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Every week we'll post about what books we have that week (via your mailbox/library/store bought)! Everyone that agrees to participate will try to visit each other's list and leave comments! Everyone is welcome to join! You can join at anytime and you DO NOT have to participate every week.
I guarantee that you will add to your reading list by visiting the participating blogs in both of these memes!
Here are the books I've received recently:
Other Waters by Eleni N. Gage - ARC for review from publisher - Releases February 14, 2012 - (The Book Depository / Amazon)Goodreads description:
When her grandmother dies in India, a family squabble over property results in a curse that drifts across continents and threatens Maya's life. Or so her father says-- Maya (being a modern woman, an American, and a doctor, for goodness' sake) doesn't believe in curses, Brahman, or otherwise. But when her father suffers a heart attack, her sister miscarries, and her career and relationship both start to falter, Maya starts to worry. A trip back to India with her best friend Heidi, Maya reasons, will be just what's needed to remove the curse, save her family, and to put her own life back in order. Thus begins a journey into Maya's parallel world-- an India filled with loving and annoying relatives, vivid colors, and superstitious customs--a cross-cultural, transcontinental search to for a chance to find real love.
Goodreads description:
The heartwarming story of a young French girl, Etoile, who is raised in a world of prejudice and despair who becomes orphaned and is sent to live with her distant cousin, Giselle, and Giselle's partner, Jean. Embraced by Giselle, Jean, and their community of friends, Etoile discovers the true meaning of family, but their strength is put to the test when the state threatens to take her away.
Goodreads description:
Dreams are not for the faint of heart,
they are for the brave to follow.
A Book, an Hourglass.
An adventure into the mind.
Nicholas had always dreamt of faraway places, distant lands beyond imagination. Wandering into the library on a cold day, he finds an adventure that he had not been looking for. Transported to a distant world, Nicholas finds himself involved in sweeping adventures of a broken and lost kingdom. Filled with sea giants and ancient cities, the young man soon finds that the adventure was greater than he could have ever imagined.
Goodreads description:
A predator stalks a cold northern Minnesotan town. There is talk of wolves walking on two legs and attacking people in the deep woods. Lauren Westlake, resourceful and determined F.B.I Agent, has found a connection between the strange murders in the north and a case file almost a hundred years old. Traveling to the cold north, she begins an investigation that spirals deep into the darkness of mythology and nightmares. Filled with creatures of the night and an ancient romance, the revelation of who hunts beneath the moon is more grisly than anyone could have imagined.
"What Are You Reading?" is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Click over to see what other readers are into this week and add to your TBR pile!
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CURRENTLY READING:
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This is probably one of the best, if not THE best, biographies I've read. Well-written (in narrative form) and meticulously researched, I came away with much more than a passing knowledge of Catherine's life.
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FAVE OF THE WEEK:
Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
This is probably one of the best, if not THE best, biographies I've read. Well-written (in narrative form) and meticulously researched, I came away with much more than a passing knowledge of Catherine's life.
How was YOUR reading week? Please leave a link to YOUR "What Are You Reading/In My Mailbox/Mailbox Monday" post(s) in the comments (I'd love to come visit) or simply comment with what your reading week was like!
10 comments:
I'm putting Catherine the Great on my list. She was a very interesting woman.
Ann
I hope you enjoy! all of your books.
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The French Girl sounds interesting. Enjoy all your new books.
Other Waters looks really good to me...thanks for sharing. Enjoy!
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So many gr8 reads this week. Like everyone else I am going to add Catherine The Great to my TBR.
New follower to your blog :)
Books&Beyond
Loving the cover on Other Waters!
Other Waters sure has an inviting cover! I will watch for your thoughts on One Amazing Thing. I read it awhile back.
I enjoyed Catherine The Great too! It was very well written, I thought!
I've been interested in One Amazing Thing for a while now. I've heard good things about Catherine the Great as well. Enjoy your week!
It looks like you've got a lot of good reads in the works right now. Enjoy your new books!
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