I hope you’ve all had a great weekend? Was it cold where you live? It was cold and dreary around here but that meant a lot of time for reading and crafting. I may have taken a nap too!
This morning I finished reading The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez and wow, it was wonderful. I’ll try to do a bit of a recap of it in another post but all I can say is that this will more than likely go on my favorites of the year. Loved it.
So currently I’ve got Felicity by Mary Oliver which is a delight to read. As I’ve mentioned before when I read poetry books I like to take my time and will only read a few poems a day. On the book flap the description of the poetry is that happiness abounds and of Mary Oliver as a delicate chronically of physical landscape. So true. I feel like I can hear the sounds of the crickets that she describes or see the rising sun over a river.
For something totally different I have The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham on audiobook. This has been a good suspenseful story of Megan and Agatha. Both are eagerly expecting the birth of their babies but each woman holds a secret that must be kept hidden. The chapters are told in alternating viewpoints and just as I’m hearing from Meg, I want to know about Agatha and vice versa. I’ve only got about two hours left on this one and all sorts of things are coming out so it’ll be interesting to see what happens.
Finally, I did start a new book The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams. This cozy mystery is the first in a series set in a small town. The main character is a bibliotherapist… One who finds the right book for whatever ails you. I’ve read another book that had the same sort of premise and I didn’t enjoy that one very much but we’ll see how this one turns out. This is the February selection for my mystery book group.
That’s about it. Let me know if you’ve ready any of these and if you were able to catch up on your reading this weekend.
Definitely a dreary weekend weather-wise. I stayed in on Friday and Saturday – had some allergies that have made my throat sore with the drainage. However, it will eventually pass. I’m so ready for spring. Your books sound good. I think I have that Robotham book on my Kindle but I haven’t read it yet. A standalone for him, right? I also have his latest series book that I haven’t tried yet. I’ll get to it eventually. Hope you week goes well. A little sunshine would be nice, wouldn’t it?
That’s a great variety of books you’ve there, Iliana. Weather-wise, not much rain here lately so I’m hoping for some showers. Hope you’ve a great week and enjoy your books! 🙂
It was a nice snowy weekend here, not frigid and unpleasantly blowy, simply snowy and normal-cold. We were out a little and home a little but, in any case, weren’t doing much reading. Some weekends are like that. I think The Book of Unknown Americans is really good; it took a turn that I was not expecting and I found it unexpectedly moving. I’m looking forward to your thoughts on it. I’m glad it’s still finding new readers!
Kay – I’m pretty ready for Spring too although that also means Summer is fast approaching! haha… Hope you are feeling better. Allergies are such a pain. I am pretty sure this is a standalone and I’m liking it quite a bit. I can’t remember if I’ve read anything else by him but if I did it must have been quite a while ago. And, I think we may get some sunshine tomorrow – fingers crossed! 🙂
Melody – We seem to have been getting a lot of rain lately. I don’t really mind too much except we typically have very sunny skies year round so after a couple of days of rain we totally crave the sun! haha… We’ll send you some showers 🙂
Buriedinprint – I love the idea of snow but I think I’d totally be a wimp if I lived in a snowy part of the world. Then again, if I didn’t have to go out driving to get to work I may not mind. I would probably be more focused on my crafty projects! Oh goodness yes, I was totally not expecting the end. I definitely cried when I turned the last page.
The Secrets She Keeps is the only Robotham book I DNF. All the reviews i read were positive, but for some reason it didn’t work for me. I am interested in The Book of Unknown Americans, though!
We actually had snow on Saturday, but it didn’t stick (thankfully!). Now we are back into our rainy season and it poured buckets all night long. The wind was crazy, too. I haven’t read any of these books, but I’m intrigued by The Book of Unknown Americans and have heard very good things about it and the author. It’s on my library list! I’m anxious to dive into some Mary Oliver poetry, but have been holding off until National Poetry month. Again, more books for my library list. 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed The Book of Unknown Americans . I really liked it too. I hope you like The Secret, Book & Scone Society. I have a copy of that one on my TBR pile. I hope your temperatures have warmed up. It’s been cold and wet here for the past several weeks. I love all this rain, although I imagine those affected by the flooding wouldn’t agree. It’s nice to see so much snow on the mountain tops. I hope you have a great week, Iliana!