Another week without having purchased any new books! Surely I deserve some kind of reward, like a new bo — oh. Oh well! Here’s the books I’ve finished this week:
Plenty of reading this week — some of it very last minute, actually.
Just two books acquired this week — two review copies via Netgalley, Less Than Three Press and Hot Key Books:
I’m not a big fan of the cover, but apparently this is part of a set of books which will focus on aromantic and asexual characters. That I can get behind, and I enjoyed Sasha L. Miller’s The Errant Prince. So I’m excited about the whole idea, and I enjoyed the story.
And now the weekly roundup:
Reviews this week:
–Unnatural Creatures, ed. Neil Gaiman. Fun theme and a bunch of great stories, some old and some new. 4/5 stars
–A Portrait of the Brain, by Adam Zeman. Disappointingly simplistic and not really suited to my level of understanding, but probably a good starting point for those interested in neurology. 2/5 stars
–Impulse, by Dave Bara. A fun enough space opera that didn’t really shine. 2/5 stars
–This Savage Song, by Victoria Schwab. Monsters and humans and an interesting world set-up, oh my! I really enjoyed this and recommend it. 4/5 stars
–The Frog Princess, by E.D. Baker. A favourite of my sister’s, I thought this was cute, though slight and very much aimed at the middle grade. 3/5 stars
–The Castlemaine Murders, by Kerry Greenwood. It’s Phryne, so it was fun, but it was lacking the spark that made some of the other books great. 3/5 stars
–Flashback Friday: Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, by Tad Williams. This is a whopping big series with four huge volumes, which is about the only reason I haven’t read it since I was eighteen. It’s typical, in some ways: a scullery boy becomes… well, you’ll see. 4/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Books Recently Added To My TBR. What it says on the tin — some books I’ve got, some books I’m hankering after.
How’s everyone been doing? Hope you’ve all been reading tons, and adding great books to your shelves!
I have indeed been reading plenty! January has been a really good month for me getting things done! Pity I can’t seem to get caught up with my book reviews! Soooo many still to write! Enjoy your reading this week!
Same here — except my coursework, heh… I’ve been trying to write my reviews right away, but I do keep falling behind too. Good luck catching up!
Your two review books look interesting!
I can’t wait to see what you think of Phonogram. Are you planning on getting the second volume or the new series?
I’ve read them both now — they’re quite fun!
Phonogram… the first volume didn’t really work for me, maybe because I’m not that aware of Britpop and all the references, etc. I’ll probably read more if my partner gets it, though (I actually bought it for her, haha).
Ooh, City of Stairs! Can’t wait to see your review. And just in time for City of Blades too, which I have to say was even better than the first. I hope you enjoy your new books 🙂
I have a review copy of it, so I am exciiiite. Need to start it soooon.
Great reading week for you. It’s been slow for me. Working on one book. Enjoy your latest additions.
I really only caught up in the last couple of days — before that I was kind of slow and uninspired! Hope you get more time to read in the coming week…