Another great Ruth Rendell. Mix Cellini lives in a creepy old house in London with his landlady. He is obsessed with a deceased serial killer. … all the ingredients for suspense and madness. A very ‘ enjoyable‘ read , if you like this sort of story. 😳

#FridayHappyReadingHour It‘s Saturday here too @BarbaraBB But I did have a very happy Reading hour yesterday with two lovely old friends on a yoga retreat here in Crete. Loving the book. It‘s hooked me. Regards to all you Friday happy hour people xxx Im a bit slow on Litsy for this week away xxx

#FridayHappyReadingHour Dinner is on , so I‘m taking a minute with this book that I started this morning. ❤️

Last nights #FridayHappyReadingHour … it turned into a busy evening later , but I did relax and have a glass of vino earlier. White wine , and Pringles, and still reading Our Evenings for Bookclub. I find it‘s a book I can‘t read quickly. It‘s a lovely book so far.

I just got on kindle for 85p. @dabbe has just read and reviewed it , and being Ruth Rendell fan , I just purchased.

Starting for Bookclub. We‘ve been told to read it in a slow and relaxed way, savouring it. I think the wine will help with that 👍🏻😁

Three stories come together here for a brilliant psychological thriller. This is a particularly good Ruth Rendell. Set in London, this is a chilling tale. Another book I found impossible to put down. It‘s a frightening read. Very good !

Book shopping … Three new books. All highly recommended. 🥰 Looking forward to them.

A brilliant book about life and parenting, set in Belfast. We meet Misty , the mc, a teenager who wants to be a makeup artist. Misty is attacked and traumatised. The characters are many and drawn with humanity. As one review says ‘ Erskine‘s great gift is for character, all are complicatedly flawed and empathetically rendered‘. I couldn‘t agree more. A gripping book to read. I couldn‘t put it down. It‘s a debut and I look forward to more from her

I adored this book. Watching Frankie as a young girl and then as she matures , and how she sees Hetty at different times in her life. Beautiful writing , I loved this story. #PersephoneClub And what do we think of Hetty !

I knew from the start I was going to love this , and I did. It‘s dense and brilliant, I also knew I‘d read it faster than any other book I‘ve read for a long time. I was absorbed in the story and the writing quickly carried me on. A literary psychological thriller , set in a hamlet in France , where the four main characters live. It felt real and often familiar to enter the minds of these people. I loved the writing , the book 👌🏻 See comments

Hetty Dorval is down from the top shelf. But I wanted to share my growing Persephone collection, Thankyou @LeahBergen for your inspiration. ✨✨✨

I‘m halfway. This is brilliant, and so very sad. I‘m loving it and it‘s killing me too. A great island setting for these wounded people , this wounded earth. ❤️

This is going to be a So-So , light pick. I did feel the book was a compelling read , the writing was good , and there were some frightening scenes. But now that I‘m finished, I feel that I didn‘t really like it. Im left wanting something more from this compelling read. It feels too strange, I feel no connection to the characters , maybe that‘s the point. I did love Pet, but this is a very different book.

We are on a small break away. These are the books 🥰 I may not get much reading done, but I‘m loving the Catherine Chidgey so far ..

Currently reading for our next Bookclub, the bookclubs are coming around very fast 😁It‘s a good story, I think I tried it before and had the book , which I can‘t find now …

A strange book, that pulls at the heart strings. More Ishiguro for me. ❤️💔

We just read this for our Bookclub. The story of a deeply traumatised family. The subject matter of the book is important, and difficult to read about. I found it hard to follow, I‘m not sure I liked the format. But it‘s a page turner for me. We had a great honest discussion. It scored high.

A strange dream like book , I‘m loving it. There‘s a familiarity about it. Ishiguro seems to get to the heart of it , of feelings , memories. There‘s a poignancy to every situation … situations abruptly changing all the time. I‘m also having laugh out loud moments , I love his humour, I‘m unconsolable 😂 I can see though , this wouldn‘t be everyone‘s cup of tea. I‘m surprised it‘s mine. I wasn‘t a fan of Klara. But this one 👌🏻

I really liked My Husband.
This one , I‘m not so sure. The story and writing aren‘t pulling me in. I‘ll keep going for now, but … 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

This one is up next , because I hear there is a movie coming out ❤️

Vienna after WW2 as three characters return. I found it poignant and fascinating. I loved Adlers story the best ,the writing in his story seemed more beautiful to me.
The narrow streets, the cake shop that Kanakis sees through a broken pane and all the smells
‘The hallway was the same - and the smell - that most evocative, most nostalgic of the senses ..‘
I loved the details of life then. . Resi was an unusual character, I felt sad for her.

Finally started on train trip to Dublin. Also Kuno Adler is on his train to Vienna. Loving it so far , beautiful writing and story. #Persephoneclub

I need to catch up on my reading. The Names is for IRL Bookclub, and it‘s very good, nearly finished. 👍🏻 Then it‘s onto #PersephoneClub and The Exiles Return.

Weekend reading. I‘m enjoying ... I remember bailing on Intimacies, but this one seems better so far.
Although , I‘m tired today and feel more in the form for a good thriller , I may go trudging through my kindle yet 😂
One of those reading days …

This is great. The story of the Beckett‘s marriage so far. While Kathleen is in the pool all day , we learn so much about these people. One of my favorite books this year, I think it‘s a perfect piece of writing, well done.
I‘m off to look up more by J Anthony.

