Another week of modest shelf-stacking — I knew the Unstacking couldn’t last! And I know I’m going to a bookshop this afternoon, with my sister, who hasn’t yet bought me a birthday present…
Books acquired:
A couple of these were waiting for me at my parents’ house, since I’ve been away — my preorder of Empire of Storms, and Nevernight and The Graces from the last Illumicrate. Hurrah!
Books read this week:
Not much reading this week — I blame the fact that I actually had quite a bit of work. And that I kept starting books and not finishing them…
Reviews posted this week:
–The Wolf in the Attic, by Paul Kearney. The underlying mythology felt pretty confused, or at least, not properly explained, and I felt like the appearances of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were just gimmicks. Still, I found it somewhat enjoyable. 3/5 stars
–Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman. I agree with the theories, I think, and find it all very interesting, except when he starts talking about statistics. Then not only my eyes but the rest of my mind too glazes riiight over. 3/5 stars
–Planetfall, by Emma Newman. I was pleasantly surprised with how quick a read I found this, after being warned that it might make me feel a little anxious, since it portrays anxiety-related disorders very prominently. I somewhat expected the resolution of the mystery plot, and even the ending reminded me of something, but overall I really enjoyed it. 4/5 stars
–The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison. Still got hearts in my eyes over this book, always. 5/5 stars
–Seafoam and Silence, by Lynn E. O’Connacht. The verse novel format isn’t quite my thing, but the storyline and retelling aspects are really interesting. 3/5 stars
–A Winter Book, by Tove Jansson. The stories are well written, with a sort of quiet, clear prose, but I’m not a big fan of the collection as such. 3/5 stars
–Flashback Friday: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, by Alan Garner. There are bits of this that I remember enjoying, but the overall impression wasn’t very cohesive. I did read the second book, and my review of that will be on the blog next Friday… I’m even sort of thinking about trying them again now. 3/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Audiobooks. Want some recommendations? Come see me geek about the awesomeness of BBC radioplays…
How’s everyone else been doing? Anything exciting going on?
Is Dinosaurs Without Bones about soft tissue fossils?
More about trace fossils, like footprints and nest sites.
Ooh! Still interesting!
Yeah, I found it really interesting!
*Waits impatiently for the review* 😉
Scheduled for 31st of October, so don’t get too excited. 😉
Ah! Nevernight!! I’m very curious about that one. Jay Kristoff has a way with words, doesn’t he? And his universes are very original.
Have a wonderful weekend and happy reading.
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This will actually be my first by Jay Kristoff! I’m definitely intrigued. Thanks for dropping by!
It’s always great to visit a bookshop when someone else is buying! That is my kind of shopping… I haven’t bought anything in nearly two weeks! *gasps* It’s not natural!
Exaaaactly. My sister’s pretty tight-fisted with money, but I might get one book out of it! And — quick, Chuckles! To Amazon!
I wish I could listen to BBC radio, but it is blocked in the US (I think it’s because only people who pay the special tax in England can listen to it). Nevernight was awesome, but there are a few truly racy scenes… I haven’t read all the Sarah J. Maas books yet to get to Empire Of Storms. So much reading to do… Have a great week.
I get them from Audible, actually! They’re all quite old.
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I really need to read “Nevernight”. I hope you enjoy all of your books. Happy reading!
Tsuki’s STS
I’m looking forward to it, too! Thanks for dropping by.
I have heard a lot of really great things about Jay Kristoff, but I haven’t read anything by him yet. Excited to see what you think! Hope you have a great week!
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I haven’t either! I’m intrigued, though. Thanks for dropping by!
Awesome haul of books. I hope you love all of your new books.
Grace @ Books of Love
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On the one hand, yes, you broke your book-acquiring ban, but on the other, you got some amazing books! Nevernight was fun, though it got some really mixed reviews, so I’m curious what you’ll think of that one.
At least it wasn’t a very strict ban! Fortunately, since next week already has a stack growing…
Gosh Nikki, so many great looking books I don’t know which to talk about. I hope you enjoy them all.
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Thanks! I’m excited about the books too.
Blackout by Mira Grant – book 3 in the Newsflesh trilogy! Have you read Feed the Deadline? The Newsflesh trilogy is my all-time favorite zombie series. I loved Rot & Ruin series, but this series takes the cake for me. They are spectacular.
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I’ve read Feed, but I need to get round to Deadline ASAP!