I'm readingIt's been another busy reading and blogging week! I feel like I have had a lot of different books in my hands and this list will confirm that!
I finished The Cryptic Clue by Amanda Hampson as I had to return it to the library. My review is here. This is the second book in the Tea Ladies series and I have already requested the third book.
I had to put Beartown by Fredrik Backman down in order to finish The Cryptic Clue. Once I picked it up again I was absolutely absorbed. This is one of my 20 Books of Winter and counts as a Big Book of Summer. It was a 5/5 read for me and I have already requested the next book in the trilogy.
Then I started a couple of books but I will need to go back to them again this week. I started The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl because of Paris in July. I also started Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, which is another of my 20 Books of Winter reads.
Once again, the library conspired against me and said I couldn't renew Secrets of the Huon Wren by Claire van Ryn so I read that. This was Claire van Ryn's debut novel, but I had already read her second book. I hope to have a review for this one up shortly.
In order to try to get in front of the library I then read Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee who is from South Korea This is also one of my 20 Books of Winter. It's a different read for me but I did like it enough to request the second book in the series. The idea is that in our sleep we all go to the dream store to purchase the dreams that we want. We then pay for them using our emotions.
Finally, I started reading A Bakery in Paris by Aimie K. Runyan which is the current Cook the Books selection.
I did do a summary of the books that I read for June for the 20 Books of Winter . You can read my recap post here.
I'm watching
Life
After 3 weeks, I still sound a bit husky but finally feel like I am getting better.
I did do a summary of the books that I read for June for the 20 Books of Winter . You can read my recap post here.
Bookish Travel
I did a fair bit of travelling through the pages of books during June. Here's some of the places I visited.
Australia
Melbourne - The Butterfly Women
Sydney - The Cryptic Club
America
Maine- The Mirror
Washington - The Diamond Eye
Michigan/New York - The Page Turner
Europe
England - The Silver Ladies Seize the Day, Once Upon a Thyme, The Storytellers
Scotland - Over the Seas to Skye, the Woman Who Got Her Spark Back
Ukraine/USSR -- The Diamond Eye
France - A Secret Garden in Paris, French Rhapsody, The Girl from Normandy
Greece - The Island of Hope and Dreams, Not My Greek Wedding
Portugal - The Lost Story of Sofia Costello
The Cruise Club (visited several countries!)
Africa
Morocco - Half Truth
Best of June
In June I read 19 books and these 6 are the ones I rated as 4.5/5 reads.
I'm watching
I finished watching Gary Barlow's Wine Tour: Australia. I will finish watching his South Africa show this week I think.
I also re-watched The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan this week. I originally watched it last year as part of the French Film Festival (and I posted about it here). I was surprised to see it on the normal movie channels on our cable provider as normally if I want to watch any foreign language films you have to go searching for it.
I also re-watched The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan this week. I originally watched it last year as part of the French Film Festival (and I posted about it here). I was surprised to see it on the normal movie channels on our cable provider as normally if I want to watch any foreign language films you have to go searching for it.
Life
After 3 weeks, I still sound a bit husky but finally feel like I am getting better.
We did have a busy weekend as our kids were down from Brisbane for the day on Saturday so Robert was being dad's taxi service driving all over the city while I cooked dinner. Then we had my sister and her family around for dinner on Sunday along with my mum who is over from Adelaide.
Posts from the last week
20 Books of Winter: June
Posts from the last week
20 Books of Winter: June
Paris in July/Top Ten Tuesday: Books with the Eiffel Tower on the Cover
Paris in July: Since the last Paris in July
The Lost Story of Sofia Castello by Siobhan Curham
Paris in July: Since the last Paris in July
The Lost Story of Sofia Castello by Siobhan Curham
Paris in July: Mini Movie Reviews
Blog Tour: The Cruise Club by Caroline James
The Cryptic Clue by Amanda Hampson
Weekend Cooking: In My Kitchen - June
Six Degrees of Separaton: Theory & Practice to Sisters of the Resistance
I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date and Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz
Blog Tour: The Cruise Club by Caroline James
The Cryptic Clue by Amanda Hampson
Weekend Cooking: In My Kitchen - June
Six Degrees of Separaton: Theory & Practice to Sisters of the Resistance
I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date and Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz
Good to know you loved Beartown and looking forward to #2. You are reminding me I want to read The Diamond Eye at some point.
ReplyDeleteThe Diamond Eye was so good! I have a few more books to read by Kate Quinn at some point!
DeleteI will look for Beartown. I'm in the mood for an outdoorsy 5 star read.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pretty intense read Harvee!
DeleteIt's wonderful to hear how much you enjoyed Beartown. I see your rave and the raves of others, but still I say to myself, Would you really enjoy a book about sport? Not sure.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever get a chance, I would love to see your take on the best historical fiction centering on Paris. I think you are the expert!
The sport is there but it's only part of the story. It's worth giving a go Deb!
DeleteAlso, not sure about expert but challenge accepted. I have already chosen the books. Expect to see the post in a couple of weeks.
I hope you're enjoying the Emily Wilde book! I love that series.
ReplyDeleteSo far I am. I just need to get a run at it where I don't have to pick up something else!
DeleteNice assortment of books. I'm still reading mostly review copies from my never-ending stack. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI am mostly ignoring review copies where they don't have a blog tour date! That will come back to bite me in due course I am sure!
DeleteNice!
ReplyDeleteMany participants reviewed The Paris Novel for Paris in July 2024, I hope you like it
I bought it during last years Paris in July!
DeleteSounds like a busy and fun week. We are enjoying not being the drivers on vacation this year. The Cryptic Clue and The Story Tellers sound good. Thanks for sharing, Marg.
ReplyDeleteBoth were really good! I think you might be able to get The Storytellers. Not sure about The Cryptic Clue.
DeleteYou had a great reading month in June. I hope you have a great July too. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteMe too Yvonne!
DeleteI'm glad you're feeling better! Have a great week! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Meezan!
DeleteIt's been four years since I read Beartown (reviewed here), and I loved that book. I know nothing about hockey, but it didn't matter one bit. I have the follow-up on my nightstand with plans to read it for the Summer Reading Challenge. I don't know why I've waited so long to read it, but I hope Backman provides sufficient backstory since I doubt I'll remember much about Beartown.
ReplyDeleteI am waiting for the next book to come in at the library. I am hoping to get to it relatively quickly. I hope you get to it soon.
DeleteI'd like to read Beartown at some point. Happy to hear you're feeling better and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good but intense read Rachel
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