Bookshelf Update

 

Dear friends.  My big book update is a monthly one, a smorgasbord of delights,  but I like to bring you an occasional hors d'oeuvres to bridge the gap. 

All books have been provided as advance digital copies via NetGalley and the publishers except for those marked with an asterisk. Those I bought. 

NEW ARRIVALS 

The Depths by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. Publication date: 16 July

I was excited to get this one. I love reading books by Icelandic authors and Sigurdardottir is probably the most famous. Seemingly disparate story lines: warring neighbours; a woman working as a temporary cook on a fishing vessel who finds that the death at sea of her father was not what she was told, and a police officer who wants to reopen the case of family members, are woven together in a powerful way. 

Sisters of the Midnight Sun by Fiona Valpy. Publication date: 24 September

I don't often read historical fiction but enjoy anything by Valpy. She's one of those writers who pulls you quickly into a full and handsome tale filled with joy and sorrow and many emotions in between. 

Sky City by Jacqueline Crook. Publication date: 6 August

I'm not very sure about this one, having started it, but will make another attempt on my upcoming holiday. 

I tend these days to do a "DNF" - Did Not Finish, without a review, but I fear this is now going against me, as my NetGalley profile shows how many books I was approved for and how many reviews I have written. I still have a high score, 88%, but I don't get such fast approvals these days.

Fibre Power by Emily Leeming*

Giving fibre, or roughage as it used to be called, a fresh importance in our diets. Emily Leeming makes the subject very interesting. I like her common sense and realistic  approach.  A "fart walk" anyone? 

JUST FINISHED

I actually finished The One Day I was Married to You back in November - several months ahead of its publication date. But I've popped it in here as I'll give it a full review in my monthly round-up on 19 June. I gave it 5 stars. 

The Butterfly Season tells how a woman in Denmark decided to see all of her country's butterflies in one season. She knew hardly anything about them and didn't realise how logistically difficult it would be. Some species can only be found in certain locations for a very limited time window. It's fascinating and very compelling. More in my June round-up. 

The High Island is one for the July round-up.  It's about secrets, death and a discovery on Hoy, one of the Orkney islands.  It's a case for Detective Inspector Erling Flett, who fled from Orkney a few years ago. Publication date: 30 July. 

Here is a list of all my 2026 books with links to my reviews. 

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