What I'm reading + NOTD pt. 110

After reading the first book in the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie I was wondering when will the second book be translated in Slovene, since the first was published in 2017, but the book is far from new, being published in 2006, the second in the trilogy was published in 2007, so I was expecting it to be translated quite soon. And I was right, here it is right from the printers. 

What we are dealing whit in the second book Before They Are Hanged? Bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It's bloody and dangerous and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that's coming. Lacking experience, training, and in some cases even weapons the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod's scouts, let alone the cream of his forces. 

In the heat-ravaged south the Gurkish are massing to assault the city of Dagoska, defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The city is braced for the inevitable defeat and massacre to come, preparations are made to make the Gurkish pay for every inch of land ... but a plot is festering to hand the city to its besiegers without a fight, and the previous Inquisitor of Dagoska vanished without trace. Threatened from within and without the city, Glokta needs answers, and he needs them soon. 

And to the east a small band of malefactors travel to the edge of the world to reclaim a device from history - a Seed, hidden for generations - with tremendous destructive potential. A device which could put a end to war, to the army of Eaters in the South, to the invasion of Shanka from the North - but only if it can be found, and only if its power can be controlled. 

Now I can't wait for the final part of the trilogy. Hope it will be translated and published soon. 

The nail polish is from H&M, before they revamped their beauty line. It's called Pink Macaroon and it's a baby pink, application was ok, although some brush strokes are visible. 

Have a great day!

What I'm reading + NOTD pt. 109

Toru Okada's cat has disappeared. His wife is growing more distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has recently been receiving. 

As this compelling story unfolds, the tidy suburban realities of Okada's vague and blameless life, spent cooking, reading, listening to jazz and opera and drinking beer at the kitchen table, are turned inside out, and he embarks on a bizarre journey, guided (however obscurely) by a succession of characters, each with a tale to tell. 

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami is many things: the story of a marriage that mysteriously collapses; a jeremiad against the superficiality of contemporary politics; an investigation of painfully suppressed memories of war; a bildungsroman about a compassionate young man's search for his own identity as well as that of his nation. 

On my nails I have a nail polish from Catrice and the line was Luxury Lacquers. The name is My Satin Ballet Shoes. Catrice changes their assortment so frequently that this polish is no longer available. With this one I used peel off base coat for easier removal. I like the nail polish and the colour, although I could apply three coats instead of two, it would look better I suppose. 

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What I'm reading + NOTD pt. 108

Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it. Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult. 

Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. 

All this and more is hapenning in the novel The Blade Itself, the first book in the trillogy The Fisrt Law by Joe Abercrombie. 

On the nails I have an old polish from Essence, with the name Where is the party? It's a duochrome and it was first such nail polish in my collection. The colour shifts from violet to green, but the change is subtle. What I don't like in this polish are the visible brush strokes. 

Have a great day.