This Week in Books is a feature hosted by Lipsy at Lipsyy Lost and Found that allows bloggers to share:
- What they’ve recently finished reading
- What they are currently reading
- What they are planning to read next
A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.
It’s been another slow reading week as life rudely interrupted, but I finished (and thoroughly enjoyed!) The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson.
London, 1749
Hannah Cole’s world shatters following her husband’s brutal murder. Her confectionary shop, the Punchbowl and Pineapple, teeters on the brink of ruin. Just as she uncovers a hidden fortune—money her husband secretly possessed—a new nightmare begins.
Magistrate Henry Fielding, the renowned author, suspects illicit gains. To save her inheritance, her shop, and her very reputation, Hannah must delve into her late husband’s secret life. But as she unearths a labyrinth of lies and deceit, she finds herself entangled in a battle of wits far more dangerous than she could ever have imagined.
I’m currently reading The House of Water by Fflur Dafydd.
PLACING THAT KEY IN THE LOCK WAS THE LAST ORDINARY MOMENT OF HER LIFE.
Iona Griffri returns home one evening to find her family murdered and her father, Eurov, missing. Her family home is entirely submerged in water, and a strange, unnamed girl lies dead in her bed.
As the police declare her father the main suspect, Iona is forced to confront how much she really knew about the man who raised her. Could he have been capable of such a crime? And who is the mysterious girl left behind?
With the help of the morgue attendant looking after her family’s bodies, Iona goes on a journey to uncover the truth behind those final weeks of her family’s life. Hidden in the fragments of her father’s final manuscript, recovered from the flood, an unimaginable secret slowly rises to the surface. A terrible sin finally revealed…
A haunting, boundary-pushing thriller told through the lens of a lyrical family drama, from a captivating literary talent. The House of Water will rush over you like a torrent from the opening page to the very last.
I’ve been neglecting my backlist recently, so I think that my next read will be The Life Impossible by Matt Haig. Having loved Matt’s previous books, I’m not sure how I’ve bypassed this one for so long, but it’s time to rectify that!
What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet…
When retired Maths teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.
Among the rugged hills and golden beaches Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.
Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning.
And that’s my week in books! What are you reading this week? Let me know in the comments! 😎
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I loved The Life Impossible, Jo, and hope you do too! x
Thanks, Nicki – looking forward to (finally!) getting to it! x
So glad you enjoyed The Art of a Lie as well. I didn’t expect the ending to make feel sad, though.
I’m currently, very slowly, making my way through The Book of Doors.
I really wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out. I liked the ending though, although it did make me a little sad as well.
👀I hope you like The Book of Doors and that the slowness is down to reading mojo rather than a lack of enjoyment? x