My Week in Books – 1st July ’18

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New arrivals

The Mistress of PenningtonsThe Mistress of Pennington’s by Rachel Brimble (ebook, review copy courtesy of Rachel’s Random Resources )

Elizabeth Pennington should be the rightful heir of Bath’s premier department store through her enterprising schemes and dogged hard work. Her father, Edward Pennington, believes his daughter lacks the business acumen to run his empire and is resolute a man will succeed him.

Determined to break from her father’s iron-clad hold and prove she is worthy of inheriting the store, Elizabeth forms an unlikely alliance with ambitious and charismatic master glove-maker Joseph Carter. United they forge forward to bring Pennington’s into a new decade, embracing woman’s equality and progression whilst trying not to mix business and pleasure.

Can this dream team thwart Edward Pennington’s plans for the store? Or will Edward prove himself an unshakeable force who will ultimately ruin both Elizabeth and Joseph?
Published on 1st July 2018, to purchase from Amazon click here 

Smart MovesSmart Moves by Adrian Magson (eARC, review copy courtesy of The Dome Press)

International trouble-shooter Jake Foreman loses his job, house and wife all in one day. And when an impulsive move lands him in even deeper water – the kind that could lose him his life – he decides it’s time to make some smart decisions.

The trouble is, knowing the right moves and making them is a whole different game. And Jake, who has been happily rubbing along things he always suspected were just a shade away from being dodgy, finds it all too easy to go with the flow. Now he’s got to start learning new tricks.

If he doesn’t, he could end up dead.
Published on 16th August 2018, to pre-order from Amazon click here 

A Quiet Genocide [Amsterdam Publishers] by Glenn Bryant COVERA Quiet Genocide by Glenn Bryant (eARC, courtesy of the author and Amsterdam Publishers)

Germany, 1954. Jozef grows up in a happy household – so it seems. But his father Gerhard still harbours disturbing National Socialism ideals, while mother Catharina is quietly broken. She cannot feign happiness for much longer and rediscovers love elsewhere. Jozef is uncertain and alone. Who is he? Are Gerhard and Catharina his real parents?

A dark mystery gradually unfolds, revealing an inescapable truth the entire nation is afraid to confront. But Jozef is determined to find out about the past and a horror is finally unmasked which continues to question our idea of what, in the last hour, makes each of us human.

A terrifying and heartbreaking story.
Published on 22nd August 2018, to pre-order from Amazon click here – pre-order price currently £0.99 

On What Cathy Read Next last week

Blog posts

Tuesday – Top Ten Tuesday saw me compiling my list of Series I’d Like to Finish Some Day.  My main problem was confining to it only ten…  I also published my review of Darkest Hour by Anthony McCarten, the book on which the recent film of the same name, starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, was based.

Wednesday – WWW Wednesday is the opportunity to share what I’ve just finished reading, what I’m reading now and what I’ll be reading next.   I also joined the blog tour for Song by Michelle Jana Chan with a UK giveaway for a paperback copy of the book – still a short time to enter.

Thursday – I hosted a slot on the blog tour for The Hidden Bones by Nicola Ford, the first in a series of crime mysteries featuring archaeologist, Clare Hills.   I shared my review and a guest post from Nicola.  My Throwback Thursday post was my review of Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King.

Friday – It was time for more fascinating facts gleaned from the books I’ve read this week in my Fact in Fiction Friday post.

Saturday – I published my review of Jun’s Buchan of the Month, The Half-Hearted.  It’s definitely not the best book John Buchan wrote but as a novel from early in his writing career it provides intriguing insights into the writer he would become.

Challenge updates

  • Goodreads 2018 Reading Challenge – 96 out of 156 books read, 4 more than last week
  • Classics Club Challenge – 16 out of 50 books read, 1 more than last week
  • NetGalley/Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2018 (Gold) – 33 ARCs read and reviewed out of 50, same as last week
  • From Page to Screen– 10 book/film comparisons out of 15 completed, same as last week
  • 2018 TBR Pile Challenge – 5 out of 12 books read, same as last week
  • Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2018 – 46 books out of 50 read, same as last week
  • When Are You Reading? Challenge 2018 – 7 out of 12 books read, same as last week
  • What’s In A Name Reading Challenge – 1 out of 6 books read, same as last week
  • Buchan of the Month – 6 out of 12 books read, 1 more than last week
  • NEW 20 Books of Summer Challenge – 6 out of 20 books read, 1 more than last week

On What Cathy Read Next this week

Currently reading

Planned posts

  • Book Review: The Year of the Snake by M. J. Trow and Maryanne Coleman
  • Blog Tour/Review: The Underground River by Martha Conway
  • Book Review: Grace by Paul Lynch
  • Book Review: The Devil’s Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch
  • From Page to Screen: Darkest Hour
  • Book Review: A Long Island Story by Rick Gekoski
  • Blog Tour/Giveaway: Shadows in Heaven by Nadine Dorries
  • Blog Tour/Review: The Call of the Curlew by Elizabeth Brooks
  • Excerpt: The Italian Couple by J. R. Rogers

7 thoughts on “My Week in Books – 1st July ’18”

      2. Yes, I noticed that – sudden changes of scene mid-chapter that weren’t signalled in any way apart from an asterisk, which it was easy to miss. Hope the final version is formatted better.

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