tirsdag den 26. maj 2020

187: 3900 Nuuk - En vigtig sag

3900 Nuuk - En vigtig sag
af Lise Bidstrup

70 sider
2020
bib.
god


En serie på tre bøger, om en dansk piger der flytter til Nuuk med hendes familie. I "En rigtig outsider" får Anna at vide, at hun og familien skal flytte til Grønland, noget hun bestemt ikke er glad for. Det bliver ikke bedre af at lillebroren har nemt ved at få venner, mens Anne føler sig meget udenfor. Heldigvis forandrer det sig. I "Isbjerge og turister" tager Anna med veninden, Nivi, på ferie, og sammen opklarer de en sag om en forsvunden turist. I "En vigtig sag" vil Anna og Nivi lave en støttekoncert for miljøet, men ikke alt går planmæssigt. Anna er forelsket i Nivis bror, men mon han gengælder hendes følelser?

186: 3900 Nuuk - Isbjerge og turister

3900 Nuuk - Isbjerge og turister
af Lise Bidstrup

69 sider
2020
bib.
god


En serie på tre bøger, om en dansk piger der flytter til Nuuk med hendes familie. I "En rigtig outsider" får Anna at vide, at hun og familien skal flytte til Grønland, noget hun bestemt ikke er glad for. Det bliver ikke bedre af at lillebroren har nemt ved at få venner, mens Anne føler sig meget udenfor. Heldigvis forandrer det sig. I "Isbjerge og turister" tager Anna med veninden, Nivi, på ferie, og sammen opklarer de en sag om en forsvunden turist. I "En vigtig sag" vil Anna og Nivi lave en støttekoncert for miljøet, men ikke alt går planmæssigt. Anna er forelsket i Nivis bror, men mon han gengælder hendes følelser?

185: 3900 Nuuk - en rigtig outsider

3900 Nuuk - en rigtig outsider
af Lise Bidstrup

70 sider
2020
bib
god 

En serie på tre bøger, om en dansk piger der flytter til Nuuk med hendes familie. I "En rigtig outsider" får Anna at vide, at hun og familien skal flytte til Grønland, noget hun bestemt ikke er glad for. Det bliver ikke bedre af at lillebroren har nemt ved at få venner, mens Anne føler sig meget udenfor. Heldigvis forandrer det sig. I "Isbjerge og turister" tager Anna med veninden, Nivi, på ferie, og sammen opklarer de en sag om en forsvunden turist. I "En vigtig sag" vil Anna og Nivi lave en støttekoncert for miljøet, men ikke alt går planmæssigt. Anna er forelsket i Nivis bror, men mon han gengælder hendes følelser?


Serien er velskreven og der er rimeligt godt styr på detaljerne. Jeg syntes derfor, at det er synd, at illustrator ikke har lavet mere research. Der er ikke meget grønlænder over grønlænderne. Men måske er det bare fordi jeg har boet i Nuuk så mange år, at jeg nok er lidt mere detaljeorienteret.

184: Pirat

Pirat
af Kirsten Ahlburg

70 sider
2019
bib.
god


Julie og Clara er fulde og på vej hjem. Clara forsøger at cykle. Julie løber efter bussen, men den kører for næsen af hende. Julie overvejer, hvad hun nu skal, da en vogn standser. De to fyre, vil gerne køre Julie hjem for 100 kr. Det er en pirattaxa. De to fyre i bilen bliver aggressive. De vil have koden til hendes kort, og pludselig befinder Julie sig i en taxa i en skov

183: Hop

Hop
af Kirsten Ahlburg

43 sider
2020
bib.
god



Det er sommer, og Anton har fået lov til at låne sin fars bil. Han vil køre til stranden sammen med sin ven Noah. Noah er altid fyldt med gode ideer, så Noah foreslår, at de tager til Lillebæltsbroen. Han vil nemlig springe ned fra broen.
Anton og Noah kører mod Fyn, og snart er de ved Lillebæltsbroen. Noah skal springe, mens Anton filmer det. Det bliver mega sejt, men pludselig dukker politiet op, og en helikopter svæver over dem. Folk har slået alarm, og snart udvikler den sjove ide sig til et mareridt.
Lix 05

182: The Castle

The Castle (a Love in O'Leary novella)
af May Archer

73 sider
2020
eg.
engelsk
ebook
ok


Brian Carr believes in fairy tales—princes, castles, once upon a times, happily ever afters. He's been that way since we were kids, and no matter how many times it all goes wrong, Brian's never given up hope of finding his one true love.

It's beautiful. Adorable. Charming.

It's also annoying as hell, because I've spent decades standing on the sidelines while guy after guy crushed my best friend's heart, leaving me to pick up his pieces.

