New Month, New Book

New Month, New Book

Nightstand March 1, 2017

As I mentioned in my month in review post, I’m still in the middle of three books but I wanted a new book for my lunch break and so I couldn’t help but add a new one. I started The Forgotten Girls by Owen Laukkanen which seems like it’s going to be one that keeps me guessing.

Here’s a snapshot from my Goodreads profile which shows you what I’m currently reading.

I don’t update progress on Goodreads but I’ll tell you here instead.

So, I’m about half way through Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. I love this book. So far Persuasion has been my favorite Austen novel but I don’t know, this one may make me change my mind.

The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen is my gym audiobook and I’m close to finishing it. I don’t always listen to audiobooks when I’m at the gym so that’s why my progress has been slow. Well, that and that I haven’t been making it to the gym more than twice a week. Must improve that! But, I’ve really enjoyed this book and I liked that I’ve been able to keep up with it. I don’t always have the best experiences with audiobooks so I’m glad I found this one.

Finally, Upstream by Mary Oliver. I’m kind of embarrassed that I haven’t finished this book as it was my first book of the year but I don’t typically read essays so this is a bit of a stretch for me. Not to say that I haven’t found it interesting but I just gravitate towards fiction first. I’m hoping to finish this book by the end of the month.

So here’s how my reading is starting this month. Have you started a new book this month or are you still carrying over some from February?

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Month In Review

Month In Review

Nightstand February 28, 2017

For a while there I thought I was going to only have one book read for February but that’s because I’ve been juggling more than my usual 3-4 books. In the end, February was a winner because I read some fantastic books. I would say all of the ones I read I would recommend.

The books I read were: Daisy In Chains by Sharon Bolton, One Secret Thing by Sharon Olds, A Small Death in the Great Glen by A.D. Scott, Confessions by Kanae Minato and The Lost Woman by Sara Blaedel.

I have my crime fiction, two books in translation and a poetry collection covered. I will try to do some quick writes up of these and let you know more about them.

Moving into March I am carrying over three books but you know I’m eyeing all those shelf sitters, library books and ARCs. Our office typically gets kind of quiet in mid-March due to a lot of employees taking time off for their kids’ spring break and I’m a bit jealous. I wish I had spring break to look forward to so I could enjoy some books and rest.

Anyway, how about you, how was your reading month? Any reading plans for March?

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Make Room

Make Room

Nightstand February 27, 2017

I still haven’t finished my big reorganization project of my studio/library and I  have to get busy on that because I’ve received more advance review copies and where do I fit these? I can’t complain, I love new books so let’s get into it and let me tell you what I got. The brief descriptions are from the book cover and/or publisher.

Octavio’s Journey by Miguel Bonnefoy. A chance meeting in the local pharmacy transforms the life of lonely, illiterate Octavio. He begins reading lessons and finds love and happiness for the very first time.

Sonora by Hannah Lillith Assadi. Ahlam, the daughter of a Palestinian refugee and his Israeli wife, grows up in the arid lands of desert suburbia outside of Phoenix. In a stark landscape where coyotes prowl and mysterious lights occasionally pass through the nighttime sky.

What My Body Remembers by Agnete Friis. Ella Nygaard, 27, has been a ward of the state since she was seven years old, the night her father murdered her mother. She doesn’t remember anything about that night or her childhood before it—but her body remembers.

A Brief Stop on the Road From Auschwitz by Goran Rosenberg. This shattering memoir by a journalist about his father’s attempt to survive the aftermath of Auschwitz in a small industrial town in Sweden won the prestigious August Prize.

Here We Are: Feminism For the Real Word by Kelly Jensen. Forty-four writers, dancers, actors, and artists contribute essays, lists, poems, comics, and illustrations about everything from body positivity to romance to gender identity to intersectionality to the greatest girl friendships in fiction. Together, they share diverse perspectives on and insights into what feminism means and what it looks like.

Kill The Father by Sandrone Dazieri . In this fascinatingly complex thriller, two people, each shattered by their past, team to solve a series of killings and abductions—a ruthlessly planned escalation that turns out to be merely the visible surface of something far more sinister.

Non-fiction, works in translation and mysteries. What a great variety of books. Have you heard of some of these? Are they on your radar? Before I can get to any of these I need to get back to my current reads and hopefully finish one more before the month ends.

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