WWW Wednesdays – September 12, 2018

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

Current reads for me are:

• The Daniel Key by Anne Graham Lotz. Based on Mrs Lotz study of the book of “Daniel,” this book examines Daniel’s various prayers and why they were effective. So far it is as solid and encouraging as other books of hers that I have read.
• Captain Wentworth’s Diary by Amanda Grange. I just started this, but have enjoyed Ms. Grange’s other Austen-inspired “diaries” so expect this one to be as enjoyable.
• Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life by Sophia Loren. So far a very enjoyable autobiography.

Recently finished: not much. I’ve been knitting a lot trying to prepare for a community craft fair in November.

Next read:

• Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy by Mike Love. Hope I like this book as much as I like the Beach Boys!

WWW Wednesdays for August 29, 2018

It’s that time again! Here are the three questions for all you bibliophiles out there.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

My current read is The Winter Garden by Carola Dunn, a Daisy Dalyrmple mystery.

Recently finished was Death at Wentwater Court, the first in the Daisy Dalrymple series. Very entertaining, and enjoyable. I really like books set in England, where this takes place. Daisy is a daughter of a lower-echelon peer, which means she is an “Honorable” but not much more. A cousin has inherited the title and estate. The time frame is after WWI, so when Daisy gets a job as magazine writer, it still raises a few eyebrows. But when, on her assignment to write about a grand house, a much disliked guest is found floating in an icy pond, Daisy adds “investigator” to her resume!

I recommend this series, but you will probably need to source them from a library, as they were (to my surprise) written in the 1950’s! But excellent cozy mysteries.

Next read will be …?

WWW Wednesday August 22, 2018

It’s that time again! Here are the three questions for all you bibliophiles out there.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

My current read:

Murder She K\nnit by Peggy Ehrhart. This is the first in a new series, “A Knit and Nibble Mystery.” This cozy mystery is set in Arborville, New Jersey, and features a free-lance writer for a craft magazine, Pamela Patterson, and her knitting/crochet club. When a potential new member is murdered on the way to her first meeting, Pamela and friends are drawn into the mystery and…

Recently finished:

Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs. The newest installment in Laura Childs “Tea Shop Mysteries” featuring Indigo Tea Shoppe owner, Theodosia Browing, and is set in Charleston, North Carolina. The charming characters and historic setting add to the appeal of these cozy mysteries. Plus, who can resist any book that includes yummy recipes? In this installment, a prominen banker is shot duringwhile watching the Gaslights and Galleons Parade while on the widow walk of Timothy Neville’s mansion. With a crossbow. In front of everyone. As usual, Theodosia finds herself swept into the maelstrom of suspects, motives and drama. Highly reccomended for cozy mystery or tea lovers!

Next read:

Actually, I don’t know. I’ll have to get back to you on that! Lol!

WWW Wednesday for August 1, 2018

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?

Still working on The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett, as well as having started The Secret Life of Josephine bt Carolly Erickson.

What did you recently finish reading?

Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams. I really enjoy this series of cozy mysteries. After all, what book lover wouldn’t enjoy books about a resort for bibliophiles, where the Guardians seek to preserve rare and unknown books and documents from …

What do you think you’ll read next?

Probably switch to nonfiction and read Dunkirk:Retreat to Victory by Julian Thompson. Something about that subject has really intrigued me since I saw the movie “Dunkirk” with Gary Oldman.

WWW Wednesdays- July 25, 2018

I found this very cool idea (at least for us bibliophiles!) on a blog I follow, JessCombs.com

“WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. … Don’t know what it is or how to participate… All you need to do is answer the following three questions and link back to Taking on a World of Words, or you can put your answers in the comments on her blog!”

So I think I’ll join in! I think these are the questions from July 11.

The three WWW questions are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

So here are my answers for this week:

Currently reading: The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett

Recently finished: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Schaffer and Barrows

I have to say, this was one of the best books I have read recently. Set in England and the Channel Island of Guernsey in 1946, it explores the effects of World War II on the people of Guernsey through a series of letters. We never “see” or “hear” the characters, but gt to know them intimately through this pen-pal type relationship. I found it very moving and engging. Try it-You’ll like it, as they say.

Next read: The Last Wife of Henry VIII. by Carolly Erikson