My Week in Books – 22nd December ‘19

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Blog posts

Monday – I published my list for the latest Classics Club Spin.

Tuesday – The Top Ten Tuesday topic was My Winter 2019 TBR so I shared some of the books I’m looking forward to reading in the next few months.

Wednesday – WWW Wednesday is the opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next…and have a good nose around to see what other bloggers are reading.

Friday – I published my review of Joan Smokes by Angela Meyer.

As always, thanks to everyone who has liked, commented on or shared my blog posts on social media this week.


New arrivals

A Messy AffairA Messy Affair (Lena Szarka Mystery #3) by Elizabeth Mundy (eARC, courtesy of Constable and NetGalley)

The only way is murder…

Lena Szarka, a Hungarian cleaner working in London, is forced to brush up on her detective skills for a third time when her cousin Sarika is plunged into danger.

Sarika and her reality TV star boyfriend Terry both receive threatening notes. When Terry stops calling, Lena assumes he’s lost interest. Until he turns up. Dead. Lena knows she must act fast to keep her cousin from the same fate.

Scrubbing her way through the grubby world of reality television, online dating and betrayed lovers, Lena finds it harder than she thought to discern what’s real – and what’s just for the cameras.


On What Cathy Read Next this week

Currently reading

Planned posts

  • Buchan of the Month/Book Review: The Island of Sheep by John Buchan
  • Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope To Find Under The Xmas Tree
  • Waiting on Wednesday
  • Book Review: Augustus by John Buchan

My Week in Books – 8th December ‘19

MyWeekinBooks

On What Cathy Read Next last week

Blog posts

Monday – I shared my review of The Honourable Life of Thomas Chayne by Cynthia Jefferies.

Tuesday –  The Top Ten Tuesday topic was Holiday Reads and I shared some ideas about books appropriate for the festive season.

Wednesday – WWW Wednesday is the opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next…and have a good nose around to see what other bloggers are reading.

Thursday – I published my review of The Boy With Blue Trousers by Carol Jones as part of the blog tour.

Friday – I selected my Five Favourite November Reads.

Saturday – I took part in the monthly 6 Degrees of Separation meme creating a chain from Sanditon by Jane Austen to Oliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block.

As always, thanks to everyone who has liked, commented on or shared my blog posts on social media this week.


New arrivals

Dieudonné_RealLifeReal Life by Adeline Dieudonne, trans. by Roland Glasser (ARC, courtesy of World Editions)

A fierce and poetic debut on surviving the wilderness of family life

At home there are four rooms: one for her, one for her brother, one for her parents…and one for the carcasses. The father is a big game hunter, a powerful predator; the mother is submissive to her violent husband’s demands. The young narrator spends the days with her brother, playing in the shells of cars dumped for scrap and listening out for the chimes of the ice-cream truck, until a brutal accident shatters their world.

The uncompromising pen of Adeline Dieudonné wields flashes of brilliance as she brings her characters to life in a world that is both dark and sensual. This breathtaking debut is a sharp and funny coming-of-age tale in which reality and illusion collide.


On What Cathy Read Next this week

Currently reading

Cold, Cold HeartAugustusBuchanJoan Smokes

Planned posts

  • Book Review: Cold, Cold Heart by Christine Poulson
  • Top Ten Tuesday
  • Waiting on Wednesday
  • Buchan of the Month/Book Review: Augustus by John Buchan