#WWWWednesday – 13th March 2024

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

Hungry GhostsHungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein (Bloomsbury)

The music was still playing when Dalton Changoor vanished into thin air . . .

On a hill overlooking Bell Village sits the Changoor farm, where Dalton and Marlee Changoor live in luxury unrecognisable to those who reside in the farm’s shadow. Down below is the barrack, a ramshackle building of wood and tin, divided into rooms occupied by whole families. Among these families are the Saroops – Hans, Shweta, and their son, Krishna, who live hard lives of backbreaking work, grinding poverty and devotion to faith.

When Dalton Changoor goes missing and Marlee’s safety is compromised, farmhand Hans is lured by the promise of a handsome stipend to move to the farm as watchman. But as the mystery of Dalton’s disappearance unfolds their lives become hellishly entwined, and the small community altered forever.


Recently finished

The Story Collector by Iris Costello (Penguin)

Clear by Carys Davies (Granta)

Invader (Agricola #1) by Simon Turney (Head of Zeus)


What Cathy Will Read Next

The Book of SecretsThe Book of Secrets by Anna Mazzola (eARC, Orion via NetGalley)

Months after the plague ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay. The Papal authorities commission lieutenant governor Stefano Bracchi to investigate as subtly as he can.

Meanwhile, to the north of the city, Anna Maria Aldobrandini, Duchess of Cesi, is trapped in an abusive relationship with a much older man she was made to marry when she was only a girl. Her friend, Sulpizia Vitelleschi, is in a similar position, but there is no prospect of divorce or escape. To the south, Cecilia Verzellina fears that, once her jealous son-in-law is released from prison, he will kill her beautiful daughter.

Bracci’s investigation at the Tor di Nona will introduce him to horror, magic and an unthinkable discovery. And he begins to wonder: should certain deeds should remain forever unpunished…

#TopTenTuesday Ten Books By Irish Writers #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten TuesdayTop 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.

This week’s topic is Books I’m Worried I Might Not Love as Much the Second Time Around. Unfortunately I rarely re-read books so instead I’m referencing Reading Ireland Month 2024 which is taking place this month and is hosted by my namesake Cathy at 746 Books. Sadly I can’t take part myself because of too many other commitments but in the off-chance you can, here are ten books by Irish authors you might want to try. Some are in my TBR pile, some are books I’ve read. Links from each title will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads. 

  1. Dr Copernicus by John Banville 
  2. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
  3. All the Broken Places by John Boyne
  4. Shadowplay by Joseph O’Connor 
  5. Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
  6. House of Names by Colm Tóibín
  7. This Is Happiness by Niall Williams
  8. The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
  9. Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry
  10. The Well of Saint Nobody by Neil Jordan