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!
Hope you are all cruising along. I am getting there! Some reading, some sewing and some gardening because I must! Overgrown - you get the picture. Oh and I know this is very English/NZ but I've had plenty of fun cricket to watch on TV!
We sold my Dad's house and the handover date is this Friday. An end of an era really, the house stands empty, all that is to be done is sign papers and hand the keys over.
What I read last week:
I finished listening to the audio of A Grown Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson and ably narrated by herself. While it wasn't my favourite one of hers it was still very good and I liked it. The three generations of women found a place in my heart.
I also read this recently bought book...
Let's just say I am a Catherine Anderson book fan! This one was satisfying.
And this review book which of course I enjoyed as I do with most of what JAK writes, my kind of suspense novel - not too bloody or graphic!!
What I am reading at present:
A review book, somehow escaped me in my calendar. How did that happen, must have been Christmas excitement! As it happens this is a New Zealand author but I haven't read her before. This is about three women during WW 11.
I am about to start listening to this audio, purchased last year during Audible sales.
Up next:
A review book
Last Weeks Posts
Over the Teacups #6 3 short reviews
The Promise Between Us Barbara Claypole White
Read Along With Emilie (Richards) Reading Challenge 2018
Over the Teacups #6 3 short reviews
The Promise Between Us Barbara Claypole White
Read Along With Emilie (Richards) Reading Challenge 2018
I love the cover on The Tuscan Child; I hope it turns out to be a good one! What a bittersweet experience it must have been to complete the sale of your father's home; I can only imagine, Kathryn Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHope the sale of the house helps your family in the grieving process. It has to be hard! Promise Not To Tell is on my read asap list!
ReplyDeleteThat must be hard to part with your father's house! I recently had to do something similar when my dad passed, and it was very weird clearing the house out.
ReplyDeleteCricket sounds fun!
The new Rhys Bowen looks interesting too! Love that cover of the secret Hour.
I'm glad you sold the house...one less thing to worry about.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your books. It's been a while since I read Joshilyn Jackson...I think I might have one of her books tucked away.
I can't wait to read my copy of Promise Not to Tell. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for hosting, and for visiting my blog.
It must have been a bittersweet to sell your dad’s house (with all the memories) but such a relief too because it’s a difficult process.
ReplyDeleteReading wise, I hope you have a great reading week. Happy reading. ❤️😁
Must be hard to finally sell your dad's place. It must contain so many memories! Hearts of Resistance looks like my kind of book and I look forward to your thoughts on The Tuscan Child. Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteAh - letting go an era can be difficult. I am glad you are enjoying your sewing, reading and gardening. I like Catherine Anderson, JAK and enjoyed The Secret Hour a number of years back.
ReplyDeleteHope this is a good reading week for you.
Sounds like you had a busy week. Thank you for hosting.
ReplyDeleteIt's the end of an era for your family but hopefully the start of a new one for whomever is buying it. We bought our house under the same circumstances.
ReplyDeleteI hope everything goes smoothly with your dad's house. Many, many hugs.
ReplyDeleteHearts of Resistance sounds good. I like reading books set in that time period.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that the selling of your dad's house went smoothly and quickly, but I know it is bittersweet. Big hugs to you, Kathryn!
It is difficult to sell the family home. Luckily my brother took our family home over and at least we can still visit.
ReplyDeleteHUGS on your sale. It sold quickly which is a good thing in some ways.
Nice books...HEARTS OF RESISTANCE looks good.
Have a good week.
I have The Tuscan Child coming up on my reading list and I'm super excited. It looks wonderful. I agree about JAK's thrillers. They're definitely my kind of thriller. You have me wanting to read Catherine Andersen - well you and the covers. They all look fantastic! I can imagine the sale of your dad's house is definitely strange. I'm sure it's a relief but still. I hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a green thumb you have. I'm horrible at tending plants. I always forget to water them. I read A Grown Up Kind of Pretty some time ago and had enjoyed it, but I haven't read any other her works.
ReplyDeleteI hope it all goes well
ReplyDeleteI ca't say O have ever watched Cricket ;)
Good for you for all that hard work to clean up your dad's house and get it sold! I know what a big job that is, as we moved my 92-yo FIL out here a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your books this week!
Sue
Book By Book
I haven't heard of Joshilyn Jackson before, but I love that cover so I'll be on the look out for her books now. Glad I'm not the only one who has books that fall through the gaps sometimes! Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover of the Joshilyn Jackson book! So pretty !
ReplyDeleteIsn’t it lovely when a book is satisfying? It seems as though all of your books this past week were good ones.
ReplyDeleteFinishing Enraptured by Samantha Britt as we speak- review will post today
ReplyDeleteI'll be interested in your thoughts on The Tuscan Child. While I liked it I enjoyed her previous WWII era novel more. You've convinced me to get a copy of Spring Forward!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a week of enjoyable reading and listening ahead for you!
ReplyDeleteYou've got some very interesting reads here. More to add to my TBR. Glad the transactions all went off smoothly.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good week Kathryn. I'm knee deep in reviews.
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't read/listen to Luanne Rice, there is a story here. When I first started reading again I loved mystery/thrillers the deadlier the better, then my husband was diagnosed with cancer so it was only romance because the thought of an unhappy ending was too much to take at the time. That's when I learned that Nicolas Sparks couldn't be trusted and I asked my librarian to point me to the romance section after she told me that they were safe books to read. I picked up Cloud Nine by Luanne Rice and used multiple boxes of tissues to get through it.
I don't recognize any of those but enjoy :)
ReplyDeleteMegan @ Ginger Mom & the Kindle Quest