Currently Reading
Weycombe by G.M. Malliet is what I’m reading on my lunch breaks at work, since I finished Mission Hill by Pamela Wechsler.
Eating outside – sitting in a folding chair at the edge of the parking lot with (usually) a salad balanced on my lap – makes me nervous about spilling food or water on a library book, so I’m reading Weycombe partly in print and partly on my phone.
If you like classic English mysteries with a contemporary setting, such as The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz you will probably like Weycombe.
I’m close to finishing Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, and will probably go right on to The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (pronounced “Zoot,” BTW) which I own but haven’t read yet. Jacob de Zoet is a main character in Utopia Avenue, which is on the surface the story of the rise to fame and stardom of an English rock and roll band in the ’60s.
Recently Listened To
As I wrote in last week’s It’s Monday update, the Clifton Chronicles books by Jeffrey Archer always end with a major cliffhanger. (Major, as in the level of the “Is Little Nell dead?” type of cliffhanger.)
To find out what happened at the end of book 3, Best Kept Secrets, I went right on to listen to Book 4, Be Careful What You Wish For, but resisted the urge to download Book 5, Mightier Than the Sword, right away. Once I read the beginning to find out what happens after the ending of Book 4, it will be impossible to stop and I want to listen to some October-themed audiobooks between now and Halloween.
I don’t often binge-listen a series, preferring to mix up my audiobooks more, but I now understand the impulse.
Currently Listening To
Once I started listening to Fangland (Penguin, 2007) by John Marks, I remembered I had already read this one in print somewhere along the line. The vampire theme is still appropriate for October, and I don’t remember the details of the story, so I’m going to keep listening. Simon Vance and Ellen Archer are two of the audiobook narrators!
Please let me know what you’ve been reading in the comments…
This post is linked to “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. Check out the link-up party there for more book lists!
Fangland sounds like a fun creepy read. I’ll have to go see if I can find that!
It has been a while since I read a book by Jeffrey Archer. This one looks good!
Enjoy your books and your week, and thanks for visiting my blog.
I am the sort of person who likes to binge listen to a whole series. I have both the Chronicles of Elantra and all of Susanna Kearsley’s books fighting for listening time right now. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
I like to space out my series reads but then I forget about the series completely for a while and I’m a little lost when I finally pick it back up! I find that I get sick of the characters if I spend too much time with them at once by continuing a series too soon though.
Fangland sounds interesting!
Your lunch spot looks nice. I used to just sit in my car to eat and read at lunch. I couldn’t handle all the office drama and needed the time to myself.
Enjoy your week!
Ah, your spot for lunch/reading outdoors looks lovely! I find it is such a balm to spend time outside.
I LOVED Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell but haven’t read any of his other novels yet. Looks like you have quite a variety going – enjoy them!
Sue
Book By Book
I read a Jeffrey Archer book in high school that I really enjoyed and keep meaning to try something new-to-me of his.