This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
Last Thursday, on World Book Day, despite every day being a book day for us at Team Novelicious, I thought I'd ask my colleagues what they were reading 'right now'. Yes, I wanted to know to write this post, but also, I genuinely wanted to know. I always like to hear what everyone's current read is. I find it fascinating and it's a great way to discover books and titles I haven't come across before. And if you're reading this post I bet you feel the same too, right?
1. Coming Up Roses by Rachael Lucas – Out in May I was very lucky to receive a preview copy of this gorgeous novel. This is Rachael's second novel about a gardener called Daisy. After a rather dramatic event, Daisy flees to the house belonging to her parents' who are just about to leave on their grown-up gap year. Perfect timing as now Daisy could house-sit, dog-sit and sort out their overgrown garden. Daisy thinks she's going to have a quiet time of it. But is she?
2. The Dandelion Years by Erica James – Zarina is just starting this novel, which is out now in hardcover. Saskia lives at Ashcombe, in a rambling pink cottage, where she has lived since she was a child, in the Suffolk village of Melbury Green. She's now grown up, and a book restorer. Whilst working she finds an old notebook carefully concealed within the pages of an old bible. She is drawn into its story, which is about wartime love …
3. The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain – Out now in paperback Susan is just about to start this book. Riley has spent her life believing her sister committed suicide as a teenager. Now her father has died, however, she finds evidence to suggest her sister is alive.
4. The King's Sister by Anne O'Brien – Just released in paperback this is currently being read by Jennifer. A historical fiction novel, it's about Elizabeth of Lancaster, the sister to the future King, Henry IV. And she's learned a thing or two from England's most powerful men.5. Stranger Child by Rachel Abbott – Debs is reading this recently released novel about a dark secret and revenge. Emma met her husband six years ago, a man shattered by the death of his wife and disappearance of his daughter. But does she really know what happened? When she asks DCI Tom Douglas for help, a web of deceit is uncovered.
What are you reading right now?