Friday Wishlist: Nine Coaches Waiting

This morning I sat here staring at my computer as my roommate walked past.

"I don't know what book to write about." I said in despair.

"How about 'Nine Coaches Waiting' by Mary Stewart?" she chimed.

"What's that about?"

"It's about this girl who goes to be Governess of a wealthy French family. The parents are dead so the uncle takes care of the boy, who's heir to a huge estate. So then things start happening to the little boy and it becomes clear someone's trying to off him."

I wrinkled my nose.

"It's a love story." She reassured me.

"Set in what time period?"

"The right one."

"Like old, with fun dresses?" I prodded.

She rolled her eyes. "Yes."

So that's what I'm going to read next.

Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart.

Here's the official review:

The opulence and history surrounding Linda Martin at ChateÂu Valmy are all part of some wondrous, ecstatic dream. But there is a palpable terror crouching in the shadows. And then an accident that is no accident nearly kills the young English nanny's innocent, nine-year-old charge.
This is not "chance" -- this is something planned...and deadly.-Publisher's Review

I'm still a little wary. I just finished a book called Flint by Paul Eddy and I was less than pleased so my patience with murder mysteries is running thin.

However, this particular friend of mine gives good book recommendations so I can't really argue with her. Have you read it? What did you think?

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Books: Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
            Flint by Paul Eddy

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What I'm Reading Monday

I came across this meme this morning (between running and re-running my kids to school) and thought... 'Hey, I'm reading a book!'

So why not participate?

Alright... This weekend I was dying for a book. I think it had been a full week since I had something to cozy up to and I really needed a fix. So I did what any person in my situation would do--I begged my 9 year old to go to the library with me.

I came back with three books.
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce (an old favorite of mine)
Flint by Paul Eddy (recommended by Nancy Pearl)
Troy by Adele Geras (randomly picked up because it had a nice cover)

I'm half way through Trickster's Choice. I'm enjoying every the, though, & this and when I'm finished I may or may not return the other two books and get Trickster's Queen.

::sigh:: I love reading.

What are you reading?

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Books in this post:
Trickster's Choice & Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
Flint by Paul Eddy
Troy by Adele Geras