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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 don't update that often. Usually I do this around the middle of the month, and try to share my monthly bookshelf summary on the last Monday of the month. Here's what I've been working on lately.
I finished reading . . .
In The Shelter Of Hollythorne House by Sarah E. Ladd - Charlotte Grey is a young widow who only wants to protect her infant son and give him a safe childhood, but she is in dangerous circumstances and under the protection of watchmen, one of whom is her first love, Anthony Welbourne. This was finished at my last update but I hadn't yet posted the review. (Read my review HERE.)
Women Talking by Miriam Toews - In an isolated Mennonite community, a group of women gather secretly to decide for themselves their response to the abuse they've suffered and how they can protect themselves and their children. (Read my review HERE.)
When Tomorrow Came by Hannah Linder - Nan and Heath are siblings abandoned by their father when they were very young, but separated and grew up under very different circumstances. When their father finally returns, they are reunited but face turmoil and danger and heartache as a result. (Read my review HERE.)
After the Boxes Are Unpacked: Moving On After Moving In by Susan Miller - An encouraging guidebook to settling into new surroundings and making a new place home. (Read my full review HERE.)
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - I loved this story about a curmudgeonly octopus and his unlikely friendship with the cleaning lady that comes in after hours. (Read my full review HERE.)
I'm currently reading . . .
Fair As A Star by Mimi Matthews - Beryl returns to her small English village to marry her betrothed, but her deep friendship with his younger brother, now the curate, is more comforting to her as she copes with her melancholy.
The Keys to Gramercy Park by Candice Sue Patterson - A dual timeline story in which a modern day journalist discovers a stash of old counterfeit money in her apartment wall and sets out to find its origin.
A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber - As so often happens when I am reading library books or review books, the books that I own get put on hold no matter how greatly I'm enjoying them! That's been the case with this Lady Kiera mystery in which her discovery of forged art leads to a murder investigation and danger.
Next on the stack . . .
Composition As Conversation by Heather M. Hoover
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Murder Most Fair by Anna Lee Huber
A Certain Darkness by Anna Lee Huber
What I'm Highlighting . . . My Mother's Day themed Wednesday Quotes post on A Fresh Cup of Coffee included some history on how this special day came to be. I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend!
Next weekend is Victoria Day in Canada. so I'll also highlight an older post at Homeschool Coffee Break that shares some history on that holiday: From the High School Lesson Book - Victoria Day
On my blogs recently . . .
Besides the reviews, here on Just A Second you'll find:
Besides the reviews, here on Just A Second you'll find:
On my main coffee break project, A Fresh Cup of Coffee:
And on my "first cup blog", Homeschool Coffee Break:
What are you reading?
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Nice assortment of books. I am a fan of Anna Lee Huber and am looking forward to the latest Lady Darby mystery which is on my review stack. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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