Monday, September 8, 2014

It's Monday . . . What Are You Reading?

Well, good morning again! Sheila of BookJourney hosts this weekly meme for book lovers. I hope September is starting off as an excellent reading month for you. There are quite a lot of intriguing new releases coming out this month, so I'm looking forward to diving into a lot of great books.

Last week on the blog, I posted a review of this new novel:

Laird Hunt's Neverhome is a mesmerizing and beautiful novel about a woman who disguises herself as a man to fight in the Civil War. I absolutely recommend it, especially for readers who love literary historical fiction. Neverhome will be released tomorrow. You can read my review here.

Here is what I've been reading in the past week:

I finished The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, and I'll post a review soon. Juliet's Nurse by Lois Leveen, set in 14th century Verona, tells the familiar story of Romeo and Juliet, but from the perspective of Juliet's nurse. I wasn't sure how much I'd appreciate another re-telling of that old tragic tale, but so far it's had a few interesting surprises. Juliet's Nurse will be released on September 23rd, and I'll post a review sometime closer to that date.

Coming up for me this week, or at least soon-ish (and I'm not sure about the order in which I will read these):

I'll be reading Shirley Jackson's creepy classic novella The Haunting of Hill House as part of the RIP IX Readalong sponsored by The Estella Society. You can read my RIP IX post here; and you can go onto the official R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril site, sponsored by Carl of Stainless Steel Droppings, to see how you can join in on the fun for fall. Does the approach of fall make you want to read something spooky, mysterious, or gothic?

Hope everyone has a terrific week of reading!

18 comments:

  1. Looking forward to seeing what you think of Juliet's Nurse! I have that one in a stack and plan to get to it soon - it sounds pretty interesting :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It started off really, really well ... I'm middle-ish, and now getting a tad antsy. We shall see!

      Delete
  2. I'm hoping to finish An American Tragedy in time to join the readalong of The Haunting of Hill House - fingers crossed!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, good--hope you can join! Hill House is fairly short, at least . . . I think I may leave it until right before the readalong so my thoughts are fresh. And so the weather is more autumnal and I feel more Halloween-ish.

      Delete
  3. Those covers look so pretty! This is the first time I'm hearing about Juilet's Nurse! It sounds very much like a book I need to put on my list!

    Happy Reading!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Right? Those are some crazy good covers there. Have a great week!

      Delete
  4. I Dnf'd The Minaturist but I just finished a review for The Children Act

    Enjoy your selections this week,

    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

    ReplyDelete
  5. Neverhome looks so good...and I'm eager to get a copy of The Children Act. Enjoy your books!

    Here's MY WEEKLY SUNDAY/MONDAY UPDATES POST

    ReplyDelete
  6. I've been so curious about the miniaturist, but ive heard a lot of people didn't like it. curious to see your thoughts on it

    Here is my monday

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It was uneven for me. I'm trying to piece together my thoughts! Definitely ended up being not quite what I expected.

      Delete
  7. I'm slumpy and pathetic, so I should probably go on and pick up Hill House for a re-read. Maybe a nice scary will jolt me out of my reading malaise.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Sounds like a good plan. And it's short--so you can read it quickly and feel like you accomplished something! I'm looking forward to the discussion on Oct. 1.

      Delete
  8. You've got some great reads going.

    And even though my birthday is the day after Halloween, I never read scary books! Funny.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I never want to read anything spooky. I'm too suggestible and I live alone. I hope you enjoy your picks this week. None of your books are familiar. Happy reading!

    ReplyDelete
  10. I usually don't read many scary or spooky books either . . . I am not sure what has come over me this fall that I want to ! Strange. I can tell you I NEVER watch scary movies--I can't take them at all!

    ReplyDelete
  11. The author of Neverhome is going to be speaking at my local bookstore soon and I was just debating whether to go see him. You're certainly tilting the balance that way for me! My aunt was just raving about The Miniaturist to me. I'm curious to know what you think. And I didn't realize that Garth Stein has a new book! I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain! Enjoy your week!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, go and listen to Laird Hunt! I'd love to hear him read from the book. Yes, Garth Stein's new one will be released at the end of September--I haven't started it yet.

      Delete
  12. Wow...you have some awesome books in this list.

    I couldn't get into Neverhome. I have The Miniaturist, but haven't read it yet nor have I read Juliet's Nurse.

    The Haunting of Hill House and A Sudden Light look like great reads.

    ENJOY all your books and your reading week. It sure looks like a good one.

    Giveaway going on at my blog until Thursday for Accidents of Marriage if anyone wants to stop by.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My It's Monday, What Are You Reading

    ReplyDelete