It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

My meme life seems to be picking up again. I always enjoy finding new reads via Sheila's meme, It's Monday! What Are You Reading? so I thought I'd throw in my reading fare for this week.

Recently reviewed: 

• This is Paradise: Stories by Kristiana Kahakauwila - totally loved this collection of short stories about the "real" Hawaii. I also have a GIVEAWAY for this one right now, so be sure to check it out! 
• And the Soft Wind Blows by Lance Umenhofer - a novella on a man's mid-life crisis ... a little different because of its poetic prose. 
• Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano - This one really affected me. It's a young girl recounting domestic violence within her own home using Loteria cards as prompts. 
• The Chatswood Spooks by Nottie Thistledore - what a riot! This is great bedtime reading for those with young kids!
• I haven't posted in ages, so if you're curious, check out my running list of reviews. 

Currently reading:

• Ru by Kim Thuy - recollections of a young girl who escaped Vietnam during the war and made it into Malaysia, then Canada as a refugee (check it out on Goodreads)
• A Vision of Angels by Timothy Jay Smith - a terrorist thriller set in Jerusalem (check it out on Goodreads)

Don't forget to leave a link to your answers, I'd love to find out what you're reading. Have a great week!