Top Ten Tuesday: Purple!

Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is Books with My Favorite Color on the Cover. Now, if you take a look around my blog, you might notice one main colour. So it should be no surprise that my post this week features the colour purple. It could be the title is purple, the whole cover or just part of the cover. I did think I had done a post like this before, but apparently not!

French Chateau Escape by Gillian Harvey - Purple text and France!

When We Were Friends by Samantha Tonge - Can't get much more purple than this!

The French Chateau Dream by Julie Caplin  - I am sure I could find some more books with lavender on the cover

Battle Royal by Lucy Parker - I chose this one because of the purple dress

One French Summer by Gillian Harvey - More France. 

Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson - I wasn't a big fan of this book but it is very purple.

Lilac Skies by Shivani Bansal - Same with this one!

Elodie's Library of Second Chances by Rebecca Raisin - I really like Rebecca Raisin's books and this was no exception! 

Someone I Used to Know by Paige Toon - Purple!!

How to Mend a Broken Heart by Rachael Johns - Rachael Johns is an autobuy author for me, no matter what colour the cover is.

This Week....

I'm reading

Last year at about this time I listened to the audio of Hogfather by Terry Pratchett and I thoroughly enjoyed it. After having a 5 star audiobook experience last week, I really wanted something that would be really enjoyable so I have started to listen to it again. Maybe this will become something that I do regaularly at this kind of year.

I did start reading another couple of books. The first Far Across the Ocean by Suzie Hull, which I am reading for a blog tour later this week. It is partially set in Madagascar. I think it's fair to say I've never read anything even partially set there!

I also started reading One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake. I really enjoyed the first chapter, although I am concerned that maybe I am going to have to return it to the library before I can finish it.

I'm watching...

I was looking for something fun to watch over the weekend, so I ended up watching Book of Love. Whilst it wasn't the greatest movie you've ever seen, it was definitely fun rom-com. The premise is that there is a British author whose debut novel is a dismal failure, so it is very strange when it becomes a bestseller in Mexico. It turns out the interpreter has made some changes to the book and turned it into a steamy novel.

Life

Last week I went down to Geelong to see Australian author Rachael Johns speak about her latest novel Work Wives. When I was not really reading a few years ago, Rachael was one of the few authors I was still going out of my way to read.

The other thing this weekend was that we went to a music event called One Electric Day. The weather wasn't great in that it was a bit rainy. We had to keep alternating between needing a rain poncho and then having to take it off and then put on sunscreen. Temperature wise though, it was 19 celsius (66 Fahrenheit) which was actually pretty pleasant. At least not too hot to sit out in the sunshine all day.

This event usually has a lot of Australian acts. This time it was Bo'ness, Chocolate Starfish, The Screaming Jets, The Baby Animals, The Angels and Noiseworks. The final act was Suzie Quatro who is still rocking at 72 years old.

Max 

Max graduated from Basic Manners class this week. 

Posts from the last week

Weekend Cooking: Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson

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

This Week...

I'm reading.....

This week I started two books. The first was Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson which is the current selection for Cook the Books. It's an interesting book. It is full of humour and inedible food. We'll see what else there is as I progress on the book. 

The second book I started is With Love From Wish & Co by Minnie Darke. Darke's previous book The Lost Love Song was one of my favourite books of last year so I waas very excited to find out there was a new book coming. The book features some moral ambiguity which I think may end up affecting how I feel about it, but it is very readable and I am enjoying it.

I'm watching.....

My Sunday night viewing was Enola Holmes 2. It was a good way to spend a couple of hours

I also started watching From Scratch on Netflix this week. Whilst we are not visiting this part of Italy on our upcoming trip, I am more than happy to spend some time soaking in the vibe. The first episode of the series was full of the sights of Florence!

Life

I had to go to a funeral today for a friend who passed away. We used to work together many years ago. To be honest, I can't quite believe that she has gone. The last time we spoke we were talking about having brunch. She had talked about perhaps having to have it at her place and she would still be in her pyjamas. I insisted that if she was, then so would I be. RIP my friend.

Max

The weather is warming up so we took him to the beach again after puppy school. He does love it so. One thing he isn't so keen on is the other dog who lives in our house. He follows Max around, has the same toys as he does and everything.

Posts from the last week

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge - November Linky

Top Ten Tuesday: Weddings

Weekend Cooking: What I Baked (In My Kitchen) in October

Six Degrees: From The Naked Chef to In Bibi's Kitchen

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