WWW Wednesday – February 11

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently Reading:

Tapestry by Fiona McIntosh (2014). This is a dual time frame novel that begins in 1978 and sends prosaic Jane back to 1715 to rescue her fiancé’s ancestor from the Tower of London. I don’t recall who recommended this Australian author to me but I was intrigued and found a copy at the Harvard Library, of all places!

Just Finished:

In Codebreaker by Jay Martel (a husband/wife writing team), a a brilliant teen, Mia Hayes, faces tragedy when government agents arrive unannounced at her home one night seeking something they believe her father has taken. Soon, her mother is dead and her father is gone, a fugitive on the run. Shocked and baffled, Mia realizes her father left her clues to follow, so she must put aside her pain and begin a dangerous scavenger hunt. I loved intrepid Mia, her wry humor, and her codebreaking skill. 4 ½ stars.

I also just finished Nash Falls by David Baldacci, in which an ordinary finance guy is approached by the FBI to turn whistle blower on his company. But when someone leaks his involvement, everything goes crazy and poor Walter Nash has to go on the run. Walter’s transformation from mild-mannered accountant to determined killer is improbable but entertaining. In fact, all the characters were somewhat over the top. My primary complaint was that this ended on a cliffhanger so the sequel better come soon!

What Should You Have Been Reading: (I added this one!)

My book group chose The Sentence by Louise Erdrich for February. I had good intentions of reading it this past weekend but instead I went to a hockey game, a women’s basketball game, and watched the Super Bowl. I read one or two chapters and decided I didn’t like it, so stopped reading. However, we met over Chinese food on Monday night and my friends said I should have persevered, as the book improved later on.

Next Up:

Back in December, I went to a great event at WGBH, Boston's PBS station, for Injustice, How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department by Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, two former Washington Post writers. The authors were being interviewed by Heather Cox Richardson as the attendees listened in shocked silence to descriptions of Trump’s politicization of the Justice Department. There was quite a wait for this book at the library!

I’m looking forward to The Final Target by Nora Roberts, in which a young woman who has just written her first book is pursued by an obsessive fan.  I took a quick peek as I was coming home on the subway tonight.  Nora’s characters never just get to relax and enjoy their lives!

What are you reading this week?