Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. I haven't participated in STS since early January, so this is a roundup of all the books I've acquired since then. Physical Books: I've only... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday- The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. This week I’m waiting on: The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin Expected Release Date: February 8th, 2018 From Goodreads: The year is 1831 Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
Seven Days of Us, Francesca Hornak Published October 17th 2017 Imagine a Christmas in which you are housebound with your family for an entire week, forbidden from having outside contact with any other people. This is precisely the situation the Birch family find themselves in, when they are quarantined for seven days at their English... Continue Reading →
Christmas Book Haul
Here are the lovely books I got for Christmas. Let me know if you've read any of these, and which ones I should read first! The Far Cry, Emma Smith The Village, Marghanita Laski 84, Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff (also includes The Duchess of Bloomsbury) Autumn, Ali Smith Someone at a Distance, Dorothy Whipple The... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves- 11/25/17
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas this week, with my latest addition: Christmas: A Biography by Judith Flanders This will make for perfect festive... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves- 11/11/17
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. Another week, another ARC haul... Sugar Money by Jane Harris I loved Harris' previous novel Gillespie and I, and thought it was worth checking out her latest.... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves Saturday-10/7/17
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. This week I’ve hit the Edelweiss ARC jackpot... The creepy-sounding The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell has been one of my most-anticipated new releases, and I am... Continue Reading →
Review: The Address by Fiona Davis
The Address, Fiona Davis Release Date: August 1 The Dakota apartment building in Central Park is one of the most famous apartment buildings in the world. When it was built, it was a revolutionary combination of luxury and modern convenience. The Address by Fiona Davis is a dual timeline, historical fiction novel set in this iconic... Continue Reading →
Review: The Wildling Sisters by Eve Chase
The Wildling Sisters, Eve Chase Release Date: July 25 Note: This novel appears under the title "The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde" outside of the US Applecote Manor is a house stuck in the past. In the mid 1950's, a young girl named Audrey Wilde simply disappeared from the English estate without a trace. Five... Continue Reading →