Just Shelved
This was the only book I finished this week, but it was a good and quick one. I’ve never read anything by Lucy Foley before, so I had no idea what to expect. But I’ve seen her books around a lot over the last few years, and it always seems like everyone’s saying good things! This one wasn’t a perfect thriller, but it was fast-paced, action-packed and even threw me a twist or two I didn’t see coming. I liked that how things went was more important than who did what in the end, so my usual trick of figuring out who did the thing early on (or at least narrowing it down to two possible culprits) didn’t really take much away from the story. And the atmosphere in this one was brilliant. It felt like Paris, and the French that is used through the book furthered that impression. Definitely worth a read if you enjoy thrillers!
Currently Reading
I only made progress on Brit(ish) this week, but I’m about halfway through it now as I had a couple of cosy reading sessions with my kid! I’m not sure if “enjoying it” is really the right way to put it as it deals with difficult and challenging issues, but I’m finding it engaging and informative, and it definitely has me thinking.
Up Next
James by Percival Everett
The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
I Found You by Lisa Jewell
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle
Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman
As always, no idea what I’ll read next! I’ve got a lot out of the library (ten of these eleven are audiobooks I borrowed via Libby) so I can try some new authors and books to see what I think. Not sure which I’ll start with, but I’m hoping there will be some good ones in here!
What about you guys? Did you have a good reading week? Have you read any of my potential next reads? If so I’d love to hear any you enjoyed since I have no idea what to expect from any of them other than James!
A weekly post that encourages bloggers to share what they have read in the past week, what they’re currently reading and books they’ve recently added to their TBRs. Originally started by Sheila at Book Journey, it is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. I also link up with The Sunday Salon post each week hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz (and sometimes include some of her content prompts).
I love to read books set in Paris. I should have been born there, I think. And The Paris Apartment is a book where I learned all the curse words in French. lol
I hope you have a quieter week!
Oh man, me too! I love French (recently discovered French ancestry I had no idea about, maybe that’s why? Or maybe all the French immersion school I did as a child?), and would love to go back to Paris one day. Haha, yeah, I learned one or two as well! I always feel like swearing in another language is much more satisfying!
My brain has been somewhat discombobulated lately. I find I check books out, and then return them without opening a page.
Matrescence sounds fascinating. I’m well beyond that stage in life, but am still interested in how we change. I suspect that our brains probably hardwire themselves numerous times across our lifetimes.
Oh, that’s definitely me as well (virtual and audiobooks, but the same)! I started it and I know it is going to be illuminating. I’m past it too, but it was recent enough that I remember how drastic the changes were, and how little I knew or expected. I think there are lots of things that change our brains through our lives – pregnancy/parenthood, trauma, illness, loss. I would imagine many points in life have a profound effect on us, more than we know!