time. Came to the conclusion that reading really does solve everything and it's the best therapy. Monday should try reading. We as readers and bloggers should unite and force the world to spend Mondays reading. It will solve an endless amount of world problems. So nice to still believe in unicorns and the tooth fairy. Don't you think?<a name='more'></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34814293-the-serial-killer-s-daughter">The Serial Killer's Daughter by Lesley Welsh</a> You get serial killers. And then you get Don. Jeez... This was a good read. So sad that the author passed away earlier this year. I'm sure we could have expected a few more great reads from her. <a href="http://marelithalkink.blogspot.co.za/2017/06/the-serial-killers-daughter-by-lesley.html">Review</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23660722-weeping-waters">Weeping Waters by Karin Brynard</a> - I am binding myself to the promise to read more Afrikaans books. The Afrikaans title is "Plaasmoord" and it translates to Farm Murder. Something that is unfortunately very real and happening in South Africa. <i>But </i>don't judge the book only by it's title. This was a real page turner and it is available in English as well. Review to follow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29347945-truly-madly-guilty">Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty</a> - My favorite read for last week. This was a therapy session all wrapped into one book. Review to follow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22438875-dubbelspel">Dubbelspel deur Wilna Adriaanse</a> - Another Afrikaans book. No English translation, yet. Hopefully. This book involves another sad reality in South Africa - organised crime syndicates. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18869970-my-cousin-rachel?ac=1&from_search=true">My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier</a> - I have a joint-review scheduled with Katherine from <a href="http://iwishilivedinalibrary.blogspot.co.za/">I wish I lived in a library</a> on the 29th of June. I have a 1951 edition of this novel to read from and hope to start this week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Publication date: </b>14 June 2017 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Read:</b> June 5 - June 10 2017</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Description: </b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Suzanne’s life changes forever the day she receives a visit from Rose Anderson, the woman who has been living with her estranged father, Don. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don is dead, but Rose wants Suzanne to have his possessions – including a series of intimate diaries and a mysterious collection of photographs of women. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To Suzanne’s shock, one of the photos is of her friend Sophie, whose death ten years before in an unexplained and devastating fire broke Suzanne’s heart. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But Don only met Sophie once, on an unsettling visit he paid Suzanne just days before Sophie’s death… So why did he have a picture of her? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unable to let Sophie’s memory alone, Suzanne begins to dig into her father’s life. What horrors is she about to unearth in his journals? And who is it that’s out there, watching her every move? <a href="http://lesleywelsh.com/the-serial-killers-daughter/">Lesley Welsh.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After Lesley Welsh's editor at Bookouture read <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34814293-the-serial-killer-s-daughter">The Serial Killer's Daughter</a> for the first time, she turned to the author and said, "I do sometimes worry that Don Tyler came out of your head".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a reader and lover of psychological thrillers, I've often wondered about that. And not only for Lesley Welsh, but for numerous other well acclaimed authors as well. What is going on in your head for you to <i>make up </i>characters like these? And what is wrong with me for liking these books and characters so much? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Suzanne was raised by her mother and only have a few recollecting memories of her father. She remembers his on and off visits as a little girl and the lavish gifts and spoils accompanied by these visits. After her mother got remarried, the visits and gifts stopped. Until one final visit 10 years ago that left her with a new kind of "gift". The gift of loss and despair. But her father didn't really have anything to do with it. Did he?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You get serial killers who have a certain <i>modus operandi.</i> They think, they plan, they search, they wait. They slay. And then you get Don. Up to the very last page, there is not much method in his madness. Unless you count the twists and turns his own mind creates as method. