Book arrivals: (linked to Mailbox Monday)
- The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan (Crown)
- The Sisters of Blue Mountain by Karen Katchur (St. Martin’s Press)
- Serenity Harbor by RaeAnne Thayne (HQN Books; Little Bird Publicity)
- The Halo Effect by Anne D. LeClaire (Lake Union Publishing)
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman (Atria; NetGalley)
Last week on Bookfan:
Reading plan for this week:
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I’m worried about the new Backman. I loved A Man Called Ova (4/4) and couldn’t get through My Grandmother Says to Tell You She’s Sorry (125 pages). Which way does this one go?
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I didn’t finish “My Grandmother…” either, Lloyd but I enjoyed “Ove” and “Britt-Marie” and the short story And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer. So I’m willing to give Beartown a try.
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Enjoy!
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Thank you!
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Looks like you have some good reading to do! Enjoy!
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Thanks, I’m looking forward to all of them!
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Nice week Mary. I’m looking forward to Beartown.
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Me too, Diane!
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I have put a few of these on my tbr list. A few of them were already there.. and a couple I added. Have a good reading week.
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I downloaded Every Wild Heart this week…eager to read it!
I am eyeing The Halo Effect. Enjoy your week, and thanks for sharing. Here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
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I hope you enjoy Every Wild Heart!
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I can just see your book shelves straining under the weight of all these amazing books!
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Haha yes but in my defense I had no books in my mailbox last week 🙂
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Nice mailbox! I’ve heard great things about The Chilbury Ladies’ Chorus.
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I was pretty excited to score a Library Thing copy of that one!
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That Lucinda Riley series is calling my name and I’ve heard amazing things about The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir. Another RaeAnne Thayne! Yay! I love that series! Have a great week!
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I’d been curious about the Riley series from all the blogger buzz about it. This is the third book but the first for me to read. So far I can say it can stand alone. I love Thayne’s books so I was happy when this arrived in my actual mailbox 🙂
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I could not get The Chillbury book and was so disappointed. The Riley book is a new one for me.
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I won the Chilbury book from Library Thing. Sorry you couldn’t get a copy.
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Such a good lot of books coming in, I sweat if that much comes in, in a month! Will be interesting to see what you think of The Shadow Sister reading it. I liked the audiobook of it. Very long but I liked both stories especially the Flora one.
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I know. Last week I had zero books so I guess it all averages out, right? I’m enjoying The Shadow Sister so far especially Flora’s story – that aspect seems stronger than the current day story. But I’m only at 35%.
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What a great mailbox! Riley’s book caught my eye after I saw a review on Book Date’s blog. Hope you’re enjoying it.
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It’s book three in the series but the first I’ve read. It’s good!
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The first time I’ve come across The Halo Effect – sounds gripping. Happy reading Mary!
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It was unexpected but I’ll try it!
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The Thayne book looks nice. The Halo Effect sounds interesting. Happy Reading!
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The Halo Effect was a surprise arrival – not my usual type of read but I’ll give it a try!
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Hi Mary,
There is something about the cover art of ‘The Nearness Of You’ which really captures my imagination and your review kind of reflects this.
You also have some great books to choose from this time, with ‘The Sisters Of Blue Mountain’ and ‘The Halo Effect’ really catching my eye.
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your reading this week 🙂
Yvonne
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Thanks, Yvonne. I’m curious to see what The Halo Effect is about – it was an unexpected book!
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Great mailbox! Love the cover for Beartown. Happy reading!
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Me too, Kay. I have high hopes for the book!
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The Sisters of Blue Mountain sounds intriguing. I’m also excited about Serenity Harbor. I really like RaeAnne Thayne’s books. Have a great week!
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I love Thayne’s books. I’m sure we’ll love this new one 🙂
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The Sisters of Blue Mountain looks like an interesting read, I might have to get my hands on that one! Thanks for the inspiration 😉
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I’m looking forward to reading it – it was a surprise book from the publisher which is always kind of exciting 🙂 Have a good week!
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Mary, I hope you will have time to enjoy your new books soon. Happy Spring!
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I loved Chilbury! I hope you enjoy all your new books!
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I love Lucinda Riley’s books. I listened to The Seven Sisters. Will be looking forward to see what The Shadow Sister is about. ENJOY!!
The books in your mailbox look great – The Chillbury Ladies’ Choir is catching my eye.
Have a great reading week.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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