Books You Loved: July provided reviews of great books – a smaller
collection but a good one. Thank you to all. Here are a few that caught my eye:
Never
Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson was contributed by
Tracey of Carpe Librum. Her post said 'I loved this
domestic thriller by Joshilyn Jackson. Never
Have I Ever is full of secrets, guilt, betrayal and mind games, and it
also shines a light on the power of friendship. Amy is a brilliant protagonist
and I quickly found myself rooting for her at every stage'
Lady
Susan by Jane Austen was brought over by Jessica of The
Bookworm Chronicles. Jessica's review
said
'This
snappy, epistolary novella tells the tale of the beautiful, charming and
recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon: a terrible flirt whose unwanted visits and
blatant manoeuvres in search of an advantageous second marriage for herself,
have men tripping over each other, and wives, mothers and sisters beside themselves!' I
have now got this out from the library and can't wait to read it.
A
Little Bit of Grace by Phoebe Fox was reviewed by Melissa
on Goodreads. Her post said 'This is the book
you're going to want to put in your virtual beach bag (unless it's safe for you
to go to the beach) later this summer. It's a sweet story that you will enjoy
from the moment you pick it up!'
Dorothy of The Nature of Things gave us The
Dry by Jane Harper. Her post
said 'Harper's debut
novel made for propulsive reading. It was a fast read because it was so hard to
put down. There was a sinister sense of foreboding and I couldn't wait to see
what would happen next.'
Finally a book of essays, Here
For It brought over by Doing Dewey.
The review said 'This book was a joy to read, managing to be relatable
and informative, humorous and heartfelt all at once.'
Now on to the August
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.
Let's all have some fun!
It's both historical and contemporary.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the mention, Carole and I hope you will enjoy Lady Susan as much as I did! 😃 This time I have linked the hilarious Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett and the moving historical-fiction, Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir. Happy reading! 📚
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting, as usual!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this every month!
ReplyDeletePosted. Thanks for the shout out!
ReplyDeletethanks for the email, enjoy the rest of summer, keep safe everyone,
ReplyDeleteJulie
Good featured books.
ReplyDeleteHappy August...yes...I can't believe it.
Hope all is well. Happy Reading!!
Thanks Carole for the email reminder. Everyone is reading such great books!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the mention Carole! It rarely happens, but I had two 5 star reads back to back, so today I'm sharing my review of Katheryn Howard - The Tainted Queen by Alison Weir. It's part of the Six Tudor Queens series about each of the women married to King Henry VIII and their subsequent fates.
ReplyDeleteI brought you four books. I have to check out Dorothy's review of The Dry. I love Jane Harper. I will have another on for you upcoming called The Silence by Susan Allott. Love that one.
ReplyDeleteI had to add two books this month, both of them definitely worth reading, one for education, the other one for pleasure, though it also tells you a lot about Denmark.
ReplyDeleteAs always, I really enjoyed your list and being able to contribute it this month.