It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

hosted by Sheila

A weekly meme where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.


Last week I read:
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave
The Raising by Laura Kasischke
Bereft by Chris Womersley...............Brilliant!!
The Somnambulist by Essie Fox


Added Reviews for:
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
Fugitive Blue by Claire Thomas
The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing


Other Posts
Library Loot
Regency & Victorian Challenge
The Literary Giveaway Blog Hop............in progress now and continuing until the 19th Oct - if you're dropping by do take a moment to check out and enter my giveaway.

Currently I'm reading: I finished The Somnambulist late last night so am in between books right now but a quick look at this one at lunchtime was enough to know I'll keep reading........

The Time In Between by Maria Duenas

The inspiring international bestseller of a seemingly ordinary woman who uses her talent and courage to transform herself first into a prestigious couturier and then into an undercover agent for the Allies during World War II.

I downloaded this from NetGalley and will be reading it on my Kindle so will need some 'real' books as well so also coming up this week will be one from my bookshelf and one from the library.

Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett . "It is the 1960s. Rose Clinton arrives at St Elizabeth's, a Roman Catholic home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky. Rose is a young woman who has decided, to be 'a liar for the rest of my life'. She is pregnant but also married (athough at St Elizabeth's she claims to be unwed), fleeing her dull but loving husband without telling him she is pregnant.
The Nightmare Thief by Meg Gardiner.........."In the California wilderness no one can hear you scream. San Francisco Forensic Psychiatrist Jo Beckett doesn't dissect the body or the crime scene -- she dissects a life and a mind, recreating the victim as a person, piecing together the story of their death to get to the truth. "

Have a great reading week!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Hosted by Sheila

A weekly meme where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.


Last week I read:
The Gallows Curse by Karen Maitland - I read 200 pages and then decided I'd had enough. DNF
Sticks & Stones by Ilsa Evans 
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood


Added reviews for:
Wrecker by Summer Wood (quick review)
The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton by Elizabeth Speller (quick review)
Corrag by Susan Fletcher
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs


Currently reading:

The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing............have almost finished and absolutely loving it! 

Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano.......on my Kindle - a nice story but not compulsive reading.

Coming up next

13, rue Therese by Elena Mauli Shapiro

Blue Monday by Nicci French

The Other Hand by Chris Cleave............as the book that's been on my shelf the longest it's first in line in my attempt to read more of the books I own.  I'm following Judith@Leeswammes suggestion and committing to 75p and then deciding if I want to continue or not.

Have a great week!

It's Monday! What are you reading?

hosted by Sheila

A weekly meme where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.

Last week I read

Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly

Death on a Galician Shore by Domingo Villar

Before I go to Sleep by S J Watson

Although I had good intentions of catching up with reviews I came down with a cold and had little inclination to sit at the computer so only managed one.

Dark Side by Belinda Bauer

The highlight of the week was the arrival of my Kindle yesterday a few days earlier than expected which was a nice surprise and I've been wasting lots of time over the weekend making lists of books to download. Also looking forward to returning to NetGalley .

Currently I'm reading:

I still have a few pages to go on Shantaram but near enough to finished to feel I can now go back reading something more substantial.

Gillespie and I by Jane Harris - Historical fiction set in the 1880's. I've read only positive things about this book and really looking forward to it.

Corrag by Susan Fletcher - my first Kindle read! I've had this book on my wishlist for a long time after reading another by this author. More historical fiction about the Massacre of Glencoe.

Pure coincidence that both these novels are set in Scotland. I've only just started reading both of them and I think they'll take me through this coming week so I'm not looking any further ahead. With a houseful from Wednesday - Sunday it's going to be a busy few days and reading will have to take a backseat. Hopefully I'll manage some reviewing although I might have to settle for short, quick reviews.

Tuesday 9th I'll be at Royal Reviews reviewing A Prisoner of the Inquisition - YA Historical Fiction

Hope everyone will have a great reading week!

It's Monday! What are you reading?

hosted by Sheila

A weekly meme where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.

Last week I read

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
The Echo Man by Richard Montanari
Daughters-in-Law by Joanna Trollope
Shantaram by Greg Roberts (readalongchapters

Added reviews for

The Three Evangelists by Fred Vargas
The Proof of Love by Catherine Hall
Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato

Currently reading - continuing with Shantaram and ...

