This week hasn’t been great for reading, but my assignment is finally done, and it was the last one for this module! So maybe I can relax a bit now? I started off the relaxation in style with some new books, of course…
New books:
A mixed bag, which probably surprises no one. I’ve already finished reading The Book of Phoenix; it might be the Nnedi Okorafor book I appreciate the most so far! The other stuff is mostly from my wishlist, except The Horns of Ruin, which was an impulse buy. Oh, and The Tempering of Men, because I finished the first book earlier this week.
Books to review:
I’ve read some of Foz Meadows’ blog posts and such, I think? Anyway, I enjoy how rainbow-y the cover is and the fact that it’s openly queertastic. Tremontaine and The Fireman I’ve been hearing a lot about…
Books finished:
Reviews posted:
–Captain America: Civil War Prelude, by Corona Pilgrim et al. I was not impressed by the lack of new content in this tie-in release. If you’ve seen the other Marvel films, or even just a good selection of them, you’re good to go. 2/5 stars
–The Bread We Eat in Dreams, by Catherynne M. Valente. A varied and typically gorgeous collection. If you’re a fan of Valente, you’ve probably read some of these before — but probably not all… 3/5 stars
–Dead Man’s Chest, by Kerry Greenwood. Another strong outing for Phryne, and it introduces a secondary character who I rather hope will stick around. 3/5 stars
–The Door into Fire, by Diane Duane. A book well-deserving of the nostalgic love people have for it. I love the way it deals with polyamorous relationships, without them being idyllic, but without demonising any of the participants either. 4/5 stars
–The Movement: Class Warfare, by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams III. This is basically like Gotham, if it was policed not by Batman, but by the 99%. I didn’t like the reread as much as the initial read way back in 20…14? But still fun, and really cool and diverse characters. 4/5 stars
–The Sin-Eater’s Daughter, by Melinda Salisbury. I think it’d be hard for a book to match up to that gorgeous cover, and so it proved. But I enjoyed the story well enough, and it caught me by surprise… 3/5 stars
–Flashback Friday: Kalpa Imperial, by Angélica Gorodischer, trans. Ursula Le Guin. An interesting what-if, and I think it’d appeal to fans of Le Guin’s writing and world building. There’s something of the same flavour. 4/5 stars
How’s everyone else been? Good weather where you are? Any reading achievements to share?
I so badly want to read A Court of Mist and Fury as well as Lois Lane – they look so good! Enjoy your new books! 🙂
Kyra @ Blog of a Bookaholic
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I enjoyed the first Lois Lane book more than I expected to — I do recommend it!
I haven’t read any of the books but I’m familiar with some of the authors. A few interesting covers in there as well. Hope you can fit in some fun reading now. Enjoy!
Thanks! It was a busy week, but it should be better now, thankfully.
Awesome haul this week, Nikki! I want to read the Lois Lane series, it looks so good. Have a wonderful weekend and happy reading.
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I enjoyed the first book a loooot, I recommend it! Thanks for dropping by.
I really need to read A Court of Mist and Fury at some point! Great haul 🙂
Yeaaaah, I just want to reread ACOTAR first and then I’ll be digging in.
An Accident of Stars does sound interesting, and her guest posts have been fantastic. I was a bit daunted b the size of The Fireman, but so far it’s fantastic.
Yeah, I’m daunted too, but that’s good to know!
Interesting books this week. I hope you love all of your new books.
Grace @ Books of Love
Thanks.
Horns of Ruins would catch my eye in a line-up too. Happy reading.
Thanks for dropping by!
Lots of great looking books here. I’ll have to check some of them out.
Any of them in particular? Thanks for dropping by!
Whoa, look at all those great books! I just finished The Fireman, I really enjoyed it. And I ADORED Luna New Moon!
Did it take you long to read The Fireman? I’m daunted by the length of it!
THESE COVERS ARE ALL SO PRETTY AND LOOK SO NICE TOGETHER. *pets them* The Horns of Ruin cover is awesome and I so want to read Lois Lane someday!!
The first Lois Lane book was great! I do recommend it.