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I’m glad the author is enjoying international success

Stargate - en julefortelling/Brightly Shining by Ingvild H. Rishøi

January 18, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo 25: Local author (the story takes place about 15 minutes from where I work) The full review of this on my blog contains spoilers so if you don’t want to know how the book ends, and why I can’t rate this book higher, skip the paragraphs I’ve highlighted. Ten-year-old Ronja and her sixteen-year-old sister Melissa are used to disappointments, living alone with a father who only occasionally sobers up long enough to hold down a job for a month or two. They’re […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adapted into movie, alcoholism, audio book, Brightly Shining, cbr17, contemporary fiction, Ingvild H. Rishøi, magical realism, Malin, neglect, Norwegian, Nowhere Book Bingo, poverty, Sad, Stargate - en julefortelling, Young Adult

Malin's CBR17 Review No:5 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adapted into movie, alcoholism, audio book, Brightly Shining, cbr17, contemporary fiction, Ingvild H. Rishøi, magical realism, Malin, neglect, Norwegian, Nowhere Book Bingo, poverty, Sad, Stargate - en julefortelling, Young Adult ·
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