I can’t believe I am finally writing this but we bought a house! Since moving to Norway we didn’t think this day would come or it would be a few more years down the road. But finally the day has come. Anyways the house buying process in Norway is different from the process in the…
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Let’s start with some trigger warnings. This book features suicide self harm and mental illness. I seriously hadn’t´t heard of this book, I even owned another book by Matt Haig. Then a friend told she was reading it and then it was all over the place. Maybe I was just all of sudden noticing it…
The Speckled Feather by Johanna Ries
The Speckled Feather was another fun children’s book that I received on Net Galley from author Johanna Ries in exchange for my review. Although I did receive a free copy of this book in exchange for my review, all thoughts are completely my own and not influenced in anyway. The Speckled Feather was an interesting…
So You Want to Build a Library by Lindsey Leslie
Lindsey Leslie is another new author for me. I am always on the look out for new and fun books to read with my daughter and/or son. This book was offered to me via Net Galley by the Publisher, Capstone Editions and Lindsey Leslie. Although I did receive a free copy of this book in…
The Princess of Nothing by Rebecca L. Garcia
I discovered Rebecca L. Garcia in December when she was looking for reviewers of her first book, The Fate of Crowns. The series sounded so interesting that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check out her debut novel. The Princess of Nothing is book two in the Crown of Fate series. Also I did…
The Promised Prince by Kortney Keisel
My Review The first two books of the year have been from new authors for me. I hadn’t heard of Kortney Keisel before I cam across her book in a Facebook group I am in, but that is understandable because The Promised Prince is her debut novel. I did receive The Promised Prince for free…
Myths of Raising Bilingual Children
I never though I would ever raise bilingual children or someday maybe even multilingual children but here we are living in Northern Norway where our kids are speaking both English and Norwegian. Although I have to be perfectly honest our oldest’s Norwegian is far better than his English even though English was his first language,…
The Fate of Crowns by Rebecca L. Garcia
My Review Rebecca L. Garcia is a new author for me. I hadn’t heard of her work until she was looking for readers for The Fate of Crowns. I did receive The Fate of Crowns in return for a review. However, all thoughts are completely my own and not influenced in anyway. The Fate of…
How I Rate Fiction Books I Read
Rating books can be a challenge and since all rating systems can be highly subjective. I wanted to find something that was more set in stone. So today Im going to dig in to how I rate fiction books I read. Originally for Just One More Chapter when I reviewed books I didn’t have a…
Way Up North is Here!
I wanted to start this site off with an introduction, a sort of extended about me. Im Carrie, Im in my late 30s, although the 40s are getting closer and closer! Agh! I love reading, writing, coffee, wine, and whiskey. I am a mother to two wonderful and active kids, our son Alexander and our…