The truth is, for as long as Brian has dreamed of fairy tales... I have dreamed of Brian. But if he's waiting for some guy on a white horse to wander into O'Leary, there's no way he's gonna notice the man who's been by his side all along.

tirsdag den 19. maj 2020

181: The right way

The right way (The way home 3)
af May Archer

344 sider
2018
eg.
engelsk
ebook
god


A brilliant, obsessive mind is the heart of Sebastian Seaver’s genius. It might also be the thing that costs him everything he’s created and everyone he’s ever loved. Consumed with the need to destroy Alexei Stornovich, the Russian mob boss who murdered his fiancée and parents, nothing can turn Bas from his plans of revenge until he’s eradicated every last one of them. By any means necessary, and at any cost.

Drew McMann learned early that the key to success is control. Control carried him through law school and helped him keep Seaver Tech together through tragedy. It helped him survive the brutal murder of his sister Amy, his parents’ divorce, and the revelation that the seeds of their destruction had been planted by someone he had considered family. It’s how he’s hidden his love from his best friend Bas for more than half their lives. And now it’s how he’s going save Bas from himself and finally get his family of friends free from Alexei’s clutches. Drew has a plan for everything… Until the kiss.

When Drew loses control one reckless, drunken evening and his true feelings for Bas are revealed, he tries desperately to contain the damage and keep their friendship on track, even as decades of lies and half-truths seek to tear them apart. With Alexei targeting them and their friends, Drew and Bas are forced to rely on each other more than ever. But as danger closes in on them, can they sacrifice their needs for logic and control, and recognize that the only right way to move forward is the one in which they’re together?

Jeg ved ikke helt, hvad det var med denne serie, men den fangede mig ikke for alvor. Den var god nok til, at jeg læste hele serien, men det var ikke en serie jeg bare slugte

180: The long way

The long way (The way home 2)
af May Archer

286 sider
2017
eg.
engelsk
ebook
ok


Sometimes the shortest distance between ruin and restoration, between lies and truth, is the long way.

Damon Fitzpatrick’s life is in ruins. Vilified as the pilot responsible for the plane crash that killed Levi and Charlotte Seaver, Damon lost everything – his reputation, his livelihood, his family, and his future. And Damon knows exactly who to blame - none other than powerful Senator Emmett Shaw, the criminal mastermind behind the crash. No matter how long it takes, Damon is determined to get justice, and to get his life back.

Cain Shaw is the poster child for success. As the young, rich, handsome son of a picture-perfect family and the face of his father’s conservative political campaign, he has a bright future ahead of him. But the senator has been hiding secrets that threaten to crack that flawless facade - secrets he’s killed to protect. Cain is determined to make sure no one else gets hurt, even if it means keeping his own long-held secret.

When Damon’s quest for justice goes awry, Cain becomes the older man's unlikely savior, and the two are thrown together in a hunt for evidence that will free them both. But as the road gets longer, the stakes get higher, and the danger that stalks them draws closer, they must find the strength to trust one another... because the one complication they can’t outrun is each other.

179: The easy way

The easy way (The way home 1)
af May Archer

270 sider
2017
eg.
engelsk
ok/god


Camden Seaver had it easy - a loving family, plenty of money, and the freedom to follow his dreams while his older brother, Sebastian, took charge of the family business. But when a tragic plane crash killed his parents, all the responsibilities he never wanted landed firmly on his shoulders. Now saddled with his crazy, grief-stricken brother and his dad’s multimillion dollar company, Cam doesn’t trust in dreams anymore. He’s forgotten what “easy” feels like.

FBI Agent Kendrick “Cort” Cortland learned the hard way that he couldn’t depend on anyone but himself. Before joining the FBI, the one constant in his life was his foster brother, Damon - and then Damon disappeared. Now, Cort is determined to find his brother and to bring down the man responsible for ruining Damon’s life, Sebastian Seaver. He’s got nothing left to lose.

When Cort’s investigation leads him to Seaver Tech...and Camden Seaver...what started as a quest for revenge and a one-night deception quickly turns into far more than either man bargained for. But how can either man trust in something that seems so easy? As long-held secrets are revealed, the attraction between Cam and Cort becomes combustible - an undeniable love that will either make or destroy them. Will Cam and Cort let their conflicting loyalties drive them apart? Or will they decide that sometimes love is the easy way?

