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Book Review: Matti Laaksonen – Nach dem Sturm die Stille
Before I start talking about the book, here’s an important note: I’m writing this review in English, but the book is only available in German. German? Matti Laaksonen? Yes, German. Despite the Finnish (pen?) name, Matti is a German author and unfortunately the books are only available in German. I’ve discovered Matti on Threads because we’re kinda in the same bubble – we both share a taste in music, in Finland and, obviously, my reading interests align with Matti’s writing. Queer YA romance? I’m all in for it. Even more so if the author is a queer nonbinary person with Annisokay songs in their writing playlist. I’ve had Matti’s books…
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Book review: Thomas Herzsprung – Der Behandler
Thomas Herzsprung is an author I came across on TikTok. I started following him without having read any of his books mostly because of his personality, but I kept looking for his books in the bookstores. I knew he wrote psycho thrillers and since I’m a huge fan of Sebastian Fitzek and the like, I wanted to give him a chance. Yet, I never found a single book of his in the bookstore and since I usually found something else to take home with me instead, I never thought of ordering a book. Now I recently discovered that as an Amazon Prime member I have access to a selection of…
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Book review: Andreas Dutter – Starlight in our Dreams
Felix, a young man from rural Austria, moves to Cork for his studies. A big step, as he's generally a rather shy, insecure young man who is highly influenced by a) his belief in Astrology and the fact that his identity is determined by him being Pisces and b) his childhood in an Austrian village, where people weren't exactly accepting towards his sexuality. In Cork, he tries to start a new life. He moves in with a girl, Cara, he met online who is just as much (if not even more) into Astrology as he is, and takes up Cultural Studies at the UCC. Right at the beginning, he meets…
