So, as you can tell if you just scroll down a bit, or maybe the speed your browser has crawled to, I acquired a lot this week. That would be because my mother gave me a £40 Amazon voucher. She would claim I made her give me it, but I simply reminded her that she had promised it to me. Her guilty conscience did the rest…
Anyway, so this is my weekly haul, for the meme as hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! A couple of these have already appeared before, but now I’ve bought my own copies rather than borrowing them!
ARCs/review copies
Non-fiction
Fiction
Comics
I’ve already read Saga, and I’m going to polish off Spider-girl today hopefully, so other than those, hmm. Of the ARCs, I’m more excited about The Wizard’s Promise; I’ve enjoyed Cassandra Rose Clarke’s work, and I haven’t yet read Freya Robertson’s first book. (Oops.) Many thanks to Angry Robot/Strange Chemistry for those, though.
Of the non-fiction, most of it ethics/morality related, I’m most interested in Paul Bloom’s books. He taught a class I was in on Coursera, Moralities of Everyday Life, which I really enjoyed. Of the fiction, it’s gonna have to be Night of Cake and Puppets, because Laini Taylor! Can’t wait for Dreams of Gods and Monsters. I kept an eye out for an ARC but I didn’t see it anywhere, woe is me.
All these new books, and yet I have to work this weekend. *dramatic sigh* What about you guys? Frivolous weekends of reading ahead? Anything spectacular new on your shelves this week?
What a delicious assortment, fiction and non-fiction! Just salivating looking at them.
Not.being a speed reader like you, and determined to reread books for review, I’ve half a dozen books and more on the go including by Austen and Nix, Aiken and Uttley, Haddon and Shelley. Watch this space! And thanks for Likes on Goodreads — I’m bad at reciprocating, sorry.
Oh, and what a lovely Mum you’ve got! Can she be mine too?
Haha, I don’t know what she’d say about that… But she has her uses, definitely.
Yeah, I actually got a really good mix this week — should be something for every mood!
Alas, I have far too much on my to read list already and just keep starting new books. The rate I could clear my shelves if only I felt like reading some of the stuff that’s been in progress…!
All these books look new to me, except Pirate’s Wish which I think is just pure awesome. I still have tons of books to read from last year but I can’t read them yet until school is over *dramatic sigh*. Enjoy your haul! 😉
I have tonnes of books going back a couple of years, but I can’t seem to resist anyway…
One of the ARCs is by the same author as Pirate’s Wish, in the same world!
Amazing haul! =D
Your mother sounds awesome! 😀 I agree with calmgrove; can she be mine too? lol!
I requested The Wizard’s Promise. I’ve been so intrigued by the cover!
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~Stephanie @ Bookfever
It really is!
Haha, I don’t know what she’d say about that…
I have very high hopes, I like Cassandra Clarke’s other work.
I haven’t read any of these but happy reading!
Tsuki’s STS
Thank you!
What a great, unique selection!
Haha, I certainly read widely, don’t I?
It seems like we read different genres because I haven’t heard of any of these books yet, but I hope you enjoy reading them all! Have a great weekend! 😀
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I mostly read fantasy and sci-fi, along with anything non-fictional that catches my fancy, haha.
Those steampunk’s looks AWESOME! I haven’t read a lot, besides the mainsteam ones. But I love the premise, they’re always so lush and rich and one of the new genres that really do transport you to another world. Thanks for putting these on my radar, going to check them out now.
I didn’t enjoy the first one as much as I’d hoped, back when I read that, but generally I love Cherie Priest’s work. I hope you enjoy them!
The Pirate’s Wish looks good, and I really need to read Night of Cake and Puppets soon because I love Zuzana and Mik! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I enjoyed the first book more than I expected to, so I have high hopes. And yes! I need to read Night of Cake and Puppets sooooon.
Oohh that’s a lot of books! Haven’t heard of these but I hope you enjoy all of them 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks! And yes, this week was a glorious spree.
I’m curious about the Cherie Priest, I really need to try this author. Happy reading!
I really enjoy her work. I liked her urban fantasy better than the first book of the steampunk series, but generally I enjoy her work.
Never heard of any of these books but I hope you love them all.
Thanks!
Oh my goodness! I think you beat me in number of books this week, which is quite a feat 😉 I’m not familiar with most of your books, but I hope you’ll love them all.
Thanks for stopping by earlier.
As I said, I don’t need much encouragement… this should keep me going for a while, at least!
That’s a nice mixture of books you have there, hope you enjoy them! I wasn’t a fan of Cherie Priest’s steampunk books but I loved her urban fantasy series which sadly only had two books in it. Thanks for visiting my blog!
Yeah, I always like to have a good range available! And yeah, I preferred her urban fantasy too, but I was peeking into one of the later steampunk ones and decided it was worth another try.
I must read Night of Cake and Puppets! I see it on STS’s every now and then, and it keeps reminding me that I still haven’t read it. I’ll get to it before DoGaM comes out.
Stephanie @ Inspiring Insomnia
I have to read it soon too! I didn’t even know about it until I saw it on someone’s StS a week or so ago…
I’ve heard a lot of praise for Laini Taylor’s books, but I haven’t read any myself yet. I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for visiting my STS.
They’re a lot of fun, I hope you do enjoy them when you get to them!
Thanks for stopping by my STS! These are all new to me but I read another Cassandra Rose Clarke book that I really liked. Happy reading!
Which one? Was it The Mad Scientist’s Daughter? Love that one.
Lots of books! I love the cover for The Wizard’s Promise. Hope you love all your new reads!
Thanks! And yeah, it does look preeeetty cool.
All the books look amazing! I really want to own Sunstone now 😀
It does make that acquisitive corner of my heart happy…
Oh wow, look at all of those Cherie Priest books! *is cautiously interested*
I have high hopes!