Sanctus by Simon Toyne

" The certainties of the modern world are about to be blown apart by an ancient conspiracy, nurtured by blood and lies....an apocalyptic thriller like no other"


I've only just started this and not sure I'm in the mood for conspiracy thrillers so I may not continue. We'll see how it goes.

Coming up next

Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran
Beneath the Shadows by Sara Foster ........psychological thriller  by an Australian author

What are you reading this week?

It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

hosted by Sheila

 Home again from a lovely relaxing break away from normal routine, including blogging, and still feeling caught in the betwixt and between feelings of 'sad to say goodbye but good to be home' but I've been enjoying catching up with google reader and reading the Armchair BEA posts.


Last week I read ;

Three books from the pile I gathered up at the secondhand bookshop near our daughters - has a great selection of books and I always look forward to a visit.

Giovanni's Gift by Bradford Morrow
The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland - loved this one and will be reviewing it at Royal Reviews during June.
Leonardo's Swans - another one I really enjoyed and will be reviewing soon.

Currently reading:

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand - non-fiction/memoir 

Telling an unforgettable story of one man's journey into extremity, a testament to the resilience of the human mind.

I only have a few pages left to read  and  if you like biographies I can recommend this one. Great story and great writing.


Coming up next:

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts - this is a read-a-long which begins this week with the first 100 pages so will be first priority .........after that possibly

Virgin Widow by Anne O'Brien - another of my secondhand finds.

Revelations by Laurel Dewey - for a PUYB tour review.

It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

hosted by Sheila

A weekly meme where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.


April has been a disaster as far as reading and blogging goes. TWO WHOLE WEEKS without a computer and a scramble to catch up with scheduled reviews when I got it back has all been rather frustrating added to which I started disliking every book I picked up. On the positive side the house, garden and my eyesight benefited so a break was probably what I needed and hopefully things will now improve.

I'm really enjoying my Easter - for the first time ever I'm entirely alone and loving the peace and quiet and the opportunity for 'me time'.

Last week I read:

The Creeper by Tania Carver
La Rochelle's Road by Tanya Moir

Currently reading:

The Bride That Time Forgot by Paul Magrs - I had no idea what sort of book this was when I brought it home from the library - it's a cozy mystery of the supernatural kind, rather fun and perfect holiday reading.

Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier - the third in the Sevenwaters trilogy and I've been reading it on and off for three weeks.

Coming up next - will depend on what I bring home from the library tomorrow . I have these two lined up but always the possibilty something else will tempt me more.

Farundell by L R Fredericks - a debut novel which sounds very intriguing - " and enigmatic book, an erotic obssession, magic both black and white, a ghost who's not a ghost, a treasure that's not a treasure."

Myself My Enemy by Jean Plaidy - I did read this many years ago but thought I'd reread for Royal Reviews Jean Plaidy week.

I hope everyone is having a lovely Easter break - have a great reading week!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?



hosted by Sheila


A weekly meme where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.


I've had some good reading in the past two weeks but I'm not doing so well at keeping up with reviews. With a touch of Autumn in the early mornings and evenings bringing a reminder that winter is approaching , making the most of the gloriously warm and sunny days has top priority .
 
Read during past two weeks
 
Redemption by Laurel Dewey
Prophecy: Clash of Kings by M.K.Hume
Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
Harbour by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Fragile by Lisa Unger
When it Rains by Maggie MacKellar (NF)
 
Other reviews added
Pearl by Deirdre Purcell
The People's Queen by Vanora Bennett
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
 
Currently I'm Reading
 

 
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
 
Oh dear............I'm 200 pages in and if something doesn't happen soon I have serious doubts about whether I'll continue.
 
It sounded so promising but it's soooooooo slow....I love the historic detail and the atmosphere of the old library but some action is sorely needed.
 
 
 
 
Coming Up Next

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

Lasting Damage by Sophie Hannah

Have a great reading week!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

hosted by Sheila

 A weekly meme where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.


  The last two weeks have been quite stressful and at times like that I fall back into comfort reading - mostly suspense and thrillers. I did finish..
 
