Happy New Year!

And welcome to First Book of the Year hosted by Sheila at Bookjourney.

I started reading my first books of the year yesterday. I say ‘books’ because I always have a print and audio book going at the same time.

My audio choice, The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Katherine Pancol, is a recent download that jumped to the head of the pile. I was looking for something light, fun and different, and this one is all three.

My print book is Game by Anders de la Motte, a fast-paced thriller, and one I’ve been wanting to read for a few months now.

I just realized that both of my book choices are set in foreign countries, Crocodiles in France and Game in Sweden, and both have been translated to English from their native language. I love that my reading has expanded to books and authors I would have never found before I joined the book blogging community.

Let It Snow

It has been snowing since last night and is predicted to continue snowing through tomorrow. That’s my backyard on the left.

This is perfect weather to stay inside, keep warm and read. Other than a few trips outside to shovel the snow and clear off the bird feeders, that is just what I’ll be doing. Later I’ll be making New Year’s Day chili while I listen to audio.

First Print Book

Game by Anders de la Motte

One Sunday morning after a long night of partying, Henrik “HP” Pettersson, a slacker with a lot of ego and very little impulse control, finds a cell phone of an unfamiliar make on a commuter train. Through insisting and slightly uncanny messages that refer to him by name, the phone invites him to play a game. HP accepts without hesitation.

The Game starts out innocently enough and then becomes increasingly risky, threatening the safety of someone close to HP. He is determined to become a superstar, but when the dark and tragic secrets of his family’s past are at stake, HP must make a choice. Will he suffer the humiliation of defeat, or will the need to win push him to the limit—no matter the cost?

First Audiobook

The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Katherine Pancol

When her chronically unemployed husband runs off to start a crocodile farm in Kenya with his mistress, Joséphine Cortès is left in an unhappy state of affairs. The mother of two—confident, beautiful teenage Hortense and shy, babyish Zoé—is forced to maintain a stable family life while making ends meet on her meager salary as a medieval history scholar.

Meanwhile, Joséphine’s charismatic sister Iris seems to have it all—a wealthy husband, gorgeous looks, and a très chic Paris address—but she dreams of bringing meaning back into her life. When Iris charms a famous publisher into offering her a lucrative deal for a twelfth-century romance, she offers her sister a deal of her own: Joséphine will write the novel and pocket all the proceeds, but the book will be published under Iris’s name. All is well—that is, until the book becomes the literary sensation of the season.

What are you reading?

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