Happy birthday to meeee! If you wish to join in the festivities, it seems that we’re planning to celebrate by eating cake for every meal. (Sometimes stretching the definition to pastry.) My wife is even going to make Welsh cakes for me, for the first time in a while.
Also, we have a new bunny. Her name is Cinnamon, and she fits in my hand. I hope so much she’s going to settle in and stay with us for a good long time. <3
Received to review:
Eeeh! All of these are awesome, and I’m very excited.
Bought:
Fiiiinally, Ghost Talkers is out. <3 I need to get reading it nooow. Mind you, I say that, but there’s so much else I want to read now, too…
Finished this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, by Kij Johnson. A satisfying story set in Lovecraft’s world, with a capable female character. It actually really charmed me. 4/5 stars
–One Imbolc Gloaming, by Elora Bishop. Cute, but the plot doesn’t go where I hoped it would, which is kind of sad. 3/5 stars
–Cold-Forged Flame, by Marie Brennan. I think this might be my favourite of the Tor.com novellas so far. It’s definitely up there. I find the setting fascinating, and Marie Brennan writes as well as ever. 4/5 stars
–The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Power, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson. Fun, though not 100% my thing. You’ve got to love that Doreen solves several big issues with supervillains by talking to them. 4/5 stars
–Runtime, by S.B. Divya. A lot of interesting stuff here, though the core of the setting reminds me heavily of other dystopian stories. 3/5 stars
–Dancing With Bears, by Michael Swanwick. Not my thing at all, despite the heist part. That and the setting are about all that were my thing. So much sex stuff. 1/5 stars
–Flashback Friday: Beowulf on the Beach, by Jack Murnighan. I don’t always agree with the author on what you should try and what you should skip in the Greatest Hits of Dead White Authors, but it was kind of entertaining anyway. 2/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books in Post-Disaster Settings. What it says on the tin!
Happy birthday! In your honour I shall be munching cake today as I watch TV!
We still have so much cake left! Om nom nom.
YAY, happy happy birthday to you!
I really should pick up more of Seanan McGuire’s novels… I read Every Heart a Doorway several months ago and absolutely fell in looooooove, so I’m sure I’d enjoy her other stuff too, but…time?! Who has enough of it to do everything they want to?
I hope you enjoy your day, and your recent acquisitions! Here’s my Stacking the Shelves, if you’re interested in checking it out–but no worries if you’re not! Happy book-ing to you in the near future.
Thank you! I loved Every Heart A Doorway too, and I like her differently-focused novels as Mira Grant, so I know I haaaave to catch up with the Toby Daye series too. So far I’ve only read the first one!
I got a review copy of Ghost Talkers in the mail this week – looking forward to it. The Emperor’s Railroad was fantastic.
Oooh, I wanted a review copy, but had no luck, so I pounced once it came out!
Happy Birthday. You got Den of Wolves. I am SO jealous.
Thank you! And I was so surprised they granted access, haha.
Happy, happy birthday! Eating cake with each meal is a fantastic idea, I’m all for it.
Enjoy your new books! 🙂
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Ha, with each meal? We just had cake for the entire meal! Thanks for the birthday wishes.
I liked Cold Forged Flame as well. I hope my library gets Ghost Talkers in soon. Have a happy birthday!
Yeah, I’ve been looking forward to Ghost Talkers for ages! I need to learn how to request books at the library here.
Aw, sweet little bunny! And EEE, Den of Wolves! I hope we’ll both enjoy that one. Currently reading Ghost Talkers now too and it’s really interesting so far.
She is so sweet, she came out to play with us a bit today. <3 And yay for Ghost Talkers! I must get started.
Yaaassss, Den of Wolves! I have that one as well. I LOVED books one and two! Congrats on the new bunny. 🙂 I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
Have a fabulous week. 🙂
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I still need to read book two! /bad fan Thanks for dropping by!
Happy birthday!! I am so, so, so, jealous of your copy of Once Broken Faith. I have 4 copies preordered right now (digital and dead tree for myself, two as gifts) and I CANNOT WAIT.
I feel bad about it, since I’m actually waaaaay behind on the series! I don’t think I can possibly read it in time.
Hey, it happens – and it’s a long series at this point! Luckily, each of the books is pretty short and action-packed, so I can generally do a reread at about 1 book/day. It’s really great to watch Seanan’s writing skills grow and develop throughout the series, in addition to the internal character development. Prepare for an immediate reread once you catch up, though, there’s a LOT of foreshadowing/details that are very, very, very well-hidden until you know what to look for. I’ve reread ~5 times and I STILL find new stuff!
I probably shouldn’t have requested it, though… Oh well! I’ll catch up.
Hope you had a happy birthday. Great haul of books. I hope you enjoy them. Happy reading.
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Thank you!