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Three cheers for SPRING arriving on Wednesday! Even if the weather isn’t all that great yet and even if the temps are still cold, at least the promise of sunshine and warmth abounds. In anticipation of all things spring I shared my Spring Preview 2019 on Thursday. If you missed it, please stop on by for the books I’m most excited about this season.
I’ve had such a busy week trying to get myself organized for an upcoming trip that I’ve barely had any time to read. Besides all the usual trip preparations my Kindle has decided to stop holding a charge. There’s NO WAY I can go on long plane flights without reading and I’m not packing books, so I’ve ordered a new Oasis. It’s supposed to arrive later today which is great. Then I’ll just need to take the time to learn the latest version’s unique idiosyncrasies (they all have them) and transfer unread books to the new one. Just one more thing in a crazy busy week. I hope you have a wonderful one!
Last Week’s Reads
- I finished Samantha Downing’s debut, My Lovely Wife, early last week and ended up loving this domestic thriller. It was one of those books that started off a little slow, but the further you went the better it got, the faster it moved. This was the first book on my Spring Preview 2019 and it was a definite winner. I’ll be sharing a full review on Thursday.
- At just over 7 hours The River by Peter Heller was an easy audiobook for me to get through in a single week. I loved this story of two college friends on a rafting trip in Northern Canada. A trip where many things go awry. It sounds like a guys’ adventure story and in some ways it was, but it was also very literary. Narrator Mark Deakins was terrific. I’ll be sharing more thoughts on The River tomorrow, along with The Silent Patient in a double audiobook review.
Currently Reading
- I had planned on reading a couple books in print next, but needed to test my dying Kindle’s limited powers, so turned to April books and The Editor by Steven Rowley. I was a huge fan of his debut, Lily and the Octopus (my review), but so far I’m underwhelmed by his sophomore effort. I’m at about 45%, and will easily finish it, but I just don’t feel driven to hurry back to it.
- We’re almost ALL in awe of Taylor Jenkins Reid right now. She’s had two masterpieces in a row with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (my review) and Daisy Jones & The Six (my review). But, those were the only two books of hers I’ve ever read. I know her earlier books are a little more romance and that tends to not be my thing, but I wanted to give one a try anyway. One True Loves was available on audio from one of my local libraries, so I’m listening to this one, narrated by Julia Whelan. I’m only an hour in and already like it.
Likely to Read Next
I have A LOT of April books to read and will be taking many with me on my trip (though I realistically won’t get much reading done). These are just two from the start of April. You can see more on my Spring Preview 2019.
- I’m really looking forward to reading The Ash Family by Molly Dektar. This debut is about a young woman who leaves her family to join an off-the-grid community that doesn’t turn out to be quite as idyllic as she’d hoped.
- Sequels are truly not my thing, but every once in awhile I make an exception. Martha Hall Kelly’s debut Lilac Girls (my review) was one of my Best Books of 2016, so I’m willing to give her prequel, Lost Roses a try. In this the focus moves from women in the WWII era to women friends in the WWI era.
I hope you have a great week in books!
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I’m reading The Editor too! I’m about 30% in and am enjoying it – decent brain candy. But, I don’t have Lily and the Octopus to compare it to!
And, my Kindle not holding a charge is my worst nightmare! Glad you figured it out! I’ve had mine awhile and feel like that day is coming for me too…
I got the new Kindle and now have it all set up. The biggest issue was my Kindle email address with NG and EW. Amazon assigns a different email address to each Kindle. I ended up changing the address on my old k\Kindle, so my old email address was available for the new one. Are you confused yet???
I’m noticing my Kindle Voyage acting up more and more, I’ve thought about getting a new PaperWhite before it actually goes because I’d be lost without it! I DNFed The Editor over the weekend. I loved Lily and the Octopus so I knew my expectations were high but I was totally bored by his new one. I really loved One True Loves, hope you continue to enjoy it!
For me The Editor got A LOT better around the 40% mark. The second half has been great so far.
I can’t wait to get The Editor. I have The Ash Family, up next on my ARC list.
Enjoy your week, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
Have a great week, Laurel.
Purely from a cultural and historical perspective, WWI interests me more than WWII. So I’m looking forward to “Lost Roses.”
I haven’t read a lot of WWI era fiction, so Lost Roses will be good for me.
One True Loves was my first Taylor Jenkins Reid book and I LOVED it! I’m really looking forward to My Lovely Wife, too! I’ve heard nothing but good things, and I’ve been looking for a new thriller that isn’t cheesy.
I think My Lovely Wife will definitely fit the bill for you.
Nice variety of books. I hope your new Oasis doesn’t nave much of a learning curve. I love reading on my Kindle. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
I’m already solid with the new Oasis. It was an easy transition.
Have a good trip. I got a library print copy of Peter Heller’s The River but still on a wait list for the audio so I will read it instead. It seems good, just starting. I probably will wait to read your review of it until after I finish since I like going in a bit blind.
I went into The River pretty blind, too and that’s a really good thing. My review doesn’t give anything critical away, but waiting is often a good option.
I hope you love your Oasis! I read mainly digitally so not having e-books for a long trip would not be ideal for me either.
This is actually my second Oasis. I got one right after they came out. This new one is quite a big bigger which I both like and don’t. Still, like you, e-reading is my favorite way to read.
Wow what a list! We definitely have the same taste in books!
I always love finding reading twins!
Enjoy your trip. I don’t get much reading done either when planning for a trip or when traveling. The River is on my wishlist. My weekly update
I hope you get The River, Sarah. So good!
I can’t wait to read My Lovely Wife. It looks interesting – I love a good thriller. I just got a Kindle Fire and I’m reading my very first ARC on it – Jennifer McMahon’s The Invited. Another thriller! Enjoy your Oasis!
I have The Editor on my list — it’s a must read for me (for obvious reasons)