Persönliche Lese- tipps

Als seine Mutter von einem Tag auf den anderen verschwindet, gerät sein Leben komplett aus den Fugen.

Es ist sehr schwer, dieses Buch zu beschreiben, ohne zu viel vorwegzunehmen, also werde ich mich kurfassen: Der Vogelschorsch ist ein wirklich einzigartiges Buch, das mich komplett in seinen Bann gezogen hat. Die Geschichte tröpfelt vor allem anfangs eher langsam vor sich hin, was aber sehr gut zu ihrer beinahe mystischen Stimmung passt. Selbst die Illustrationen an den Kapitelanfängen spiegeln diese Stimmung wider. Was mich besonders fasziniert hat, war die Sprache – während dem Lesen sind mir immer wieder Ausdrücke aufgefallen, die für mich typisch Österreichisch waren. Es ist seltsam (und irgendwie traurig), aber ich kann mich nicht daran erinnern, je zuvor ein Jugendbuch mit österreichischen Ausdrücken gelesen zu haben, weshalb mir dieses Buch umso mehr gefiel.

Geister aus allen Epochen treiben sich dort herum, einer gruseliger als der andere. Cassidy muss schnell mehr über ihre Verbindung zur anderen Seite herausfinden!

Spannend, atmosphärisch und voller Liebe für die Stadt in der es spielt - ein Must-Read für Gruselfans ab 10!

One of Atwood's goals in writing this play was not only to give Penelope a voice but to also explore the roles her maids played. With the help of her twelve faithful maids (all unnamed in the original story) Penelope manages to fool her suitors and hold out until Odysseus finally returns. The maids do anything to help Penelope, they sacrifice their bodies to keep the suitors busy and yet, in the end, they are all executed by Odysseus for fraternizing with the suitors. Nobody but Penelope knows that they only played a part for her sake, and that they did not deserve to die.
The Penelopiad is not merely the story of a faithful wife. It's the story of many women, the sacrifices they have to make in order to survive and the guilt and shame some of those sacrifices caused them. While it's definitely not a fun read, it's interesting and emotional.

To get her parents to let her return to Ellingham Academy, Stevie has to make a very shady deal with someone she despises. And to finally solve the Truly Devious mystery and the murder of one of her classmates, she has to dig even deeper into an ever-expanding mystery.
The second installment of this series is just as fun and exciting as the previous one. While the pacing is a bit on the slower side, that actually helps really set the tone for the mystery. As in book one, the atmosphere of the setting is absolutely exquisite. I honestly can’t wait to find out how everything concludes in book 3!

I have to admit I was a bit worried about how Maureen Johnson would be able to weave all the different strands of mystery she devised together in book three of the Truly Devious trilogy as, throughout the series, it became more and more complex. But I’m happy to say, she did an amazing job!
As this is the final book of a trilogy, I don’t want to give too much away about the plot. What I will say is that the cases future detective Stevie Bell has to solve in this series are expertly crafted. While Stevie originally set out to solve a famous historical cold case, the abduction of heiress Alice Ellingham, she soon also had to investigate some strange deaths in the present. Finding out how the two different strands of crime fit together was an incredibly satisfying experience, which, let’s be honest, is all readers ask for in a good whodunit.
Mystery books are usually a one-time reading experience for me because once you know who the murderer is, the fun is over. But with this series, I'm 100% sure I'm going to want to reread it at some point because it was just that good. This was such a positive surprise!

indus hat Lust darauf, sich mit jemandem zu messen. Und wer außer Pettersson käme dazu in Frage? Ob springen, klettern oder Hühner erschrecken, Findus ist in allem der Beste. Aber kann es sein, dass es vielleicht doch etwas gibt, in dem Pettersson der Beste ist…? Das neueste Abenteuer von Pettersson und Findus zeigt, dass jeder andere Stärken und Schwächen hat - wie immer lustig und liebevoll illustriert!

