Category Archives: Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010

It’s a wrap on the Scandinavian Reading Challenge

Posted on October 7, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

The third reading challenge I have completed this year (or ever for that matter) is the brainchild of the delightful Amy from The Black Sheep Dances who proposed that participants read 6 books from the region that bought us Lego, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnaldur Indriðason, Hakan Nesser, James Thompson, Jo Nesbø, Johan Theorin, Leif Davidsen, list, memes and challenges, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 12 Comments

Review: The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø

Posted on October 5, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

My final book for Amy’s Scandinavian Reading Challenge is Jo Nesbo’s The Redbreast, set in Norway, which I had abandoned at around page 80 a year or so ago and fairly reluctantly started again only because you all told me … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Jo Nesbø, Norway, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 20 Comments

Books of the Month – September 2010

Posted on October 1, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

That Was Then September was a pretty good reading month for me with my 8th 5-star rating for the year among the 13 books I finished. Being noir, Ken Bruen’s The Dramatist is not my usual reading fare but it’s an … Continue reading →

Posted in books of the month, Canadian Book Challenge #4, 2010-11, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Henning Mankell, Ken Bruen, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 11 Comments

Review: Snow Angels by James Thompson

Posted on September 18, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

This is the fifth of six books I need to read to complete the Scandinavian Reading Challenge and is the only one set in Finland. If there is a Kittilä Tourism Authority I’m guessing James Thompson isn’t on their Christmas card … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Finland, James Thompson, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 7 Comments

OK you win (a Scandinavian Reading Challenge update)

Posted on August 9, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

The other day I asked you which Jo Nesbo book I should read for the Norway leg of the Scandinavian Reading Challenge and 81% of you said I should give The Redbreast another go despite having abandoned it once before. … Continue reading →

Posted in Jo Nesbø, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 8 Comments

Help needed – which Jo Nesbo book should I read?

Posted on August 5, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

For the Scandinavian Reading Challenge I need to read a book set in Norway. I have decided it will be a Jo Nesbo book because (a) they’re set in Norway and (b) everyone says they’re wonderful. I started reading his … Continue reading →

Posted in Jo Nesbø, Norway, poll, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 16 Comments

Review: The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin

Posted on June 16, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

Johan Theorin’s first book was one of my top ten reads of last year so I didn’t need much incentive to settle down with his second novel, though being able to count it towards my 2010 Scandinavian Reading Challenge obligation … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Johan Theorin, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010, Sweden | 20 Comments

Review: The Mind’s Eye by Håkan Nesser

Posted on May 18, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

I was lucky enough to win a copy of Woman with Birthmark by Håkan Nesser from the host of the Scandinavian Reading Challenge and was just about to read it as book 3 for the challenge when I read this … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Hakan Nesser, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010, Sweden | 10 Comments

Review: The Serbian Dane by Leif Davidsen

Posted on May 4, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

This book made its way onto my TBR pile after being highlighted by Maxine at Petrona during the Crime Fiction Alphabet meme that has recently wound up. I’m counting it as my second book in the 2010 Scandinavian Reading Challenge. … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Denmark, Leif Davidsen, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 12 Comments

Review: Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indriðason

Posted on April 16, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

Prior to this book I’d only read one of Arnaldur Indriðason’s Erlendur series, Jar City which I liked but didn’t love. However, when Hypothermia became available at my local library I thought I’d use it as my first book to … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnaldur Indriðason, book review, Iceland, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 17 Comments