What a way to start the week. I was getting ready to leave the house and was just putting on my shoes when “pop” the strap on my favorite strappy heels broke. Darn, I love those shoes. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to have a visit at DSW shoes right?
Anyway, you want to hear about the books right? I’ve been focusing on my mysteries this month but I just got a bunch of new ARCs recently that are very hard to resist. Here’s what I got:
- Rules Of Civility by Amor Towles.
- A Young Wife by Pam Lewis
- Pearl Buck in China by Hilary Spurling
- Mrs Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith
- Nightshade and Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
- Digital Geishas and Talking Frogs: Best 21st Century Short Stores from Japan
- The Lotus Singers: Short Stores from Contemporary South Asia
- Another Kind of Paradise: Short Stories from the New Asia-Pacific
Don’t these sound good? Let me know if you’ve read any of these.
Also, if you get a chance please stop by Carina’s wonderful blog, Reading Through Life, as she’s interview me for her reading roots series.
Last but not least, it’s time to wrap up the Once Upon a Time Reading challenge but I am probably going to do that next week when I can do a joint review/Q&A with Kelly. I’m happy to say I read my one book for the challenge and it was wonderful!
I must read the Andrea Cremer ones. I keep hearing about those. Enjoy your new books.
I’ve heard good things about Pearl Buck in China! Look forward to hearing your thoughts!
I haven’t read any of these, but I got the Mrs. Darcy book, too. Too bad it has nothing to do with Austen, LOL. Pearl Buck in China sounds really good, though. Happy reading!
How annoying – did you have to change your whole outfit to go with new shoes? I am always interested in the shoes as well as the books, so if you feel like putting up pictures of whatever new pair you buy…
I, of course, didn’t finish my one book for the challenge. I liked what I read and then had to return it to the library unfinished. Maybe I’ll just buy it. Lucky you to get the Towles book. I loaded it onto my Nook from Netgalley, but the type was so small it was impossible to read and wouldn’t resize. Now I’m just in line for a library copy–but I look forward to hearing what you think in the interim!
Quite an assortment! I haven’t read any of them, although I have a copy of Mrs. D. & the Blue-eyed Stranger.
I read several books for the challenge, but didn’t record them all on the site. Guess I’d better wind that one up.
Happy read and happy shoe shopping! I love DSW 🙂
Sounds like you’ve gotten some really good books lately! I’m looking forward to reading Nightshade myself so I hope that you enjoy. You’re going to be busy 🙂
Haven’t heard of any of them.
Digital Geisha & Talking Frogs – great title.
Enjoy your books. I’m off to read that interview…thanks for the link!