A nice collection of 8 books that I'd reserved all arrived for me to collect this week. I also picked two more from the shelves.
There are 6½ crime! The ½ is that very small novella on the top by Racheal McLean, which I see was written and sold to benefit the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal in 2022.....and still the war goes on there.
Three of the crime books are by authors new to me but I know I'll enjoy those by Alan Parks, Robert Peston and Heather Peck. I'll find out about the others later.
Two are non fiction that I've seen mentioned on blogs - they might be read properly - or might just be skimmed through and there are two that aren't crime. The Eve Woods book was on Sues blog - I think - and I know I've read 'The Lost Bookshop' by Eve Woods a while back. The other - ' The Midnight House' by Amanda Geard popped up somewhere. No idea what it is.
The crazy thing is that there are already 5 books in transit to the mobile library depot that will be sitting on the shelves there for four weeks ready for the September visit. Future good reading!
At the end of July I collected these below and read seven.
The BLCC 'Airing in a Closed Carriage' was given up on quite quickly and as it was a month ago I can't remember why....just that I didn't get on with it. The others are on my Books Read 2026 page as well as two more - one I picked up in Stowmarket library and one from my shelves (Rosie Thomas - Iris and Ruby - a good story, as was the other book of hers I read ages ago ' The Kashmir Shawl')
I've enjoyed Robert Pestons book, will look out for that one
ReplyDeleteHope it's as good as the first two although they were a few years ago and I've forgotten the characters!
DeleteI've just read the Heather Peck Norfolk (DCI Geldard) murder books and 'enjoyed' (I'm never sure whether I should 'enjoy' a book about murder!) them all! They seem to have been re-released with different titles though, so I am not sure if this is one of them. They all end on cliff hangers though, so you may feel, like I did, that you need to read them all to find out what happens next!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Ellie
I've only just discovered this author, so trying to read in order and this is the third, originally they all had 'Norfolk Broads' in the title - thank goodness for the Fantastic Fiction website for all the info! .
DeleteThere are a couple of authors recently who have republished crime series with different titles, very confusing.
The Art of Repair looks interesting, seems like a fashion is springing up for it.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing it might have been Angela at Tracing Rainbows who mentioned this was an interesting book.
DeleteI always take a note of your library books in the hope that I may find them in our library. Thanks for sharing. Catriona
ReplyDeleteHope you are lucky- thank goodness reservations here are still free.
DeleteThat's a good collection of books. I'll be interested to see if you enjoy Evie Woods book, it wasn't my usual sort of read but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm looking out for more of her books now as I believe they are mostly on a similar theme.
ReplyDeleteI know I read the Lost Bookshop which I enjoyed even though it was about a disappearing bookshop! and I've just reserved The Violin Makers Secret which was out earlier this year
DeleteAnd what did you think of Louise Penny's book? Will you read more of the Three Pines series?
ReplyDeleteYes, I've reserved the second from the library
DeleteI really enjoyed The Dentist ( no nasty dental treatment is mentioned ) & also enjoyed the rest of the series . Your library seems much better than ours .
ReplyDeleteWendy in York
Luckily we can reserve books for free so have all the 40+ libraries to choose from!
DeleteI see lots of lovely reading ahead. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I really will
DeleteYou are well supplied with books. Hopefully most will be enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteI'm hopeful for enjoying them - never know with new authors
DeleteNow, if the promised (threatened?) rain materialises you will have every good reason to sit comfortably and read, and if not you can conjure up a good reason.
ReplyDeleteThank you for mentioning The Eights a while ago. I've just finished it and really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteHow funny! My two grandaughters are Iris and Ruby!
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