What is so incredibly interesting and ultimately so amazing about this book, is the way it melts together the many different perspectives. Some of the women know each other, some are related, some had a pivotal influence on others’ lives, others just visit the same theatre performance at the National Theatre. All these different yet interconnected stories are a clever way to address a long list of issues without making the narrative seem convoluted. On the contrary, Girl, Woman, Other manages to pack the various difficult topics into small yet poignant portions of information which makes it a very quick and interesting read.
All in all, this is an absolutely fascinating, multi-faceted novel about the struggles of living in and trying to fit into a diverse yet restricted world.

Warum? Mortina ist kein Mädchen wie alle anderen, sie ist ein Zombie! Eines Tages kommt Mortina eine brilliante Idee - Es gibt einen Tag im Jahr, an dem ein Zombiemädchen wie sie sich unbehelligt unter die anderen Kinder mischen könnte: Halloween.

Eines der süßesten Kinderbücher, die ich je gelesen habe. Liebevolle Illustrationen, witzige Figuren und eine wahnsinnig niedliche Heldin. Der gruselig-süße Stil erinnert sehr an Tim Burtons Animationsfilme und bringt sofort in Halloween-Stimmung.

Vivian’s story starts in 1940, when she is 19 years old. After getting kicked out of college, she is sent to New York City to live with her aunt Peg at the latter’s crumbling old theatre. Vivian is fascinated by the various colourful characters around her, the actors, the dancers, and especially the showgirls. She starts throwing herself into new experiences without too much thought, making friends, enemies and quite a few mistakes. Vivian’s story continues through the decades and shows how her decisions in the past shaped her. That’s really all I want to say plot-wise, because I feel like this is one of those books you just don’t want to know a whole lot about before starting.

Hands down the most amazing part about this was the writing. Old-Lady-Vivian’s narration was pure magic to me - She had some truly hilarious lines. I simply loved the way Vivan looked back on her life and recounted her misadventures. In my experience, many stories told from this angle tend to focus on the aged narrator’s remorse about their past mistakes. Not this one though. Vivian has made many mistakes in her youth but she’s made her peace with them and can see how they shaped her. Especially during the first half of the book, she’d often describe how silly, naive and self-absorbed she was as a young girl. But instead of saying something depressingly remorseful like “If only I had known then what I do now!”, she’d just go “Yes, I was dumb sometimes. But that’s a side effect of being young and I’ve learned because of it”. While the story itself is very captivating, the main selling point for me was Vivian’s witty and self-aware narration. It offered such a positive perspective on her mistakes without disregarding their gravity.

There is a tone shift during the second half of the book, which I know many readers found strange but I actually enjoyed it. The first half was more lighthearted, which suited Vivian’s wildness and youth. In comparison, the second part was quieter as Vivian’s life began to quiet down. Old-Lady-Vivien still had some hilarious lines in the second half though, so all was well in my book.

“City of Girls” is the story of a woman growing up and growing into herself. Watching Vivian stumble through life was an absolute treat and I especially loved every page of her early months in New York.

This biography lays out Stevie Nicks’ entire life up until about 2016 with a focus on the Fleetwood Mac era and her solo career. While it is a bit stuffy with too many details in some parts (such as rather detailed descriptions of Stevie’s shawls), there was also a lot of interesting stuff in there. For example: Did you know there are websites dedicated to Stevie’s shawls and that she’s a hardcore Twiheart who wrote a song about “New Moon”? Me neither and I love both of those pieces of trivia. Apart from funny little trivia bits you also get a good look at Stevie’s relationships with the other band members, especially with bandmate/(ex-)boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. Davis pieces together how their relationship went from teenage love to him allegedly trying to kick her during a concert.The book also offered some very interesting points about songwriting and the music industry - as a complete noob when it comes to anything other than listening to music, I was very fascinated by all the steps that went into producing each song. I’ll definitely never underestimate the role of a producer ever again.

All in all, I was pretty surprised by how much I actually ended up enjoying this book - I especially loved the way the author portrayed Nicks’ development throughout the years and how she developed from a meek young girl into the fabulous lady she is. To anyone who has a bit more than just a passing interest in Fleetwood: This is pretty great!