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings! Iv'e been a bit lazy with the weekly features the past couple of weeks. <i>But</i> at least I can honestly say I've spend that time reading. Mostly. Okay, about half of that time. Let's make it a third and call it quits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, it's my coffee friends once again. Nicole Kidman as Celeste, Reese Witherspoon as Madeline and Shailene Woodley as Jane. Let's have a look at a few other covers:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From left to right: The Portuguese cover is the type of cover I skip without even glancing at the title or author. So that has to be my least favorite one. The Swedish cover reminds me of the cover for <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society?ac=1&from_search=true">Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society</a> and there is just no similarities between the two books, so that is also a no from me. The Croatian one is quite nice. I like the delicate flower, it's like the truth. Something that doesn't come very easily in this novel. The Danish cover is a bit mediocre, but not all bad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to read this book long before the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3920596/">TV mini-series</a> came out, but I'm actually glad I didn't. Went from binge reading to binge watching. This really is a fun and easy read. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and biting your nails, but it still leaves you thinking. There is very strong underlying theme here and Madeline pinpointed it very well:</span></div>
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-33510281336624735592017-05-18T12:40:00.001+02:002017-05-18T12:40:14.103+02:00How We Found You by J.T. Lawrence<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494400838l/35107691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="35107691" border="0" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494400838l/35107691.jpg" width="210" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Title: </b><span style="background-color: white;">How We Found You</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Author: </b><span style="background-color: white;">J.T. Lawrence</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Series: </b>When tomorrow calls (Book 2)<br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Publication date: </b><span style="background-color: white;">18 May 2017 (Today!!! Launch day is TODAY!!)</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Read:</b><span style="background-color: white;"> May 11 - 18, 2015</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Genre: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Thriller; Science Fiction (Futuristic)</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Mareli's rating: </b><span style="background-color: white;">4 Stars</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Recommend to: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Have you read <i>Why you were taken? </i></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Description: </b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There’s something different about Kate’s four-year-old son. He wasn’t created the old fashioned way. Now a violent cult wants him dead and Kate will do anything to protect him – until they take her daughter.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Browsing through my <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/20687425?shelf=read&utm_campaign=mybooksnav&utm_content=mybooks_cta&utm_medium=web&utm_source=homepage">Goodreads Read Shelf</a>, I came to realize that I haven't read a series back to back in <i>years.</i> Oh what bliss, what a thrill - how quickly can the next one be available <a href="https://pulpbooks.wordpress.com/">Janita Lawrence?</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>How we found you </b>starts about 4 years after <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25651905-why-you-were-taken?ac=1&from_search=true">Why You Were Taken</a> ended. Kate (she doesn't go by Kirsten anymore) and her long-lost twin brother, Seth (he still answers to Seth), are reunited and share an apartment with Kate's two small children, Mally and Silver. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Life and all its trimmings in the not-so-distant-future in South Africa, can be obtained with the click of a button. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loved it. <i>Somebody </i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(come now Janita, I'm talking to you) </span>should write a courtroom drama with holograms and Virtual Reality re-enactments and remote controlled jury-voting devices. During these procedures, we've met a new character, Zack. Hmmmmmm..... hard to explain this one. Do you know this guy:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I like this Kate, she is a bit screwed-up, but hey - who wouldn't be after what she had to endure. As with </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why you were taken</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, it is exactly this strong, realistic character portrayals that makes J.T. Lawrence a writing force to be reckoned with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Kate <i>should </i>be thrilled to have two such beautiful children. I mean really, who wouldn't want to have a printed baby? So why is she so damn paranoid? Honey, trust your mommy-instincts. The Good Lord <span style="font-size: x-small;">(although there isn't much evidence of any<i> </i>believe in the Supremacy here)</span> gave you those instincts for a reason.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No one can be trusted, especially when it comes to your children. Kate's paranoia is rightfully justified when Marko and Keke uncovers that somebody is <i>really </i>trying to harm her children, especially Mally. As in <b>Why you were taken</b>, Kate turns into a fierce warrior queen who will stop at nothing to save her children. