Friday Update: What Am I Reading Now? #FridayUpdate #CurrentlyReading #tbr #bookblogger

Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I hope you have had a great week. It’s been a bit of a hectic week this week with lots of kids drama and clubs back that have meant I haven’t been able to post my update sooner. Here’s a bit of a update of what I’ve been reading and what I’m hoping to read next.

What I’ve just Finished:

The Couple At The Table by Sophie Hannah

I’m a huge fan of this author so any new book from her is always cause for great excitement. I loved this book which I flew through in a couple of days as I couldn’t put it down. Full review coming as part of the blog tour this Sunday.

Book Synopsis:

SIX COUPLES. ONE LUXURY RESORT. AND THE PERFECT MURDER . . .You’re on your honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only resort.You receive a note warning you to ‘Beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours’. At dinner that night, five other couples are present, and none of their tables is any nearer or further away than any of the others. It’s as if someone has set the scene in order to make the warning note meaningless – but why would anyone do that?You have no idea.You also don’t know that you’re about to be murdered, or that once you’re dead, all the evidence will suggest that no one there that night could possibly have committed the crime.So who might be trying to warn you? And who might be about to commit the perfect murder?

The Couple At The Table is out in hardback and ebook on the 27th January 2022. You can pre-order your copy using the links below.

What I’m Currently Reading:

Hotel Portofino by J. P O’Connell

I’ve been hearing lots about this book and it sounded just up my street as I love books set in the roaring twenties. I ordered this from my local library and, although only a few chapters in I’m really enjoying it so far!

Book Synopsis:

A heady historical drama about a British family who open an upper-class hotel on the magical Italian Riviera during the ‘Roaring 20s’.
 
Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please. And she’s being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot cauldron of Mussolini’s Italy.
 
To make matters worse, her marriage is in trouble, and her children are still struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Great War. All eyes are on the arrival of a potential love match for her son Lucian, but events don’t go to plan, which will have far reaching consequences for the whole family.
 
Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian Riviera, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italy’s enchanting culture, climate and cuisine on British ‘innocents abroad’, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown.

What I’m Reading Next:

The Maid by Nita Prose

After hearing lots of amazing things about this book from fellow book bloggers I decided to treat myself to this beautiful special edition from Waterstones. It’s truly a thing of beauty and I’ve had it perched up on my shelf all week so I can admire it. I’m very much looking forward to reading this next.

Book Synopsis:

I am your maid.I know about your secrets. Your dirty laundry.But what do you know about me?Molly the maid is all alone in the world. A nobody. She’s used to being invisible in her job at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows and wiping away the grime, dust and secrets of the guests passing through. She’s just a maid – why should anyone take notice? But Molly is thrown into the spotlight when she discovers an infamous guest, Mr Black, very dead in his bed. This isn’t a mess that can be easily cleaned up. And as Molly becomes embroiled in the hunt for the truth, following the clues whispering in the hallways of the Regency Grand, she discovers a power she never knew was there. She’s just a maid – but what can she see that others overlook?Escapist, charming and introducing a truly original heroine, The Maid is a story about how the truth isn’t always black and white – it’s found in the dirtier, grey areas in between . . .

Thanks for reading my update. Have you read any of these books? What are you reading at the moment? Let me know in the comments below!