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