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled Britain Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor
 
and also read:
 
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Pray For Silence by Linda Castillo
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo
Pearl by Deirdre Purcell
 
Reviews added
 
The Doctor and the Diva by Adrienne McDonnell
The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon
The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna
 
Currently reading:
The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli - I started this one but wasn't in the mood so put it aside. Some lovely writing but the story didn't grab me so it may yet end up a DNF.
 

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

The Devil that Danced on the Water by Aminatta Forna - a daughter's memoir (NF)

Coming up next

Redemption by Laurel Dewey

Prophecy: Clash of the Kings by M.K.Hume - the first in her new trilogy about Merlin.

Have a great reading week!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

hosted by Sheila

A weekly meme where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.
 
Last week the weather stayed hot and humid which is ideal for finding a cool place if you can and curling up with a book. I read three books , each one quite different and I enjoyed them all
 
The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna .......the first 50 pages of this one were a bit slow and I almost gave up but very glad I persevered as it was very good.
Mistress of the Elgin Marbles by Susan Nagel (NF)
Someone Else's Son by Sam Hayes....suspense thriller.
 
I have given up on The Good Man Jesus - not my thing . I'll have to find something else to start off the Read A Myth challenge.
 
Added reviews for:
The Coffins of Little Hope by Timothy Schaffert
Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell
 
Found a new meme
 
Currently I'm reading:
 
The Twisted Thread by Charlotte Bacon........this will take a while because its an ebook and I have to read it on the computer which isn't always appealing.
 

The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon.........halfway through and I can't make up my mind whether I like it or not.

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor.........fantastic non-fiction. Loving it.

Up Next:

The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (yay! my favourite series)

Have a great reading week!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?



hosted by Sheila at Book Journey

 Where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.

Last week began with three almost finished books and completing them was my first priority. I've never been one for reading more than one book at a time but it seems to be happening more and more. I finished...
The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Coffins of Little Hope by Timothy Schaffert
After the Fire, a Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld

and then I read:

Shark Music by Carol O'Connell
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ( yes, I've finally read it!!)
The Doctor & the Diva by Adrienne McDonnell
The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips

Other Reviews added
My Last Duchess by Daisy Graham
Daniel by Henning Mankell

Currently I'm reading:
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman..............making very slow progress with this one which is not really my cup of tea......and these next two  both of which I've barely begun and should see me through much of this coming week.

The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna.............it's made the Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional shortlist so I'm hoping it will be good.

The Twisted Thread by Charlotte Bacon............ebook from NetGalley.

Coming up next

The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon

Someone Else's Son by Sam Hayes

Have a great reading week!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

A weekly event hosted by Sheila at BookJourney

Where we list the books completed last week, the books currently being read and the books we plan to read this week.

This week celebrates the first anniversary of Sheila's hosting of this meme and it's hard to believe that much time has gone so quickly. Thanks Sheila for all the hard work you put in to make It's Monday fun for all of us.


 I usually read 3-4 books during a week but a combination of factors took last weeks total above the average. No visitors, miserable wet weather and the first three books were so good I was reading into the early hours of the morning. All three were very powerful and by the time I'd finished them I was an emotional wreck .............and my eyes were crying out for a rest.
 
 Books completed
 
Daniel by Henning Mankell
Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell
Every Last One by Anna Quindlan
Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
The Devil's Queen by Jeanne Kalogridis
Tell Tale by Sam Hayes
 
Reviews added
The Diviner's Tale by Bradford Morrow
 

Currently I'm reading

 

 

The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell.........this is a group read hosted by the Gaskell Blog between Feb.1 - Feb.15.

A Dark Night's Work by Elizabeth Gaskell - short stories

After the Fire, a Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld

The Coffins of Little Hope by Timothy Schaffert - ebook from NetGalley.

 

Coming up next ................I have plenty to choose from and much will depend on where my mood takes me. You never know......this might be the week I read The Book Thief !!!!!!........and possibly

 

The Doctor & the Diva by Adrienne McDonnell

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman

 

Reviewing this week

My Last Duchess by Daisy Graham

Daniel by Henning Mankell

Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell

Have a great reading week!