Hey everyone! I’m back! And now I have to actually account for my hauls, erk. I’m gonna split it up into two posts, because, um, yeah. So look out next week for my fantasy haul!
Received to review:
Quite a bunch, right? I was really excited about most of these, and I’m so glad I got approved for them!
Crime/mystery bought
I’ve been meaning to read these for a while. I have high hopes of the Daisy Dalrymple books being my new Phryne-like fix…
Sci-fi bought
I’ve been meaning to read all three of these entirely different novels for ages, so… here goes?
Non-fiction bought
Bit of a mix, as per usual! I was glad to find something like Imagining Head-Smashed-In when I visited Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, because I would like to read more about First Nations people, and this was at least praised by modern First Nations people.
LGBT bought
I read An Unsuitable Heir while I was away, and decided I really needed to read more by K.J. Charles. Here’s hoping they all match up in quality!
Read this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris. I enjoy Harris’ work for light reading, but just don’t get along with Sookie. 1/5 stars
–Outer Space, Inner Lands, by Ursula Le Guin. It’s Ursula Le Guin’s SF short fiction. ’nuff said. 5/5 stars
–Camelot’s Honour, by Sarah Zettel. A beloved reread that winds together the Arthurian story and the non-Arthurian bits of the Mabinogion. 4/5 stars
–One Renegade Cell, by Robert Weinberg. At one point, this was the state of the art in describing and understanding cancer. It’s still pretty helpful. 3/5 stars
–Magic Shifts, by Ilona Andrews. As usual, a fun entry to the series. 4/5 stars
–An Unsuitable Heir, by K.J. Charles. A lovely romance/mystery I enjoyed on a lot of levels. 4/5 stars
–Fowl Language: The Struggle is Real, by Brian Gordon. Collection of a fun comic. 4/5 stars
Other posts:
–WWW Wednesday: What I’m reading at the moment!
Now that is an impressive haul! Of course there is no point going on holiday if you don’t visit some book shops…
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And that’s only half of it! Ulp. *grin*
Looking forward to your views on ‘The Seven Daughters of Eve’. I’ll say no more for now except to ask if this is an updated reissue? It must be ten or twelve years old by now.
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Nope, I think it’s the original edition. People still talk about it, so I thought I’d get myself informed.
Your haul looks amazing! I hope you’ll enjoy all of your new books. The Language of Thorns is also on my tbr list.
Happy Reading!
Here’s my Stacking The Shelves.
xx Yasmine @ Swissbookworm
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I’ve started on The Language of Thorns and I’m enjoying it! I got the ARC, lucky me.
The Daisy Dalrymple books are a lot more, ah, sedate than the Phryne Fisher books, but I at least really love them. And I LOVE CHARM OF MAGPIES OMG. Heads up, there’s some really horrible animal death, mentioned (though not depicted) incest, and also something REALLY messed up with hair that I don’t know how to describe without spoiling– want me to PM you on DW? I’m bookblather there.
I don’t mind more sedate! Some of the Phryne books get a little too much.
…The hair thing, I daren’t ask, but yeah, better warn me!
Right, PMed you a warning on DW. It’s… it’s a hell of a thing.
That’s… weird. Thanks.
Great haul. I really want to read The Beautiful Ones but couldn’t get my hands on an ARC. You got a ton of awesome looking books. Have fun reading them all!
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I was lucky, yeah! It’s a fun book. Thanks for dropping by!
So many great sounding books! I hope you like Girl Waits with Gun. I love that series so far. I just noticed the third book is out and I didn’t even know it. How did I miss it?! First Grave on the Right is on my TBR pile too. I’m looking forward to it. I love the cover of The Magpie Lord. It sounds good too! I am adding K.J. Charlies to my author’s to read list. I hope you have a great week, and enjoy all your new books!
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I really didn’t like First Grave on the Right, but it’s a kind of personal thing so you might still enjoy it. Lots of people do!
Lots of great looking new books. I hope you enjoy them all and have a wonderful week. Happy reading.
Oh I need to check out your new LGBT books. ❤️
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Thanks for dropping by! It was indeed quite the haul.
WOW. I’m in love with your haul! It’s huuuuuge, and the books are all so different and interesting. I think I need to follow your blog 😀
I’ve got The Girl In The Tower too 🙂 so very excited about that one!!
Have a great reading week!
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Thanks! I am a bit of an eclectic reader, haha.
Phew, you got tons of new books! So many pretty covers! That’s awesome that you got The Language of Thorns already. I got a sampler and it was delightful (though not nearly enough). I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
Have a fabulous week, Nikki. =)
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Yessss, I spoilt myself, haha. And this isn’t even all of it — there’s another bunch coming! Thanks for dropping by.
Exciting haul! The two books I’m most excited about that are coming out are The Girl in the Tower and the Stone in the Skull!
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I need to get on and read both of those ASAP!