But I have read some books since I last wrote one of these posts. I read What The Family Needed, which imagines a family that is granted powers that they use to help their loved ones. I also read The Bees, a collection of poetry by Carol Ann Duffy that my sister gave me for my birthday. Last Thursday was the first day of school for my kids, so I enjoyed the quiet house by reading a book cover-to-cover. Fear not, The Girl in the Tower is just as good as The Bear and the Nightingale. It's out in December but I wanted the kind of book you can just immerse yourself in, and that fit the bill beautifully!
![What the Family Needed](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1350922470l/15815357.jpg)
![The Girl in the Tower (The Bear and the Nightingale #2)](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1501159995l/34050917.jpg)
My first pick for Readers In Peril this year was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (I know, I'm the last one in the world to read this). This weekend I read Something Beautiful Happened, in which the author tries to make sense of discovering her grandmother hid a Jewish family during WWII in the wake of a relative being murdered by a neo-Nazi. I seem to be back to my two-book-a-week reading rhythm, so hopefully I can get back into blogging this week too. Fingers crossed!
![Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472782916l/9460487.jpg)
![Something Beautiful Happened: A Story of Survival and Courage in the Face of Evil](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1505139296l/32920291.jpg)
Now I'm loving Robin Sloan's new book Sourdough. What are you reading?
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I can relate to the busy and family-crazy life! That happens here too. Nice reading selection - I especially like the cover of The Girl in the Tower. Here's what I'm reading this week: http://bit.ly/2xb6vpP
ReplyDeleteI've been curious about Sourdough...and I like the look of Something Beautiful Happened.
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes it is hard to read when crazy things are happening. I hope you enjoy your week, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
Good luck getting through your rough patches. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYou're not quite last. I haven't yet read Miss Peregrine's ... Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're still alive! ;D
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear you are going through some stuff! Hopefully things look up soon.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear The Girl in the Tower is good too!! I have a copy and I am trying to save it for November- we will see if I can handle that. Lol.