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Weekly meme where we discuss the books you've read
and those you plan to read in the coming week.
After the fun and exciting Book Blogger Appreciation Week last week, a vacation and being sick, I have a lot of catching up to do at the office and around the house. It hasn't stopped me from reading though.
I am back on a mystery kick again! After reading Tatjana Soli's The Forgetting Tree, I decided to "lighten" things up with a political thriller called Sweat by Mark Gilleo that took me from Washington D.C. to Saipan. Over the weekend I squeezed in the second novel in Liz Strange's David Lloyd, P.I. series, A Fresh Set of Eyes. I hadn't expected to finish it so fast, but once I started reading, it was hard to put down. My lunch time book this week is Susan Elia MacNeal's Winston Churchill's Secretary, a cozy mystery set in England at the start of World War II. I am already a big fan of the main character, Maggie Hope. I haven't settled on a second book yet. I am feeling like I might want to stick to one book at the moment.
I am back on a mystery kick again! After reading Tatjana Soli's The Forgetting Tree, I decided to "lighten" things up with a political thriller called Sweat by Mark Gilleo that took me from Washington D.C. to Saipan. Over the weekend I squeezed in the second novel in Liz Strange's David Lloyd, P.I. series, A Fresh Set of Eyes. I hadn't expected to finish it so fast, but once I started reading, it was hard to put down. My lunch time book this week is Susan Elia MacNeal's Winston Churchill's Secretary, a cozy mystery set in England at the start of World War II. I am already a big fan of the main character, Maggie Hope. I haven't settled on a second book yet. I am feeling like I might want to stick to one book at the moment.
What are you reading this week?
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You've been reading some heavy stuff if you consider a political thriller light. I'm reading The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters.
ReplyDeleteKathy - Ha! I tend to turn to crime fiction and thrillers when I'm looking for comfort--I think it's the fast paced intensity that usually sucks me in. :-)
DeleteI've seen The Forgotten Tree around and am curious about this one!
ReplyDeleteHarvee - I didn't like it as much as her first book, The Lotus Eaters, but The Forgetting Tree was good just the same.
DeleteThose sound like great books! I'm currently reading a ton of children's books for my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteChauntelle - I've been thinking of reviewing a couple of my daughter's current favorites. She's really into the lift the flap books right now. :-)
DeleteYour light reads sound like mine, lol. I can't seem to get very far away from the heavy reading. It's my thang, I can't help it ;)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear what you think of Mr. Churchill's Secretary, I'm very curious about that one.
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Jennifer - Try as I might, I always come back to it. :-)
DeleteI really enjoyed Mr. Churchill's Secretary. I'm reading the second book in the series now, Princess Elizabeth's Spy. I'm not quite as smitten with it as I was the first book, but so far it's good.
I am reading so much right now! Trying to finish Code Name Verity and just getting into Green Grass, Running Water for the More Diverse Universe project. I am going to be a busy girl!
ReplyDeleteHeather - I really want to read Code Name Verity. I have a copy around here somewhere. Just need to make time for it!
DeleteThe Churchill book has been on my TBR. I also love the cover!
ReplyDeleteMystica - It's a great cover, isn't it? I hope you enjoy MacNeal's book when you get to it!
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