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My #FridayBookShare for #MidwinterSolace is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Not a comfy read, but it‘s one of my favorite mysteries, and the most suspenseful scenes take place in winter.

@AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#bookscavengerhunt #orange
#bookrecommendation #yellow
#hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper

#ThreeListThursday #TLT

Loving being back on Litsy because of all the fun game cards I keep seeing, and then there‘s these cool list surveys as well. Thanks @dabbe for organizing🙌🏼

There were several authors who I‘ve read, but not the actual book listed by Time. Clearly I have lots of books to keep adding to my #TBR

#WomenFacingAway
#ItTakesAllKinds

@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

7-11 Feb 24 (audiobook)
Interesting story and characters but the sexual violence and animal cruelty was too much, which is quite unusual for me. I found myself questioning Blomkvist‘s relationships with women. All were consensual, in fact he appeared to be the one being pursued, but they felt wrong, like they were the fantasy of the male author. His relationship with his daughter was also problematic for me. Not sure about continuing the series.

Overall, this is a low pick from me.

I enjoyed it, but I was much more interested in the mystery surrounding Harriet Vanger than I was about the Wennerstrom situation. There also was a lot of sexual violence (which I expected as I have seen the film a while ago)

Salander is an interesting MC (quick to jump to violence though) and the relationships between everyone are quite unique. I probably won‘t pick up the rest of the series though

#Roll100

3✨ I‘m not completely sure how I feel about this book so I took a few days to think about it. The mystery was what I enjoyed about this book. It lead down a logical path and unfolded nicely. What I didn‘t like was the sexual content. For anyone that would be triggered by rape specifically this is not the book for you. There was very graphic sexual content involving the rape victim and another group. I would not call it spicy, it was uncomfortable

No… not the cat! 😭😭😭😭😭 Okay, this bad dude needs to go down! 😾😡

Lisbeth Salander is fierce, independent, fearless, cunning, intimidating and through it all, keeps her COOL

#CoolAsACucumber 💚🥒💚

#IdiomInsight

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I saw this ad on instagram and it was a perfect question for y‘all on litsy. The tagged book is really slow and uninteresting that I nearly bailed. So glad I didn‘t. How about you all?

🎶Boy, you should know what you're fallin' for
'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse
Are you ready for a perfect storm? ‘Cause once you're mine, there‘s no going back 🎼

Lisbeth Salander is a bada$$, but also introverted, asocial, troubled, and oppressed by others until she learns to fight back…

#DarkHorseKatyPerry #VolumesAndVocals

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Switching between the audio book and the big paperback.

April #WrapUp

7 Books Completed:
5 part of #SeriesLove2023
3 part of #ChunksterChallenge2023
#BookSpin & #DoubleSpin complete
All contribute to #Pantone2023 as well

🏆 Favourite: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
🏅 Honourable mention: The Seven Sisters
🫤 Lest favourite: What Have We Done

This one jumped at me, maybe because I just finished it this week.

#ThemedThursday @dabbe

Since it's Friday I'm tagging anyone else who hasn't played yet!

4½✨

Brilliant!
Dark, Tense, and Mysterious. This is exactly what I want to read when I pick up a Mystery/Thriller.
An extremely well thought-out plot with well developed characters. Just the right combination of everything that makes a book in my opinion.
The only thing that got me was all the names. I had to listen to pronunciations multiple times before my brain got it.

👇🏻 Continue 👇🏻

#MarchMagic
Day 24. Kick ass female heroine
I went with Lisbeth Salander!

A Swedish-based story that revolves around Mikael Blomkvist, a recently convicted journalist who leaves home to pursue a cold case that involves Harriet Vagner, who has been missing for more than forty years.

I watched the movie, so I knew what I was getting into, plot-wise. And the plot and the characters were interesting. But.

Why do I need to know what the MCs had for dinner. Every. Damn. Day? What do I care if they brushed their teeth, or what time precisely did they go to bed?

Honestly, this book is about 500 pages long, and easily one third of that—all the mundane drivel—could‘ve been cut.

3.0/5

Here are the series books I'll be adding to my #ReadMyRoom challenge. I was waiting for book 6 & 7 of Throne of Glass to arrive before I took the pictures. (I got them for Christmas!)I have started all of these series but have not completed them, so I intend to go back and reread them (because I have no doubt forgotten where I left off) and then finish the series.
#TBR2023

2022 Unhaul

I only keep the books I enjoyed enough to reread in the future so it‘s time for these to find a new home.

#unhaul #unhaulingbooks

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

Book advent number 10! 🥰

#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Peppermint

Finished The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I really enjoyed this one. I‘m not sure if I will continue the series but I feel like this one could stand on its own if you read it and decided not to continue.