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ever since The Evil Queen uttered those damning words, we have all been terrified of Stepmoms. I for one, was much more afraid of The Evil Queen than I was of the Devil in the Children's Bible. No jokes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't get to celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday. But I do have a number of wonderful friends who all got to spend the day with their children. Some of those friends are stepmoms or a stepmom-to-be real soon. When I saw today's theme for <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">Top Ten Tuesday</a> (Mother's Day Related), I immediately thought of my dearest stepmom friends. Are they <i>all </i>evil? I honestly don't think so. But yes, I do believe their only request is: <b>"Bring me her/his heart!"</b>. Maybe just not literally all the time. Sometimes they really just want to capture their stepchildren's hearts.Thankfully Literature, the wisest of all, agrees with me. Let's have a look at a few notable Stepmoms in literature:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I did pick them all for the lovely titles and covers. And maybe I'll have one or two of these over for a nice cup of tea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-35814167902512801372017-05-12T17:39:00.000+02:002017-05-12T17:39:12.184+02:00Friday Meets - 12 May 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">My goodness - it's Friday <i>again.</i> Time sure flies lately, but are we having fun? As long as there's a book lying on your bedside table and a kindle in your bag, of course we are!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Meet me on Friday @ <b style="font-style: italic;">Friday 56 </b><span style="font-style: italic;">for a bit of <b><i>Book Blogger Hop</i></b></span><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>to kick-start the weekend with <i style="font-weight: bold;">Book Beginnings</i>.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Remember to post your link on <a href="http://www.fredasvoice.com/">Freda's Voice</a> and to visit the other guys in the linky.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago, I featured a South African book, <a href="http://marelithalkink.blogspot.co.za/2017/05/why-you-were-taken-by-jt-lawrence.html">Why you were taken by J.T. Lawrence</a>. Man, you need to read that book. One word. Awesome. And the best part of all is that the second book in the series, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35107691-how-we-found-you">How we found you</a>, will be released next week! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Still with <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35107691-how-we-found-you">How we found you</a> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(This series is <i>really</i> great guys. Read it)</span></span></span></div>
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Elza Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874206906227915532.post-90812520298734673792017-05-11T16:56:00.001+02:002017-05-11T17:55:22.953+02:00Misverstand deur Marita van der Vyver<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485681801l/34041276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="34041276" border="0" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485681801l/34041276.jpg" width="208" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Titel: </b>Misverstand</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Skrywer: </b>Marita van der Vyver</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Uitgewer: </b>Penguin Random House SA</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Publikasie datum: </b>Maart 2017</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Bladsye: </b>270 (sagteband)</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b>My gradering: </b>2 Sterre</span></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Beveel aan vir lesers van: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Marita van der Vyver <span style="font-size: x-small;">(dis nie 'n <i>genre</i> nie, ek weet, maar dit is 'n onmisbare stem).</span> As jy worstel met die vraag, <i>Wroeg jy met jou middelmatigheid? </i></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Kort opsomming: </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Willem Prins bewandel die strate van Parys. Eens was hy op koers om ’n gerekende skrywer in Suid-Afrika te word, maar na jare se probeer wink die koue water van die Seine – miskien sal sy verdrinking sy boekverkope bietjie opstoot, dink ’n swartgallige Willem.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Tot sy skaamte is dit die erotika wat hy onder ’n skuilnaam skryf wat hom na Frankryk gebring het. Terug na die stad waar een van sy drie eksvroue saam met sy oudste seun woon, ’n jong man wat sy pa skaars ken.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Vir Willem is Parys nie juis die stad van liefde nie, maar dit is hier waar hy vir Jackie ontmoet, ’n jong Suid-Afrikaner wat as au pair werk. Dit is ook sy wat saam met hom is dié Vrydagaand die dertiende toe terreur in Parys losbars.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Misverstand is die dertiende roman van een van Suid-Afrika </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">se gewildste skrywers. ’n Roman oor die ontnugtering van </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">die middeljare, die lewe se onweerswolke wat dikwels dreig, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">en oor bande tussen mense wat beskut. