Hello, everyone! This week has been frantic for me again, with an assignment due and a wedding to organise. It’s creeping up on us — this time next week, I’ll be married!
In the meantime, though, I’ve been taking advantage of my wife-to-be’s library card.
Library books
Some of these I already own, but they’re elsewhere. And I’ve read most of Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series before, but it’s been ages and I feel like it, so woo.
Received to review
Quite a different bunch, but all fun in their way. Mind you, I need to catch up with Emma Newman’s series!
Finished this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–The Door into Shadows, by Diane Duane. Segnbora’s book, basically. There were aspects I didn’t like, but also Segnbora is so kickass that it carries it. 3/5 stars
–Death Among the Marshes, by Kathryn Ramage. A fun, Golden Age-esque mystery novella, with some great characters. 4/5 stars
–Saints Astray, by Jacqueline Carey. Want to follow Pilar and Loup from Santa Olivia, and see them get a happy ending? Yep, this is for you. 4/5 stars
–Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande. Sensitive, carefully written and thoughtful, Being Mortal talks about some issues we really need to spend more time on, at least in Western society. 5/5 stars
–The Terracotta Bride, by Zen Cho. A short story set in an afterlife which pretty much typifies the idea that ‘hell is other people’. 4/5 stars
–Toad Words and Other Stories, by T. Kingfisher. A great collection of fairytale retellings, each one unique. I love T. Kingfisher’s work, so no surprise I enjoyed these. 4/5 stars
–Flashback Friday: Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis. There are a lot of things which irritated me about this book, but there’s a really solid story there too — and one which I do remember being quite emotional for me, to my own surprise. 3/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Books Made Me (Want To) Do It. Except I didn’t take it seriously at all…
How’s everyone? Anything good coming up in the week ahead?
Congratulations on your coming wedding.
Thank you! It’s taken long enough to finally happen.
I can’t believe your wedding is so close! You must be so excited! I’m not surprised that things have been a bit frantic…If I don’t get the chance before then to say hi and wish you luck for the big day, let me do it now. Have a totally fantastic day and a happy life together *hugs*
It’s been sneaking up on us and then all of a sudden, it’s just next week! I only just got my dress, and my partner’s still making hers, and — gah! Thanks for the good wishes, much appreciated. <3
Nice haul. Novik and Parris have both been lingering on my TBR pile for far too long.
Yeah, I know that feeling! I remember the Temeraire books being good, and I just really enjoyed Uprooted, so here’s hoping.
Congratulations on your soon-to-be wedding! Here’s hoping the day is smooth sailing and full of happiness (I’m sure it will be!) Also, great haul–you seem to have had a pretty awesome week! Most of these books are new to me; I guess I’ll be doing some research on the ones I don’t recognize!
Have a great rest of your weekend–and happy book-ing to you, in the near future!
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Thank you! It’s going to be a pretty small event, so I’m sure it’ll go great. There isn’t too much to go wrong!
Thanks for dropping by!
Great haul! I hope you enjoy your books.
Diane @ Diane’s Book Blog
Thanks!
Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Looks like you went full out on Temeraire too, lol. I should pick that up again one day, I think I stopped at book six and now that the series is finished I have no excuse.
Thank you! And yeah, they had them there all convenient, so I kidnapped almost all of them… Ha. I didn’t realise the series was over finally!
I really enjoyed Naomi Novik’s book, Uprooted. But I haven’t read any of her other books. I will need to look into these other books. Have fun reading, and congrats to your upcoming marriage.
The Temeraire series is a lot of fun, if I recall rightly! I know I enjoyed the first few books. Thanks for dropping by, and for the congratulations!
Have a great wedding day and congrats to both of you. I’ve really been wanting to read a dragon book lately and those look awesome. I own Uprooted but haven’t read it yet.
Thanks! And yeah, the Temeraire books are a lot of fun, as I remember. There’s been a reread going on around the blogs I follow recently and it tempted me.
Oh those Naomi Novik covers are GORGEOUS and makes me want to try them for sure! PLUS DRAGONS. Why have I not even heard of this series omg.
Wait, you hadn’t heard of them?? OMG, Cait! Temeraire is an awesome dragon, sassy and logical and a bit despairing about his humans at times. It’s fun!
Congratulations on the big news! Wishing you and your fiance well. <3 So much Naomi Novik! I have yet to read a book by her, but I want to read Uprooted for sure. I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
Have a fabulous week. 🙂
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Uprooted was a lot of fun, I read that last week — I think it’s maybe a bit more mature than the Temeraire books in tone. But they’re fun too. Thanks for dropping by!