It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organise yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!
Another good week. Some reading, walking, gardening, friend's visit and a 2 year old birthday party to attend! I love all my little great nieces and nephews, and Max I adore. He is such fun and so full of life. Sonia, my niece - Max's mother, has just finished being part of an art's trail held here annually. Artists open up their work spaces or homes to show and sell their art. She had an amazing amount of work for it, considering she chases a 2yr old and a 3mth one as well! Below are three of them.
I bought one but not any of these, a stylised one of a monarch butterfly and fern fronds. Don't have it yet. I want her to paint Max reading a book for my wall. Hopefully she'll get there some time!
What I read last week:
Flight Lessons - 4 stars
ForeverThis Time - 3.5 stars
The Language of Flowers - 5 stars - wonderful. No review coming but loved it.
The Secret of Everything - 4.5 stars
What I am reading at present:
From my TBR shelf and will help to also finish off a reading challenge.
What I am listening to:
Up next:
Hidden Away. Jenny Marts (for Review)
The Thirteenth Tale. Diane Setterfield ( TBR shelf)
Posts from the last week:
- Smoke Catherine McKenzie
- Where'd You Go Bernadette Maria Semple
- Forever This Time Maggie McGinnis
- Fitreader's check in.
My book club just read The Language of Flowers! Everyone really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI love your niece's artwork - especially the last picture you have posted!!
Nice artwork. I like the last one too- I'm fond of beach scenes. I love art shows and things like that- the art trail sounds very neat.
ReplyDeleteI hope The Book Thief will be another 5 star read for you! Very nice artwork. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI love the paintings....I can imagine that a painting of Max reading would be precious.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week....and I love the look of Flight Lessons and The Secret of Everything. The Book Thief is a book I've been wanting to read for a long time.
I like those paintings! Especially her use of color.
ReplyDeleteI loved The Book Thief. It is one of my favorite books. I also loved the movie. Glad you liked The Language of Flowers. I still need to read that one. Maybe someday!
Your niece has a lovely talent. The art has its own style. I hope you enjoy The Book Thief. I started it on Audible and couldn't get into it. I will have to try again.
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures. Sonia's very talented. And I love little kids' birthday parties (as long as I'm not the one responsible for doing stuff / planning and supervising!!!!)
ReplyDeleteLove your niece's artwork, the bottom two especially ... beautiful colours and so cute but on trend if that makes sense. I imagine the one of Max reading would be adorable and very special. So happy to see you loved The Language of Flowers!! And I've had The Book Thief on my tbr mountain for years but I did watch the movie last year and enjoyed it. One day I'll get to the book.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week and happy reading :)
Those are some great paintings that your niece did, she is very talented. Looks like you had a good reading week. I see you are reading J.D Robb, I really need to read the second book in the series sometime!!
ReplyDeleteThe Language of Flowers looks really beautiful. Best of luck with The Book Thief - I sobbed throughout the last part of the novel - one of the most beautiful/lyrical novels there is. :)
ReplyDeleteMyra - oh no, I am just reaching the last 60 or so pages! Got to admit I did peek at the end!
Delete<happy reading this week!
ReplyDeleteAnd wow, she is good!
I love the artwork.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed The Language of Flowers as well, more than I thought I would actually. I wouldn't have picked it up if it weren't for a book club.
ReplyDeleteI hope you love the Thirteenth Tale as much as I did. :)
Have a great week.
Those paintings are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great week!
I love the idea of an art trail. I must find one to visit soon!
ReplyDeleteHave a great reading week!
I didn't expect to but I loved The Book Thief. Hope you do as well.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an excellent week! Out town has an annual art Trail, too, and it's so much fun. Your niece's paintings are beautiful. The Book Thief has been on my shelf for years... will be curious to hear what you think.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a good week! I really enjoyed The Language of Flowers a few years back.
ReplyDeleteThe paintings are beautiful...you have a very talented niece.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good week for you. Loved The Language of Flowers. I haven't read her newest book.
I hope you are enjoying The Book Thief.
Have a wonderful new week of reading. Can't believe it is already Monday again.
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My It's Monday, What Are You Reading
The art is beautiful - I can see why you snagged one up!
ReplyDeleteI've heard a lot of good things about The Book Thief and yet I still haven't read it. I think it's the popularity and hype surrounding it that has put me off - I would like to pick it up one day for sure! Yay for decreasing TBR and meeting reading challenges.
Happy Reading!
Reading With Jade
What beautiful artwork and I think the artpiece with Max reading a book will be lovely as well! I still need to read The Book Thief - I have it sitting on my shelf, just need to find the time to read it!!! Hope you have a great week!!!
ReplyDeleteWe read The Book Thief for my book club. I didn't think I would like it, it would not have been a book I would have picked up on my own, but I ended up loving it. And it was great to discuss it with others. Enjoy your books!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artwork - very impressive! I have never read The Book Thief and feel like I'm an outsider because of it! I have seen so much buzz over the years about The Language of Flowers - it's one I owned but never read. Maybe I should try it!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
The Language of Flowers was great Brandie. Sheree from The Eclectic Reader persuaded me, and it was a wonderful read.
DeleteSo glad you enjoyed The Language of Flowers! Everyone in my book group loved it, too.
ReplyDeleteThe Book Thief is such an amazing book! I've read it twice now & it was just as good the second time. Enjoy that one and the rest of your books this week -
Sue
Book By Book
Sue yes I can see how a second reading of The Book Thief would be ideal.
DeleteI love the paintings! I wish I had talent like that. You have a good list of books. I've read the Book Thief, but not The Language of Flowers--it seems that's a popular one.
ReplyDeleteMax's mum has a unique style of art. You got a lot of reading done this week. I had read that Barbara O'Neal book some time ago; I had enjoyed it too. I have Language of Flowers and another of McGinnis's books on my TBR.
ReplyDeleteHapy reading! I adored both The Language of Flowers and The Book Thief!!
ReplyDeleteoh man, you are reading The Book Thief, can't wait to see how you feel about it
ReplyDeleteI loved The Thirteenth Tale!
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteA great read. Read it a while ago, but I still love talking about it. :)
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My It's Monday, What Are You Reading
Oh good. It was an accident buy at a second hand book fair, I put my hand on it because I thought it was Diane Chamberlain, and someone beside me said - oh that's a good book, our book club read it. So very happy to hear you two liked ti, helps going into it.
DeleteI know you will love the book, Kathryn.
DeleteIt is a bit gothic, but has good twists and turns. The end is amazing.
ENJOY!!
Her artwork is really cool. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI think 2 is such a fun age. I'm glad you had fun at the birthday party!!
ReplyDeleteI will look forward to your thoughts on The Book Thief. I thought it was great.
Sounds like you had a great week!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting :)
I adored The Language of Flowers, too :)
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