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Trondheim, Norwegian coast On the face of it, the city was too cosy for a university or a research institute. The Swarm by Frank Schätzing

Here are some of my recommendations of books with the topic holocaust and concentration camps: - I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson The author is one of the few adolescent who survived the holocaust. In this book she describes her experience in detail. -...

Why don’t you give the “Inkheart Trilogy” by Cornelia Funke a try? The trilogy consists of the following novels: 1. Inkheart 2. Inkspell 3. Inkdeath The story is about twelve-year-old Meggie and her father Mo. Both of them have the unusual ability to transfer characters from books...

Actually, I haven’t read any of Jo Nesbo's stories yet. However, you made me quite curious, so I think I ‘ll try one of his books soon…

I always enjoy reading books by Henning Mankell, especially the Wallander series. Main character is Kurt Wallander, a senior police officer in a small Swedish town. He is slightly overweight, lonely, has relationship problems…. All in all, he is quite a normal person with whom you can...

I didn’t read every book of Sidney Sheldon yet, but quite a lot. I like his style of writing and his fascinating stories full of unexpected twists. He is one of my favourite authors. Regarding his books, I'm a big fan of „Master of the game“. It’s a kind of family saga which describes the...

My favourite Harry Potter characters are also Hermione and Snape. Concerning Snape I might be a little bit influenced by Alan Rickman playing his role in the movies… However, because of this I am definitely not satisfied how the story ends…

Thanks to all for your warm welcome…!!! @RainbowGurl: Danke der Nachfrage, mir geht es hervorragend!!!

Hi, my name is Nicole! My first language is German. I started reading English books regularly when I moved into the UK to improve my English. I like reading fantasy novels, thriller and crime stories as well as historical novels and I am very glad that I found this website…