Sheila at Book Journey runs It's Monday! What Are You Reading?
Our dry hot summer continues, my lawn is just a dusty brown patch, I am just watering a few vegetables and that is it, as we now pay for our water.
This past week I caught up with season five of Downton Abbey and so this week I am ready for the Christmas extras which screen here this week.
Best wishes to my Australian neighbours who are celebrating their Australia Day and have a long weekend to help those celebrations. I enjoyed hopping around the blog hop organised by Shellyrae over at Book'd Out There are so many amazing Australian authors.
What I finished reading this week:
I LOVED it!
For review in the coming week
with a giveaway.
Finished this audiobook
Enjoyable.
1st in a trilogy.
Good read.
What I am reading at present:
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Listening to:
Ten Tiny Breaths by K. A. Tucker
What is in the plan for my next reads:
Crazy For You by Jennifer Crusie
The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth
While you are here please thing about checking out the Audiobook Blog Hop - best of 2014. I have a giveaway as well as that there are three credits up for the possibility of winning from Audible.
You are reading Kristin Hannah new book, so cool. It will be awhile before I am read that book, I look forward to seeing what you think of it. You done lots of reading this week!!
ReplyDeleteViki the wonder of a life of retirement! KH book is very good so far, but war torn France in second world war is not pretty!
DeleteDefinitely a different Kristin Hannah, but hopefully still good though. Glad that your retirement allows a lot of reading now.
Deletethanks for the audiobook headsup - appreciate the hop and the generosity!
ReplyDeleteglad to connect via goodreads as well - catching your reviews
HapPy reading... tea's on me :)
I have The Nightingale on my upcoming TBR list. I was going to read it this week but decided to put it off for awhile because I just read The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes which is also set in France and deals with German Occupation (but during WW1). I look forward to reading your thoughts on this one. I've only read a contemporary novel by her (Home Front) but I liked it.
ReplyDeleteYes I loved Home Front. And I can see why you would need space between two books on France and German occupation. WW2 not better I am sure!
DeleteI only watched the first season of Downton Abbey and never got around to the second season. I figured it was a sign that it didn't grab me enough and I hated (well, disliked) the main character. I liked one of the sisters better and then read that she'd gotten killed off, so....
ReplyDeleteI forgot about Downton Abbey! Just started DVRing it tonight... how many did I miss?
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to a dry hot (well maybe not TOO hot) as we've been cold here- no snow tho so that is something. The Jill Mansell book has a very summery feel to it. Enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to read that Nora Roberts in audiobook. Sea of Love looks like a great read, I just love the cover. :)
ReplyDeleteBrooke at http://www.brookeblogs.com
Some sweet reads, I'm looking forward to reading The Secrets of Midwives next week,
ReplyDeleteRead on,
Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
Ps thanks for the blog hop plug :)
I can't wait to read your review of The Nightingale. I love Kristin Hannah. :)
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your review of the Mansell book. I hope to read it soon and I hope it was good!
ReplyDeleteI hope you're enjoying The Nightingale. Definitely a heart breaking book to read!
I'm so jealous it's warm over at yours, although it sounds like the garden isn't really enjoying it! It's absolutely freezing over here and even tea doesn't help anymore. I read 'Dark Witch' a couple of weeks ago and did enjoy it, although I wasn't blown away by it! Thanks for sharing :) Have a great week!
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Juli @ Universe in Words
The Susan Donovan trilogy has piqued my interest--I'm off to find out more.
ReplyDeleteYour summer comment made me smile. It's winter here--and a "historic" blizzard is on its way to NYC. Two to three feet is predicted.
I haven't watched past episode one of Downton Abbey but I really want to. It's not easy with a toddler in the house! I haven't read a lot of Nora Roberts but my sister-in-law keeps recommending her to me so I probably should look into her work further. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed The Nightingale...and The Secrets of Midwives. And, surprising to me, Dark Witch. I knew that I might not like it, since witches are not really my thing. But Nora Roberts's witches are exceptional...LOL.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
I really enjoyed Ten Tiny Breaths on audio. I think I have Dark Witch on audio as well. It has been awhile since I've read Jill Mansell, they are always a fun read.
ReplyDeleteI'm liking Ten Tiny Breaths, it was a bit of a stretch for me as I dislike 1st person present tense but the narrator does such a great job I don't care! She has made me forget my dislike!
DeleteWe've barely gotten started with season 5 of Downton Abbey, only because it just started showing here in the States. I wonder why it's different everywhere? Enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover of Sea of Love!
ReplyDeleteI love to hear the differences between countries- how cool that you didn't have to pay for your water for a time. I am sorry that you now have to, if you didn't before.
Several of these are new to me, like Ten Tiny Breaths. I'll be interested in your thoughts. Others are pretty reliable for enjoyment like Rice, Mansill, Roberts and Hannah. I hope you have a good week!
ReplyDeleteYou had a fantastic reading week! Hoping you loved The Nightingale as much as I did even though it was a heartbreaking read, I've been in a bit of a rut since finishing it. I'm off to check out your review of Beach Girls.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder, I watched Downton while in the UK but was back before the Christmas special aired so I've got that to look forward to. Have a great week and enjoy your new reads :)
It is difficult to come off a book like The Nightingale and then to read something else. Loved the book and was sobbing non stop at the end! Guess most readers did!
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