What Are You Reading? 3

[Ghost]

Read two good ghost stories while I was sick.

The Ghost Bride:

Li Lan, the daughter of a respectable Chinese family in colonial Malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father has lost his fortune, and she has few suitors. Instead, the wealthy Lim family urges her to become a “ghost bride” for their son, who has recently died under mysterious circumstances. Rarely practiced, a traditional ghost marriage is used to placate a restless spirit. Such a union would guarantee Li Lan a home for the rest of her days, but at what price?

Night after night, Li Lan is drawn into the shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife, where she must uncover the Lim family’s darkest secrets—and the truth about her own family.

And This House is Haunted:

Written in Dickensian prose, This House Is Haunted is a striking homage to the classic nineteenth-century ghost story. Set in Norfolk in 1867, Eliza Caine responds to an ad for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall. When she arrives at the hall, shaken by an unsettling disturbance that occurred during her travels, she is greeted by the two children now in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There is no adult present to represent her mysterious employer, and the children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, another terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong.

I love the sound of ghost bride who is it by and if it's a short the name of the anthology it's from please

 

[Catch-up]

The Ghost Bride is by Yangsze Choo. It was really good!

 

[Ghost]

Feels like Peony in Love by Lisa See

 

[Catch-up]

I'll put that on my list, thanks!

 

[Ghost]

and I'll put yours on my list

 

[Sister Jennifer]

I read, Tiny Acts of Rebellion by Rich Fulcher.

The Complete Zombie Guide: Recorded Attacks comic.

Have just started Railsea by China Mieville, have been looking forward to this one.

 

[Catch-up]

I've been reading the Charley Davidson books by Darynda Jones. First Grave on the Right, Second Grave on the Left, etc. The story mostly seems to be there to showcase the sex scenes, but they're still good stories and very funny, quick reads. A lot like Stephanie Plum books, but supernatural and more sex.

 

[Tonyblack]

Reading Dana Stabenow's "A Cold Day for Murder".

 

[Katblossom]

The Long Earth - what an unusual story. By Pratchett and S Baxter (I'll have to have a look at his other books now). A little mindboggling at times. Every character this pair created were believable and likable, even the enemies. Now I'll have to read The Long War.

 

[Tonyblack]

It is an unusual book, but I have enjoyed them both.

I'm reading, and enjoying, Raising Steam. Didn't think I wanted another Moist von Lipwig book after Making Money, but so far . . .

 

[Ghost]

I'm just about to start Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

 

[chris.ph]

im reading raising steam and a series called the bakkian chronicles which was free on the long river site and both are very good

 

[Quatermass]

Finished reading Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Bloody weird book, and a little thin on the ground, but perversely enjoyable all the same.

 

[Tonyblack]

Finished reading Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Bloody weird book, and a little thin on the ground, but perversely enjoyable all the same.

I enjoyed the film of that.

 

[pip]

It was a weird but good film all right.

Reading Karen Maitland , The Company of Liars. Very good so far

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Re-reading something by Tom Holt on my Kindle.

There's time travel involved!!

 

[Dotsie]

Finished reading Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Bloody weird book, and a little thin on the ground, but perversely enjoyable all the same.

A brilliant book. Why thin on the ground? Anyone who enjoyed the film would love the book BTW

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Re-reading something by Tom Holt on my Kindle.

There's time travel involved!!

I'm waiting on his new one coming out next month, its on my Amazon wish list.

 

[AgnesOgg]

Raising Steam, I really enjoied it! also reading Curtsies and conspiracies by Gail Carriger, YA, but fun

 

[The Mad Collector]

Alan Bennett - Untold Stories, really enjoying it especially as I can hear him reading them in my mind