This Week In Books is a weekly update on what you’ve been reading hosted by Lipsyy Lost & Found . A similar meme is hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words.
This is the final chapter of “Donna’s Adventures in Water”! *does her happy dance* The landlord finally sent the plumber again and this time he should not have to come back. Now, I can resume my regular schedule and go back to slouching on the couch with my books.
∧ Then ∧ The Little French Guesthouse, Helen Pollard
Sun, croissants and fine wine. Nothing can spoil the perfect holiday. Or can it?
When Emmy Jamieson arrives at La Cour des Roses, a beautiful guesthouse in the French countryside, she can’t wait to spend two weeks relaxing with boyfriend Nathan. Their relationship needs a little TLC and Emmy is certain this holiday will do the trick. But they’ve barely unpacked before he scarpers with Gloria, the guesthouse owner’s cougar wife.
Rupert, the ailing guesthouse owner, is shell-shocked. Feeling somewhat responsible, and rather generous after a bottle (or so) of wine, heartbroken Emmy offers to help. Changing sheets in the gîtes will help keep her mind off her misery.
Thrust into the heart of the local community, Emmy suddenly finds herself surrounded by new friends. And with sizzling hot gardener Ryan and the infuriating (if gorgeous) accountant Alain providing welcome distractions, Nathan is fast becoming a distant memory.
Fresh coffee and croissants for breakfast, feeding the hens in the warm evening light; Emmy starts to feel quite at home. But it would be madness to walk away from her friends, family, and everything she’s ever worked for, to take a chance on a place she fell for on holiday – wouldn’t it?
I finished this book last Friday and I am still in La Cour Des Roses. I don’t want this holiday to end. This book is my summer crush. I already asked for the physical copy as a birthday gift. The review will be published on June 2nd.
≈ Now ≈ Portmanteau, Paul T. Beardow
The First Harry Macadam Novel: After a body is pulled from the river Aire, what seemed like a straightforward missing person’s search becomes something much more dangerous for psychic investigator Harry Macadam.
Harry and his team from the Portmanteau Investigations Agency are rapidly drawn into a web of intrigue and find themselves being watched by both the police as well as a darker, more mysterious adversary.
The hunt for the missing woman leads them towards a criminal underworld that few people know about. Anyone that gets close to the truth doesn’t live to tell and a similar fate awaits an unknowing Harry as he uses his uncanny mental abilities to peel away layer after layer of secrets and lies.
To prevail against the utter evil that lurks in the shadows around him, Harry must not only discover a horror beyond anything he could imagine, but also confront the demons that hide inside him.
For Harry has his own secrets. Ones that he himself doesn’t even understand the full truth of and on those hidden truths rest the fates of dozens of souls.
Who is the real danger? The killer that he seeks, or Harry himself?
I really like the writing and the humor in this book. As a grammar (and general) freak, some errors irked me, but it has not distracted me from the story. I have lots of questions that need answers, so I hope to finish it tomorrow or Thursday.
∨ Next ∨ The Last Billable Hour, Susan Wolfe
Welcome to the Silicon Valley law firm of Tweedmore & Slyde, where multimillion-dollar deals are the order of the day, ambition runs high, and stabbing a colleague in the back could be taken all too literally.
T&S is a hot firm making a bid to be a major national player when Leo Slyde—the company’s chief rainmaker, its king of the “billable hour”—is found stabbed to death in his corner office. It falls to T&S’s brightest, most unjustifiably insecure young associate Howard Rickover to conduct a risky “inside job” for homicide detective Sarah Nelson. But can Howard flush out a wily murderer among lawyers who do not make it their practice to be caught unprepared—and still keep up with an associate’s impossible workload?
Does that make sense if I tell you I love the word “billable” and that it is the reason I was attracted to this book? First, it screams Lawyers In The Room. If you’ve been around for some time, you might already know I can’t resist stories involving lawyers. Secondly, “billable” is a word I use for pronunciation exercises and I think it is one of my favorite words. In brief, this book was waiting for me.
Have you read any of those books? What are you reading this week?
Do share in the comments!
Happy reading!
Meggy's Bookish Corner 
Yay glad to see that you enjoyed the Little French Guesthouse. I can’t wait to read the second book 🙂
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August can’t come fast enough, I want it now! 🙂
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You’ve sold me on The Little French Guesthouse. I’m off to check it’s on my TBR 🙂
I think “billable” will be my word of the week. As you say, it screams “lawyers!!!”
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I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! We’re not in summer yet but this book is my favorite for this season. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about it 🙂
And who doesn’t like lawyers? haha!
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Ahh all 3 of these books look fab- think I’ll be doing some adding to my Goodreads 🙂 great post, here’s mine: https://snazzybooks.com/2016/06/01/www-wednesday-1-june-2016/
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Portmanteau is a bit special but a nice read, and I can’t wait to get to my Billable Hours 😀 Thank you for the link, I’ll visit your post now!
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I really can’t wait to read The Little French Guess House after seeing you mention it.It just sounds like an awesome read especially since you liked it so much.Hopefully,I’ll get a copy soon.Happy reading.
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I can only urge you to get a copy and let you be transported to France 🙂 I don’t think I’ll stop pushing this book on everyone, haha.
Thank you 🙂 I’ll visit your post now!
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These are all new to me, hope you enjoy them! My post is here: https://lipsyy.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/this-week-in-books-twib-currentlyreading-6/ 🙂
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Thank you! I’ll visit your post now 🙂
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Liking the sound of The Last Billable Hour too – I’m nearly at the end of The Good Wife after only starting from the beginning this year so I’m up for all things to do with lawyers.
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You caught up with the show quite fast! 🙂 I watched bits of The Good Wife with my mother, so when I tried watching entire episodes on my own, it was annoying to remember things I’d already seen. I am hoping to find new good legal shows and books.
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Portmanteau sounds really interesting. I can’t wait to see your final thoughts 🙂
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The more I read, the less I know how I feel about it!
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‘Billable’ is a good word. Xx
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OMG I love the sound of The Billable Hours!! I love books with lawyers too…have read most of John Grisham’s. I’ve also just got a new job as a legal secretary which I start in July, I’m thinking it’ll be a mix of The Good Wife & Suits lol ….(not!)
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That’s amazing! You get to be just like Donna Paulsen 😀 (My love for Suits is endless) I envy you! Good luck! I have four books from Grisham that are on my summer reading list!
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Thank you!!
Ooooh what Grisham’s do you have?
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The Activist, The Abduction, Kid Lawyer and The Accused 🙂 I haven’t read any blurb and I don’t know a thing about them other than Grisham has great stories
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Oh those are the Theodore Boone series. They’re quite simplistic due to their target audience but still good reads 🙂
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Any recommendation on other Grisham? 😀
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Yes, A Time to Kill is my favourite 🙂
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Then it’s added to my wishlist! Thank you 🙂
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I haven’t read any of these myself but they sound good! I hope you will enjoy your books this week. 🙂
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Oh, I didn’t know about any of these books ahah, but The Little French Guesthouse sounds great! Happy reading! 😀
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It is as great as it sounds 😀 thank you ❤
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