PURPLE QUEEN FAIRY READS

A mini birthday celebration photoshoot with Salted Caramel Macadamia Cheese Cake :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY   to purplequeenfairyreads.blogspot.com I can't believe that I have been blogging for ten years and have produced more than 650 over posts over the years.  I guess that works out to an average of 65 posts per year. I am not very good and commercialising this blog.  At one point, I was pretty keen to explore how. However, it never was my priority and for now, I am happy to just read and post and keep a record of what I read and share my thoughts on what I read. Anyway, I am just happy to have this platform to pen down my thoughts of books that I read. It also serves the purpose for me to keep track of how many books I read, how many books I bought for the year (been keeping track in recent years. Didn't do much of that previously)  It's also useful when I wasn't sure if I have bought or read a book before and I can just check from this blog. Shou...

S ynopsis : Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among her late mother’s possessions. Haunted by a childhood of neglect, she resolves to dig deep into her family’s past and finally uncover the reasons why.  Her enquiries lead her to the home of a retired history teacher. He was among her mother’s circle of friends during the Second World War but her questions are met with bizarre and evasive answers. Two days later he meets a violent death.  Detective Patrik Hedström, Erica’s husband, is on paternity leave but soon becomes embroiled in the murder investigation. Who would kill so ruthlessly to bury secrets so old? Reluctantly Erica must read her mother’s wartime diaries. But within the pages is a painful revelation about Erica’s past. Could what little knowledge she has be enough to endanger her husband and newborn baby?  The dark past is coming to light, and no one will escape the truth of how they came to be This is what I say : The ...

Synopsis : Police Officer Nina Hoffman finds her fellow officer David Lindholm on his bed with bullets through his head and stomach. Next to the body is his wife, Julia. The traumatized Julia rambles on about a woman entering the house, killing David and running off with her son, but all the evidence seems to point in Julia’s direction.  Annika Bengtzon covers the case and is drawn in headfirst when she sees that Julia is about to be falsely charged.  Working against the clock, Annika must clear Julia’s name and find her missing son. This is what I say : Liza Marklund is a Scandinavian author.  I just realised that she co-wrote Postcard Killer with James Patterson which I read about three years ago. I have never read any titles that just carries her own name.  Lifetime would be the first time. Like many novels nowaday, while Lifetime has a stand-alone story-line, it's also part of a universe that consist of series of titles.  In this case, a...

Synopsis : A string of suspicious deaths points to a potential serial killer who has turned his eye toward Fjallbacka and her dark forests, where two children vanished decades before. A local woman is killed in a tragic car crash, but it isn’t a clear-cut drunk driving case. The victim’s blood contains high alcohol levels, but she rarely drank a drop. Meanwhile, a reality television show begins shooting in the town, and as cameras shadow the stars’ every move, tempers start to flare. When a party ends with an unpopular contestant’s murder, all eyes turn to the cast and crew―could there be a murderer among them?  The ratings spike as the country tunes in to a real-life murder mystery. Detective Patrik Hedstrom finds himself increasingly unable to focus on the strange circumstances of the first case, but what if that holds the key to a series of other unsolved cases across Sweden? Under the unforgiving media spotlight, Patrik tackles his toughest investigation yet. Thi...

My pop up stall last year It's been a while since I took part in a flea market sales.  I can actually trace back my previous post   and yes, it been slightly more than 1 year. Anyway, with quite a fair bit of books to clear, I decided to join one this weekend together with a friend who has the same mission where her collections are concerned. Held from this coming Saturday to Monday, it will be at my usual neighbourhood mall at Green Height. Anyway,  I did some stock take and there will be quite a lot of books that I will be bringing with me. I really, really hope they would be able to find new owners :) My pop up stall last year Looking at my schedule, this will most probably be my one and only pop up stall for the year so come on by. I can certainly make recommendation to you based on what genre you enjoy. :)