It’s been a pretty awesome week for reading, I’ve gotta say. Exam results next week, so I’m starting to get nervous, though…
Received to review:
Yeees. Here’s hoping Andy Weir’s new book is as entertaining as The Martian!
Bought:
I’ve heard conflicting things about the first two, but they were on sale, so I thought I’d give them a try… and then I did enjoy The Paper Magician, so I bought the sequels.
Finished reading this week:
Yeah, it’s been quite the week for reading! No, I am not fucking kidding. And yes, I really have read all of these, and no, there isn’t a secret to it. I just make the time, often while my wife catches enough zzzs for both of us.
Five stars to: Ancillary Mercy.
Four stars to: Killing Is My Business, The Refrigerator Monologues, The Martian.
Three stars to: Unnatural, Personality, Nova, Wicked Plants, Caesar’s Last Breath, Star-shot, Machine, The Paper Magician.
Two stars to: The Westing Game.
One star to: Reality 36.
Reviews posted this week:
–NeuroTribes, by Steve Silberman. Interesting exploration of autism and autistic people, though I didn’t always like where it focused and it got a bit rambly. 4/5 stars
–Walking on Knives, by Maya Chhabra. I wanted to like this, since it’s a lesbian retelling of The Little Mermaid, but all the epithets instead of names didn’t work for me, and the dubious consent scenes were… gah. 2/5 stars
–Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty. A fascinating mystery with a bunch of misfit characters, most of whom were interesting if not exactly loveable. 4/5 stars
–Shattered Minds, by Laura Lam. This feels darker and more difficult than the first book, in that the characters are way more messed up, but it’s still a pleasure to read. I really enjoyed it. 4/5 stars
Other posts:
–Top Ten Tuesday: Rereads. Books I can reread (or have reread in the past) over and over again…
–WWW Wednesday. The weekly update on what’s in my immediate TBR pile.
So what have you been reading and adding to your shelves?
Now that is an impressive reading week! I think I spend too much time blogging and not enough reading at the moment so I’m inspired to try harder! I have The Martian on my tbr but not sure when I’ll get round to reading it. Hopefully before the end of the year!
chucklesthescot recently posted…Chuckles Weekend Roundup
Not an impressive sleeping week, though… Haha. Hmm, I can’t decide if you’d enjoy The Martian. It’s funny, and a great adventure story, though.
The new book by Andy Weir looks really good – I loved The Martian,
Emma recently posted…Stacking shelves: 15th July, 2017
Me too, I just reread it and enjoyed it just as much a second time!
While I cna’t read that many books in one week, I agree it is just a matter of taking the time to do it. I have to wait to pick up kids, and I read while I wait. I also do not watch TV. I am happy for you that you are going to read Artemis! There are very high expectations for this book, so I hope for the author’s sake that he can deliver. Have a wonderful week.
Ardis @ Pondering The Prose recently posted…Stacking The Shelves #89 & Sunday Post #52
I don’t watch TV either, except maybe old episodes of Robot Wars (while we eat) or a very few TV shows I watch an episode of now and then — the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries and the old adaptations of the Peter Wimsey books. It’s so good for making time to read!
Very cool! I’m happy if I finish one or two a week. I’m very curious about Artemis. The next book by an author after a huge success is always intriguing. Happy reading!
Me too, it looks fun though!
The Paper Magician series looks really good!
Enjoy your new books! 🙂
Kyra @ Blog of a Bookaholic
My Book Haul!
I’m enjoying it so far! Thanks for dropping by!
Oh, jealous of your copy of Artemis! Hope you enjoy it!
Katie recently posted…*Stacking the Shelves* 15 July 2017
I’m not getting into it so far, but we’ll see!
Lots of new great sounding books you have. I hope you enjoy them all. The paper Magician series looks great. I was tempted to buy them when they were on sale but I hesitated. Glad that you enjoyed book one.
Geybie’s Book Blog recently posted…Weekly Recap – Back from Vacation and Tarryn Fisher’s New Release (July 15, 2017)
I’m enjoying them! Fluffy sweetness, really, and not too long either!
Wow I’m quite impressed by the amount of finished books! And here I am still working my way (slowly) through a couple of books. I have to say though, my new Zelda game is taking up quite a lot of my time and I’m not even sad about that.
Anna recently posted…Stacking the Shelves: The electronic version
Ooh, Zelda! I need to play more Zelda.
And hey, it’s not how fast you read that matters, but whether you enjoy it. 🙂
I’ve seen those Magician books around for a while. I hope you enjoy them.
I am so far! They’re fun and light.
Ahh! I’m so excited about Andy Weir’s new book! I was pretty excited to get an eARC too this week, but from the US publisher. I like this UK(?) cover better I think!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
I’m not getting into it so far, but I’ve only read one chapter… we’ll see!
You had an absolutely amazing reading week! Good for you. I have been hearing a lot about Artemis. I hope you love all of your new books!
Carole @ Carole’s Random Life in Books recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #78 – I should be embarrassed!
Thanks for dropping by! I’m hoping this week is gonna be pretty good for getting books read, too. I might almost make a dent in the TBR…
Wow, you read an impressive stack of books! Enjoy the new week, and thanks for sharing. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Laurel-Rain Snow recently posted…AUTHOR’S HOME PAGE
That’s insomnia for you, haha! Thanks for visiting back! 🙂
Wow–great week of reading and of new books! Even better that there were so many that you enjoyed. Hope the new ones are great, too!
It was a very lucky week! Thanks for dropping by.
You did have a good reading week. I have Gilded Gage, I just haven’t read it and like you I have heard mixed reviews about it so I’m not in a huge hurry to read it soon. I’ll be on the lookout for your review. Have a wonderful week.
Jovita recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #17
Thanks for dropping by! Let’s hope we both enjoy it.
WOW. Very impressive. I read a lot too, but it’s rare I ever get that many done.
sherry fundin recently posted…Sherry’s Shelves #130
It’s rare for me too — insomnia’s been having its way with me.
Oh I love those Holmberg covers! So pretty! Great haul!
They are! I’m kind of tempted to get print editions for that. 🙂