When a book surprises you

I don't know exactly what I had expected when I picked up The Private lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller, but it was nothing like I could ever imagine. The book reminds me of the writing of Richards Yates and Paul Auster, two writers who are not very similar in their writing, at the same time, Miller has managed to combine the two to get one well written, interesting début novel.
Josefine

Title: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Author: Rebecca Miller ISBN: 978-1-84767-249-0

Early Summer Read

I am a bit early with my summer reads this year, because I just couldn't resist the temptation to pick up The Beach Café by Lucy Diamond when I saw it at the library the other week, it's a book that has been on my reading list for a while.
I like Diamond's way of getting straight to the point. In the first couple of pages you find out that Evie's aunt has died suddenly and she has left her cherished café in Cornwall to her. This part of the story is all on the back of the book anyway, so it is better to get it out of the way right away and we can then enjoy to learn something new about the characters.
It's a feel good story and I will definitely pick up some of Diamond's other books as well.
Josefine

Title: The Beach Café Author: Lucy Diamond ISBN: 978-0-330-52053-9

Ice cream Girls

The Ice cream girls by Dorothy Koomson is one of the best books I have read in these last couple of months, she has such a beautiful voice that shines through the pages. The book is divided in to the perspective of the two main characters Poppy and Serena, and Koomson has managed well to keep them both alive on the page. The story builds up page after page until you reach a powerful crescendo.
The book explores a powerful theme of power and love that is always important and worthy to discuss.
Josefine

Title: The Ice cream Girls Author: Dorothy Koomson ISBN: 978-0-7515-3982-0

Stockholm Noir

The language in Never Fuck Up is an improvement on Jens Lapidius first book Easy Money (recently released in English as part of the Stockholm Noir trilogy), also the book itself has a better plot line, it seems as if Lapidius are more assured of where the book is heading. Despite this, the subject for me is not interesting and exiting. Even though I appreciate that he is trying to portray the events very close to the truth, the actions becomes more important than the characters and I prefer it to be the other way around.
Something I do appreciate in both Never Fuck Up and Easy Money is that the ending is not rosy, happily ever after, some get caught, other looses their life whereas other again move on as if nothing has happened, which gives the story a more truthful picture.
Josefine

Title: Never Fuck Up Author: Jens Lapidius ISBN: 978-91-43-50478-1