Books
You Loved: January continued to provide reviews of great
books. Thank you to all. Here are a few that caught my eye:
Melissa
brought over The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain. She said 'The Dream Daughter is an excellent story. It kept me on the edge
of my seat, wondering what would happen next and worrying about the characters
when I had to step away to attend to real life. Sometimes I thought I knew what
was going to happen, but then I'd get thrown for a loop. Diane's writing drew
me in and didn't let go.'
Sally from Read
Around the World posted about The Diary of a Bookseller. She said 'I've just finished
the most delightful book, one that I discovered by accident, and one that has
convinced me to add a new town to my "places to visit before I die"
list. Wigtown, Scotland' Wonderful
books discovered by accident are just the bees knees.
Asking For It by
Louise O'Neill was from Captivated
Reader. The review said 'Asking For It is a
powerful story about the devastating effects of rape and public shaming, told
through the awful experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by
an act of violence.' I guess you have to be in
the right frame of mind to read this one – the cover is a triumph.
Blackberry and Wild Rose by
Sonia Velton was brought to us by She
Reads Novels. The post read 'While a friendship
does form between the two women, they are not entirely comfortable around each
other and neither is quite sure whether the other can be trusted, which makes
for a tense and exciting story! The plot kept me gripped throughout the book
and although I thought I could predict how it would end, I was wrong and the
ending was actually much more realistic than I’d expected. This is an
impressive debut novel and I hope to read more from Sonia Velton in the future.'
I
Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella was reviewed by
Elizabeth from Books
I Think You Should Read. She
said 'Recommended
for: Anyone who enjoys a light read or British fiction.' This
one went straight onto my tbr.
Now on to the February
edition. There are no rules for this
party. The only requirement is that your
post is about a book that you loved.
To add to the list just pop the name of the book (and
your name/blog name if you like) into the first Mr Linky box and then copy and
paste the url of your post about it into the second box. Mr Linky now also
makes you tick a box.
I'll be pinning your links to this Pinboard to make it easier for you to check
them out at a glance. It also has links
from previous Februaries…
The Mountain Between Us. I liked the movie, but the book is even better.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout-out! I just posted a bunch.
ReplyDeleteA good mystery with an outrageous character solving the crimes!
ReplyDeleteThanks once again for letting us share our favorite books here!
ReplyDeleteGreat to connect here again!
ReplyDeleteHey Carole, finally I have caught up with reviews and can share with you the beautiful Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carole! Added :-)
ReplyDeletetx for the email, just back from midwest and catching up
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting! I always enjoy linking up and seeing if anyone else is loving some of the same books as me :)
ReplyDeleteLate as always but I definitely wanted to show you my favourite book. Michelle Obama is a fantastic woman and I am happy that I read her biography.
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