Books read and to-be-read
May 21, 2024; Atria, NetGalley
Description: A thriller author arranges a luxury train trip along Italy’s Mediterranean coast on the famed, newly renovated Orient Express, traveling from Cinque Terre to Rome to Positano. All who are invited by the author are hiding secrets. And there might be a murder or two.
Hurricane season
Storm Warning by David Bell, June 25, 2024; Berkley. Genre: suspense, thriller
It's hurricane season in Florida! Here is a book that might make you think twice about going south during the storm season.
The setting during a strong hurricane on a barrier island in Florida is new, but the mystery thriller situation is familiar. There is a killer (among the residents who are sitting out the storm in their delapidated building), and the residents are isolated from the mainland and from help. They must fend for themselves and each other the best they can.
There is some supense when the first building resident is found murdered, and more suspense from the relentless storm that threatens to destroy the building in which they live. Who the murderer is and why, and how and if they survive is the crux of the story.
Not extremely original in plot, but a good read nevertheless.
Immigration and the American Dream
Love Can't Feed You by Cherry Lou Sy, October 8, 2024; Dutton, NetGalley
Description: a heartbreaking look at coming of age, shifting notions of home, and the disintegration of the American dream. It asks us: What does it mean to be of multiple cultures without a road map for how to belong?
Queenie, her younger brother, and their elderly Chinese father arrive in the United States from the Philippines to finally reunite with Queenie’s Filipina mother, a nurse. But her mother is not the same woman she was in the Philippines: Something in her face is different, almost hardened, and she seems so American already.
What are you reading/watching this week?
Memes: The Sunday Post hosted by The Caffeinated Bookreviewer. Also, It's Monday: What Are You Reading, Sunday Salon, and Stacking the Shelves
Nice selection especially the travel related ones.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy David Bell, so I have my eye on Storm Warning.
ReplyDeleteThe Main Character sounds like fun -- trains are such an interesting setting for murder stories, and really seem to have attracted writers, over the years!
ReplyDeleteAll of these sound good, especially The Trip.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
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Did you enjoy The Main Character? I picked it up from the library today.
ReplyDeleteI’m reading it right now and like it
DeleteI like a good plot twist, but don't love when a book is predictable. I hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting group of titles.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of taking a train trip along Italy's Mediterranean coast. I may look for The Main Character.
ReplyDeleteAnd the rom-com set in Vietnam sounds fun. Keep sharing books centering on travels with us, please, if you run across more.
The storytelling in The Main Character was not as good as I’d like. Not at all like Agatha Christie
ReplyDeleteI'm curious too about the details of Thailand in the first book ... were they any good? Do you get to know much about Thailand ? thx
ReplyDeleteYou do get to know something more about Thailand. It’s a good book to read for the interesting things and things to watch out for as well. The beach atmosphere in the south was spot on
ReplyDeleteTraveling through books and movies are my favorite ways to travel. Have a great week! :)
ReplyDeleteYour books sound great. Traveling through books is an awesome way to travel. SP: https://bonniereadsandwrites.com/2024/06/16/sunday-post-back-to-business/
ReplyDeleteGreat books on your list. I want to read them all. I especially enjoy David Bell's books. I have to go add these to my wish list. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteNext up is 'The Testimony of Alys Twist' by Suzannah Dunn. To round out the week it'll be ''How to Make the World Add Up - Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers' by Tim Harford.
ReplyDeleteThe Trip sounds kinda good!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing a lot of traveling in these reads. Fun!
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
Storm Warning caught my eye. I'm supposed to go to Florida next month. I think I'll wait to read it until I get home :)
ReplyDeleteMary @Bookfan
Sounds like the perfect list for an armchair traveler. I also have Storm Warning. Hope we both love it!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to read about other's trips, even if fictional. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI have seen a lot of people reading Adam and Eve's Matchmaking Tour! Sounds like a good one.
ReplyDeleteI love traveling by book! The first two are the ones that appeal to me the most...I've been to Thailand, so love reading books set there, and I've always wanted to go to Vietnam. :D
ReplyDeleteThey are all new to me, I hope you enjoy them
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