Mailbox Monday,
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
and WWW Wednesdays
BOOK RECEIVED THIS PAST WEEK
The Only Woman the Room
The upcoming (January 15) historical novel
on Hedy Lamarr, by Marie Benedict.
I know nothing about Lamarr, but I admire the author.
See for instance my review of Carnegie’s Maid.
I received the book through Netgalley
BOOKS JUST READ
click on the covers to know more about them
FICTION
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MYSTERY
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FICTION
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CURRENTLY READING
FICTION
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NONFICTION
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AUDIO
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The Clockmaker’s Daughter:
I’m about half done, and a bit disappointed compared to her previous books. The problem is, I am a bit confused between the many characters, who’s who? I rushed into it without taking notes, that didn’t help! Hopefully, things will nicely come together.
The Ship, the Saint, and the Sailor:
There’s actually not much on the saint, which was my main reason for picking the book. However, all the details about finding this boat wreck are fascinating.
While Beauty Slept:
I’m almost done listening to this great twist on Sleeping Beauty.
BOOKS UP NEXT
HISTORICAL FICTION
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FICTION
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AUDIO
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The Blue:
intrigued by the upcoming book by Bilyeau, author of The Tapestry
Love in lowercase:
This is unbelievable how you get drawn to a book – how one thing leads to the next, which is incidentally a main theme of that book!
It sounds like a saga:
- I finished Newcomer by Higashino, and was so raving about it, my husband asked me if he should read it. I actually encouraged him to read first The Devotion of Suspect X
- He devoured it in no time, but was disappointed by the ending, and asked if there were Japanese novels with happy endings
- So I googled “Japanese novels with happy endings”, and found an article highlighting this book: Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.
- We went to the library and picked it up. It was written by 2 authors. I was curious to see what else they had written.
- I ended up requesting a book by the first author: A Geek in Japan
- A book by the second author was at my library: Love in lowercase. I read the synopsis and sounded really good.
- I opened my Goodreads and realized it was on my TBR! So I picked it up!!
Ne lâche pas ma main:
Next in my Michel Bussi‘s audiobooks binge
CURRENT GIVEAWAYS
UNTIL OCT 31
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UNTIL NOV 3
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Words And Peace 
What a great post and some awesome books.
THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM should be interesting. How are you enjoying THE CLOCKMAKER’S DAUGHTER?
I LOVE the new look of your blog.
Have a great week, Emma.
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So far, The Clockmaker’s Daughter is a bit confusing, but at page 300 I’m starting to see some sense…
Thanks for your nice comment on my new look. Enjoy your reading as well
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LOL…that is about how far I had to read until I figured things out. The ending is good. 🙂 It just takes a “journey” to get there. 🙂
Yes…I like the light look.
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oh good, thanks for the encouragement! anyway, I was not planning at stopping
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I know little about Lamar but The Only Woman in the Room looks really good to me.
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right now, anything by this author will do!
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I like the books you’re reading. I have Carnegie’s Maid on my bookshelf and want to read it. I hope you enjoy Benedict’s new novel!
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Carnegie’s Maid is excellent
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All of your books are new to me but I do know about reading something which leads to something else which leads to still another “something else.” Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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I guess that’s a common, and fun, experience for us all devourers of books, lol
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I have Kate Morton’s new book on my shelf but have heard similar comments to yours. I know I will need to sit with paper and pen from the beginning which will hopefully help me! I’ll need to be in a good reading mood!
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yes, it will help
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The Only Woman in the Room looks good, but I don’t know much about Hedy Lamarr either. Hope Morton’s new book gets better…
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With some writers, you want to read anything they write, whatever the topic, right?
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I’ve been seeing The Clockmaker’s Daughter a lot but I’m not really drawn to it. See what I read at Girl Who Reads
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Kate Morton is really an amazing author. Her best is still for me The Forgotten Garden: https://wordsandpeace.com/2012/05/03/2012-21-review-the-forgotten-garden/
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I hope you enjoy your upcoming reads!
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thanks, you too
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Newcomer looks like it could be pretty good. 🙂
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it really is. I’m not sure why my review for Criminal Element is not live yet, should be there soon
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I generally like all things Sleeping Beauty and fairy tale. This one sounds very dark and has mixed reviews. I hope you are enjoying it.
I enjoyed The Forgotten Garden so I have been interested in comments on The Clockmaker’s Daughter. Glad you linked at MM and Happy Reading!
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I didn’t really find it dark. It’s based on historical facts (the pox), the end is wonderful and the narrator perfect for that. I have read all of Morton’s book. This one was very good too: https://wordsandpeace.com/2015/11/04/book-review-the-lake-house/. The Clockmaker’s Daughter is a bit more confusing
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Great variety of books. The Clockmaker’s Daughter is on my TBR list hopefully will get around to reading one day soon lol.
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Yes, Morton is always a good choice!
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