The 'inbetweeny' issue of Shiny New Books is out now. It has a Christmassy focus. It's chock full of new reviews to tide you over the holidays. I know I will have a break from work to look forward to and am already contemplating books to full my extra free time with.
You can find my review of Margaret Leroy's The English Girl there. I read one of her earlier novels years ago--a library find which has always stuck with me (from my pre-blogging days). When I saw that her newest novel is set not only in the days just before WWII but has a Viennese setting, I knew I had to read it. It's a mixture of beautiful elegance in the descriptions, a dash of love story but mostly a very satisfying story of one young woman's coming of age (and finding a strength she didn't realize she had) during a dark and difficult time.
Do click on over and have a look, and then check out the rest of the wonderful reviews on offer!
Sounds like a wonderful book, Danielle--I'll be sure to read your review. Have a great and book-filled weekend!
Posted by: Kathy | December 05, 2014 at 03:35 PM
Hi Kathy--You too! I am hoping to finish not just one book but two! And I did enjoy this--I was expecting something a little on the fluffy side, but it was surprisingly serious. I have another of her books on my reading pile I need to get to.
Posted by: Danielle | December 05, 2014 at 10:07 PM
I can't cope with the amount of reviews to be honest.
But I'll check out yours.
Posted by: Caroline | December 09, 2014 at 02:51 AM
I tend to just peruse and skim. The books that sound the most likely reads I would pick up I will read more carefully. Browsing is good, too, though. You can glean a lot that way about a book--at least you know whether to go look for it or not. There is just too much out there to read, isn't there?!
Posted by: Danielle | December 09, 2014 at 03:45 PM