The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
I am in the middle of Dear Miss Lake by A.J. Pearce, fourth book about Emmy, the advice columnist for the Women’s Friend magazine. The entire staff has temporarily relocated to the country, which is a welcome break from the stress of bombing. This series is just delightful! But do start with book 1, Dear Mrs. Bird.
Recently Finished
I spent more than a week listening to All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. It’s about two misfits who become friends at 13; it’s got a serial killer, mesmerizing artwork, orphans, bullying, bribery, and much more. It was certainly unusual and had some memorable characters but I thought it really dragged in the middle. I was reminded of The Goldfinch, another book I felt would never end, although in both instances I was sufficiently intrigued to keep reading.
I have a couple days off this week and am looking forward to some uninterrupted reading. I have from the library Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess: When Cath goes through her deceased mother's things, she find tickets for an upcoming "murder week" in England's Peak District: a whole town has come together to stage a fake murder mystery to attract tourism to their quaint hamlet. Baffled but intrigued by her mother's secret purchase, Cath decides to go on the trip herself.
I also have Guy Gavriel Kay's newest book for my mother and Michael Connelly's newest book for me.
What are you reading this week?
What are you reading this week?
9 comments:
I loved Dear Mrs Bird, but still haven't continued with the series. I have a lot of catching up to do!
I think I need Welcome to Murder Week. That title alone is awesome.
They are all different but delightful!
I'll report back next week!
I just finished a mystery, a rarity for me. It was Red Water by the Croatian author Jurica Pavičić. It covers an almost thirty year period after a teenaged girl disappears in 1989 and does an excellent job of weaving in the huge changes that occurred in Croatia during those years.
Like your mother, I have the newest GGK book standing by. I'm saving it for the Labour Day long weekend, which I have totally free.
I will recommend that book to my Croatian American friend who hosted book group last night!
I'm interested in Six Weeks by the Sea, mainly because I really like Paula Byrne and feel she would do a decent job with the topic. Novels featuring Jane Austen are a dime a dozen these days, but Byrne makes the difference.
Now I need to find out what/who the new Michael Connelly book is about. I'm currently listening to some older Harry Bosch books that I missed. I recently watched the new Renee Ballard series on TV and thought it was quite good.
I read Dear Mrs Bird but havent read Book 2 ... should i continue the series? I was a fan of The Goldfinch but Whitaker is no Goldfinch, lol. I read his first one but his latest seems too much. I just started The Lion Women of Tehran on audio. Have you read that one?
I love all the Mrs Bird series so do think you should continue! I had mixed feelings about The Goldfinch - the characters were all so depressing. I think I liked The Colors of the Dark better. I haven't read The Lion Women but have meant to. I am sitting on a deck at Cape Cod where my sister has rented a beautiful house and I got so engrossed in the Michael Connelly book I got very sunburnt.
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