It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, that is guaranteed to add to your reading list.
I had a fun filled weekend! I hope that everyone, American or non-American, enjoyed their weekends, whatever you were doing or celebrating. I spent a lot of time outdoors this weekend, soaking up the beautiful weather we have been having! I did get a bit behind on my reading though.
Has anyone else watched Friday Night Lights? We just started watching it on Netflix and are addicted!
Read Last Week:
The Road to Burgundy by Ray Walker: A delightful story of one American's journey to becoming a winemaker. Review Wednesday.
If You Were Here by Jen Lancaster: I picked this up at the library the other day. I have never read anything by Lancaster before, and I really liked this one!
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews: As always, I love Andrews and her books. They make me want to move to Savannah desperately though! Review Thursday.
Reading This Week:
The Hexed by Heather Graham: I didn't get to this last week, so it is first up this week.
Lessons in French by Hilary Reyl: I am participating in the Paris in July meme, and I am reading this as part of it. I am loving this meme! Now, if only I could find some macarons...
Conversion by Katherine Howe: I really enjoyed The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, and this seems to be along a similar vein.
Posted Last Week:
Looks like a really good last week and one coming up for you.
ReplyDeleteI want to read Conversion, but hearing you give the opinion that it might be similar to Physick Book of Deliverance Dane excites me, because I just bought that one at Goodwill last week for a quarter! I need to read the blurb on it more carefully; I was just grabbing books that I recognized without really remembering how I knew about them :)
I'm curious about Jen Lancaster; I have one on her older books on my kindle never read. She seems to either have loyal fans or serious detractors, so I wasn't sure whether I should bother reading her. Hope to hear more about this book from you. Have a great week!
I think that Conversion is similar to Deliverance Dane, in the sense that I know it is going to have something to do with the Salem witches. :) The author Katherine Howe is a descendant, I think I read somewhere, of one of the so-called Salem witches.
DeleteJen Lancaster. The book I read was fun, and I loved all the John Hughes references, but she also employed foot notes - that were silly and annoying. I would give this book 2-3 stars. Does that help? If not I am going to write a review as well. :)
All look great books. I have Save the Date on my iPod ready to listen to, but will be a little while to get to it. I like her as an author too. I have not tried a Katherine Howe book but I have seen her recommended.
ReplyDeleteMary Kay Andrews is one of my must read authors. I love her settings and characters and they are just plain fun reads. :) Great for the summertime for sure.
DeleteI have a copy of Lessons in French to read too - really different cover though, so I almost didn't recognise it! It sounds really good, though I don't have time to do the Paris in July challenge, sadly. Hope you have a great week.
ReplyDeleteLol! That is funny when that happens! I am looking forward to reading it. :)
DeleteThanks for popping by!
Funny that I had Friday Night Lights recommended to me recently! Glad to hear you recommend it, too.
ReplyDeleteHere's my It's Monday!
I love it and I don't even like football! Lol. It is such a good show!
DeleteLessons in French looks like a good book for the Paris in July Challenge! I just finished reading Paris Letters. I'm afraid I'm not a French cook...at least I've never cooked any French food, so I'll have to settle for books. This had made me think that maybe I could pick up a French cookbook somewhere and try something....?
ReplyDeleteI am not the greatest either lol! I am going to give a recipe from Rachel Khoo a whirl, we will see how it tuns out. :) I would say, give it a try! The worst that can happen is that you will have to order takeout. :)
DeleteI'll look forward to your review of The Road to Burgundy! Hope you like lessons in French, too. Paris in July is a lot of fun :-)
ReplyDeleteIt has really got my mind going on what sorts of posts I can write! :)
DeleteLooks like you have a lovely collection. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI love Mary Kay Andrews too. She can really make me laugh. Enjoy your books.
ReplyDeleteI know right? She is so fun!
DeleteI'm curious about The Road to Burgundy- will be adding that one to my list I think. Glad you had a great weekend- we did too, and the weather was nice for the 4th of July. These long weekends go by too fast!
ReplyDeleteGreat post on the Eastern Market BTW- never been there but heard about it. The food trucks sound great- anything with a name like Aloha Mr. Hand I want to try!
The Road to Burgundy was very eye opening! Definitely a book for dreamers. :)
DeleteThanks! Those food trucks are phenomenal!
The Road to Burgundy sounds very interesting. Have a great week of reading!
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