I hope you all had a great weekend. I was pretty lazy all weekend but it felt so good to take naps, drink tea and read! Hm, with the gray skies we’ve had today I could easily have done the same but I guess a new week, means back to work.
I do have a book haul to share though thanks to various publishers:
A Fortune Fortold by Agneta Pleijel. This is a novel of childhood in the aftermath of WWII and set in the suburbs of Stockholm.
The Gringo Champion by Aura Xilonen. Liborio leaves Mexico to find a better life in the U.S. I think Europa Editions always have some fascinating novels so I couldn’t pass this one up.
Things We Have In Common by Tasha Kavanagh. A thriller with a fifteen-year-old girl as the main protagonist.
Cruel Is The Night by Karo Hamalainen. Three cell phones ring in an opulent London apartment. The calls go unanswered because their recipients are all dead. A Finnish thriller.
The Radius Of Us by Marie Marquardt. YA novel about a young girl who is finding it hard to live life after she was mugged in a parking lot one night.
The Sun King Conspiracy by Yves Jego and Denis Lepee. A historical mystery of stolen documents which have the power to change the course of history for France and the Sun King himself.
My Husband’s Wife by Jane Corry. When young lawyer Lily marries Ed, she’s determined to make a fresh start. But then she takes on her first murder case and meets Joe. A convicted murderer whom Lily is strangely drawn to.
I love that there’s a mix of YA, thrillers and fiction in translation. All of these sound interesting and I wish I could jump into them right away but first to clear off my nightstand of some ongoing reads. Have you heard of some of these titles? Which one would you start with?
Oh, I think the one about the cell phones ringing and everyone dead sounds interesting. I’d start with CRUEL IS THE NIGHT. I’m also hearing that many people have MY HUSBAND’S WIFE. I’d also check that one out. Yes, I jumped right to the thrillers. LOL
Enjoy your new books!!
I’ve been seeing My Husband’s Wife everywhere lately… sounds good. Hope you enjoy all the books!
All the books sound so good; and I’m really interested in My Husband’s Wife as I’ve seen this book being mentioned on a few sites. Will definitely check it out.
Happy reading! 🙂
The Gringo Champion, Cruel Is the Night and The Sun King Conspiracy (love stolen documents) interest me. Although I’ve seen My Husband’s Wife floating through a lot of posts, I’m not sure whether I’m in the mood for that one.
So many international settings! You will be traveling all over the world. So much fun to look forward to 🙂
These all sound good, Iliana! A Fortune Fortold caught my attention especially because I was just looking at books about WWII as possible reads in the near future.
Kay – I know right? I’m kind of drawn to that one too but I just started another thriller today so I’ll probably have to put this one off for a bit!
Kailana – Now to find space for them on the crowded shelves!
Joann@Lakeside Musing – It does seem to be getting a lot of attention right? Maybe I should read it soon before all the hype!
Melody – I love a good thriller too so I can’t wait to jump in.
Jenclair – Cruel Is the Night is probably the one that’s capturing my attention the most with that premise!
Stefanie – I know right? I love to at least do some armchair traveling until vacation 🙂
Literary Feline – I think this will be a good one too!