This Week: March 30th

We are switching months and switching color themes this week! March’s green theme is giving way to April’s purple color scheme in ode to my precocious youngest offspring who turns 9 later in the month – it’s his favorite color! This week, we’re focusing on one of my favorite genres – historical fiction – with two great selections that take us from New England to Europe and back again!

Here’s the books I’m looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by clicking the images below:

RWL Reading Challenge – Week 14: Historical Fiction

The Postmistress

by Sarah Blake

Posting on Tuesday, April 1st

The publisher’s blurb on this asks the questions “What if someone didn’t deliver a letter?” To me, this book was much more about unexpected grief and loss, and the grief experienced while waiting for news of something you fear.

Here’s some other great books that would work for this prompt:

• Bestseller: The Color Purple, Alice Walker
• General Fiction: Year of Wonders, Geradine Brooks
• Romance: The Far Pavilions, MM Kaye
• Thriller: Jamaica Inn, Daphne du Maurier

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April Theme

Posting on Thursday, April 3rd

I’ll share this month’s playlist and some great options for this month’s theme if you’re still looking for purple books!

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Sponsored Read – Week 14

Austen at Sea

by Natalie Jenner

Posting on Saturday, April 5th

A State Supreme Court Justice’s daughters and his coworker on the bench, a pair of rare-book-dealing brothers, a State Senator’s daughter, and Louisa May Alcott all board a ship from Boston to London. It sounds like the beginning to a riddle, but this is a series of real events that will change the lives of each person onboard, brought together by their love of Jane Austen and her works.

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What I’m Reading

• Current print book: Mrs. Endicott’s Splendid Adeventure, Rhys Bowen
• Current audio book: Deep End, Ali Hazelwood
• Book I’m most looking forward to: My Name is Victoria, Lucy Worsley