It’s been a busy week, both for books bought and books read! What’s everyone else been getting their hands on or reading this week?
Books bought
Truthwitch arrived in Illumicrate’s second box, and I’m excited to read it — especially with Robin Hobb’s endorsement on the cover. Courage is the Price is written by a friend of mine, and now it has a print edition, so of course I had to get it. Aaaand Waterstones had a copy of A Gathering of Shadows already, so I grabbed it and cancelled my preorder. But, to make up for that (since apparently sales like that don’t count for first week sales), here is a preorder giveaway!
Plus, uh, a batch of comics. Which I justify by pointing out they are female superheroes, and as such need supporting.
I mean, until Jessica Drew, Carol Danvers and Hope Van Dyne join the Avengers in the MCU, I won’t believe that Marvel have finally got the message we want them.
Library books
I already own The Girl in the Road and The Speed of Dark… somewhere. This should be impetus to read them. In theory.
Books to review
Thanks, Pan Macmillan, Bloomsbury and Saga Press! Because I am dreadfully behind, False Hearts will actually be my first book by Laura Lam, and I’ve only just got The Winner’s Curse… good thing I felt like reading it, haha.
Read this week:
Yes, I did read all of those. Yes, I do eat and sleep, we just don’t quite understand how I fit it in.
Reviews this week:
–Soundless, by Richelle Mead. Not a favourite of mine, unfortunately, especially because it features the magical healing of a deaf character. 2/5 stars
–The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, by Catherynne M. Valente. Now this I loved, quite predictably, since I’ve enjoyed the whole series. It’s a Changeling-child of a book within the series, but I didn’t resent it for that. 4/5 stars
–Lois Lane: Fallout, by Gwenda Bond. I love superhero novels, and I love the increasing role of women in comics and comic-related media. So, yep, I loved this, too. 4/5 stars
–Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller, by Jennifer Kloester. It has a lot of detail, and does its best to shine a light on a woman who was very private when alive. 4/5 stars
–Colour Me Calm: Mandalas, by Elizabeth James. One quibble: it had at least one design that has been published before. It could be innocent, but it bothered me a bit. 3/5 stars
–Death by Water, by Kerry Greenwood. I enjoyed this one a lot, since it allows Phryne to leave behind the comforts of home and her familiar cast, and go a bit further afield. 4/5 stars
–Flashback Friday: Camelot’s Blood, by Sarah Zettel. The last of the quartet, this romance does interesting things with the Arthurian setting. 4/5 stars
Other posts:
–Appreciating comics. A piece on how exactly I came to love comics — and appreciate them as an art form.
–Top Ten Tuesday: Songs I Wish Were Books. Heavy on the modern folk music.
–Review of Illumicrate’s Box #2. What it says on the tin!
And seriously, if you like V.E. Schwab’s work and haven’t got a preorder of A Gathering of Shadows, welp, I got you covered.
Quite a mixture of books this week! Nice haul! I appear to have accepted that I’m just sticking to my favourite few genres from now on-due to discovering just how many books about preppers and zombies there are out there! *grins* Enjoy your books!
Haha, I can imagine! It has always amazed me how many you manage to find! Thanks for dropping by as usual.
Great haul! I’m so ready to read The Winner’s Kiss!
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I juuuust finished the first book last night and just, OMG!
Great haul! I keep meaning to read ADSOM but I haven’t found the time. Maybe book two will inspire me. Happy reading!
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It was fun! I’m sure I’m going to enjoy AGOS too, though I need to get round to reading her earlier book Vicious, too…
Ah! You’ve read Rebel of the Sands as well! I loved it, thought it was SO original and beautifully written! You have a GREAT haul! I still need to get Truthwitch and have yet to start (have been wanting to forever) any of V.E. Schwab’s books (I know… silly me, haha). I need to get some more comics too… The Wicked + The Divine volume 3 recently came out and I NEED IT SO MUCH! I cut back on the book buying though, so I need to chill and will probably get it later (once I have more money haha)
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I just got The Wicked + The Divine 3 last week! I need to get round to reading it, aaah. Same goes for so many other books, it’s a little overwhelming, heh. Thanks for dropping by!
Great haul this week, you have a lot of great looking books. I got The Winner’s Kiss this week too and I am so beyond excited to read that one myself, it looks soooooo good. I hope Arin and Kestrel get a HEA, or I will be so upset. I hope you enjoy them all 🙂 Here’s my STS.
I just got my copy of the second book, so I need to tear through that. Fingers crossed for that HEA…
I read an excerpt of A Gathering of Shadows. Looks like it’s going to be a really good book! I’ve seen Rebel Sands everywhere! The cover looks really pretty and makes me want to read it that much more. Enjoy your books!
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I was intrigued by Truthwitch, but have held off picking up a copy until I see some reviews I trust. 🙂
I snagged an ARC of Ken Liu’s collection as well. Really looking forward to digging into that.
Robin Hobb blurbed it, so I’m very hopeful!
I’ve just started and the first story is about books, so I’m pretty sold.
I want to read Truthwitch and Rebel of the Sands, you have had a great week!!
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I have! I can’t wait to get started on Truthwitch, though knowing me, it will be a while…
What a great reading week you had. I love the cover of A Gathering of Shadows. I still need to read the first one. Hope you enjoy them all.
The first one was pretty fun, think I gave it four stars? Some awesome characters!
So jealous of your copy of The Winner’s kiss. It is one I am so eager to get my hands on. Loved the first two books! And we can always use more lady superhereos in our lives! Happy Reading!
I’m excited for it! I just got The Winner’s Crime yesterday, so I’m eagerly reading that first, haha.
Great haul! The Witch Hunter is one that I have really been wanting to check out.
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I’ve been eyeing it too, and I think there’s a second book now? Or soon? Arrghh so many books, haha.
So many great books this week!!! Enjoy them all! 🙂
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You are clearly a robot because the amount of books you read is both amazing and scary! Lol Greta book choices though and I love what you got! And of course, FEMALE SUPERHEROES!!
Haha, I’ll take that as a compliment! I did read more than usual this week, really. Thanks for dropping by!
Wow, great haul! Looking forward to False Hearts and I’m also thinking about checking out The Paper Menagerie.
Yes, busy week! Must behave myself more next week or I’ll be over my budget… The first story in The Paper Menagerie is about alien books, so that sold me…
OOH! I really want to read Truthwitch and the Winner’s trilogy, they look utterly fabulous!
Enjoy your new books! 🙂
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I’ve just started reading the Winner’s trilogy, and I read the first book practically all in one go! I’m definitely enjoying them.
I’m DYING to read TRUTHWITCH, REBEL OF THE SANDS, and A GATHERING OF SHADOWS. They’re actually some of my most anticipated reads of this year! Fingers crossed you’ll love them all 🙂
I enjoyed Rebel of the Sands! Not as much as some others have, but I think that was a personal thing.
I guess everyone has their own preferences! Glad to hear you did enjoy it, though. 🙂