178: Out in spring

Out in spring (Out in college book 6)
af Lane Hayes

111 sider
2020
eg.
engelsk
ebook
god


Ned-
I don’t understand hockey at all. Or any sport. Attending a team party with my best friend might be a mistake. As an out and proud geek, I admit that hanging out with a bunch of jocks and their admirers isn’t my idea of fun, but getting kidnapped by a sexy hockey player who claims to have a crush on me is definitely a highlight. And finding out that Logan St. James is bisexual makes everything more interesting.
Logan-
Keeping my big bi secret hasn’t been easy. I have a couple of months of college left and one more game to play. I’m determined to make the most of it and spend as much time as possible with the sexy guy I’ve had a crush on since freshman year. I don’t want this to be over. There must be a way to come out in spring

177: Fra ild til Aske

Fra ild til Aske
af Cecilie Birkshøj

303 sider
2020
bib.
virkelig god


Tony bor sammen med sin lillebror, storesøster og forældre. Forældrene går kun op i deres karrierer og interesserer sig knap nok for børnene, så længe de bare holder facaden. I skolen holder Anthony sig for sig selv og taler mest med sin bedste ven, William. Da den rødhårede Aske starter i klassen kan Tony alligevel ikke holde sig væk. Aske med de smukke øjne kryber ind under huden på ham og en spæd forelskelse opstår. Men er klassen klar til at Tony springer ud som homoseksuel? Er han selv?

En stormende forelskelse og forbudte følelser folder sig levende og medrivende ud på siderne i denne realistiske og til tider barske ungdomsroman. Her er ingen nemme løsninger fra danske Cecilie Birkshøj, der ikke tidligere er udkommet i romanform. Der er en sjælden grad af romantik og følsomhed i denne smukke fortælling. Man lever sig virkelig ind i historien og personerne og det de kæmper med.

176: #slipmigfri

#slipmigfri
af C. Glaser

262 sider
2017
bib.
ok


20-årige Siri har det svært. Svært ved at passe ind på Litteraturstudiet, hvor de andre studerende svælger i forelæsninger og pensum. Svært ved at finde den store, altopslugende kærlighed, der får lykken til at eksplodere i kroppen og tankerne til at danse af glæde. Svært ved at få sexlivet og drømmene om det til at harmonere. Svært ved at opfylde forældrenes og egne forventninger til tilværelsen og hvad der er det vigtigste at prioritere. Svært ved at se sin elskede moster sygne hen af kræft, og desperat efter ikke at deltage i sygdommen. Svært ved at være tilstede i nuet, fjernt fra de sociale mediers allestedsnærværende pres om et lykkeligt liv
Fint skrevet portræt af en lidt rodløs og sårbar ung kvinde, der desperat forsøger at passe ind og tilpasse sit liv så det lever op til forventningerne. Siri arbejder hårdt for at "den rigtige Siri" ikke viser sit grimme ansigt og den usikkerhed, der gennemsyrer hendes liv vil en del unge - og voksne -  sikkert kunne spejle sig i.
Jeg var rigtig lang tid om at læse denne færdig. Tog en lang pause halvvejs. Ikke fordi den var dårligt skrevet, men jeg kunne bare ikke lide Siri. Et er at være usikker på, hvem man er og hvad man vil. Men Siri kan ikke se udover sig selv. Hun er en dårlig ven, kæreste, datter og niece. I hendes vakkelvorenhed er hun ekstremt navlebeskuende og meget usympatisk,,,i hvert fald for mig.

175: Off plan

Off plan (Whispering key 1)
af May Archer

370 sider
2020
eg.
engelsk
ebook
god

I came to Whispering Key for a job. That was all. To show the world Mason Bloom could be more than a small-town doctor living a medium-sized life.

Private doctor on a swanky island with a posh resort? Check.

But from the moment I set foot on this island, nothing went according to plan.

I didn’t expect to find the resort falling apart.
I didn’t expect the people here to be so charming and crazy and welcoming and real.
I didn’t expect legends about shipwrecks and buried treasure.
And I definitely didn’t expect Fenn Reardon, the island’s incredibly attractive, incredibly infuriating, incredibly male resident tour guide, to become the one person I can’t live without.

Thirty-five’s a bit late for me to realize I'm not straight, though, right? And I have big dreams that won’t fit on Whispering Key, anyway—dreams that do not include tying myself to a tiny island stuck in the past or to a man who refuses to think about the future.


En bog fyldt med en masse interessante bipersoner, som jeg vil glæde mig til at læse mere om i de kommende bøger i serien

174: Out on the ice

Out on the ice (Out in college book 5)
af Lane Hayes

219 sider
2020
eg.
engelsk
ebook
god


Colby Fischer is a bad boy with attitude and a chip on his shoulder. As a senior at a Southern California college, he knows this may be his last shot. He doubts he’ll ever become the hockey legend he dreamed of being as a kid, but he definitely doesn’t want to be an accountant. Things get interesting when he’s asked to train the new intern at his step-dad’s firm, who happens to be the troublemaker from his econ class. And the one guy Colby can’t stand.

