[In my rush and using the iPad, it looks like the post didn’t get published, even though it said it was! Trying again…]
Mondays come around so fast, don’t they? I missed posting last week, and today’s post is already late, if it happens at all!
Please let me know what you’re reading in the comments and/or share your blog link! (If you can’t see where to comment, try clicking/tapping on the title of this post to open it in full.)
Currently Reading
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
Loving this new novel from Lev Grossman based on the Arthurian legends! AND it’s on my Big Book Summer challenge list!
Recently Read
Nanaville by Anna Quindlen
Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting is a collection of essays on the topic by Anna Quindlen. This was a Christmas gift. Recommended reading for grandparents and grandparents-to-be!
The Once and Future King by T. H. White
An earlier retelling of the tales of King Arthur, that I loved as a young reader, too. The Bright Sword pretty much picks up where this story leaves off.
Currently Listening To
Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews
“Andrews perfectly balances the second chance-romance with the twisty mystery against a beachy backdrop that will please any armchair traveler.” — Publishers Weekly
I don’t want to introduce any spoilers, so I’ll just say there are some seriously dark plot lines that I found very jarring, given the breezy tone of the book, the reviews, and the vibe of the pastel, beachy cover.
At 448 pages and 15 hours long, Summers at the Saint is long enough to qualify for Big Book Summer. One of the reasons I kept listening! The other was the audiobook narrator, Kathleen McInerney, who is great.
Recently Listened To
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
A sweeping love story that is at once lyrical and funny, airy and visceral, Shark Heart is an unforgettable, gorgeous novel about life’s perennial questions, the fragility of memories, finding joy amidst grief, and creating a meaningful life. — from the Publisher
Also with disturbing plot lines, but intentionally so, Shark Heart uses the metaphor of a fictional genetic disease to probe deeply into the question of what makes us human.
Multiple narrators, excellent audiobook — over all, life-affirming, but also tragically sad.
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.
