Time Travel Thursday

It’s Time Travel Thursday! This is where I take a look back at what I was reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…) and compare it to what I am reading now.

This day in 2021 I was reading:

Book Review – Dead Soil by Alex Apostol

Book Review – A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

Book Review – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy By Douglas Adams

Fast Forward To Today:

The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont (click for link to Goodreads)

Book Description From Goodreads:

“Why would the world’s most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman’s marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge?

In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s plot didn’t begin the day she met Archie and Agatha.

It began decades before, in Ireland, when Nan was a young girl. She and the man she loved were a star-crossed couple who were destined to be together––until the Great War, a pandemic, and shameful secrets tore them apart. Then acts of unspeakable cruelty kept them separated.

What drives someone to murder? What will someone do in the name of love? What kind of crime can someone never forgive? Nina de Gramont’s brilliant, unforgettable novel explores these questions and more.”

I am doing a buddy read with my sister and cousin. I am enjoying it so far!

Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose (click for link to Goodreads)

Book Description From Goodreads:

“There are good cops. And there are bad cops. The question is…who wins?

After completing her tours with the Marines in Iraq, Molly Sutton knew she could take down any bad guy she met. But when her law enforcement agency in North Carolina turned against her, she joined up with her former CO Burke Broussard, who left New Orleans PD to set up a private investigative service for people who couldn’t find justice elsewhere.

Gabe Hebert saw the toll that working for the NOPD took on his dad and decided instead to make a name for himself as one of the best young chefs in the French Quarter. But when his father’s death is ruled a suicide after a deliberately botched investigation by his former captain, Gabe knows his dad stumbled onto a truth that someone wants silenced.

Gabe goes to his father’s best friend, Burke, for help. Burke assigns the toughest member of his team, Molly, to the case. Molly can’t believe she’s being asked to work with the smoking hot chef whose chocolate cake is not the only thing that makes her mouth water. Sparks fly as they follow the leads Gabe’s dad left them, unraveling a web of crimes, corruption, and murder that runs all the way to the top.”

I am on the Blog Tour for this book on 23 August so keep your eyes peeled for my review on here, Amazon, Goodreads, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

Comparison:

It was around this time that I started to read more than one book at a time and had been blogging for a couple of months.

I was reading quite a mix of genres last year; sci fi, fantasy and dystopian. I really enjoyed A Court of Mist and Fury and it reminded me why I liked fantasy so much! Dead Soil was an author’s request which I am glad that I said yes to. It was an excellent dystopian book and as we were still experiencing lockdowns it was also strangely relevant…I had never read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, yet had seen the film and really enjoyed it. As I had a sci fi genre goal that month I thought it only fair that I read the book!

This year I am back to my old favourite genre, mystery. I haven’t read as many mysteries this year as last year and am now reading two at the same time!

What were you reading this time last year or the year before (or the year before!)? Add your links in the comments below!

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