Follow Friday and Book Blogger Hop 09.02 - 11.02

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison. 

For more information, visit this post. 

This week's question: 

What would you prefer: reading your favorite book over and over again until you got sick of it OR reading 100s of mediocre books? And why?

I would rather read 100 mediocre books. I seldom read the same book twice, since there are so many other good books out there. But there are exceptions of course.

I also participate in the February Book Blogger Hop over at Crazy for Books. More information on that meme here.




This week on The Norwegian Book Girl:
In My Mailbox
Review of Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Return of Music Monday
Review of Heaven by Christoph Marzi
Waiting on Wednesday: The Whispering House

Have a great weekend everyone :)

Book Blogger Hop & Follow Friday 22.4 - 24.4

The hop is hosted by Crazy for Books.This weeks question:

"If you find a book you love, do you hunt down other books by the same author?"

Yes I do, sometimes I buy them all. And if possible I tend to read them chronologically.

The Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee.

This week's question:

What is on your current playlist right now?

I always have a long playlist on spotify, which I play on my mobile. The most played songs at the moment are:

Lady Gaga: Judas
Natalia Kills: Mirrors & Wonderland
Nicole Scherzinger: Wet
Within Temptation: Lost
Kanye West: All of the Lights
Britney Spears: 'Till the world ends
Matt Cardle: When We Collide

Here is what I wrote on The Norwegian Book Girl this week:
Music Monday, Scandinavian Version
Waiting on Wednesday
Review: Between Shades of Gray (5 Books)

Happy Easter!

Follow Friday & Book Blogger Hop 15/4 - 17/4

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee. For more information, visit this post.


This week's question: Do you have anyone that you can discuss books with IRL? Tell us about him/her.

When it comes to the YA - genre, no. That is the reason I started a blog in the first place. I wantet a place to keep track of all the books I read, and discuss them with others.

The hop is hosted by Crazy for books.




This week's question: "Pick a character from a book you are currently reading or have just finished and tell us about him/her."

I am currently almost finished with Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys.



The main character, Lina, and her family are arrested and deported to Siberia during WWII. The book is hard to put down, and heartwrenching. Lina is fifteen years old, and have dreams and hopes about the future. She is also a talented painter. During the book, she changes a lot because of the things she experiences, but she still manage to be strong.

Have a grea weekend, everyone :)

Follow Friday & Book Blogger Hop 8/4 - 10/4

This is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee. Find out more about it here.

This week's question: Do you judge a book by it's cover?

Yes, I do. When shopping books I often buy the book with the best cover, not the cheapest one (if there are multiple editions of a book in sale). There are a lot of great covers. I love the Norwegian edition of A Discovery of Witches, which just came for sale here.

And I also love the covers for the Fallen Angels series by Lauren Kate.

The hop is hosted by Crazy for Books.

Follow friday & Book Blogger Hop

This is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee.Find more about it here.

This week's question: Give us five book-related silly facts about you.

1. I have a book with me at most times when I am not at the house. I feel naked whitout one. Sometimes I carry around more than one book, because I cannot choose which one to take with me.

2. I am not a loyal reader; I choose books to read impulsively. One day I am in the mood for some horror, the next I want to read Anita Blake. That's why my reading list here on the blog keeps changing. I do try to read the books I receive for review though, so normally I read like 3 or 4 books at a time.

3. I have a hard time giving or throwing books away, I am a book hoarder. When someone in my family dies, I am usually the one that inherites all the books because I can't stand the fact that they otherwise would be thrown away.

4. I cannot sleep if I do not read after going to bed. I normally read with a strong flashlight, so I don't disturb my boyfriend.

5. When I go on vacation, I have a hard time choosing the books that are to come with me. Most times I end up taking 6 or 7 books, even though I am not going to be away that long. My kindle has been a real savior when it comes to the weight of my suitcase.

The hop is hosted by Crazy for Books.


This week's questions:

If you could physically put yourself into a book or series…which one would it be and why?"

I would put myself into RubyRed by Kerstin Gier, would be nice to be abel to travel back in time whenever I pleased.


And I would love to be a part of a wizard-family and attend Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series.


Happy weekend everybody. Remember, you can follow my blog via e-mail also. More information here.

Follow friday & Book Blogger Hop

This is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee. You can find more information here.

Question of the Week: Share your current fav television show! Tell us a bit about it...

My favorite show is Criminal Minds, and this has been my favorite for quite some time. I have always been fascinated by serialkillers and profiling, and this show has done it's research. There are a lot of references to actual cases, and you learn how profilers work. And the characters are great. Reid is my favorite.

Come to think of it, almost all of my favorite shows has something to do with crime and mystery: Law & Order, Special Victims Unit, CSI New York, CSI, etc. I am also a huge fan of Ghost Whisperer, Medium and Supernatural. And my all time favorite TV show is the X-Files!



The Hop is hosted by Crazy for Books and you can find information about ut here.

This weeks question:
Do you ever wish you would have named your blog something different?

