Today I’m participating in Sam’s WWW Wednesdays. Here’s how it works:
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next, and/or what are you eagerly awaiting?
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I’ve been making some changes in my blogging routines, and one of them is bringing some of my memes to this blog…just to be fair. (Weekly Updates will also be featured here, starting this coming Saturday).
Currently Reading:
In Her Wake, by Amanda Jennings, is a gripping psychological thriller that questions the nature of family – and reminds us that sometimes the most shocking crimes are committed closest to home.
I’m enjoying this one so far, and the first person narrator is Bella, whose parents have died. When she finds out a deep, dark secret, she is determined to find answers. I don’t like that her husband David is so controlling, and I’m curious as to how his behavior will add to her stress.
Blurb: A tragic family event reveals devastating news that rips apart Bella’s comfortable existence. Embarking on a personal journey to uncover the truth, she faces a series of traumatic discoveries that take her to the ruggedly beautiful Cornish coast, where hidden truths, past betrayals and a 25-year-old mystery threaten not just her identity, but also her life. Chilling, complex and profoundly moving…
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JUST FINISHED:
It has been a good week so far! I’ve read and reviewed three books already, although one of them was a short story.
Little Deaths, by Emma Flint (click for my review).
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The 4th Man (e-book, short story), by Lisa Gardner (click for my review).
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In a Dark, Dark Wood (e-book), by Ruth Ware (click for my review).
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UP NEXT:
Before my next book, I plan to read this prequel to it: The Premonition (e-book, short story), by Chris Bohjalian.
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This mesmerizing ebook original short story—a prequel to The Sleepwalker—from Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Sandcastle Girls and The Guest Room, tells the tale of one strange summer when a pair of horses die, an odd boy moves to a small Vermont town, and a woman rises from her bed and disappears into the night.
Lianna Ahlberg is seventeen when a thunderstorm snaps a power line to the earth, electrifying the ground, the rain spreading the current like wildfire across the wet grass. Two horses are killed in the nearby field, unnerving the neighbors, upsetting the peculiar boy who has just moved in, and filling Lianna with a deep and abiding sense of dread. This is not the first unusual thing to happen that summer—a summer when Lianna’s mother begins to sleepwalk in the smallest hours of morning—and it will not be the last.
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Then….
The Sleepwalker (e-book), by Chris Bohjalian (NetGalley – 1/10/17)
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest Room comes a spine-tingling novel of lies, loss, and buried desire—the mesmerizing story of a wife and mother who vanishes from her bed late one night.
When Annalee Ahlberg goes missing, her children fear the worst. Annalee is a sleepwalker whose affliction manifests in ways both bizarre and devastating. Once, she merely destroyed the hydrangeas in front of her Vermont home. More terrifying was the night her older daughter, Lianna, pulled her back from the precipice of the Gale River bridge. The morning of Annalee’s disappearance, a search party combs the nearby woods. Annalee’s husband, Warren, flies home from a business trip. Lianna is questioned by a young, hazel-eyed detective. And her little sister, Paige, takes to swimming the Gale to look for clues. When the police discover a small swatch of fabric, a nightshirt, ripped and hanging from a tree branch, it seems certain Annalee is dead, but Gavin Rikert, the hazel-eyed detective, continues to call, continues to stop by the Ahlbergs’ Victorian home. As Lianna peels back the layers of mystery surrounding Annalee’s disappearance, she finds herself drawn to Gavin, but she must ask herself: Why does the detective know so much about her mother? Why did Annalee leave her bed only when her father was away? And if she really died while sleepwalking, where was the body?
Conjuring the strange and mysterious world of parasomnia, a place somewhere between dreaming and wakefulness, The Sleepwalker is a masterful novel from one of our most treasured storytellers.
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What are your reading choices this week?
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Looks like we both have The Sleepwalker coming up! Great picks this week. Happy Reading.
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Thanks for visiting, Heather. I can’t wait to get into The Sleepwalker!
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I’m really glad you enjoyed In a Dark, Dark Wood. I thought the setting of the glass box in the dark woods was particularly atmospheric and creepy. I’m looking forward to reading The Woman in Cabin 10 at some point next year (and hopefully before Ruth Ware has written another book, she seems to produce them rather quickly!).
