I’m back in Belgium! And I brought a bunch of books with me.
Fiction acquired:
I’m… not sure which of these I bought and which I got as review copies, now. But yay.
Non-fiction acquired:
I love me some non-fiction.
Comics acquired:
I, uh, needed to catch up…
Finished this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–Fever, by Mary Beth Keane. An interesting historical novel taking the point of view of Typhoid Mary, and doing reasonably well at making us sympathise with her. 4/5 stars
–Talking Hands, by Margalit Fox. Fascinating discussion of both the history of sign language and the development of languages in general, with a case study of an emerging language in a Bedouin village. 4/5 stars
–Murder and Mendelssohn, by Kerry Greenwood. This last (so far?) adventure with Phryne is a lot of fun, though the main feature is really the BBC Sherlock inspired John Wilson and Rupert Sheffield, and their Phryne-facilitated romance. 4/5 stars
–Saga Volume 3, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. Awesome as usual, and mostly the volume in which I really loved the Lying Cat more than ever. 5/5 stars
–Mortal Heart, by Robin LaFevers. Thanks to a certain reveal that just didn’t quite fit the way I saw the world, this wasn’t my favourite of a series I have generally really enjoyed. 3/5 stars
–A Fall of Moondust, by Arthur C. Clarke. Fans of The Martian might enjoy this classic story of rescue in space, even if the situation — tourism on the moon — seems as far away as ever. 4/5 stars
–Flashback Friday: Sword at Sunset, by Rosemary Sutcliff. Powerful version of the Arthurian stories, with a real and strong connection between Arthur and Bedwyr (who here basically has the role of Lancelot). I wasn’t sure at first, but for me it really, really worked. 5/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Facts About Me. In which I am a somewhat scatterbrained silly person with synaesthesia.
So yeah, not much reading this week because… I don’t really know why, but on Friday I got Pokemon Go and went for a three hour walk (finally hitting my Fitbit goals again!) so I blame that. Somewhat. How is everyone?
I read one Berenstain Bears book this week and that’s all. Pretty poor effort! I hope for better things this week. I’m not part of this Pokemon thing…not really into these new gadgets and crazes. We don’t even have a smartphone in the house, just a very basic mobile phone with camera which we only use in emergencies. Enjoy your time in Belgium and stay safe.
chucklesthescot recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #140
It somehow wasn’t much of a reading week! And ha, I’m very much a gadgety person, though I’m only really doing Pokemon Go because it should provide a bit extra motivation for me to actually get walking again. Sadly, I need that at the moment!
Wow. What an amazing selection of books 🙂 I’m loving the brighter covers.
It’s been a good week, that’s for sure! Thanks for dropping by.
Awesome haul of books. I like all the covers. I hope you love all of your new books.
Grace @ Books of Love
Thanks! Hope you have a good week.
I really can’t wait to read the new Saga. I need more Lying Cat in my life. Wonderful haul and safe travels.
I still need to catch up! I’ve only read up to volume three! I’m excited for it, though.
Some great titles there. I am very jealous of paper and fire. I have ordered my copy but its still on the way. I can’t wait to read it. I have pokemon go too and I have to be really careful to to let eat in to too much of my reading time LOL!
You can check out my stacking the shelves here: http://sapphiredreads.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/stacking-shelves-1.html
I managed to pick it up while I was visiting my parents, which was a relief — I’m not sure how easy it’d be to get here in Belgium! I’m excited for it. And yeah, between Pokemon Go and studying, I need to remember to make time to read!
AH! AH! PAPER AND FIRE! !! I just won a copy of that and am entirely in love with the cover. <3 Also yay for a 3hr walk! That's dedication hhaha.
I’m excited for it! And yes, Pokemon Go is apparently good for you!
Hope you’ll enjoy Hope and Red! I thought it was a lot of fun, and I loved that it was a characters-orieinted story. I also really want to read Everfair!
Oh good, that’s just the sort of story I like to read best!
I need to hurry up and read Ink and Bone. You got some great books this week, I think that Egypt one and the one about the science of reading look good. I also am fascinated by synaesthesia, I have a friend who has it. Thanks for sharing! You can check out my Sunday Post in the link below!
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature) recently posted…Sunday Post #64 and Stacking the Shelves July 17th, 2016
Me, too. It’s been in my hands a week now and I haven’t read it! Re: the science of reading, I finished that last week (I’ve had it for a while); it was very interesting, but it doesn’t seem to describe the way I read at all!