My Monday tradition, including a look back and a look ahead — what I read last week, what new books came my way, and what books are keeping me busy right now. Plus a smattering of other stuff too.
What did I read during the last week?
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory: Light, sexy romance — a nice change from heavier reading! My review is here.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton: I DNFd, then decided to give it another chance and read through to the end. Not the best decision I’ve ever made. My thoughts are here.
Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid: A short story consisting of letters between a man and a woman who discover their spouses are having an affair with each other. Sweet, moving, and heart-felt.
In audiobooks:
I finished the 4th book in The Immortals quartet by Tamora Pierce. My series wrap-up post is here.
Bookish delight:
I attended a book event for the always wonderful Gail Carriger, in honor of the publication of the 10th anniversary illustrated edition of Soulless. The event was so much fun, and since it was held at one of my favorite bookstores, I felt pretty great about buying lots ‘o stuff on the way out the door.
Fresh Catch:
It’s a feast of new books! Look at all the pretties that arrived this week:
What will I be reading during the coming week?
Currently in my hands:
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith: Hurray for the public library! My hold request came in the week the book was released! It’s a BIG book (600+ pages), so I need to get cracking if I’m going to finish before the due date. (I’m about 100 pages in, and loving it so far!)
Now playing via audiobook:
Miss Kopp Just Won’t Quit by Amy Stewart: It’s the 4th Kopp Sisters book! I love these books, and this one is just as fabulous as the previous three. And the audiobook narrator is perfection.
Ongoing reads:
Book group reads:
- Classic read: My book group’s current classic read is Middlemarch by George Eliot. We’re reading and discussing two chapters per week. Slow but steady!
- The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon. An ongoing group read, two chapters per week — we’ll be finished in December. Want to join in? Ask me how!
So many books, so little time…
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I just finished putting this post up. I tried something different in this book review, I’d love your thoughts. I picked up 2 books this weekend: Scared Fire and Killers of the Flower Moon.
I read Killers of the Flower Moon a while back, and thought it was fascinating! I hope you enjoy it.
What, a Giles comic?? I need to find a copy! Thanks for the heads up😊
It’s part of the Buffy season 11 arc. I have all the s11 books, but now that s12 is coming in December, I’m going to wait and do one final binge to read them all.
I just finished Miss Kopp Just Won’t Quit last night… it’s sitting beside me waiting to be reviewed! AH, it was so good! I swear I can’t get enough of these books. I’m really hoping there will be another because the way it ended, I want to explore Norma more as a character! 😀
I’m listening to the audio version, which is amazing, and have about an hour or so left to listen to. Loving it! I’ll keep reading Kopp sisters books as long as Amy Stewart keeps writing them. 🙂
I’m glad to hear the audiobook is just as good! 🙂 I agree, she is so good at writing about them, I’d read all of it! 😀
You listen to a lot of audiobooks! I don’t think I can stand listening to audiobooks as much as you do.
I listen to audiobooks on my daily drive to and from work, and when I exercise –they keep me company!