Dashing off a quick post again!
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Currently Reading
One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole
From the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of When No One Is Watching comes a riveting thriller about the new caretaker of a historic estate who
finds herself trapped on an island with a murderer—and the ghosts of her past.
The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
In this “raucous, moving, and necessary” story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend.
I had been considering The House of Broken Angels as a readalike for The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, which everyone who reads it seems to love.
In the end, I decided that The House of Broken Angels (which also has mixed families who cut across race and class “lines”) is bawdier and slangier and, while great in its own right, might not necessarily be a good match.
Recently Read
The Vanishing by Wendy Webb
“Webb once again mines the secrets of an old mansion for an effective contemporary supernatural thriller.” – Publishers Weekly
I wrote about this haunted house story in last week’s “It’s Monday” post. It has a twisty plot and a little bit of unreliable-narrator thing going for it, so if you’re looking for a somewhat scary combination of psychological suspense and ghost story, The Vanishing would be a good one for you. Unlike my current audiobook! (Horror Story by Paul Tremblay)
Currently Listening To
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and The Cabin at the End of the World.
Horror, for real.
The Rom-commers by Katherine Center
My antidote/alternate to Horror Movie.
Recently Listened To
Dessert with Buddha by Roland Merullo
Dessert with Buddha takes the eccentric, sort-of-Buddhist monk, Volya Rinpoche, and his skeptical, middle-of-the-road brother-in-law, Otto Ringling, on another enlightening road trip filled with meals, humor, social commentary, and good times
The finale to one of my favorite comfort reads!
This post is linked up to It’s Monday, What Are You Reading, hosted by The Book Date. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is a place to meet up and share what you have been and are currently reading each week. Visit the link-up for more books to your groaning TBR pile.
