It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

9/8/2014

This weekly meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

So I completely forgot to do an It's Monday! post last week. It was Labor Day, the last day of summer before school started. I spent the day on the front porch reading. It didn't even feel like a Monday, which is probably why I forgot all about whipping up a post. So now I'll share two weeks of reading in one post!

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What I Read Over the Past Two Weeks

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa (A book I picked up for a reading challenge. Not my usual fare, but interesting nevertheless.)
A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman (Loved this book! Can't wait to get back to the library to check out the next book in the series!)
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson (Bryson did it again. This book is amazing.)
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (I've heard a lot of raving about this book. I liked it. If there hadn't been so many mentions of the devil, I would have loved it.)
The Xanadu Adventure by Lloyd Alexander (A book title that starts with X! And it's by Lloyd Alexander! What could be better?)

What I'm Reading Now

Vienna Nocturne by Vivien Shotwell (I'm a music history geek, so historical fiction about Mozart is right up my alley!)

What's Coming Up Next

Jerusalem Vigil by Bodie & Brock Thoene

14 Comments

Melissa Caldwell link

9/8/2014 02:24:39 am

Vienna Nocturne sounds like a very interesting read! I may just have to put that on my "want" list! :) I hope you have a great reading week!

Happy Reading!

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

9/9/2014 01:11:43 pm

It's an aspect of Mozart's life I hadn't heard of before. It's a good read. I hope you enjoy it if you get a chance to read it!

Lois link

9/8/2014 02:34:01 am

I like the sound of a historical novel about Mozart! He's my favorite composer. :)
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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

9/9/2014 01:12:32 pm

Beethoven and Brahms are my favorite composers, but I haven't found much historical fiction about them. :) If you enjoy Mozart, you should definitely check out this book!

Shelleyrae link

9/8/2014 02:39:50 am

Now I have The tune of Olivia Newton Johns Xanadu stuck in my head!

Enjoy your reading selections this week,
Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

9/9/2014 01:13:12 pm

Isn't it funny what random book titles can make us remember? :)

Nikita @ Plot Twist Reviews link

9/8/2014 03:03:00 am

Wow, I love the cover for Vienna Nocturne! Look forward to reading what you have to say about it. :)

Here's my <a href="http://www.plottwistreviews.com/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-6/">It's Monday post</a>

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

9/9/2014 01:14:15 pm

I agree, Nikita, the cover is beautiful! It really catches the eye in a subtle way. Kind of like the book inside. :)

Laurel-Rain Snow link

9/8/2014 04:21:38 am

These are new to me...hope you enjoy them!

Here's <a href="http://accidentalmoments.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/weekly-sundaymonday-updates-looking-forward/" rel="nofollow"> MY WEEKLY SUNDAY/MONDAY UPDATES POST </a>

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

9/9/2014 01:15:01 pm

Most of these were random finds at the library, so they were new to me too, originally! :) Enjoy your week!

Kym@booknook link

9/8/2014 04:32:23 am

most of your books look really good:)

<a href="http://superbookgrl13.blogspot.com/2014/09/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_8.html">Here is my monday</a>

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

9/9/2014 01:15:45 pm

I've been enjoying them so far. Have a great week, Kym!

Kathy Martin

9/8/2014 12:23:12 pm

Nice bunch of books. I like Bill Bryson's nonfiction and will have to add that one to my wishlist. The Xanadu Adventure sounds good too. Happy reading!

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

9/9/2014 01:16:46 pm

The Xanadu Adventure was fun, as all of Lloyd Alexander's book are. And Bill Bryson was amazing in this book as always. I love it when authors stay true to form!