Thanks for visiting my WWW (https://clairehuston.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/www-wednesday-7th-november-2016/) and happy reading!
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Yes, I really loved the creepy vibe with the glass and the woods…and all the lying characters…LOL. I downloaded The Woman in Cabin 10 as soon as I finished this one.
Thanks for stopping by, Claire, and enjoy your week.
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I haven’t heard of any of these but they sound interesting! http://shoshireads.weebly.com/home/www-wednesday3049204
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Thanks for stopping by, Shoshi, and enjoy your reading.
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I’m happy to see you’re enjoying In Her Wake. I hope to read it some day. Thanks for stopping by My WWW Wednesday earlier!
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Thanks, Deanna, and there are some surprising twists in it. Enjoy your reading!
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Thanks for stopping by!
Those books look so interesting – but I don’t tend to read thrillers – my imagination is too vivid I think. Can’t even watch horror or thriller. All the best in reading this week.
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Thanks, Bev, I enjoy thrillers…but not horror. That stuff scares me too much! LOL. Thanks for visiting.
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Lots of interesting picks for me to look up! Here’s my WWW list http://hollykerr.ca/my-blog/
Happy Reading!!
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Thanks, Holly, that’s my favorite thing about this event: finding new books to add. Glad you could stop by.
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Oooh, I think In A Dark Dark Wood is getting added to my wishlist!
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Thanks, Lilyn, I’m very glad I read it, and afterwards, I downloaded the author’s book The Woman in Cabin 10.
Thanks for visiting!
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I loved (and was creeped out by) In a Dark Dark Wood and I’m delighted that you are reading In Her Wake, I want to hear your thoughts on it! Have a great reading week Laurel and thank you for checking out my Wednesday post!
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Thanks, Cleo, and I hope to finish In Her Wake tonight…I got distracted today by lunch out with a friend, and these lunches are long…making up for all the years of working, when we had to be back to the office within the hour! LOL.
I was creeped out by In a Dark, Dark Wood, too, mostly about the characters, all of whom seemed to have an agenda.
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I haven’t read those books but they seem interesting. Hope you enjoy your reads and thanks for sharing. 😍
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Thanks for visiting, Rose, and it’s been a pleasurable week with these books. Enjoy yours!
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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In Her Wake looks really good, I like a good psychological thriller and the Cornish coastline setting doesn’t hurt either!
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Whenever I read a book set in Cornwall, I think of movies or shows I’ve seen, like Doc Martin on Netflix, and a movie called The Shell Seekers.
I’m a big fan of psychological thrillers. Thanks for stopping by, Greg.
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Enjoy Bohjalian! He visited my town a few years ago and I’ve been following his career closely on Instagram since. He’s very responsive on social media if your group wants to contact him. He’s always excited to hear from readers. Happy reading and thanks for participating in WWW Wednesday!
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I like that about Bohjalian, too, Sam, how responsive he is to readers. He commented on the review I did of The Guest Room. He was very kind.
Thanks for hosting and for stopping by!
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All of these titles sound excellent! I really should start reading Ruth Ware’s work soon. I hope you will enjoy your books this week and happy reading! Here’s my WWW.
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Thanks for stopping by, Yvo, and I’m very happy to have discovered Ware. Enjoy your week!
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All of your books look good. I’m adding them to my list.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I love finding more books to read, since I obviously don’t have enough! LOL.
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Little Deaths looks like such an interesting read – although rather sad. I read In a Dark Dark Wood this year as well and I am looking forward to reading her next book The Woman in Cabin 10 – it looks like it could be even better!
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Thanks, Clare, I loved In a Dark, Dark Wood, and afterwards I had to download The Woman in Cabin 10. Can’t wait to read it.
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In a dark dark wood sounds super creepy but the cover is amazing hehe 😀 http://www.curious-daisy.com/www-wednesdays/www-wednesday-december-7-2016/
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Yes, it was pretty creepy, but I loved it! And I love that cover, too, Daisy. Thanks for visiting.
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I keep seeing great things about In a Dark Dark Wood! I’ll definitely have to look into that one. It seems like you had a great week of books 🙂
And The Sleepwalker sounds intriguing as well!
Thanks for visiting my WWW post. Have a great week! 🙂
Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Faith, I am looking forward to all the books on my stacks this season. Enjoy yours!
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