Lypsyy Lost & Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words
At the moment I am reading The Missing Hours by Emma Kavanagh, the author of both Falling and Hidden, both of which I awarded five stars, can she make it a hat-trick? You’ll have to wait for my review to find out!
A woman disappears
One moment, Selena Cole is in the playground with her children and the next, she has vanished without a trace.
A woman returns
Twenty hours later, Selena is found safe and well, but with no memory of where she has been.
What took place in those missing hours, and are they linked to the discovery of a nearby murder? NetGalley
The Missing Hours will be published by Random House UK on 21 April 2016.
I have just finished When She Was Bad by Tammy Cohen
To read the synopsis and a short excerpt please see yesterday’s post
Next up is one of my kindle purchases, this time something a little different; The Closet of Savage Memories by Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Blurb
Lillis takes a summer job working at a lodge in a small lochside village in the Scottish Highlands. Leaving home is a way to escape her sorrow and despair following the death of her boyfriend and a testy relationship with her mother, Verity.
In Scotland she encounters love and excitement but when a series of unexpected events turn her new found life on its head, she is forced to make a life-changing decision, one that will stay with her for her whole life.
The Closet of Savage Mementos is drawn directly from the author’s own experiences and explores heartbreak, loss, motherhood and adoption in a gripping narrative and the same expressive, emotive and exciting prose we have come to expect of Nuala Ní Chonchúir. Amazon
What are you reading this week? Do share your thoughts in the comments below
Cleopatra Loves Books 
Oooh The Closet if Savage Mementos is intriguing. I love anything set in Scotland!
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It is a little different for me and I’m so looking forward to reading it!
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I have The Missing hours on my TBR pile, will hopefully get to it soon 📚📚
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Oh you sound like you have a stack like me 😉
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Cleo, I’m reading now several books at a time, in Kindle and in paper, A Devil Under the Skin Anya Lipska’s third Kiszka & Kershaw thriller and Maigret’s First Case, Inspector Maigret #30.
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I simply can’t master the more than one book at a time – Anya Lipska is an author I really must try out too – and I last read Maigret as a teenager, many moons ago!
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I’ve had The Closet of Savage Mementos sitting on my shelf for a while. I can’t remember which blogger’s review made me buy it but I know whoever it was loved it.
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I think it was Cathy of 746 books who persuaded me to buy my copy!
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I spotted The Missing Hours on NetGalley but hadn’t heard of the author so didn’t request. I’m thinking maybe I should have. I hope it lives up to her previous books.
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I hope so too!
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As I already mentioned, I’ve recently finished When She Was Bad – and found myself uncomfortably reminded of some of my old workplaces…
I’m currently reading a beautifully written, strangely quiet book (but with a profound sense of disquiet and menace under the surface) ‘All Things Cease to Appear’ by Elizabeth Brundage. And my next book (for reviewing purposes) will be Samantha Hayes ‘In Too Deep’, another psychological thriller which sounds very promising.
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I did enjoy When She Was Bad partly because those scenes were only too easy to imagine! Team bonding is the worst phrase ever invented!! I didn’t go for the Samantha Hayes as her last one disappointed me (and I have far too many books) but I will be watching out for reviews as I’ve read everything else she’s written.
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Oooh I saw The Missing Hours on a WWW post last week and thought it would be my type of book. I do have Falling on the book shelf too so good to hear that’s Cleo recommended 🙂
Here’s my WWW – https://bookboodle.co.uk/2016/04/13/www-wednesday-april-13th/
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Definitely recommended I was hard pushed to decide which of her two books I loved the most – I think by a whisper it was Hidden – the latest has started well too!
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I read You by Nuala Ní Chonchúir last year and loved it! Let’s hope Savage Mementos is as good.
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Thank you – I am really looking forward to it.
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I have just finished The Missing Hours-its very good but I have to say Falling is still my favourite of her books 😊
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I’ve had a busy week so still not too far through The Missing Hours and I think out of the other two Hidden was my favourite but it was a close run thing!
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I like the sound of When She Was Bad. I think a lot of people (me included!) have worked in an office where we’ve occasionally contemplated pushing someone down the stairs (only momentarily mind). I can imagine it’ll strike a chord with many readers.
