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Not the best reading week this week – it was a bit of an emotional one. We had a family member in surgery (went well and all is fine) which was a bit preoccupying. We also had an earthquake on Friday not too far from us, and we felt it. There was a loud bang followed by a rumbling along with the shaking, and there were two short ones in quick succession. My kid hadn’t felt one before, so that was a bit of a scary experience. No one was hurt, nothing broke in our house, but an old brick chimney started leaking water into our living space a few hours after the quake, so we think it shook loose some of the old mortar or something. So that was a bit of a nasty surprise! I did a bit of reading and finished one audiobook, but I’ve mostly been just watching old episodes of various shows to distract my brain. Here’s what I did read:

 

Just Shelved

 

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 

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

 

              Mindful Parenting for ADHD by Mark Bertin, MDBrit(ish) by Afua HirschThe Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland and Mike HolmesMatrescence by Lucy Jones 

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

 

          Fire Exit by Morgan TaltyMaps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie MortimerOrdinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan 

            The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
James by Percival Everett
The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
I Found You by Lisa Jewell 

             Look Closer by David Ellis
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!

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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).