Stacking the Shelves

Posted April 23, 2016 by Nicky in Uncategorized / 12 Comments

Despite the busy week, I did find time to get to a bookshop — aided and abetted somewhat by Robert @ Bastian’s Book Reviews, of course. I haven’t had time for much reading — you wouldn’t believe how many random clothes I seem to have acquired to sort through — but I have squeezed in a few minutes here and there. Soon, of course, I shall be off to stay with my partner for a few months, and I intend to start out by luxuriously flopping on the floor with our bunny and a book.

Anyway!

Books bought this week:

Cover of The Fold by Peter Clines Cover of Planetfall by Emma Newman Cover of Children of Time by Adrian Tchiakovsky Cover of All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Cover of The Bread We Eat in Dreams by Catherynne M. Valente Cover of Rat Queens vol 3 Cover of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua

These have all been on my wishlist for a while, so I was happy enough to finally pick them up! I was very good and resisted other books which haven’t been on my wishlist.

Books read this week:

Cover of Bone and Jewel Creatures by Elizabeth Bear Cover of Darwin's Ghosts by Rebecca Stott Cover of The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan

Reviews posted this week:

Voyage of the Basilisk, by Marie Brennan. Predictably, loved this reread. Yay for plots and intrigue and deranged practicality! 5/5 stars
Forest of Memory, by Mary Robinette Kowal. I got more into this than I expected, and wanted to know more4/5 stars
Fated, by Benedict Jacka. Solid urban fantasy, which handles a complex power surprisingly easily (the protagonist can see potential futures). I want to read more. 3/5 stars
The Skeleton Cupboard, by Tanya Byron. Avoid. Horrible disrespect/dismissal of trans people in the very first chapter. 1/5 stars
In the Labyrinth of Drakes, by Marie Brennan. Last book for now in this series. I loved it to bits, and it’s really important in the development of Isabella and answers so many questions. 5/5 stars
SPQR, by Mary Beard. A good survey of Roman history, focusing on the rise of the Empire rather than its decline. 4/5 stars
Flashback Friday: Liar, by Justine Larbalestier. This is a book I devoured and still find myself pondering at times. 5/5 stars

Other posts: 
Top Ten TuesdayThis week was meant to be funny books, but I’m bad at humour, so instead I did ‘books that made me make delighted noises’.

How’s everyone doing? Lots more reading than me, I hope!

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12 responses to “Stacking the Shelves

  1. I’ve had a busy week but gardening is NOT a fun thing! I’ve hardly picked up a book this week but hope to do better this week. Sounds like things are busy at your end but a nice break is something to look forward to!

    • Boooo. My week mostly wasn’t too fun either — moving, tidying, cleaning, working on an assignment… bah. But the weekend’s been good!

  2. The Fold was really awesome! So was Planetfall, except maybe the ending. I’ve heard some mixed things about All the Birds in the Sky which is why I haven’t picked it up yet, so I’m very curious to hear your thoughts!

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