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29 Apr 2020

WWW Wednesday #20

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words

WWW stands for three questions:

What are you currently reading?
(How to Hang a Witch #2)
by Adriana Mather

I read How to Hang a Witch about 2 years ago and loved that book a lot (read my review here) so I've decided it was time pick up the second instalment in this duology. This time Sam is being visited by ghosts from the Titanic. I'm curious what the mystery will be.

 What did you recently finish reading?

By Pat Barker

 This book was wonderful and yet heartbreaking. Such a great piece of feminist literature! The review is coming soon.

 What do you think you'll read next?

by Kristen Britain

 I'm craving fantasy now...

Please share a link to your WWW post below so I can see what you are up to these days! :)

16 Oct 2019

WWW Wednesday #19

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words

WWW stands for three questions:

What are you currently reading?

I'm attempting to put myself in the mood for autumn and I am preparing for Halloween (it's still very warm here though, for some reason, but I can wear jumpers more and more, yay!)

The two books I'm reading right now are perfect autumn companions:

by Hester Fox


I'm not sure if I'll be part of the book tour because the organizers seem to a be bit mixed up, but either way I'll be posting a review of this novel soon.

(A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #2)
by Kirsten  Weiss


Murder at the harvest festival... Just the cozy small-town mystery I need.

Read my review of the first book in the series, The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum here.


What did you recently finish reading?

by Madeline Miller


Read my review here.


What do you think you'll read next?

I think this time it will be a spur of the moment decision.

Please share a link to your WWW post below so I can see what you are up to these days! :)

16 Jan 2019

WWW Wednesday #18


WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words

WWW stands for three questions:


What are you currently reading?

I've decided I wouldn't hold back this year and would read chunky books. I've always put them aside because I wanted to finish my Goodreads challenge, but this year I set the bar at only 25 books so I'm free to roam the realm of huge books. 

The first in line is The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. 
I'm currently 439 pages in, almost halfway through!


I'm also reading The Balance of Heaven and Earth, a historical mystery by Laurence Westwood.


What did you recently finish reading?

by Kirsten Weiss


My review is coming soon!


What do you think you'll read next?

by John Steinback


My other resolution for the year is to read classics, at least one in every couple of months. I miss classics. East of Eden will be a perfect place to start.

Please share a link to your WWW post below so I can see what you are up to these days! :)
 

1 Oct 2018

September Wrap-Up, October TBR


October is here!! *happy dance* 

The leaves are already changing colours outside and Halloween is a mere month away. This is my favourite time of the year (besides Christmas).

It's wonderful to live together with my other half and to have some routine in my life at last. I still miss the adventure I had in London sometimes, but I learned to appreciate what I have here and I think I made a good decision when I stayed at home.

September started with a challenge for me at the workplace, because I got promoted to an English/Spanish speaker agent, which means now I have to use my Spanish too sometimes. I've been learning the language since I was a teen but never really had to use it much, so now I have to grow up to the task. I'm watching some series in Spanish and will pick up some books written in Spanish too from now on to practice. Wish me luck!

September was a much better reading month for me than August had been, I finished 3 books (almost four, I got to the end of The Crucible today but that doesn't count because it is the 1st of October already, ugh). 

I'm hoping to be bewitched this October by my reading list. See what books I'm planning to read at the end of this post!


Here is a summary of September on Paradise Found:

I've finished three books:

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Blackmail, Sex and Lies by Kathryn McMaster My review

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows



Other posts on the blog in the month of September:

Review Claire's Last Secret by Marty Ambrose

Books Around The World #1



Weekly Memes:

WWW Wednesday (Sept 26)

Book Beginnings and the Friday 56 (Sept 7, Sept 14



Plans for October:

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I'd like to read the following books in October (in no particular order):


Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa M. Kline 


Time Crawlers by Varun Sayal

 What are you planning to read in October?

26 Sept 2018

WWW Wednesday #17

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words

WWW stands for three questions:
 
What are you currently reading?
 
by Arthur Miller 


Synopsis:

The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft—and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.
 
I'm reading The Crucible for the Timeless book club, The Lucy Preston Literary Society.


What did you recently finish reading?

by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows


Synopsis:

January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb….

As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.

Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.

This was such a lovely book! I watched the movie as well, a review of both is on its way.


What do you think you'll read next?

by Varun Sayal


Synopsis:

Alien Invasion, Dark Artificial Intelligence, Time-Travel, High-Tech Mythology, Djinn Folklore, Telekinetics, and life-consuming Cosmic Entities are some major themes in this book which has six tightly-knit, fast-paced Sci-Fi stories.
 
This sci-fi short story collection with fascinating topics is going to be my next read.

Please share a link to your WWW post below!

4 Jul 2018

June Wrap-Up, July TBR


As most of you know by now in the end of May I landed a job after a couple of months of search for a suitable one. June has been a challenging month for me, in the sense that I had to learn many new procedures, absorb a lot of information. But here I am, fully functioning, doing my tasks with more and more confidence at my new workplace, which is great. 

Since I acquired a full time job I've lost some of my reading time, and it shows. I could only finish 3 books instead of my usual 4 in June. I guess it's not that bad, considering that I had a lot on my plate recently. I'll do my best to catch up with my reading in July.