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34041276-misverstand?ac=1&from_search=true">Goodreads</a></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQMzId8qcqmvWpn3d8u755HetvR2zGvBSd588AopBeyuzDN7xtsZIdTDzYzYcHdOorSHT0c7mbArGvnzeFG2mVEGdF_NScpq1GoPxV6w-B-bvY_85kIis3PfqhChKN43AU5ycTMy1nlg/s1600/Marita+van+der+Vyver+" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQMzId8qcqmvWpn3d8u755HetvR2zGvBSd588AopBeyuzDN7xtsZIdTDzYzYcHdOorSHT0c7mbArGvnzeFG2mVEGdF_NScpq1GoPxV6w-B-bvY_85kIis3PfqhChKN43AU5ycTMy1nlg/s320/Marita+van+der+Vyver+" width="180" /></a><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ek lees nie genoeg Afrikaans nie. Tot daardie slotsom het ons reeds vroeg in hierdie blog se geskiedenis gekom. Ja, my streng Gereformeerde agtergrond laat my met die aankoop en optel van elke engelse boek voel of ek hardop vir die ouetehuis moet gaan lees om te verootmoedig vir my boek keuses. Daar is egter twee uitsonderdings: Deon Meyer en Marita van der Vyver. Ek koop, ek lees, ek vertel. Ek is trots Afrikaans. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Die van ons wat maar altyd bewus is van wat in Marita van der Vyver se skryflewe aangaan, wag al geruime tyd vir die publikasie van <i style="font-weight: bold;">Misverstand</i>. Ek dink nie ek is die enigste Marita aanhanger wat haar boeke as <i>persoonlike vriende </i>ervaar nie. Ek was in Graad 11 toe <b style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2040433.Die_dinge_van_n_kind">Die dinge van 'n kind</a> </b>gepubliseer is. Reeds toe het ek geweet: "<i>Stick with me baby...." </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">13 November 2015 word die wereld geruk deur die tereuraanvalle in Parys <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2015_Paris_attacks">(2015 Paris attacks)</a>. Soos met 9/11 sit ons almal vasgenael voor die kassie en bepeins ons eie verganklikheid. 16 November 2015 plaas Marita van der Vyver daar uit die puin- en pynhope van Frankryk die volgende artikel op Litnet:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Het ek nou genoeg heuning om die pyl van die waarheid gesmeer? Daar is duidelikheid dat ek Marita van der Vyver se deugde beter as Salomo kan besing? Want die waarheid is dat <i style="font-weight: bold;">Misverstand </i>vir my 'n <i>misverstand </i>was. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Moontlik mis ek iets hier. Moontlik is my worstelstryd tans teen baie meer dinge as net my eie middelmatigheid en iriteer die orige ou omie wie se dinges hom heeltemal te veel pla my net grensloos. Moontlik is ek soos Maurice, Willem se vervreemde seun in Parys, net nie tans lus om my voete nat te maak nie en gaan daar maar 'n ewige misverstand tussen my en hierdie boek wees.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Die arme Willem gaan seker werklik deur 'n vreeslike worstelstryd <span style="font-size: x-small;">(sien wat ek bedoel met <i>persoonlike vriende?</i>)</span>, hy is "<i>iemand wat van onvervulde beloftes en vergeefse probeerslae aan mekaar geplak is". </i>Maar ek het sy karakter so effens as </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #26420a;">Uilspieël</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26420a;"> ervaar en ek kon net regtig min tot geen empatie vir die man kry. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #26420a;">Aangesien ons nou aan die pyle skiet is hier - dit was die eerste keer wat ek 'n Marita van der Vyver boek lees waar ek nie juis van <i>enige </i>karakter gehou het nie. Marita se kenmerkende noem-'n-graaf-op-sy-naam <span style="font-size: x-small;">(call a spade a spade) </span>stem was ook gebruiklik en onmisbaar teenwoordig. Gewoonlik pla dit my nie juis nie en raak dit "eie" aan die storie en karakters. Maar in hierdie boek het die spreekwoordelike graaf my met tye dwars in die krop gesteek en vir <i style="font-weight: bold;">Misverstand</i> 'n gat gegrou <span style="font-size: x-small;">(My opinie. Ek is nie een van die wat die evangelie van 'n boek bepaal nie, so jy hoef jou nie daaraan te steur nie).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26420a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Marita van der Vyver het die kuns om 'n "slice of life"-storie te vertel, al vele male vervolmaak. Die tipe stories waar daar nie werklik so baie gebeurtenisse as ervarings is nie. <i>A slice of life. </i>Koek en <i>icing</i> stories. In <i style="font-weight: bold;">Misverstand</i> was daar 'n effense misverstand tussen die koek en die <i>icing. </i>Van die een was daar te min, van die ander te veel. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26420a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genadiglik is ons nie tans besig met Koekedoor nie en gaan ek beslis nie die bakker aan die koek op die tafel meet nie. Ek herhaal, my ervaring van die boek is moontlik net <i>tans </i>en ook net 'n blote misverstand. Lees gerus die volgende resensies deur kenners wat boeke en bes moontlik ook koeke, baie beter ken en verstaan: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26420a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://joanhambidge.blogspot.co.za/2017/03/marita-van-der-vyver-misverstand-2017.html">Woorde wat weeg (Joan Hambidge)</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26420a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.litnet.co.za/misverstand-deur-marita-van-der-vyver-n-resensie/">Litnet (Yolanda Wessels)</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://maroelamedia.co.za/afrikaans/boeke/boek-van-die-maand-resensie-misverstand-deur-marieta-van-der-vyver/">Maroela Media (Ilse Salzwedel)</a></span></div>
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