Look at me! Two weeks of Unstacking!
Books finished this week:
A sneak peek at ratings:
Four stars to… The Drowning City, Mightier than the Sword and The Dispatcher.
Three stars to… The Prince and the Pilgrim and Byzantium.
Reviews posted this week:
–Touch, by David J. Linden. I found this rather focused on the sexual element of touch at times, which puzzled me. But where it stays on topic and non-explicit, there’s some fascinating stuff. 3/5 stars
–In Calabria, by Peter S. Beagle. In retrospect, I don’t love the May-December relationship that much (see also: Jo’s comment on that post), but the unicorn parts of this are great. 4/5 stars
–The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi. Exactly what I wanted from a Scalzi novel: satisfyingly quick read with enjoyable characters. 4/5 stars
–The Lions of Al-Rassan, by Guy Gavriel Kay. “Imagine the most loving meat-grinder, and then put all your emotions into it.” 5/5 stars
–Vikings: A History, by Neil Oliver. Both informative and entertaining, and thankfully doesn’t just deal with the actual Vikings (i.e. the raiders), but where they came from and where they settled. 4/5 stars
–How Long is Now, by New Scientist. One of their collections of questions and answers. Reasonably entertaining and informative, and a good source of “did you know…” 3/5 stars
–Urn Burial, by Kerry Greenwood. A fun installment of the Phryne Fisher series, though not a favourite. 3/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Things That Make Me Want To Read A Book. With some examples!
–What are you reading Wednesday. Yup. What it says on the tin.
And just in case anyone is interested, I now have a new blog! This one isn’t about books (mostly): it’s about popular science and communicating science in a clear way for laypeople/people who want to learn how to explain things to other people. You can check it out at NEAT science.
I could REALLY do with some unstacking and a good reading week! As the weather warms up my motivation seems to flag! Congrats on your new blog!
I’m pretty sure this week coming is going to trash all my progress, since there’s a new book coming out that I waaaant and I’m going to have to go to Brussels to pick it up… and I have some store credit to spend. Ruhoh!
The Drowning City looks really good. I hope you love all of your new books.
Grace @ Books of Love
Grace Fonseca recently posted…Stacking The Shelves, Bought Borrowed and Bagged, Coloring Book Updates
It is really good! It’s the second time I’ve read it. (No new books this week — I feature books I’ve read in the past week when that happens!)
I’m glad you liked The Drowning City! I’m curious about it – I feel like I might enjoy it. That is AWESOME that you started a new blog! I have a monthly feature on my blog exclusively for STEM topics that appear in books I’ve read. It’s fun!
Have a great weekend, Nikki. =)
Check out my STS post!
Alyssa Susanna (The Eater of Books!) recently posted…Stacking the Shelves (#226)
I really like it, though I loved the second book more!
I figured I should put my degrees together somehow, haha. English Lit for communicating, biology for science!
I’m seeing The Dispatcher everywhere. I really want to read some Scalzi and plan on starting with Fuzzy Nation. You got lots of good books read this week!
It’s a fun one! I haven’t read Fuzzy Nation yet, but most of Scalzi’s work is a lot of fun.
Good for you for unstacking, now you have room for more books! I really need to unstack. Enjoy your week and happy reading.
Jovita recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #5
Yep! Exaaaactly. Haha.
I love the covers of both The PRince & the Pilgrim and The dying City.
Greg recently posted…Sunday Post #191
The Drowning City is really great — that whole series is!
I actually gave The Drowning City a try this week as well, but I don’t think I was in the right mood. I ended up shelving it and going with Sanderson’s Warbreaker.
Bob @ Beauty in Ruins recently posted…From the Shelf to the Page: This Week in the Ruins
I prefer the second book, and was quite lukewarm on The Drowning City the first time I read it (I liked it more this time, actually). Warbreaker is good too, though!
Way to go with the unstacking! I really enjoyed The Dispatcher and I’m hoping to tackling the K.J. Parker book soon!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
I found the Parker really interesting! Not my favourite novella, but fun.
I like the unstacking idea! You now have room for more 🙂 Great progress!
Here’s my STS
Priyanka recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #4
Thank you!