#WWWWednesday – 23rd August 2023

WWWWednesdays

Hosted by Taking on a World of Words, this meme is all about the three Ws:

  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you’ll read next?

Why not join in too?  Leave a comment with your link at Taking on a World of Words and then go blog hopping!


Currently reading

China BlueChina Blue (Dudley Sisters #3) by Madalyn Morgan

At the beginning of World War II Claire Dudley joins the WAAF. She excels in languages and is recruited by the Special Operations Executive to work in German occupied France with Captain Alain Mitchell, of the RCAF, and the French Resistance.

Against SOE rules Claire falls in love. The affair has to be kept secret. Even after her lover falls into the hands of the Gestapo, Claire cannot tell anyone they are more than comrades.

As the war reaches its climax, Claire fears she will never again see the man she loves.

The Ghost ShipThe Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse (Mantle via NetGalley)

The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months, its captain – Louise Reydon-Joubert – and her courageous crew has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved during the course of their merciless raids.

But now the Ghost Ship is under attack – its hull splintered, its sails tattered and burnt, and the crew at risk of capture. But the bravest among them are not who they seem. Louise is fleeing a miscarriage of justice; her lover, Gilles Barenton, is at risk of being exposed – she is forced to masquerade as her brother. The stakes could not be higher: if arrested, they will be hanged for their crimes.

Can they survive the journey and escape their fate?


Recently finished

The Night Raids by Jim Kelly (Allison & Busby)

The Postcard by Carly Schabowski (Bookouture)


What Cathy (will) Read Next

Chasing GhostsChasing Ghosts (Dudley Sisters #6) by Madalyn Morgan

1949. After receiving treatment for shell shock in Canada, Claire’s husband disappears.

Has Mitch left her for the woman he talks about in his sleep? Or is he on the run from accusations of wartime treachery?

Claire goes to France in search of the truth, aided by old friends from the Resistance.

#TopTenTuesday Fiction From Past to Present #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

when-are-you-reading-2023This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is a freebie around the theme of genre. One of the reading challenges I’ve taken on this year is the When Are You Reading? Challenge 2023 hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. It involves reading a book set in one of twelve time periods. Inspired by that, here are ten novels set in ascending time periods from 25BC to the present day.

Links from each title will take you to my review.   

Pre-1200Bellatrix by Simon Turney
1200 to 1499
The Painter of Souls by Philip Kazan
1500 to 1699 Rivers of Treason by K. J. Maitland
1700 to 1799 The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan
1800 to 1899 A Gift of Poison by Bella Ellis
1900 to 1939 Sepulchre Street by Martin Edwards 
1940 to 1959 The English Führer by Rory Clements
1960 to 1979 Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery
1980 to 1999 Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry
2000 to 2023 Ponti by Sharlene Teo

Do you have a favourite period for books to be set?