The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, Stuart Turton Publication Date: September 18, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: The Rules of Blackheath Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the... Continue Reading →
I can't believe it's the first Friday in August already. I hope you're all savoring summer and enjoying some terrific reads! This weekend, I'm reading two popular novels: Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danier and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Keep scrolling for this week’s Book Beginnings and The Friday 56… Book Beginnings is a bookish meme hosted by Rose... Continue Reading →
The Lido, Libby Page Published July 10th, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: We're never too old to make new friends—or to make a difference. Rosemary Peterson has lived in Brixton, London, all her life but everything is changing. The library where she used to work has closed. The family grocery store has become a trendy... Continue Reading →
Women of the Dunes, Sarah Maine Published July 24th, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: From the author of the acclaimed novels The House Between Tides and Beyond the Wild River, a rich, atmospheric tale set on the sea-lashed coast of west Scotland, in which the lives of a ninth-century Norsewoman, a nineteenth-century woman, and a twenty-first-century... Continue Reading →
The Tome Topple Readathon is hosted by booktuber Thoughts on Tomes. The goal of this readathon is to read big books that are over 500 pages. There is no pressure to read multiple books or to even finish one. Simply making progress on the larger tomes from your shelf is enough. #TomeTopple Round 6 runs from June... Continue Reading →
The Vanishing, Sophia Tobin Published June 5th 2018 (First published January 12th 2017) Goodreads Synopsis: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silversmith’s Wife comes an “undeniably page-turning (Daily Mail) novel: “Think Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre, but ten times darker…as eerie and gothic as the Yorkshire Moors it is set on” (Stylist). On top... Continue Reading →
After enlisting your help in deciding what I should read for the Mini Persephone Readathon, the votes are in.... https://twitter.com/iamnobird/status/1001615228247912448 I'm thrilled to be reading The Village by Marghanita Laski this weekend. This will be my second Laski novel, having read Little Boy Lost during February's longer readathon. Thanks to everyone who voted! The Village was way ahead for much... Continue Reading →
Now that Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone, I think we can all agree that summer has unofficially begun. I'm looking forward to the longer days, the warm temperatures, the fresh produce, time spent at the pool, and of course summer reading. I'm especially excited to be participating in Cathy of 746 Books 20 Books... Continue Reading →
Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog, Jerome K. Jerome Originally Published 1889 After self-diagnoses of almost every ailment under the sun, friends George, Harris, and J. decide to take a break with a leisurely jaunt up the river Thames. Naturally, not everything goes to plan for this absurd trio, and... Continue Reading →
This summer, I read two enjoyable Mary Stewart novels: Madam, Will You Talk?, Mary Stewart First published 1955 Charity Selborne, a young WWII widow, is enjoying a vacation in the South of France with her friend Louise. At their hotel, she soon makes the acquaintance of a lonely young boy named David, who is... Continue Reading →
Dwell in Possibility 