Bookclub book is very good , I‘m enjoying 👍🏻❤️

Putting some books together for our little road trip up the country … and I might add another few … it‘s so good to read when away .. no jobs to do , nothing else is calling. ❤️

Sunday morning reading. Halfway, there‘s a lot of the main character ! I know she is the MC , but still .. I‘m curious to see what happens though. Parts are really good , and other parts are YA ish and not as engaging.

This is a beautiful collection. Some stories left striking images of people , which seemed to connect with this idea of one character ..
‘ She doesn‘t feel anything, most of the time, but it takes nothing at all to make her feel everything. ‘
Haunting writing about memories and longing. Some parts reminded me of TS Eliot, I‘m not sure why.
Thankyou Sarah, I would never have come across it only for your post. ❤️

I really enjoyed this one. Three women friends get together to sort out a deceased friend‘s house. The women‘s relationship is real and complicated.. ‘ It was all this lying, all the unspoken things that suffocated…‘
I must read more by Charlotte Wood, I was never inclined to read Stone Yard , but I will now. Love her writing. Thankyou @andrew61 for your review, it got me reading this book.

We read this for our Bookclub. Set in the 1600‘s and set a lot around Nassau , in the seas , the heydays of the pirates and merchant ships. It‘s one woman‘s story with a cast of great characters. It was a page turner for me.

I‘ve really enjoyed Belinda Bauer‘s previous books. I was excited for this one. Starting off strong , I had no reason to doubt it. But, I‘m struggling halfway through .. to continue or not to continue that is the question. I‘ll give it a bit more time … 🤞🏻 I‘ve always enjoyed her. It might be one to come back to in a different frame of mind.

I‘m currently reading this one. Written by a Scotsman and set in Sweden… lots of Swedish atmosphere and talk. Some good characters… this has been on my kindle forever.. first in a series. Im excited , it‘s easy reading and very good. 😊

Another great read from Celia. I couldn‘t put this down.. Grace and Janice meet in prison , when they are released they team up and make their living visiting old ladies. There‘s a bit of romance thrown in too .. and the result is a compelling story. I loved it ! The more I read her , the more I like her. I must get another one for my shelf.
Thankyou Trish for the gift of this book ❤️👌🏻
N. B. The book is not, 700 pages. It‘s about 300.

I reread this recently for Bookclub. I enjoyed the atmosphere and writing and the character of Fermin ❤️. However, I read it first 20 years ago, and I remember being excited and enthusiastic about it then. This time it felt a bit laborious , although it‘s still magical. It was a very different experience. I wasn‘t as blown away. It can be interesting rereading a book. 🤔

I‘ve started this for IRL bookclub and I am really enjoying the story so far.

Thankyou Leah. Celia Dale knows how to tell a suspenseful dark tale. This seemed darker to me than the others we‘ve read ( or maybe it‘s just me ). I loved all the details of 1970‘s life in this London house and three well designed characters. I really enjoyed this. 👌🏻❤️🖤

Just settling in with this one. Perfection…
It‘s an overcast rainy evening and a stranger has knocked on the door, the lady has taken pity on him and let him in … she‘s making tea … suspense from the first page! I love it. @LeahBergen

I really enjoyed this story and I loved all the drama.

“ And the Shuttle in the hand of Fate , through every hour of every day, and through the slow, deep breathing of all the silent nights, weaves to and fro - to and fro - drawing with it the threads of human life and thought which strengthen its web: and trace the figures of its yet vague and uncompleted design. “
#Persephoneclub

Halfway through both of these. Loving both 🥰🥰 and both are for Bookclubs. #PersephoneClub

Thankyou Trish! More Celia Dale 🥰 Yay. I am spoilt for choice now. Thankyou my old Litsy friend XxX

Thankyou Helen. What a thoughtful and lovely gift. I‘m looking forward to reading this one by Patrick Gale. Thankyou 😘

Thankyou Leah ❤️ I love my books , Celia Dale and Elizabeth von Armin. I love my cup of tea and I will enjoy this cup very much. A beautiful bookmark too. Thankyou friend 🥰🥰🥰

Reading for Bookclub. I did read it before, but I‘ve forgotten parts. It‘s very good 🥰

Sunday morning reading. I‘ve never read anything by Patrick Gale before… I‘m really enjoying this book. Halfway now 👍🏻❤️

Set in Korea. I listened to this story of two friends Kyungha and Inseon. Kyungha travels to Jeju Island. The writing is beautiful and brutal.Han Kang explores the depth of friendship and family ties , and personal connection to the past. This is a remembering of the Jeju massacre. There is a landscape of snow , and of dreaming , and metaphor. I must get the book to read and keep. I loved it.

A dark story of two sisters and of wolves. Of the violence in some lives and what a difficult tragic journey that can be. Great storytelling, lots of nature and suspense , perfect 👌🏻. I‘ll be reading her others books soon.

Sunday morning reading. I‘ve been a bailing a lot ! A bit of a slump… but things are looking up with this tagged book. Love it so far ❤️

Thank you @BarbaraBB for posting and reviewing this book. I also loved the atmosphere of it. Set in Japan 1958. A thriller/crime story that kept me hooked from beginning to end. I loved the mysterious nature of it all, the characters, and the snow ! I‘ll be stocking up on all books I can find by Matsumoto.