My stack of current reads is getting higher and higher so I wanted to share with you what I’ve been reading lately.
Three Floors Up by Eshkol Nevo. Through various narratives we get to learn about three families who live in an apartment complex in Tel Aviv. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked it because it’s a first person narrative and it almost feels like a train of thought without a lot of breaks, but the more I kept reading the more I was wrapped up in this novel that almost feels like a confessional especially the first part. Really, really good!
The Nearness Of You by Dorothy Garlock. Lily is a young woman torn between escaping Hope’s Crossing to find a different kind of life and being the dutiful daughter she’s always been. I’m hoping this one will be a sweet love story.
The Loving Husband by Christobel Kent. A woman’s husband is murdered outside of their home in the early morning hours. There aren’t many clues and it seems that the couple fled to the fens with their two children. What were they hoping to leave behind? It’s been hard for me to get into this one. I don’t find any of the characters likable but I’m about half-way through so now I do feel somewhat invested in finding out who did it. Will keep you posted.
The Good Daughter by Alexandra Burt. This one was interesting but because there are several time frames and characters narrating it reminded me a bit too much of The Winter People at first so I had to put this one aside. I’ll get back to it and hopefully won’t be too lost when I pick it up again.
Finally, last night I couldn’t wait to start one of my nonfiction reads for November and I started The Folded Clock. More on that one once I read a bit more.
I’m not sure how much reading I will get done this weekend because my husband and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary and I also have a friend who’s coming to visit on Sunday. This also means I won’t be going to the Texas Book Festival, which is a bit of a bummer, but there’s always next year.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and can’t wait to hear what books you’ll be reading!
All the books sound intriguing. Looking forward to your reviews, Iliana. 🙂
Happy Anniversary! Will look forward to your thoughts on these books, especially The Folded Clock.
Melody – I’m really enjoying these reads and unfortunately because I’m juggling so many I feel like I’m not making a lot of progress but I should be able to finish at least one soon 🙂
Joann@Lakeside Musing – Thank you! Will be posting more on The Folded Clock soon!
Happy Anniversary, Iliana–although a little late. I hope you had a nice time celebrating!
These all sound good. The Loving Husband especially caught my eye. Hopefully you will end up enjoying them all.
Have a great weekend!
🙂 Juggling several books at once can be a challenge. Good to know they are all good enough to be competition to each other!
Happy Anniversary! Ours is tomorrow!
I’ve started a re-read for Nonfiction November and am making great progress. I read it twenty years ago! I think I’ll talk about it tomorrow on my blog. Stay tuned and have a great week.
I just picked up four nonfiction books from the library for Nonfiction November! I love picking a book for it even if they usually take me awhile to read. I have both The Good Daughter and The Loving Husband on my TBR list so I will be watching for your thoughts on those two!
Literary Feline – Thank you! We had a really nice time even though we weren’t too excited about the restaurant we chose. Better luck next time 🙂
Jenclair – The only thing that is hard about juggling so many is that you think you’ll never finish one 🙂
Les in OR – Happy Anniversary to you guys as well! How awesome. Loved reading about your re-reads. Some great books you’ve got there!
Samantha – Yay. Glad you found some good nonfiction to check out. I always enjoy nonfiction but just don’t gravitate towards it.