Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on 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!
- What am I currently reading?
- What did I just finish?
- What am I reading next?
Murder by Degrees looks interesting. I have its physical and digital books, and I’m very curious. It’s a good time period and an interesting location. I either started it last night or will later today. So 🤞🏻
- Genre: Historical Mystery / Medical Thriller
- Pages: 303 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publication Date: October 17, 2023
For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th-century Philadelphia, following a pioneering woman doctor as she investigates the disappearance of a young patient who is presumed dead.
Philadelphia, 1875: It is the start of term at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lydia Weston, professor and anatomist, is immersed in teaching her students in the lecture hall and hospital. When the body of a patient, Anna Ward, is dredged out of the Schuylkill River, the young chambermaid’s death is deemed a suicide. But Lydia is suspicious and she is soon brought into the police investigation.
Aided by a diary filled with cryptic passages of poetry, Lydia discovers more about the young woman she thought she knew. Through her skill at the autopsy table and her clinical acumen, Lydia draws nearer the truth. Soon a terrible secret, long hidden, will be revealed. But Lydia must act quickly, before she becomes the next target of those who wished to silence Anna.
Such a long title, but The Sisters… was very good. There’s a mystery from the past, a lot of soul searching, and a teen who needs something better than life has given her to date. Lots of feels in this story!
- Genre: Women’s Fiction
- Pages: 391 pages
- Publisher: Bookouture
- Publication Date: October 19, 2023
Sitting by the window with views of the shining sea, a white-haired woman seals an envelope with trembling hands and thinks of her grandchildren – two sisters who haven’t spoken for years. Will her final message bring them back together?
Ever since her sister Caitlin left the village of Heaven’s Cove, Isla has cared for their beloved grandmother Jessie in her cosy red-brick cottage by the sea. Now, heartbroken after Jessie’s death, Isla hopes to bond again with her sister. Until Caitlin insists she wants to sell the cottage they spent their childhood in.
But their grandmother, who always had a twinkle in her eye, had other plans. At her will reading the sisters are handed an envelope containing a cryptic riddle in Jessie’s handwriting. Certain their grandmother, who loved puzzles and crosswords, wanted them to solve it together, Isla begs Caitlin for more time.
Then Isla meets tall, brooding Ben in the village, come from America seeking answers about his own family history. One of his ancestors was close to a relative of Jessie’s… did Jessie mean for them to meet?
As Ben and Isla walk together on the wild Devon beaches, they discover a heartbreaking generations-old story of a woman who chose her family over true love. But Isla and Caitlin are no closer to solving their grandmother’s riddle: and when Caitlin finally shares a shocking secret about her life back in London, selling their grandmother’s home seems the only way forward.
Without their grandmother to guide them, will the sisters ever rediscover the meaning of family? Or will Isla be forced to leave Ben, and Heaven’s Cove behind forever?
This book can be enjoyed as a standalone.
I’ve heard excellent things about this book, and I already know I love Adrienne Young’s writing. So I expect good things!
- Genre: Women’s Fiction/Magical Realism (Romance/Mystery/Magic)
- Pages: 321 pages
- Publisher: Dell
- Publication Date: October 17, 2023
A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting.
In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors.
It’s been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren’t there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere—the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own.
After her grandmother’s death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother’sdecades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she’s been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love.
With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible—a story you will never forget.
I’m proud of myself! Only two books this week, plus 3 physical books in the mail, but all were already scheduled and have had their covers on here (so I have a digital and physical copy). This is much better!
What are you reading? Do you love it?
24 responses to “Books I Am Reading This Week plus Weekly Book Haul – October 11, 2023 #wwwwednesday #ReadersCommunity #BookTwitter #BookLover”
These all look so good and a mixture of genres too, hope you enjoy them all 💜
I do love a mixture!
Murder by Degrees sounds really interesting and I do love Charles Todd so will keep a look out for this one. Hope you enjoy all of your reads this week.
It has started off very good. I’m enjoying the story and pacing so far.
I didn’t like Spells for forgetting but I still would like to try Unmaking of June farrow. I’m starting the Girl in the Tower.
I like that title. I can’t wait to see more about it.
Three really interesting books you’re reading! I’m a Nalini Singh fan, too, so I’ll be checking that one out. Nice haul💜
The Singh book is the first blog tour Berkeley has invited me too without me already having the book from their Influencer program (which is separate). I felt honored!
They are know to be tough on handing out approvals so you go girl💜
I cannot wait to hear what you think of The Unmaking of June Farrow, I hope you love it as much as I did.
I hope so too. You made it sound so magical.
There Should Have Been Eight looks really interesting! I hope you enjoy it.
I think so too! I can’t wait to read it!
I love the time period of Murder by Degree, but I’m REALLY excited by There Should Have Been Eight. I can’t wait to see your review on that one.
I just started reading The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater. Only a few chapters so far, but I’m a huge fan of the author’s work, and this one looks engrossing!
That title definitely intrigues me. I’ll have to look it up 💕
I am reading a book called ”Normal” and from the sounds of the first few pages it is told in the viewpoint of a murderer.
That sounds like it’ll be anything but normal, doesn’t it? I love it!
Me too, in the mind of a serial killer and lye on his shopping list.
I also have an ARC of June Farrow, and I’m hoping to get to be by Christmas, lol. If I can just get through September and October ARCs, I’ll be caught up -finally. Happy Reading, Tessa!
You’ll be so relieved to catch up!
I snagged Unmaking of June Farrow as my BOTM for October, and it’s gorgeously tempting me to ignore the library books I have (with holds behind me) – I’m trying to stay strong enough to at least finish the one I’m reading before I dive in 🙂
I know that feeling well! I hope we both enjoy it 💕
Murder by Degrees sounds good to me. I like the genre and time period for sure. And I love the cover of The Invocations. I’m curious to learn what you think of it. And great restraint! Lol
All 3 of your WWW books sound good. Two are already on my shelf, but the first one sounds really good. I will have to check it out.