I'm reading
I finished three books this week and started reading one other!
The first book I finished was Long Island by Colm Toibin for the GR challenge. I was sure that I had read Brooklyn years ago, but looking at my handy dandy spreadsheet, I think that maybe I only watched the movie. Anyway, I read this one and it was fine.
Next up I read Secrets of a Winter Escape by Sue Moorcroft which is for a blog tour later this week! You always know that you can rely on this author for a good read!
I also read Every Day I Read by Hwang Bo-Reum. This is an unusual read for me. I can't think of the last time I read a non-fiction book that was originally published in a different language. This book was 53 very short essays on reading. Each essay talked about how to read more for example it talks about reading deeply, or reading in your comfort zone or outside your comfort zone. It was an easy read.
The book that I started was another blog tour. Mrs Clutterbuck's Christmas Emporium by Nicola May. I am having a lot of fun with it!
I'm watching
We had a public holiday here on Tuesday so we took advantage of the fact that we didn't have to go to work and went to the movies. We watched Pressure which stars Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser and is all about the role that a Scottish weatherman played in lead up to D Day. If you have any interest in WWII movies then give this one a go. Here's the trailer
I also watched You Me and Tuscany on Saturday night which is a bit of fun. It features a young woman who is broke but goes to Tuscany pretending to be engaged to a man. She then meets his brother and things get complicated.
Life
We had a really quiet weekend but things will start getting busier soon.
We did book our flights to South Africa for next year which is exciting!
Posts from the last week
Top Ten Tuesday: Succint!
Blog Tour: Stuck with you for Christmas by Jen Smith
A Short History of Longans by Mirandi Riwoe
In My Kitchen: October
Six Degrees of Separation: The Fish Wife to The Kamogawa Food Detectives
I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date, Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz and the Good Book and a Cup of Tea link up hosted at Boondock Ramblings
Nice looking assortment of books. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy!
DeleteWow! I hadn’t realized was a movie as well! I read Toibin’s series years ago and remember it fondly. I’ll have to look up Sue Moorcroft. I enjoyed Hwang Bo-Reum’s Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop. Every Day I Read sounds like a good one as well. Happy reading to you! Good for you - reserving your flights to Africa!
ReplyDeleteI still have to read the mothers book by Colm Toibin
DeleteI want to read Colm Toibin's books. I was born in Brooklyn and lived most of my life on Long Island. I already have Brooklyn on my Kindle. Hope you enjoy your books and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThe irony is that most of the book Long Island takes place in Ireland!
Delete(Deb Nance at Readerbuzz) I added Every Day I Read by Hwang Bo-Reum to my list of books I'd like to find and read. You Me and Tuscany sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteBoth were easy ways to spend a couple of hours Deb
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