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Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last—revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day.
But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door—a girl who has never seen a Rubik’s Cube before, but who can solve it at once. There is something wrong with her, though, something odd. And she only comes out at night...

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Read Through Europe Challenge
1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2019

Backpacker: 11 - 24

Czech Republic
Biosoproga by Michal Viewegh

France
Razpoložena za Pariz by Vesna Milek

United Kingdom
Frederica by Georgette Heyer

Vatican City
Conclave by Robert Harris

Sweden
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Germany
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

Slovenia
Pasja grofica by Bogdan Novak

Austria
Veritas by Rita Monaldi

Netherlands
The Miniaturist

Russia
The Bronze Horseman

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And I Darken by Kiersten White

No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.

Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, Radu feels that he’s made a true friend—and Lada wonders if she’s finally found someone worthy of her passion.

But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against—and that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.

Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein

Karen Neulander, a successful New York political consultant, has always been fiercely protective of her son, Jacob, now six. She’s had to be: when Jacob’s father, Dave, found out Karen was pregnant and made it clear that fatherhood wasn’t in his plans, Karen walked out of the relationship, never telling Dave her intention was to raise their child alone.

But now Jake is asking to meet his dad, and with good reason: Karen is dying. When she finally calls her ex, she’s shocked to find Dave ecstatic about the son he never knew he had. First, he can’t meet Jake fast enough, and then, he can’t seem to leave him alone.

With just a few more months to live, Karen resists allowing Dave to insinuate himself into Jake’s life. As she tries to play out her last days in the “right” way, Karen wrestles with the truth that the only thing she cannot bring herself to do for her son--let his father become a permanent part of his life--is the thing he needs from her the most. With heart-wrenching poignancy, unexpected wit, and mordant humor, Lauren Grodstein has created an unforgettable story about parenthood, sacrifice, and life itself.

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Conclave by Robert Harris

The Pope is dead.

Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world’s most secretive election.

They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals.

Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

A new kind of big-hearted novel about being seen for who you really are.

Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she's determined not to get too close to anyone.

But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can't help but start to let him into her life. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing by guarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everything about herself, including her past. But Amanda's terrified that once she tells him the truth, he won't be able to see past it.

Because the secret that Amanda's been keeping? It's that at her old school, she used to be Andrew. Will the truth cost Amanda her new life, and her new love?

Meredith Russo's If I Was Your Girl is a universal story about feeling different and a love story that everyone will root for.

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Don't worry, you read in your own pace. I'm actually far behind were I should be. The pace of the book is very slow, so I can't read a good chunk in one sitting.

First part

March household consists of 4 girls, each with different personality. The oldest, Meg, is serious and composed, often scolding her younger syblings. Jo is a tomboy with willfull nature, who brushes off social norms and has a talent for telling stories. Beth is a good-natured, shy and quiet child, the most family-oriented girl beside Meg. And the youngest Amy, a bit self-centered, vein girl, who consideres herself as a proper young lady and often reproaches Jo the lack of it.

It is a sweet story of four girls growing up in reduced circumstances, their adventures in everday life and troubles they get into. But I can't help but feel that this is one of those nostalgic stories. If you had read this as a kid, you're still gonna love it as an adult. I read somewhere that it has a religious undertone, and at least in the first part I didn't really noticed it, apart from little guide book they get from their mother. Mrs. March just trys to teach her daughters to be good and kind, to grow up into decent human beings, as every parent wishes.

But there is one thing that bothered me at the very end. (view spoiler)[ Meg is indecisive about John and as soon as aunt March comes and tells her she's not going to leave her a penny if she accepts a marriage proposal from John, Meg immediately accepts John's offer just to contradict her aunt. What was that all about? (hide spoiler)]

Agnieszka wrote: "I want read this one as well, though I only start in two weeks. If you are willing to wait that long I'll join the buddy read. If you can't wait that long it's fine with me as well and I'll read it..."

I already started reading it. Since I recently renewed books in the library I can't hold on them for that long. But I can post my thoughts in the "hide the spoilers" section and later come back to discuss further with you.

As far as I know the first part is about girls being young and the second part follows them in adulthood, so I was thinking to post my thoughts about each part. Has anyone any other ideas how we should go about it?

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