Dinara Tengri

First, an announcement. Our special Silent Fear Halloween giveaway is now over , and we have picked our winners. Well, Rafflecopter's picked our winners. Your names will remain anonymous, of course, but we will be contacting you very soon (like, right after I finish writing this post).  It's Halloween, and instead of trying on my new costume for the upcoming Halloween party, I'm drinking cough medicine, and chewing on breath mints like they were... well, breath mints.  Being sick sucks, especially when you had your whole week planned out down to the littlest detail.  But since there is nothing I can do about my physical state right now, I might as well make the best of my predicament and finish the second half of the latest book review double feature. Last week, I reviewed Udda Verklighet , literary debut of author Nene Ormes. It's an urban dark fantasy with elements of horror and romance. Since the book is written  isSwedish, I decided to wri...

Welcome to another round of 2017 Halloween Special!  Udda Verklighet is the literary debut of the Swedish author Nene Ormés. Published in 2010, this dark fantasy novel is the first in the De Sära series. What made this book so interesting to me was that it's about Malmö, my hometown. "Udda verklighet" is Swedish for "odd reality", but it's really a play on words, because Udda is also the name of the heroine. "De sära" is Swedish for "the special ones". And that concludes our crash course in Swedish, because I will be writing two reviews - one in Swedish, and one in English. Happy Halloween! Titel: Udda Verklighet (De Sära, #1) Författare: Nene Ormes Utgivningsdatum: 10.05.27. Förlag: Styxx I en dröm ser Udda en kvinna som flyr för sitt liv i spårområdet vid Malmö Central. I jakten efter sanningen bakom drömmen försvinner Uddas vän Daniel spårlöst och när Udda tvingar sig ner i gångarna under spårområdet för att leta ef...

                                              SILENT FEAR: Coming to you this Halloween! October 31st is Halloween. It's also the release date for the Kindle edition of Silent Fear , the new thriller by Lance Morcan and James Morcan.  The authors and I want to celebrate this spooky coincidence with a very special Halloween giveaway competition. We're giving away three Kindle e-books of Silent Fear . All you have to do answer this question: What is the scariest book you've ever read?   You can submit your answer either by leaving a comment on this blog, or by tweeting the answer. Note that we're only giving away one copy per person.   The winners will be chosen by Rafflecopter.  The competition starts tomorrow, October 26th at Midnight, and lasts until October 30th (also Midnight). So think back on all the books you've re...

Last week, I went to see  Blade Runner 2049 , which is the sequel to the 1982 sci fi classic  Blade Runner,  and I was genuinely curious to see what the director - Denis Villeneuve could do with this fantastical and complex world. I tried my best to keep an open mind, and judge this movie on its own merit, and not just as the sequel to  Blade Runner. One of the consequences of having been writing reviews for over two years is that when I'm watching a movie I can't turn off the part of my mind that is responsible for all the nitpicking and critical thinking. I can no longer just see a movie as a fan, as I am constantly thinking about what I'm going to write once I get home. This is a minor nuisance that can sometimes make it difficult for me to enjoy a movie. Perhaps, it's this over-analyzing that kept me from liking  Blade Runner 2049 . I have tried to keep my emotions out of this review. I've tried to keep my arguments clean and sober. Ironically, it i...

And we continue our Halloween Special, with a new review.  If you have been following me for some time now, you know that I am a die-hard fan of The X-Files .   The X-Files  is an American sci fi/horror show that was created by Chris Carter, and stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Its original run was from 1993 to 2002.  The X-Files is a paranormal drama set in a dark and gory universe . The plot centers around FBI agents Dana Scully - the skeptic, and Fox Mulder - the believer, who run the so-called X-Files division, where they work on cases the FBI has deemed unsolvable. Cases that involve ritual sacrifice, homocidal mutants, and, of course,                                          The show's episodes are divided in two categories: there is the main mythology that centers around extra-terrestrials, government conspiraci...

It's Halloween the whole month of October here on my blog. I'm kicking off this week with a list. I rummaged my shelves to find all the horror and horror-related titles I own, and then, I took pictures, Bookstagram style. Speaking of which you can follow me on Instagram on @dinaratengri.  Now, to the books! Urban horror (in Swedish) Creepypasta: Spökhistorier från Internet : by Jack Werner is a collection of the most famous creepypastas with commentaries by the author. You can read my review to find out more.    Udda Verklighet  is the debut novel by author Nene Ormes. I don't know anything about it other than it's set in my hometown, Malmö.   Mad Scientists Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde  was written by Robert Louis Stevenson? Not many people know that. It's a great book, and I don't think all those movies do it justice.   Frankenstein by Marry Shelley is a book I read many years ago, and it's t...

Here at Reading My Way Through Life we love Halloween. Well, I love Halloween. And I always want to do something special for Halloween. Last year, it was Halloween Week  where I was reviewing books and TV shows for a whole week. This year, I'm dedicating the whole month of October to this spooky pseudo-holiday. To start off, I'm reviewing Stephen King's It , the audio version. I started listening to this audiobook way back in July, and I had no idea I would be reviewing It for Halloween. It was just a lucky coincidence. So, let's get to the book that took me a good three months to get through. Title: It Author: Stephen King Year of publishing: 1986 Audiobook adaptation published  in 2010 by Penguin Audiobooks. Narrated by: Steven Weber They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they were grown-up men and women who had gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them could withstand the force ...