I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. Ours was pretty quiet so you would have thought I’d get a lot of reading done but not so. I did have a lovely nap on Sunday so that was sort of makes up for that.
Anyway, I’m still carrying over books from last month and earlier but the books I have added to my stack this month are the following:
In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear. In Maisie’s 13th outing she is once again in charge of her detective agency but she’s taken on her latest case just as Britain has declared war on Nazi Germany. I love this series and hope that all of my favorite characters fare well throughout the difficult times ahead.
When All the Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz. Charlotte has found out that one of her step-sister’s best friends was murdered but her sister is at a tech-free retreat. How can she get to her to tell her the news and make sure she is safe. In typical Krentz fashion there is mystery with a good dose of romance mixed in this story. This is a light read which is perfect for my lunch break.
The Dry by Jane Harper. Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk returns home to a farming community in Kiewarra, Australia in crisis. The drought has everyone under strain and now the community is reeling from the murder suicide of Luke Handler, Aarons’ best friend. I’m so glad I’m not reading this mystery during the Texas summer heat because the descriptions of the weather are palpable. I can feel like I can feel the heat and see the dry sunburned land.
I have book group this week so I’m concentrating on finishing The Dry. I’m so curious to hear what the book group members thought about this one. I’m really enjoying it.
What about you, what have you been reading lately and have you read any of these books?
I need to get caught up on the Maisie Dobbs series! Hope you have a good book club meeting.
I’m curious about what your book club members will think, too! I have The Dry on my list, but it is always interesting to see how differently a group can think about a book–even if they all love it, they will have focused on some different aspects.
A quiet Easter sounds nice, Iliana. I didn’t get any reading either–although we did watch a lot of movies! I finally got to see Moana, and we re-watched Trolls and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. I have a copy of When All the Girls Have Gone and am looking forward to reading it.
I hope you are enjoying your week!
I want to read The Dry after seeing a few rave reviews but have to wait until the library copy is made available again. Hope you’ve a great week, Iliana! Can’t believe it’s middle of the week already after that Easter weekend.
I’ve heard wonderful things about the Maisie Dobbs series and this just further recommended it to me. Thank you.
I’m working my way through Dune by Frank Herbert….which is rough when you’re so busy. I can completely relate with you – planning on doing a lot of reading over the weekend and then never getting around to it (naps are more important, some days).
Thanks for the interesting list. This gives me some new things to add to my TBR.
No, I haven’t read any of them, but I’ve read a couple other books by Jayne Ann Krentz (can’t recall if they were under that name or one of her pseudonyms). I’ve been slowly working through Maya Angelou’s autobiographies along with a few other books (as always). The first remains my favourite, but I do find it interesting to follow along with her life!