Sunday, March 20, 2016

It's Monday and Easter is on its way!

Hello fellow book lovers! How are you doing? We are right in the middle of pre-Easter craziness. When your husband is a pastor and you work at a church, it is to be expected that the days before will be a bit busy. I love Easter though - I love the Holy Week services and the cute outfits for the kids, I love watching my kiddos find their Easter eggs and, of course, taking my parental candy tax.

This week I read Night Driving, which details Addie Zierman's cross-country trip with her two young sons as she runs toward the sun and tries to find God again. Then I read Maisie Dobbs, the first book in a mystery series. I managed to fit in The Snow Child during a weekend where it was supposed to snow. It's really ok with me - I prefer for the snow to stay inside my book instead of waiting to be shoveled!

                Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)      The Snow Child

On the blog, I reviewed The Hours Count and joined up with Top Ten Tuesday to talk about all of the books I hope to read this spring.

Next up for me? I'm going to read The Edge of Lost for She Reads Book Club and then grab Drama High, which I picked up at a library book sale. 

     The Edge of Lost       Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater 

What are you reading this week?

badge

25 comments:

  1. I'm not religious or go to church, but my mum does and has heaps of services on this week. She's coming here on Good Friday evening and I had to plan that around the church services she's attending that day. I'm then going to her place on Sunday (she lives in a nearby town) but AFTER church.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It's nice that she lives close by and you can celebrate Easter together! :)

      Delete
  2. The Edge of Lost looks intriguing. I hope you enjoy reading this week!

    My It's Monday! What Are You Reading? post.

    ReplyDelete
  3. in my part of the world Easter is very much a religious festival and also a very family oriented Sunday celebration

    ReplyDelete
  4. I never grew up celebrating Easter - my family is not religious and my grandparents were Buddhists. And it's not a big thing in Singapore. So to find out how huge it is in the US, was quite something. And what's with all the candy??
    The preschool has an Easter egg hunt on Friday and the kids are excited. Luckily the eggs are only supposed to contain stickers.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I have to confess I have no idea where the candy came from, but my kids sure are not complaining!

      I hope your boys have fun at the Easter egg hunt!

      Delete
  5. The Edge of lost looks like a good read. Hope you enjoy it. Have a great day.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Stacey! I hope your week is going well.

      Delete
  6. So many good ones here! I've been meaning to read Snow Child and start the Maisie Dobbs series for a long time. Can't wait for your review!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Evie. Now I just have to find time to write some reviews... :)

      Delete
  7. Oooo, I remember hearing great things about Drama High when it first came out, but had forgotten about it. Can't wait to see what you think!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It's an interesting read so far. I'm curious about where it is going to go, because it is such a personal story about this writer's connection to a specific teacher.

      Delete
  8. I have a copy of Snow Child somewhere. I will eventually get around to reading it. I'm with you on the snow though, especially by March. It needs to stay inside a book.

    Good luck and enjoy Holy Week!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It was a lovely read. I'm glad I finally got to it!

      I hope you have a good Holy Week too!

      Delete
  9. The Snow Child sounds amazing. I just added it to my list. What did you think of it, besides being glad that the snow was there and not in your driveway?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I liked it quite a bit. It took me a little while to really get hooked, but the author did a wonderful job of melding the starkness of the Alaskan wilderness with the whimsy and magic of fairy tales.

      Delete
  10. The Edge of Lost looks good. I enjoyed the haunting story of The Snow Child a few years back.
    The Holy Week is very special. Beyond the sorrow, I hope you enjoy the ultimate rejoicing as I will.
    Happy Reading!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you, Martha. I really look forward to this week each year. Happy Easter to you!

      Delete
  11. Ah The Snow Child! I've always wanted to read that one!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. There was a time a while back when everyone seemed to be reading it. It's kind of nice to read it sans the buzz!

      Delete
  12. The Snow Child and The Edge of Lost caught my eye - they both seem like my kind of reads. Enjoy your books!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Myra! I hope you get the chance to read both books soon.

      Delete
  13. I am so jealous of Edge of Lost.

    ENJOY!!!

    Have a great reading week.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My It's Monday, What Are You Reading

    ReplyDelete