Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, this Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. Its been two years since I last did a ‘This Week in Books’ post, but I’m bringing them back so I can share what I’m reading, and I’ll hope you’ll leave me a comment and let me know what you’re reading this week!
Last Book I Finished Reading
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
A woman has to be tough as steel up here. You can’t count on anyone to save you and your children. You have to be willing to save yourselves.
Thirteen-year-old Leni is coming of age in a tumultuous time. Caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, she dares to hope that Alaska will lead to a better future for her family, and a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown.
As Leni grows up in the shadow of her parents’ increasingly volatile marriage, she meets Matthew. And Matthew – thoughtful, kind, brave – makes her believe in the possibility of a better life . . .
With her trademark combination of elegant prose and deeply drawn characters, Kristin Hannah celebrates the remarkable and enduring strength of women.
What I’m Currently Reading
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
He had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron’s mind when he was alive, he didn’t look peaceful in death.
Two brothers meet at the remote border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of the outback. In an isolated part of Australia, they are each other’s nearest neighbour, their homes hours apart.
They are at the stockman’s grave, a landmark so old that no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last hope for their middle brother, Cameron. The Bright family’s quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish.
Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he choose to walk to his death? Because if he didn’t, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects…
What I’m Reading Next
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
Behind the most famous movie ever made is a tale of love, magic and one incredible woman
Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband’s masterpiece, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, for the screen, Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to visit the set.
Nineteen years after Frank’s passing, Maud is the only person who can help the producers stay true to the spirit of the book – because she’s the only one left who knows its secrets…
But the moment she hears Judy Garland rehearsing the first notes of ‘Over the Rainbow’, Maud recognizes the yearning that defined her own life story, from her rebellious youth as a suffragette’s daughter to her coming of age as one of the first women in the Ivy League, from her blossoming romance with Frank to the hardscrabble prairie years that inspired his famous work. With the young actress under pressure from the studio as well as her ambitious stage mother, Maud resolves to protect her – the way she tried so hard to protect the real Dorothy.
The Lost Man is this month’s Criminally Good Book Club pick, if you’re looking for an online book club, join us on Instagram. Next month we’re reading Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson.
Drop me a comment and let me know what you’re reading this week!
So … will you be posting the same thing again next week? 🤔🤣
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Ha Ha Ha, my sides are splitting with laughter 😒 😂🤣
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I have been reading 2 books this week. First is The Gemini Connection by Teri Polen which has been a pleasant surprise and I will be finishing it today. I am also buddy reading In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken. Once I finish the first book I plan to start A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas.
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I haven’t heard of either of those books but I have heard of A Court of Thorns and Roses, a hugely popular series, I’m interested to see what you make of it
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The Gemini is fairly new. It was released in June of last year. It’s actually new to me I hadn’t heard of it before but I really enjoyed it. I’m going to be starting ACoTaR today hopefully.
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I’ve just finished The Cut Out Girl for my book club which was heart-breaking. Next up is Nobody’s Wife by Laura Pearson which is for a blog tour on Saturday so need to get my arse into gear!
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Cut Out Girl won the Costa award, right? I’m tempted 🤔
And I totally relate about getting a move on for blog tours, I need to stop caving and stick to my blog tour ban 🙈
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All are on my shelf. Happy reading!
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I must pick up something from Jane Harper soon, I heard nothing but good things. Happy reading.
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Yess, you absolutely must. I’m enjoying The Lost Man, and I liked Force of Nature too, but The Dry is definitely my fav of her books!
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I’m reading Finding Dorothy next too…
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I hope we both enjoy it, it’s such a fab premise!
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Currently reading “The Lying Game” by Ruth Ware.
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Are you enjoying it? I really enjoyed The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ware
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As you will see today, was really disappointed. Woman in Cabin 10 was good, as is In a Dark, Dark Wood.
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I liked In a Dark Dark Wood too. O I wasn’t going to bother with Lying Game, seems I made the right choice 😅
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I’m looking forward to chatting about The Lost Man soon! Finding Dorothy sounds fantastic!
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I’m flipping between the book and audio for The Lost Man, it’s the first time I’ve switched between the two formats, it’s so practical in helping me read it quicker! I definitely should have started doing it when you first mentioned it!
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Yay!!! I’m so happy you tried it out and enjoy it as well!
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Oh shoot my copy of The Lost Man won’t arrive in time! I might join you next month though as I’ve been meaning to pick up Before She Knew Him. 😉 Did you enjoy The Great Alone?
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I loved The Great Alone, even more than I loved The Nightingale!!
Would love to have you join in with my book club!!!! 😃
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I enjoyed The Great Alone over The Nightingale as well! Although both were great for me.
Is there a limit for joining? I think I’ll probably have time to squeeze in Before She Knew Him but it depends on how fast I read a few pending ARCs. xD
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No limit, no pressure, for the book club discussions take place on an IG post on the book club account.
For my King readalongs I create a DM chat.
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Looking forward to reading your reviews of these, Janel!
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