Sunday Salon: Self-Isolation Reading

I've been doing a lot more reading during self isolation, since I have someone else to do the shopping for the house. Ha!

New book:

The Big Lie by James Grippando, February 25, 2020, Harper

Genre: political thriller, suspense

About: As the Electoral College battle for the White House lands in a Florida courtroom, Miami attorney Jack Swyteck has never felt farther from the truth.

Currently reading: 

Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan by Keisuke Matsuoka, April 30, 2019, Vertical

Genre: mystery set in Japan

Source; library book 

About: Where did Sherlock Holmes go during his famous disappearance between his death at Reichenbach Falls and reappearance in Baker Street, three years later? God of mystery Keisuke Matsuoka contends that it was in the Far East in Japan, to be exact.

Finished reading: 

The Prisoner's Wife by Maggie Brookes, May 26, 2020, Berkley

Genre: historical fiction

Source; NetGalley ebook

Based on a true story as related by a soldier in WWII, the author has filled in the details that are missing in this story about a Czech girl who runs off with a British POW, disguising herself as a boy/man in order to stay with her man all through his ordeals as a German prisoner of war.

The true story focuses on the details of the Czech girl's deception and how she could pull it off in spite of all the odds, living in camps populated by male war prisoners. It also includes the Long March, of  Allied and British prisoners, from Poland to Germany, which I was interested to learn about.

As part of WWII literature, and based however roughly on facts, the book is of importance to a fuller story of WWII.

Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman,  Feb ruary 1, 2020, Thomas & Mercer

Genre: thriller, mystery

Source; Kindle Unlimited ebook

A thriller with a very big twist at the end that I did not see coming.

 Unusual, but pretty good reading, about a woman who must protect a young boy who show us at her door, apparently being hunted by crooked police and police officials. 

How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior, June 16, 2020, Viking

Genre: contemporary fiction

Source; ebook

This novel reminded me very much of  the plot of  the book and movie, Where Did You Go, Bernadette?  

How the Penguins Saved Veronica is about an 85 year old woman who becomes intrigued by the penguins in Antartica and decides to do something drastic about it.  A very light read, enjoyable. 

I loved the author's previous book, Ellie and the Harpmaker, a romance that was unusual in plot and characters.

What books have you chosen to read?

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Sunday Salon: Slow Reading

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Haven't been reading as much as I used to. Must be the holidays keeping me busier than normal - decluttering, tidying and filing, putting up a tree, getting ready to wrap presents, etc. We plan a relatively quiet Christmas this year, however. 

A book came for a tour I signed up for though I don't know the dates yet. I'm getting into it though and enjoying the idea of a book about moving to a South Pacific island.

The Last Good Paradise by Tatjana Soli is to be released February 10, 2015 by St. Martin's Press. I received an Advanced Readers Edition for review. Here is a brief synopsis: "a novel set on an island resort, where guests attempting to flee their troubles realize they can’t escape who they are."

But it seems a coral atoll might be a nice place to try.

I also have lined up a cozy read, a Library Lover's Mystery by Jenn McKinlay - On Borrowed Time, the fifth in the series. 

I have liked previous novels in this series. This one is described as a cozy about the mysterious disappearance of the librarian's  world-traveling playboy brother. Hopefully, a light read over a busy holiday.

What have you planned for holiday reading?