No, definitely not. I think the name says a lot about who I am. I spent some time before I chose it, and that is something I recommend. The name should say who you are, and maybe a little about your blog.

Have a great weekend everyone. Here in Norway it is snowing, and we are hosting the World Ski Championship. The papers are full of articles about it.

Book Blogger Hop 14/1 - 17/1

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy for Books.

This weeks question is:

"Why do you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it?"

I have always been fascinated with the paranormal and things that are not easy to explain. Even from an early age I was drawn to books that featured ghosts and other paranormal creatures. I lent a lot of books about unexplained mysteries at my school library, and even though it scared me I also found it fascinating.

When I became a teenager, I discovered a very popular bookseries here in Norway called The Legend of the Ice People by Margit Sandemo. I was instantly absorbed into the universe she created, a universe with strong female heroines, paranormal creatures and events, love, mysteries and action. I read the whole series ( 47 books) in a few summer-months.

Since that day, I have always liked books that focus on the paranormal but as the years progressed I got a tendency to focus on suspense & thrillers when I chose books. To make this story a bit shorter: Like everyone else I discovered the Twilight phenomenon on the internet and wondered what this hype was all about. I bought and read the books, and even though they are not my favorites I started to buy other books in the same genre and that was the beginning. The first books I read, aside from Twilight, was Fallen by Lauren Kate and Evermore by Alyson Noel. Those two books mean a lot to me now.

I also read suspense & thrillers because I love mysteries, and it is always fun to try to guess who the killer is during the reading. I have always been fascinated with the dark depths in the human mind - what makes people become killers and even serialkillers.

And last but not least I read historical fiction because I am a big history buff. I love to read and learn about other times and I am especially fond of reading about The Tudors, WW2, the Dark Ages and The Victorian Era.

Happy hopping everyone.

Follow Friday & Blog Hop 1/10

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee.

For more details on this great meme, check out her fantastic blog here.
If you are a new follower, please leave a comment so I can check out your blog.
And check out the interview I did with Lauren Kate here. Her new book "Torment" is amazing and was released in the UK yesterday. I will post my review of it tomorrow.


Another meme I am participating in, is the weekly blog hop, hosted by Crazy for Books.





This week's question: How do you spread the word about your blog?

I have learned from the "masters", if I can say that. Which means, when I was new to blogging I visited a lot of blogs that have been up and running for quite some time, to learn from them. I read all I found on book blogging, etiquette and other relevant stuff and off course articles about how to promote your blog.

I have a twitter account for this blog, and one for my Norwegian blog. I also try to leave relevant comments on other blogs, because that may generate some visitors for this blog. I also try to participate in meme' s, challenges and other events. I also use Goodreads. You need to put yourself out there in order to be seen. I am not so good at this all the time, but I try.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Follow Friday & Blog Hop 30/7

Every week Parajunkee hosts "Follow my Book Blog Friday", a feature where you can get to know other bloggers. Last week I found so many great blogs, looking forward to do the same now.


So, welcome to my blog! I haven't been blogging that long. I started with a blog in Norwegian in January, and this month I started out with this one in English. You can read more about me here.

I also have an ongoing contest, which ends August 27th. The prizes are Clockwork Angel, Torment, Halo and other highly anticipated books. The details of the contest is here.

Jennifer at Crazy for Books is hosting Book Blooger Hop on fridays.


This weeks question: Who is your favorite new-to-you author so far this year?

That was a tricky question. I have discovered so many new authors this year, it is hard to just name one. I think I will go for Laurell K. Hamilton, but had you asked me the same question next week, I might have answered differently.

Have a wonderful friday everyone.

Follow Friday & Blog Hop 22/7

Every week Parajunkee hosts "Follow my Book Blog Friday", a great feature where you can get to know other bloggers.


Please leave a comment if you are following me, and I will follow you back.

Jennifer at Crazy for Books is hosting Book Blooger Hop


This weeks question: Tell us about the book your are currently reading.

I am currently reading "By Midnight" by Mia James, and so far I am loving it. Here is what the story is about:

April Dunne is not impressed. She's had to move from Edinburgh to Highgate, London, with her parents. She's left her friends - and her entire life - behind. She has to start at a new school and, worst of all, now she's stuck in a creepy old dump of a house which doesn't even have proper mobile phone reception. Ravenwood, her new school, is a prestigious academy for gifted (financially or academically) students - and the only place her parents could find her a place, in the middle of term, in the middle of London, on incredibly short notice. So she's stuck with the super-rich, and the super-smart ...and trying to fit in is when the rest of the students seem to be more glamorous, smarter, or more talented than she is, is more than tough. It's intimidating and isolating, even when she finds a friend in the conspiracy-theorist Caro Jackson - and perhaps finds something more than friendship in the gorgeous, mysterious Gabriel Swift. But there's more going on at Ravenwood than meets the eye. Practical jokes on new students are normal, but when Gabriel saves her from ...something ...in the Highgate Cemetery, and then she discovers that a murder took place, just yards away from where she had been standing, April has to wonder if something more sinister is going on. ..and whether or not she's going to live through it ..


Have a great friday everyone!