Hey everyone! It’s been a busy week for me again, and I haven’t done that much reading, but thankfully I should have a bit more time for myself now. Here’s hoping, right?
And oh, hey! Look what I just achieved on Netgalley…
Received to review
Looking forward to the sequel to The Girl from Everywhere, and Frogkisser should be fun. Behind the Mask was an impulsive pick, but hey, we all know I love superheroes.
Bought
I felt like I deserved a treat after the report I just had to turn in! As far as possible from protein assays and statistics, I hope.
Books finished this week:
Not much read, I know. Still, finishing On the Origin of Species was an achievement! Rating preview:
Five stars to… On the Origin of Species.
Three stars to… Brother’s Ruin.
Reviews posted this week:
–The Family Plot, by Cherie Priest. Priest takes on a haunted house! Solidly entertaining and I enjoyed that those haunted were a salvage crew going over an old house. 3/5 stars
–Dreadnought, by April Daniels. Danny’s dreams come true when she receives superhero powers and the transformation she’s always wanted. Not all the existing superheroes are so great about it. Enjoyable stuff, though Danny does struggle in realistic but upsetting ways. 4/5 stars
–Passing Strange, by Ellen Klages. Wistful, hopeful story set in an incidentally magical sort of world, which is mostly 1940s San Fransisco. Really enjoyed this. 4/5 stars
–Adulthood is a Myth, by Sarah Andersen. It me! 4/5 stars
–Murder on the Ballarat Train, by Kerry Greenwood. Though I’m noticing some inconsistencies as I reread, this series is still so much fun, and this outing brings a few more people into Phryne’s found family. 4/5 stars
–Virus Hunt, by Dorothy H. Crawford. A pretty in-depth look at HIV and how it moved from animals to humans. I enjoyed it a lot, but it is definitely focused on the epidemiological side rather than the social. 4/5 stars
–Scarlet, by A.C. Gaughen. I really wanted to enjoy this take, but the love triangle was weird and the narration didn’t work for me. Alas. 2/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Five Books I Liked Less Than I Hoped & Five I Liked More Than I Expected. That title pretty much says it all.
–What are you reading Wednesday. The weekly update.
How’s everyone else been doing?
Small haul for me this week as my ordered books haven’t arrived yet so I need to leave them for next week’s post. A couple of apocalypse books for the collection but I hope they are better than the ones I’ve been reading the last week or so! Hope you get to do some fun reading this week after all your hard work.
Oh no, some rubbish ones this past week then? Boo to that! And alas, though I’m hoping for a couple quiet days, I have another assignment coming up far too soon…! Why I took on a full time amount of credits I’ll never know.
Nice – Behind the Mask looks interesting
Bob @ Beauty in Ruins recently posted…From the Shelf to the Page: This Week in the Ruins
I’m looking forward to checking it out, yeah!
Congratulations on getting The Ship Beyond Time! I really liked The Girl From Everywhere, so I hope you enjoy this one. Have a wonderful week.
Ardis @ Pondering The Prose recently posted…Stacking The Shelves #70 & Sunday Post #33
Me too! I liked the setting.
Congrats on the NetGalley badge! I read The Girl from Everywhere but honestly did not enjoy the book. I’m probably not going to finish the series (which is very unusual for me). It’s okay though. I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
Have a lovely weekend, Nikki. 🙂
Check out my STS post!
Alyssa Susanna (The Eater of Books!) recently posted…Stacking the Shelves (#218)
I liked the setting, so I’m hopeful the second book will be fun too! Thanks for dropping by.
A Planet in a Pebble looks interesting.
It was indeed! Geology isn’t always my thing, but I do enjoy learning about things outside my field.
A Planet in a Pebble looks interesting.
So many books! They look amazing and I hope you enjoy every single one of them! Have a wonderful weekend!
Elena @ Book Lady’s Reviews
Thank you!
All new to me titles that look interesting. Hope you enjoy all your new goodies!
Thanks!
Three stars to Brother’s Ruin? Hmm, I was hoping for more, but oh well, still very excited to check it out!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
It has a lot of potential! I just felt like it was a bit too much of a first book.
I’m glad you got your assignment finished, Nikki, and you sure do deserve a treat 😉 The Planet in a Peddle looks interesting, and I love the cover for The Frog Kiss!
Have a wonderful week ahead and happy reading.
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews recently posted…Safe & Sexy #5 – Roman
Yet more assignments coming my way, gaaah. I love my work but sometimes…
I hope you enjoy all the new books you got this week! Hope you enjoy all of them and have a wonderful week!
Elena @ Book Lady’s Reviews
Thank you!
It looks like you’ve got some great new books this week, I hope you enjoy them all. Well done on getting your Top Reviewer badge on NetGalley, I was so excited when I got that badge too. 🙂 Happy reading!
Thanks for dropping by!
Conrgats on getting the Top Reviewer badge on NetGalley. I get so excited any time I get a new badge there. Frogkisser looks awesome! Enjoy!
Haha, yeah, I was ridiculously pleased. And it’s taken long enough! Thanks for dropping by.
I have Frogkisser and it looks adorable, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Happy reading!
Yeah, it sounds fun! Hope you enjoy it too.