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Monday, March 23, 2015

Mailbox Monday/It's Monday! What are you Reading?

My posts are going to be sans images as long as I am posting whilst traveling.

Today I am at Kalpitiya -  a place renowned for whale watching, dolphin watching and kite surfing. Very popular with the tourists. Locals less so. I too have not been to the beach to watch either but I am not a beach fan!

This weeks mailbox brought in the following

Isabella - Colin Falconer. Powerful queen who has to contend with a homosexual King.

The Nightingale Girls - Donna Douglas

Wylding Hall - Elizabeth Hand

Inside the  O'Briens - Lisa Genova - read about this one in a review. Netgalley kindly sent it on very quickly.



It's Monday! What are you reading?   This meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey introduces you to books otherwise unknown.

Reading Whylding Hall. A 70s style folk/rock band with all its attendant lifestyle reminiscing about a major incident which changed their lives. I've not yet realized or come to the "incident" sO it's quite a mystery as well.

Weather is very very hot. Not a breath of wind even. There is a belief here that rain will come on Good Friday so everyone looking forward to that.




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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 2:31 AM

    Have a wonderful time travelling! Hope you enjoy!

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  2. TeddyreeMarch 23, 2015 at 3:54 AM

    Hope you like Inside the O'Briens, horrific disease, Lisa Genova does a great job with this one! Safe travels :)

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  3. Christina TMarch 23, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    Inside the O'Briens is one I definitely want to read. Hope you enjoy it and your other books.

    I also hope you get a break soon from the hot weather!

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  4. JoAnnMarch 23, 2015 at 5:22 AM

    I'd like to read Inside the O'Briens, too... sounds like readers should keep the tissues handy!

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  5. Mary (Bookfan)March 23, 2015 at 5:29 AM

    Lisa Genova did a great job educating the reader about a horrible disease in Inside the O'Briens. My review will post in a week or two.
    Hope your weather becomes more tolerable very soon.

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  6. Kathy MartinMarch 23, 2015 at 5:48 AM

    A beach sounds good to me. We had eight inches of snow yesterday and a snow day today. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  7. shelleyrae @ book'd outMarch 23, 2015 at 7:35 AM

    I hope you get a chance to see the Dolphins and whales, they are such beautiful creatures.

    Read on...
    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

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  8. ElizabethMarch 23, 2015 at 7:39 AM

    ENJOY your reading week, Mystica.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.

    ENJOY your travels. Whale watching sounds wonderful.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Mailbox Monday

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  9. UnknownMarch 23, 2015 at 8:51 AM

    Looks like a nice collection of books. Enjoy!

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  10. Yvonne @ Fiction Books ReviewsMarch 23, 2015 at 12:53 PM

    Hi Mystica,

    I hope you are having a wonderful time on your travels :)

    I am not a fan of very hot weather, nor beach holidays, however I did check out some on-line images of Kalpitiya and it does look wonderful.

    You have quite a selection of varied genres this week, however 'The Nightingale Girls' is the one which caught my eye and seems to be getting some very positive ratings and reviews. I shall look forward to discovering your thoughts about it.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Yvonne

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  11. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 1:15 PM

    I can't wait for the warm weather, it is 29 degrees here today, enjoy! your traveling.

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  12. BlodeueddMarch 23, 2015 at 2:01 PM

    Happy reading :)

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  13. LindseyMarch 23, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    I think I have Inside The O'Briens coming up soon. I hope you enjoy it!

    Maybe the key to enjoying a seaside getaway is to find a place to enjoy the view without actually having to contend with the crazy vacationers!

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  14. Catherine @ Book Club LibrarianMarch 23, 2015 at 4:10 PM

    You've featured some nice books this week, Mystica. Happy travels!

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  15. Nise' March 23, 2015 at 5:20 PM

    Wishing you rain on Good Friday! I love whale watching! Hope you venture down to the beach. Have a great time.

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  16. SerenaMarch 24, 2015 at 10:19 AM

    Inside the O'Briens does sound fantastic.

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  17. Martha EskuchenMarch 27, 2015 at 9:55 AM

    I hope you are enjoying your travels. Like you, we are enjoying travel and vacation even though we aren't doing 'tourist' sites.
    I like your variety of reading.
    I hope you get a nice break in the heat.
    Happy Reading!

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