Baseball is Sky Jameson’s life. He’s happy to be back at Chilton for his senior year, but he’s burned a few bridges and has a bit too much free time off-season. He could use the money and something to keep him busy until his season begins. But his accidental crush on his prickly coworker could be a problem. Colby is straight and Sky is in the closet. Their timing isn’t great, but the intense attraction is hard to deny. With his final season on the hockey team in the balance, Colby may have to decide if he’s ready to come out on the ice.


173: Telefontesten

Telefontesten
af Rikke Oberlin Flarup

190 sider
2018
bib.
ok


Du kender godt blyantstesten, ikke? Nå men Rebekka kan bestå telefontesten!! Hun har selv prøvet hjemme på sit værelse, i huset hvor hun bor sammen med sine forældre og lillebroderen, Oskar. Hvorfor kan hun ikke ligne Sofie, som har små struttende bryster? Rebekka er forelsket i Jonas, men kommer altid til at være pinlig når han er i nærheden. I det hele taget vil Rebekka meget hellere være som veninderne Sofie og Emilie. Deres farmor er sikkert heller ikke dement og spiser leverpostej med en ske direkte fra bakken. Eller har en lillebror som ser bøsseporno i skjul på værelset.

Den danske romandebuterende forfatter rammer gymnasieungdommens usikkerhed lige på kornet i denne chick lit-roman for unge. På trods af nogle uforløste sidehandlinger er romanen en underholdende samtidsfortælling, som nok er hurtigt læst, men også sætter tanker i gang.
Den er godt skrevet og man får et godt indblik i teenagelivet på alle måder. Rebekka er MEGET typisk teenager, og kan i hendes selvoptagenhed være lidt belastende for en ikke teenager at læse om, men hun vil nok være meget genkendelig for andre teenagere. Jeg var lidt lang tid om at komme igennem den, da jeg virkelig syntes Rebekka var et belastende bekendtskab, men jeg er jo også aldersmæssigt en del år fra dem bogen er skrevet til.

172: At my general's command

At my general's command (Men of Fort Dale 4)
af Romeo Alexander

185 sider
2020
eg.
engelsk
ebook
ok/god


Christian: Assistant to the General of Fort Dale isn’t the easiest job, but I love it. Making General Winter’s life easier is worth every bit of hassle. He’s a good man, and I respect him…a lot. Of course, I’m toeing the line because, God, he’s hot too. Sure, he’s a lot older than me, but I know how to behave and our relationship is strictly professional…until I stumble across an email, with a video! Then suddenly, everything is different.

David: I’ve seen everything in my time running Fort Dale. It comes with the territory, being the big man on top. After almost ten years I honestly believe the hardest thing in my life is being tempted by my extremely capable, good looking and very young assistant. No, not going there, that’s a really bad idea! Things get worse when a ghost from my past shows up with blackmail on his mind, and suddenly…Christian is by my side. That’s when everything changes.

A relationship between them is taboo, forbidden. David is twenty years older and he’s Christian’s boss. Worse, he’s the General and it could ruin them both! Could they keep their feelings a secret? No one would find out…would they?

171: Twice baked

Twice baked
af Andrew Grey

174 sider
2019
eg.
engelsk
ebook
god


When the pickiest eater in America is tapped to judge a cooking competition along with his chef ex-boyfriend, will it be a recipe for a second chance… or disaster?
Luke Walker’s humor about foods he can’t stand made him an internet celebrity and his blog, The Pickiest Eater in America, a huge hit. He plans to bring that same lighthearted comedy to the show—but he won’t be the only host.
Meyer Thibodeaux might be a famous chef, but he’s solemn, uptight, and closeted. He’s also  Luke's ex. As different as they are, the sparks between Luke and Meyer never really went out, and as they work together, each begins to see the other in a new light, and the passion between them reignites, hot as ever. But secrets, gossip, and rumors on the set could sour their reunion.

170: Hard road back

Hard road back
af Andrew Grey

200 sider
2020
eg.
engelsk
ebook
ok


Rancher Martin Jamuson has a deep understanding of horses. He just wishes his instincts extended to his best friend, Scarborough Croughton, and the changes in their feelings toward each other. Martin may be the only friend Scarborough has in their small town, but Scarborough is a man of secrets, an outsider who’s made his own way and believes he can only rely on himself when the chips are down. Still, when he needs help with a horse, he naturally comes to Martin.

As they work together, Martin becomes more determined than ever to show Scarborough he’s someone he can trust… maybe someone he can love. Even if it risks their friendship, both men know the possibility for more between them deserves to be explored. But when Scarborough’s past reemerges, it threatens his home, horses, career, and even their lives. If they hope to survive the road before them, they’ll have to walk it together… and maybe make the leap from cautious friends to lovers along the way.