I keep saying that I don’t like contemporaries, but that’s just patently not true. Is it going to stop me from saying it? Probably not, but I need a hook to get me interested at all (unlike with historicals where all I need is a big dress on the cover and I’m in). The hook here is that the book takes place in Sweden, written by a Swedish author, and was released in Sweden in … Continue reading All In by Simona Ahrnstedt
At last count, there are now 75 books and 26 countries as part of this international reading challenge! This is all thanks to you for your endless help with finding international romance novels. Thank you! This month I managed 3 books, and here are my thoughts on each! Sweden I’ve had my eye on All In by Simona Ahrnstedt for a while now, so it was the first book I went for when starting this … Continue reading Sailing the Seven Seas of Romance Reading Challenge: August Update
Welcome back to Whatcha Reading! This is where we gab about what we’ve been reading lately and we invite you to do the same! Claudia: I’ve just started Marry Me By Midnight by Felicia Grossman, which is a Cinderella retelling in London’s Jewish community in the 1830s! Lara: I’ve just finished the first book for my reading challenge – All In by Simona Ahrnstedt and I loved it! Will definitely be reading the rest of … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? August 2023, Part One
There are two things that you need to know about me at the moment. I’ve never done a reading challenge in my life. I’m in a comfortable, if stuck, reading rut. I read the same sort of things set in the same world, over and over again. Solution? Sailing the seven seas of love! It’s my international reading challenge. Here’s the outline so far… Duration: August to December 2023 Goal: Collecting as many countries as … Continue reading Sailing the Seven Seas of Love: Lara’s International Reading Challenge
Uh oh, it’s Whatcha Reading time! This is the post where we talk about what we’ve been reading and try desperately not to send our TBR piles into epic proportions. We also get to kvetch a little bit about our reading struggles. Gird your loins, or rather book budget, accordingly! Sarah: I’m in a new place reading -wise. I’ve read 5 books on vacation and am now reading the same book as Adam, at the … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2017 Edition
NB: This guest post is from Rebecca Pawel, who attends an annual literary festival Semana Negra in Gijon, Spain. She thought this year’s sessions might be of interest to the Bitchery, and I heartily agreed. The panels and conversations this year focused on the representations of violence against women, so TW for that. Thank you for writing all of this up for us, Rebecca! Muchas gracias! Last month Carrie S published an entry about why … Continue reading Guest Post: Gender, Genre, and Representations of Violence Against Women: Report from the Semana Negra