#thegirlwiththedragontattoo #steiglarsson #bookreview

What do you when you have the next three days off because you left your job but the new one doesn‘t start yet?

Try to finish the books your in the middle of so you can have a fresh book to start your next chapter with of course.

#bookstack #currentlyreading #thegirlwiththedragontattoo #hourofthewitch #cleopatra #stieglarsson #chrisbohjalian #stacyschiff

I decided to participate in #bookoplathon this month and wanted to try the roll as You go method so here‘s my first book.

Prompt: pattern and text

#bookoplathon2022 #septembertbr #stieglarsson #thegirlwiththedragontattoo #patternandtext

#Two4Tuesday

1- Noir fiction is dark themed with a morally grey main character.
2- Tagged

Not for me

Already up to October goals

"The raptors of the world understood only one language."

This was quite the thriller. The twist and turns, the surprises, and the characters made this for quite an enthralling read. Not recommended if you trigger off violence easily. #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

I was entraced by the middle of the book. I struggled with the corruption story line at the beginning and end, however my loyalty to the characters kept me going!

This is my #doublespin for April. Yes.....I am starting yet another series.....

2nd visit to the $1 popup bookstore.

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 112.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

#littensdressedinblood #revenge

Often times in books it feels like bad characters never get their comeuppance. However, in this murder mystery Lisbeth Salander gets her perfect #revenge.

Book 133

#CuriousCovers day 19 — Blue and Yellow 🔵🟡
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#maycharacters #Motivates
@Eggs & @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The first character I thought of for this one is Lizbeth Salander from the tagged book and the entire Millennium series. She is a badass and motivates all kinds of people to do things. She is always three steps ahead and handles all the business. It may be with pain, but she motivates😂

I started this back when it was my January #bookspin selection, and other things kept getting in the way. I almost gave up several times, but I am sooo glad that I didn‘t! I read for several hours yesterday and didn‘t even realize it. So much intricate weaving of storylines, but it never felt overwhelming. Still not sure why this title was chosen though!
@TheAromaofBooks

Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander work to uncover the truth about Harriets disappearance.

This is definitely a captivating book but I find it funny that the title is about the girl with the dragon tattoo but she is at most times not the main character. It‘s a good title though.

It took me awhile to get into this book. I must have been half way through before I started really enjoying it. The Salander character was great, and the book was the most interesting when it was writing about her. There were a lot of characters to keep straight, I felt like I really had to concentrate when I was reading it. But once I got into it, I really loved the book.

1. The tagged book was okay. I am glad I read it. The missing person storyline was very good. I could have done with the corrupt businessman storyline. I loved the original movie!

2. So I‘m going to say Bob‘s Burgers because I‘m watching it right now and cracking up laughing 😂

3. February was alright. I didn‘t get through as many books as I wanted to. Onto March!

#novelwatchingcrew #NWC

Millennium 1. I'm a big fan of Lisbeth Salander! The plot is intriguing and the characters diverse. I liked the switching of the viewpoints. The way names are always called with first and last name, annoyed me a bit at first, but it did make everything more clear. Some plotholes didn't make completely sense to me, but I guess that's how it would be for real, so that makes it well written!
(🎧 - audiobook)

⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was unfortunately not a favorite. It took about 300 pages for the story to be laid out and then finally picked up with the investigation. But the ending dragged on too long. The actual search for the missing niece was interesting when we finally got to it. But the lead up and the conclusion were sort of mind numbing. I‘m glad I finally read it but I can‘t say I recommend it.

#novelwatchingcrew #nwc

1. Thought this was appropriate

2. I‘d say my favorite thriller character is Jimmy Stewart‘s character in Vertigo. He‘s so tormented that I can‘t help but feel for him.

3. Sam Spade played by Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon just because I look for any excuse to gush over Humphrey Bogart 😍

#novelwatchingcrew #nwc

1. Alfred Hitchcock‘s Rope. It‘s my favorite underrated Hitchcock
2. I‘d have to say reading
3. No plans for Valentines Day. Just reading and maybe watch a movie later.

I‘m back to our tagged book. I‘m over 200 pages in and there‘s still a lot of talking but no action. I can‘t say I‘m liking it but I am interested in how it‘s all going to shake out.

#novelwatchingcrew #NWC

1. I chose The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It‘s a bit slow and a lot of telling instead of showing. I‘m about 200 pages in. I‘m intrigued but it‘s not a quick read for me.

2. The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund. That was a fast paced read. In the U.S. the trilogy was compiled into one big volume but I read it so quickly. Really good read.

3. Yeah definitely chocolate 🍫 Especially Charbonnel et Walker Pink Heart truffles. Champagne filled!

#nwc

#litsyhumour 😂