On What Cathy Read Next last week
Monday – I published my review of The Manningtree Witches by A. K. Blakemore.
Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Books with Character Names in the Titles.
Wednesday – WWW Wednesday is my weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading.
Thursday – I shared my publication day review of The Silver Wolf by J. C. Harvey.
Friday – I published my review of The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs as part of the blog tour.
Saturday – The first Saturday of the month means it’s time for 6 Degrees of Separation with my chain taking me from No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I joined fellow gardeners for the Six On Saturday meme.
As always, thanks to everyone who has liked, commented on or shared my blog posts on social media.
New arrivals
A Night of Flames (A Time For Swords #2) by Matthew Harffy (eARC, Head of Zeus via NetGalley)
A wild land. A lethal fanatic. A violent revolt.
Northumbria, AD 794. Those who rule the seas, rule the land. None know the truth of this more than the Vikings. To compete with the seafaring raiders, the king of Northumbria orders the construction of his own longships under the command of oath-sworn Norseman, Runolf.
When the Vikings attack again, the king sends cleric turned warrior, Hunlaf, on a mission to persuade the king of Rogaland into an alliance. But Hunlaf and Runolf have other plans; kin to seek out, old scores to settle, and a heretical tome to find in the wild lands of the Norse.
Their voyage takes them into the centre of a violent uprising. A slave has broken free of his captors and, with religious fervour, is leading his fanatical followers on a rampage – burning all in his path. Hunlaf must brave the Norse wilderness, and overcome deadly foes, to stop this madman. Can he prevent a night of flames and slaughter?
Lean On Me by Serge Joncour, trans. by Jane Aitken (ARC, Gallic Books)
When a flock of crows invades their shared apartment block, farmer-turned-debt collector Ludovic and fashion designer Aurore speak for the first time. With nothing but the birds in common, the two are destined for separate lives, yet are drawn inexplicably together.
Though their story is set in Paris, the tale of Ludovic and Aurore is far from an idyllic romance. With one trapped in an unhappy marriage and the other lost in grief, the city of love has brought each of them only isolation and pain. As Aurore faces losing her business and Ludovic questions the ethics of his job, they begin a passionate affair. Love between such different people seems doomed to failure, but for these two unhappy souls trapped in ruthless worlds, perhaps loving one another is the greatest form of resistance.
On What Cathy Read Next this week
Currently reading
Planned posts
- Blog Tour/Book Review: The Dust Bowl Orphans by Suzette D. Harrison
- My Five Favourite January 2022 Reads
- Blog Tour/Book Review: The City of Tears by Kate Mosse
- Book Review: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
- Book Review: The Reading Party by Fenella Gentleman
What Cathy Read Next... 
The Reading Party sounds interesting
Wishing you a great reading week
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