WON:
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV by Karleen Koen...from the RHFL anniversary party. Thanks Emery!
Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason by Anne Roiphe...from the ladies at Book Sake
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian...from Joanna at A Worn Path
PAPERBACK SWAP:
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (UK edition)...I finally got it! I've been wanting this one for SO long!
LIBRARY SALE:
The Singer Trilogy (The Singer, The Song, The Finale) by Calvin Miller (my edition is the three trade paperbacks in a nice slipcase. The artwork is awesome!)
Castle Dor by Daphne Du Maurier
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Line by Teri Hall
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl
The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose
Helen of Troy by Margaret George
King Arthur by Norma Lorre Goodrich (non-fiction)
My reading has been pretty sub-par lately, but that is going to change this week. I haven't done "It's Monday" for a long time, but I'm hoping to join in more frequently.
Recently finished:
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber (review coming soon)
Still ongoing:
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (I will finish this tonight)
John Adams by David McCullough (will I ever finish it?)
Dante's Journey by JC Marino
The Greek Lord and the English Maiden by Patty Apostolides
Starting this week:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (TuesBookTalk Read Alongs)
The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks (Read along for my Tennessee Book Bloggers group)
Queen by Right by Anne Easter Smith (book tour--review on Friday and watch for the guest post by Anne Easter Smith on Wednesday)
What do you have planned for your reading week?
A very interesting collection of books here.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Chris Bohjalian as an author, and have read all of his books. Double Bind was one of my favorites...enjoy Michelle.
ReplyDeleteYou got some good stuff at the library sale! Thanks for reminding me about The Book Thief!
ReplyDeleteI read The Line and enjoyed it..I hope you do too! And I have The Forest of Hands and Teeth in my TBR pile!
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i have to start my copy of game of thrones! i watched a teaser episode and immediately got hooked ;-D
ReplyDeleteThat is a great selection of books, some I've read and some I really, really, really want to read! BEFORE VERSAILLES looks so interesting. I can't wait to see what you think of it!
ReplyDeleteI have yet to read a Daphne Du Maurier book though I'm so desperately wanting to do so.
ReplyDeleteI just read The Hypnotist, the thrid book in the MJ Rose series. I'm thinking I should have read the first two first.
Hope you are having a great week!