G’morning, people! It’s been a quiet week for me, as I got down to work on my second and third assignments. After this third one, though, I get a break again! Not too much of one… but still enough. Also, I’ve started playing Final Fantasy XV, and that’s just eating my free time.
Received to review:
My wish was granted on Netgalley, to my surprise! Looking forward to reading this; I wasn’t totally blown away by Rebel of the Sands, but it was definitely enjoyable.
Read this week:
4 stars to… Miranda and Caliban and Dreadnought.
3 stars to… Natural Histories and The Family Plot.
A light reading week, for me. Alas.
Reviews posted this week:
–The Invisible Library, by Genevieve Cogman. So much fun, and perhaps a little easier to follow having read it once before. I do love the sheer fun of these books. 4/5 stars
–Fair Chance, by Josh Lanyon. The characters continue to be fun and totally non-stereotypical, though the mystery relied a bit too much on coincidence. 4/5 stars
–Camelot’s Shadow, by Sarah Zettel. A reread just for fun, and one I enjoyed very much. Probably my favourite of the four books, this one features Sir Gawain, so, you know. 4/5 stars
–Grey Mask, by Patricia Wentworth. Not a bad read, but a bit too obvious. And oh wow, one of the main characters is just… silly. 3/5 stars
–Invisible Planets, ed. Ken Liu. I wanted to enjoy this more than I did, because it’s a great range of stories. But for me the translation doesn’t quite work. 3/5 stars
–The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. I still don’t get the appeal of Turkish Delight, but everything else about this book is a delight to me, despite the allegory. 4/5 stars
–A Taste of Honey, by Kai Ashante Wilson. With this one, I think I have to rule Wilson’s work just not to my taste. There is some great worldbuilding and sensual, lyrical language… but it just isn’t for me. 2/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Hidden Gems. Books I wish more other people would read, so we can talk about ’em.
I’m going to have to find time for Miranda and Caliban at some point – the story didn’t grab me enough to jump all over an ARC, but her writing is so amazing, I know it’ll be worth reading.
Bob @ Beauty in Ruins recently posted…From the Shelf to the Page: This Week in the Ruins
I haven’t heard of any of these!! Gonna have to go check them out now and most likely make my TBR pile just a little bigger! Thanks for showing us your new book babies!!
Amber @ Paradise of Pages
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Amber @ Paradise of Pages recently posted…Stacking the Shelves — Week of Jan 15
YAYAYAYAYAY CONGRATS ON GETTING TRAITOR! I didn’t get it on NetGalley (I don’t even think the USA version is on NetGalley, which makes me sad because I prefer eARCs slightly), but I got a print ARC last week. I am very excited to read it. 😀 I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
Have an awesome weekend, Nikki. 🙂
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Alyssa Susanna (The Eater of Books!) recently posted…Stacking the Shelves (#213)
I love it when my wishes are granted. 🙂
I haven’t read Rebel of the Sands yet, but it’s on my TBR. I’m not sure I’ll ever get to all these books I want to read. There are literally thousands of them.
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I wasn’t blown away by Rebel of the Sands either, but I’m willing to try the sequel too. So cool that you scored an ARC!
Oooh I got approved for Dreadnought too! I’m quite keen to read it because it doesn’t sound like the same-old-same-old superhero story for sure! I loved Rebel of the Sands but like it wasn’t mindblowing? But still thoroughly epic hehe. I need to start Traitor To the Throne ASAP though. Eeep.