My Week in Books – 22nd December 2024

My Week in Books

On What Cathy Read Next last week

Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Books On My Winter 2024/25 To-Read List.

Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a 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 review of The War Widow by Tara Moss

Saturday – I shared my review of Orbital by Samantha Harvey.


New arrivals

Start A Religion, Stay Out of JailStart a Religion, Stay Out of Jail and Other Absurd Tales by Logan J Medland (ecopy courtesy of Raw Earth Ink)

Pets: do they secretly hate us? Could starting a religion allow one to live one’s entire life as a tax write-off and are the cost-to-benefit ratios worth it? What if the donut shop around the corner stays open all through the sleepless nights and its only patrons were every person you’ve ever known? Could this indeed be heaven? What happens when the delivery driver falls in love with one of his customers? Is there redemption for the students who planned and executed their teacher’s demise, just to get out of doing their homework? Would you survive the apocalypse if you built the world’s most well-planned bomb shelter? Is simply surviving enough, or would you need trustworthy companionship as well? Is cheese the most perfect food?

Find out answers to these questions and so much more…


On What Cathy Read Next this week

Currently reading


Planned posts

  • Book Review: The Draughtsman by Robert Lautner
  • Book Review: The Silence of Scheherazade by Defne Suman

My Week in Books – 15th December 2024

My Week in Books

On What Cathy Read Next last week

Monday – I shared my review of Time of the Child by Niall Williams.

Tuesday – My take on this week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Books to Shelter in During a Storm.

Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a 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 details of the books I read for this year’s When Are You Reading? Challenge.

Friday – I published my review of Shadows of the Slain by Matthew Harffy.


New arrivals

The Endeavour of Elsie MackayThe Endeavour of Elsie Mackay by Flora Johnston (eARC, Allison & Busby via NetGalley)

1927. Flight fever is running rampant and daring flyers are all anyone can talk about. And now the Honourable Miss Elsie Mackay, glamorous former film star and regular name in gossip columns, has a new ambition – to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic.

Stella Campbell was once at the heart of world events, working at the Paris Peace Conference she helped forge peace across Europe. Now a decade on, post-war hopes are frayed and marriage and motherhood have worn away Stella’s sense of self until she’s not sure what remains.

In recent years, Stella’s sister Corran has been wrapped up in her books and academic career, determinedly single, or so it seems. But when carefully guarded secrets start to emerge, will she be able to step beyond the constraints of her sex?

Three women, a fearless aviatrix, a jaded wife and a secretive academic strain to reach for their dreams on the cusp of an uncertain future.


On What Cathy Read Next this week

Currently reading


Planned posts

  • Book Review: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
  • Book Review: The War Widow by Tara Moss