My heart broke hearing the Timeless cancellation news. Losing this show is like losing friends for me. I'm hoping against all hope that the creators will at least consider bringing it back as a book/comic book series, I'd read the hell out of Timeless novels if the existed. They say we might still get a movie but I'm not very positive we will. I will never watch an NBC show ever again, that is for sure.

In the end of July me and my boyfriend will travel to London to attend the London Film & Comic Con. I'm very excited, I've been there once in 2016 and it was a pretty special experience. I'll be happy to share it with my beau this time.


Here is a summary of June on Paradise Found:

I've finished three books:

Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf Review

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee – My review is coming soon!

Hold Your Own by Kate Tempest – My review is coming soon!


Other posts on the blog in the month of June:

Review Clowders by Vanessa Morgan

Review Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman



Weekly Memes:

WWW Wednesday (Jun 13)

Book Beginnings and the Friday 56 (Jun 1, Jun 15, Jun 29

Weekend Wrap-up (Jun 17, Jun 24)


Plans for July

I'd like to read the following books in July (in no particular order): 

Mrs Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca 

I've already started this book and it is extremely good! I'm planning to finish it this month.

The Women in the Walls by Amy Lukavics

Winter Eternal (The River That Flows Two Ways #1) by E. Thomas Joseph

Uneasy Lies the Head (Tudor Saga #1) by Jean Plaidy

How was your June? Which was your favourite book this month?

17 Jun 2018

Weekend Wrap-up #10

The Sunday post is a weekly meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer. It's a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things you have received.


This was my last week of training at the workplace, so from Monday I'm on my own. Hopefully everything will go well.

Yesterday we went to the bath with my best friend. We swam so much, I was extremely tired by the end of the day, but it was so good to take advantage of the summer at last. We didn't expect we'd have nice weather but in the end I looked like a tomato because of the sunburn. I still do, I have to apply a thick layer of creme on my face, shoulders and chest to reduce the pain a bit.

Yesterday I finished reading Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf, my review is coming on June 27th.

I'm currently reading Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca for the Timeless book club, The Lucy Preston Literary Society.

I'm planning to start Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf next week.

I'd really like to put my review of Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman up on the blog next week too.


Recent posts on the blog:


Wednesday: WWW Wednesday #16

Friday: Book Beginning and the Friday 56 #18 featuring Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca



Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that makes it possible to share with other bookworms what books you added to your shelves physical or virtual during the week. 

Physical books:


Title: Ready Player One

Author: Ernest Cline


I know, I'm a little bit late to the game but I'm curious what the hype was about. I'll watch the movie after reading the book and will decide if I want to do a comparison post or will stick with a review. I'm glad I've got to own this book at last and that I have a chance to pick it up soon. 






Title: East of Eden

Author: John Steinbeck


I've been planning to read East of Eden for so long now. It's one of my mother's favourite books. I've read Of Mice and Men from Steinbeck, I know he was an incredibly talented writer and so I can't wait to start this epic family story of his.







Title: Hold Your Own

Author: Kate Tempest 



A poetry collection at last. A sequence of poems about the prophet Teiresias to be exact. The gender change that happens in this work interests me a lot, not to mention I've wanted to familiarize myself with Kate Tempest's poetry for some time know. It will be a wonderful ride I'm sure.






ARC:


Title: The Oddling Prince

Author: Nancy Springer

Source: NetGalley



I saw this book on many other blogs and the reviews usually say good things about it. My request on NetGalley got approved in 10 minutes which is a new record, haha. 







Please leave  link to your weekend post below so I can go and visit your blog. Enjoy the weekend!

13 Jun 2018

WWW Wednesday #16

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words

WWW stands for three questions:

What are you currently reading?

I'm still reading Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf. My review of this novel is coming a bit later than I planned, expect it on June 27th.

by Brad Ricca


Synopsis:

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes tells the incredible true life story of Mrs. Grace Humiston, the New York lawyer and detective who solved the famous cold case of Ruth Cruger, an 18-year-old girl who disappeared in 1917. Grace was an amazing lawyer and traveling detective during a time when no women were practicing these professions. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted and advocating for innocents. Grace became the first female U.S. District Attorney and made ground-breaking investigations into modern slavery.

One of Grace's greatest accomplishments was solving the Cruger case after following a trail of corruption that lead from New York to Italy. Her work changed how the country viewed the problem of missing girls. But the victory came with a price when she learned all too well what happens when one woman upstages the entire NYPD.

In the literary tradition of In Cold Blood and The Devil in the White City, Brad Ricca's Mrs. Sherlock Holmes is a true crime tale told in spine-tingling fashion. This story is about a woman whose work was so impressive that the papers gave her the nickname of fiction’s greatest sleuth. With important repercussions in the present about kidnapping, the role of the media, and the truth of crime stories, the great mystery of the book – and its haunting twist ending – is how one woman can become so famous only to disappear completely.


I'm reading this book for the Timeless Book Club on Goodreads, The Lucy Preston Literary Society.


What did you recently finish reading? 

by Neil Gaiman 


My review is coming soon!


What do you think you'll read next?

Winter Eternal by E. Thomas Joseph is still the next one on my list.

Please don't forget to leave your WWW links below! Happy reading!