What I'm Reading - April 8, 2019

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This weekly reading list meme is hosted at Book Date. Join in to see what others are reading and maybe get some ideas of what to read next! Although the Book Date link-up happens weekly, I've had trouble keeping up with a weekly schedule, so I've decided to try for every other week! Here's the latest from my reading list.

I finished reading . . . 

The White City: True Colors: Historical Stories of American Crime by Grace Hitchcock - Winnifred Wylde goes undercover to investigate a man suspected of kidnapping. She and her bodyguard and partner, detective Jude Thorpe, are fictional characters, but the crime itself is based on a true story from the time of the Chicago World's Fair. (Read my full review HERE)




Downsizing The Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go by Marni Jameson - I found this after a long hiatus, and read it all the way through. Although I have no intention of moving any time soon, our home would benefit from a good downsizing of stuff, so this was a bit of a motivator. (Read my full review HERE.)




The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery - Valancy Stirling has felt unloved by most everyone, and stifled by her family for most of her life. When she reaches her twenty-ninth birthday, she decides to take some chances and try living life on her terms. Her quest for fulfillment and happiness takes some interesting and humorous twists. (Read my full review HERE.)




The Golden Bride (Daughters of the Mayflower) by Kimberley Woodhouse - I finished this one on the weekend, so will post a review this week. It's about Olivia Brighton, a young widow who goes to live with her brother in San Francisco during the gold rush.

I'm currently reading . . .

A Dangerous Collaboration (A Veronica Speedwell Mystery) by Deanna Raybourn - I was very excited when my long awaited pre-order of the latest Veronica Speedwell mystery arrived and started reading right away - but haven't been able to sit down and binge-read it the way I'd like.




Shadow among Sheaves by Naomi Stephens - Just got started on this review book, a story set in England and based on the Biblical story of Ruth. A British widow returns to England with her widowed Indian daughter-in-law.




Next on the stack... 

The Governess of Penwythe Hall (The Cornwall Novels) by Sarah E. Ladd
An Artless Demise (A Lady Darby Mystery) by Anna Lee Huber
 Secrets in the Mist (A Gothic Myths Novel) by Anna Lee Huber

Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer by Priscilla Shirer
American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt by Stephanie Marie Thornton (ARC)

  


        

On my blogs recently . . . 

Here on Just A Second:

Scripture and a Snapshot - White
Recent Reads - The Blue Castle
Share Four Somethings - March 2019
Scripture and a Snapshot - An Example
Wordless Wednesday - Home Improvements
Monthly Bookshelf Review - March 2019
Recent Reads - Downsizing the Family Home
Scripture and a Snapshot - Do Good To All People
Recent Reads - The White City
Wordless Wednesday - Colorful Skies

And on my homeschool blog, Homeschool Coffee Break:

Homeschool Highlights - The Week in (Short) Review
Fixing Grammar with IEW
Virtual Refrigerator - Space Race
Do You Attend Homeschool Conventions?
Homeschool Highlights - The Week We Made Progress
Virtual Refrigerator - McCarthyism Poster
How Do You Handle Subjects Your Kids Dislike or Struggle With?
Homeschool Highlights - The Week Spring Arrived
Virtual Refrigerator - March 20, 2019
A Drive Thru History of the Early Church
Choosing a Bible Verse to Guide Your Homeschool

What are you reading?

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