Here’s my WWW: https://clairehuston.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/www-wednesday-13th-april-2016/
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Ah office life is such fun – I have an issue with loud apple eating which has driven me to the brink 😉
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I’ve heard a lot of good things about The Missing Hours, Cleo, so I really hope you’re enjoying it. It certainly has a fascinating premise. And When She was Bad sounds very good, too. It’s certainly a situation a lot of us can identify with…
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I really did think it was inspired of Tammy Cohen to have part of When She Was Bad set in an office, so many of us can easily identify with the dynamics that are present in that environment.
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The Missing Hours sounds like a great thriller. I would like to read that see how it goes. So many questions already.
Here is my WWW for this week: https://dwgitau.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/www-wednesday-6/
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Emma Kavanagh really does approach the difficult subjects intelligently – unfortunately it’s been a busy week so I’m hoping to get properly stuck in this weekend. Thanks for leaving your link 🙂
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I’m reading A Little Life and am exactly half way through and I’m in two minds about keeping reading it. There’s something about it that just doesn’t quite ring true for me about the main character. And this book is seriously long … maybe one more chapter and then I’ll decide.
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Ooh I wonder if you’ve decided now – characters that don’t ring true is one of my biggest bugbears in fiction so I’d have given up!
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These all sound so tempting, but I am especially drawn to The Closet of Savage Mementos. Enjoy!
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Yes, it is a little different to my more recent choices, I’m looking forward to reading it too.
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These look like great reads! The Missing Hours looks interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Laura
My WWW
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Thank you so much for visiting – sorry for the delay it has been an exceptionally busy week – thank you for sharing your link too 🙂
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I love the looks of The Closet of Savage Memories! I’ll have to add it to my tbr!
Here’s my post for the week. 🙂
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It does sound so good and I could do with a change from murder and mayhem!
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I can’t wait to read The Missing Hours as I love Emma Kavanagh’s writing too! The Closet of Savage Mementos sounds really intriguing, I’m going to add it to my wishlist. I’ll look forward to reading your thoughts on it.
Here’s my WWW post:
https://rathertoofondofbooks.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/www-wednesday-13-april-2016/
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Aw thank you Hayley – I have really enjoyed Emma Kavangh’s other books, sadly this week has been manic so I haven’t got too far through yet! I’m relishing the change of genre for The Closet of Savage Mementos too.
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I’ve had a week where I’ve barely read anything too but I’m looking forward to getting back to my current reads. I hope you have time to read more of The Missing Hours soon. I’m keen to read your review of The Closet of Savage Mementos once you’ve finished reading it as it does sound intriguing. I’m glad you’re enjoying it.
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The Missing Hours looks really good and The Close Of Savage Mementos sounds really intriguing! I hope you’ll enjoy your books this week.
Happy reading! Here’s my WWW.
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I’m really looking forward to a the change of genre with The Closet of Savage Mementos – thanks for visiting and leaving your link!
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The Missing Hours looks really intriguing! Happy Reading 😀
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Hope you enjoy your reads – thanks for sharing! I’m currently reading a few different things. Fight to Forgive, Gena/Finn, and a Joker graphic novel.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com
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I love the suspense over The Missing Hours,haha! I’m looking forward to reading your thoughts about it, I have yet to read Case 48. When She Was Bad is already on my TBR but since not a Wednesday passes without me adding one of your reads to my list, The Closet of Savage Memories joins the endless list! 🙂 Happy reading!
Here’s my week in books https://chocolatenwafflesblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/this-week-in-books-april-13-2016/
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The Closet of Savage Mementos is a great title! I hope the book is as good. Happy reading!
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Oh thanks for that Sam, I’m looking forward to it!
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I heard a lot of praise for Nuala Ni Chonchuir during Reading Ireland month, so I hope you enjoy that one. I’ll be trying one of her short stories soon in an anthology of Irish women writers…
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Oh that’s a coincidence – I think it was Cathy that made me buy my copy of The Closet of Savage Mementos 😉
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I’ll be interested to see what you make of the Kavanagh.
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