This week...

Rachael Johns Reader's Retreat

I spent the weekend in Perth (my home town) at the Rachael Johns Readers Retreat! I will do a proper post later in the week once I catch up on a few things, but it was an amazing weekend. The hotel was right on the beach, the weather was glorious, the sunsets were spectacular and I got to talk about books all weekend with other book lovers! I am already looking forward to next year's event which is going to be in Geelong which is a bit closer to home!

I'm reading

Most of my reading this week for for the retreat. There were two book club books and so at the very least I wanted to make sure that I had read both of those. I had started The Madamoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester last week and I finished that this week. 

The second book club book was A Snowy River Summer by Stella Quinn. I saved that one for the plane because I was hoping that I would get it read on the flight, and it turned out it was the perfect length as I started it at the airport and I finished it just as we were landing in Perth!

I took The Bad Bridesmaid by Rachael Johns with me to Perth to get signed so I figured it was probably time to read it! I finished this one on the flight home. I was glad I didn't have much left to read as I was on the red-eye special which left Perth at 11.45 at night and got to Melbourne at 5.15am. I was able to finish the book and then attempt to sleep a bit!

In other books, I finished An Italian Wedding Adventure by Leonie Mack which I started last week. 

I have two reviews due this week. The first is Wicket Maiden by Chrissie Harrison which is cricket romance featuring a woman cricketer. I have started this one. I haven't even started the second one yet. Time to get reading. 

I'm watching


We didn't realise that there was a second series of Andor so we watched the first episode of that last week. We will watch more. 

There are a couple of new shows that came out over the last week that I am excited about so I am hoping to get to those soon. 

Other than that I watched sunsets and sunrises from the hotel window



Life


While I was in Perth I was able to spend some time with my aunts and other family. It is always lovely to see them! And we always talk about books too!

Posts from the last week


Top Ten Tuesday: Change is Good....and Somewhat Inevitable

Blog Tour: The Cornish Cottage by the Sea by Kim Nash

Blog Tour: One Summer in Italy by Victoria Springfield

Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood

Afternoon Tea Diaries - Red at Oxi Tea Room

Spell the Month in Books - May


I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date and Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz