Do you guys listen to audiobooks??
If you have any recommendations please let me know.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Audiobooks
The two audiobooks I am Listening to right now are :
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Darcy's of Pemberley by Shannon Winslow.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Mini Book Haul
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Care And Management Of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Monday, September 7, 2015
Our Spoons Came From Woolworths by Barbara Comyns. Review
From the very first page I fell for this beautiful little book , now prepare for some gushing !
The story is told by Sophia , she is a young woman about to start married life with Charles who is an artist and a bit of a free spirit. I was chuckling along with this story as their family and friends are an eccentric bunch who seriously need to be examined but because Sophia has such a wry sense of humour you read this with a smile on your face as the story unfolds through her eyes. Young love and marriage is so adorably cute plus a little eye opening , and this was described so well it was easy to forget this was fiction ! The hopes and dreams sprinkled with a lot of hiccups are all part and parcel of young married life and when told this well it makes this a really engrossing story. P.S labour, caster oil and an enema are no woman's friend and this leads to much gratefulness that we have moved forward a lot in medicine !
I finished this book in one go and then went off in search of more books by this author. :0) Bliss!
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami . Review
I knew almost straight away that I was going to enjoy this book simply from reading the first chapter. The things I love most about this book is that there is not a huge number of characters to keep track of and so you can pay real attention to the main ones. The setting and everything the narrator of the story is seeing and doing is described wonderfully and it makes it very easy to visualise what the author is succcessfully trying for us to see though their eyes. When reading about countries I have never been to I found that that is a wonderful gift!
Love, relationships, life and illness are all in here and they are told in a matter of fact way that is very life like and believable . The main character is a laid back young man with admirable qualities who is very likeable and I enjoyed spending time in his world. I would say definitely put this on your TBR list!
X by Sue Grafton . Review
As a big Kinsey Milhone fan for many years I was so excited to get my hands on the newest book in the alphabet mystery series featuring main character private investigator Kinsey Milhone. It was so much fun being back in Kinsey's world in Santa Teresa ,where bad guys are all in a day's work and bringing them to justice is as normal as her daily run or weekly dinner at Rosie's . If you are not familiar with Kinsey she is a single woman in her 30's and the story has remained on the 80's which sets it apart from any other series.
Kinsey rents her apartment from loveable and kind Henry who I believe is in his 80's and with every book in this series I have been praying Henry will make it to the end . They have a great friendship and there is a love there , they think very fondly of each other and look out for each other.
Kinsey likes casual dress, junk food , Rosie's restaurant ,reading and snooping when she gets a chance , with this story she gets to do a lot of that! There are plenty of double crossing, lying, cheating people in this book ! Kinsey and Henry also get new neighbours , but they may not be quite what they seem .....
All in all I loved this book but it is bittersweet as with each book I read we get closer to the end of the series and I am dreading that day. If you are a Sue Grafton fan pick this up. If you are not pick this up! Start with A and enjoy each and every book !
Reading This Week
These are thelovely paperback and kindle books I am hoping to finish , and get to this coming week. What are you guys reading?
Mariana by Monica Dickens
Suspendered Sentence by Laura Bradford
Landline b Rainbow Rowell
Murder Of A Snake In The Grass by Denise Swanson
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Happy Publication Day !!!!
Isabelle Day Refuses To Die Of A Broken Heart by Jane St Anthony. Review
When Isabelle's father dies Isabelle and her mother move from Milwaukee to Minneapolis , they move into a duplex that has two elderly ladies living upstairs called Dora and Flora. These two women are no strangers to grief and so they do their best to look after young Isabelle who is struggling with losing her beloved father.
At school Isabelle meets Margaret and Grace who help her get adjusted to life in a new area , through all this help she is beginning to get through each day taking it one step at a time.
This was a touching story about grief and the journey of how to survive it once you have lost a loved one. A beautiful story !
I received this book through Netgalley.
This book is being published by The University of Minnosota Press on September 1st , and will be available from all good booksellers then.
University of Minnosota Press
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