So many books, so little time! I’m concentrating right now on the eight books I have to read for the Historical Novel Society. Those are due June 15th. I often start several books at a time, but I’m thinking of changing that. What do you all think? Do you completely finish one book before starting another?
My husband Doug is down in Bryson City working on our house. Here is a video of my bathroom, which is almost finished. He did a lot with a tiny space.
LAST WEEK ON BONNIE READS AND WRITES
Wednesday I announced that I’m going to be a panelist for BBNYA. Submissions for authors and bloggers to participate ended yesterday.
Thursday I reviewed The Late Mrs. Willoughby for Austenprose PR Book Tours.
Friday I participated in Book Blogger Hop.
NEXT WEEK ON BONNIE READS AND WRITES
I’m trying to be quite organized today and pre-schedule all of next week’s posts so I’ll update this later. I’ll also be visiting/reading/commenting on other blogs today. I haven’t had as much time to do that lately and it’s important. I love visiting my blogger friends.
BOOK HAUL
Picked up an audiobook this week.
1920s London isn’t the ideal place for a brilliant woman with lofty ambitions, but research assistant Saffron Everleigh is determined to beat the odds in a male-dominated field at the University College of London. She embarks on her first research study alongside the insufferably charming Dr. Michael Lee, traveling the countryside with him in response to reports of poisonings. But when Detective Inspector Green is given a case with a set of unusual clues, he asks for her assistance.
The victims, all women, received bouquets filled with poisonous flowers. Digging deeper, Saffron discovers that the bouquets may be more than just unpleasant flowers—there may be a hidden message within them, revealed through the use of the old Victorian practice of floriography. And it’s a dire message indeed, as each woman who received the flowers has turned up dead.
Alongside Dr. Lee and her best friend, Elizabeth, Saffron trails a group of suspects through a dark jazz club, a lavish country estate, and a glittering theatre, delving deeper into a part of society she thought she’d left behind forever.
Will Saffron be able to catch the killer before they send their next bouquet, or will she find herself with fatal flowers of her own?
Now I’m off to catch up on reading and posting. Have a great week!
Bonnie Reads and Writes 
Your bathroom is looking great. I prefer reading one book at a time, but lately I’ve been jumping around. I hate doing that because I tend to mix up the stories.
I hope you have a great week!
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Thanks! I am probably going to stop the jumping around for a while.
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I love the bathroom especially the picture of the crab! Nice job, Doug. I’ve never attempted reading multiple books at a time. Then again, I don’t have any deadlines.
How on earth do you manage eight books at a time??
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Thanks. I especially love the washer and dryer in there. It frees up space elsewhere. The house is only 850 square feet right now but will be around 1050 when Doug finishes making the porch part of the house. My current house is 2600 square feet so maximum use of space is essential. I often am reading 2 or 3 at a time and skipping back and forth. I’m probably going to stop that. We’ll see.
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Nice bathroom. I read one book and listen to another. I try to make sure they are different genres. It’s rare that I will read two at the same time.
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I think that makes sense. I can listen to one in the car, etc. and read another after work.
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I love the pocket door and tile in the bathroom; you did a lot with the space. I’m re-doing my master bath right now also. Sophia is reviewing The Late Mrs. Willooughby this week too.
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I really liked The Late Mrs. Willoughby. That geode tile just captured both of us and we had to have it.
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Your new bathroom looks fantastic. Your husband did a great job.
I always have several books going at once. I plan to be reading on one book, The Count of Monte Cristo, all year.
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I’ve never read The Count of Monte Cristo but at 958 pages I can see why it will take you all year!
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Moving is always an experience. You’re amazing, Bonnie. 🙂
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Doug is. He did all the work.
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Yes, he did mighty fine work on the new home, but you do amazing work on your reviews and blog posts.
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Thanks Tim!
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🙂 ❤
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I usually do finish one book before I start another. Your bathroom looks good. I like to preschedule a lot of my posts too. Thanks so much for visiting my blog.
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Thanks for visiting me too. I wish I was more organized and prescheduled posts more often instead of writing them at the last minute.
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The times I’ve started a book while I’m still reading another one, variably result in my having to start the first book over again.
Your new bathroom is looking good!
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Thank you. I am supposed to be slowing down with books this year, so I’m going to go one at a time for a while. I need to stop requesting so many but Netgalley is addictive.
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You’re welcome, Bonnie.
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The new bathroom looks great! Bravo Doug, well done!
Generally, it’s just one book at a time for me.
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Thanks Louise!
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I used t oalways finish a book before starting another, but these days I’m kind of slacking on that a bit 🙂
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Hi Greg. You and me both!
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That’s awesome that your husband is able to do the work in the bathroom himself. I’ve never been able to read multiple books at once. I feel like I can’t fully immerse myself when I do that so I stick to one at a time. 🙂
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I love the looks of your bathroom, especially that accent tile. I usually have two or three books on the go at the same time: one audiobook, one ebook, one physical book. They need to be different genres through or I will get them confused. I hope you week is going well so far, Bonnie. Enjoy your reading and whatever else you have coming up .
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