Absolutely no new books this week, which means this is officially an UNstacking the Shelves week! For those who haven’t been around for that before, it’s a week where I showcase the books I’ve cleared from my shelves — I’ve just read ’em all, so please don’t tell me to enjoy them or I’ll know you haven’t read my post at all, and I’ll be sad!
First, this is my last weekend away from the bunnies for a while, so have two photos to celebrate!
Books read this week:
Four stars to: Provenance, Friday’s Child and The Gracekeepers.
Three stars to: What On Earth Evolved? … In Brief? and The Silver Wind.
Two stars to: The Other Log of Phileas Fogg and The Rabbit Back Literature Society.
Reviews posted this week:
–Caliban’s War, by James S.A. Corey. I enjoyed several of the new characters for this installment, while also getting a bit frustrated with the main character of the series and his crew. I’m still intrigued. 4/5 stars
–Snowdrift and Other Stories, by Georgette Heyer. Probably not where I’d start with Heyer, but an enjoyable set of stories with her usual comic touches. 4/5 stars
–Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, by Carlo Rovelli. Rovelli’s really good at getting across big ideas in simple language and a short space, though of course he doesn’t go into depth. 3/5 stars
–Kitty and the Midnight Hour, by Carrie Vaughn. There was some stuff I wanted to enjoy about this, but it was overshadowed by the character interactions. Probably a personal reaction, though. 2/5 stars
–The Bonobo and the Atheist, by Frans de Waal. Fascinating stuff about the species most closely related to humans. 4/5 stars
–A is for Arsenic, by Kathryn Harkup. Fascinating stuff about the chemistry of poisons as well as how Agatha Christie used poison in her mysteries. 4/5 stars
–The Servants, by Michael Marshall Smith. It felt like this didn’t quite know what it wanted to be. I didn’t love it and I don’t know who I’d recommend it to, even though I found it interesting enough to read all the way through. 2/5 stars
Other posts:
–WWW Wednesday: What’s on my currently-reading stack, and what’s coming up next.
Yea for some unstacking! I added a few books but I did have a massive book cull this week so I guess it was kind of unstacking in the grand scheme of things!
chucklesthescot recently posted…Chuckles Weekend Roundup
That’s progress, at least! I cleared out my lists a little, too.
Congrats on clearing the shelves! I am posting my wrapup tomorrow, and I was also very close to reading as much as I stacked, but the last day of the month got me.. You’ll be able to read about that tomorrow xD I’m glad you managed to unstack though! It’s a real feat, I’m not even kidding.
Evelina @ AvalinahsBooks recently posted…Contemporary Sci-Fi Musts
Ah, those pesky last days of the month… 🙂
Your bunnies are so cute 😀 I am glad that you did some unstacking. Last week was so busy for me that I rarely read anything. I can see some great titles on your list. Definitely going to check them 🙂
Sim @Flipping Thru the Pages recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #10
They are probably preening right now since you said that! Ooh, non-reading weeks always suck. I hate not being able to make the time to read. Hope you get to read more next week!
I love bunnies!! 🙂 Super cute. A lot of 4 star books, that’s always great!
Nina recently posted…45 pounds by K.A. Barson
They aaaare, and they can be really good reading companions too… as long as you keep a hand free to pet them. 😀
Enjoy your books! Kidding, kidding. 😀 Yay for getting some reading done, and your bunnies are hella cute. <3
Thanks! And hahaha, the bunnies know it, too. I swear they pose.
I love the idea of unstacking some books. I have plenty I have read and wont read again. Maybe I should think about doing it. Cute bunnies by the way!
Megan @reading away the days recently posted…Book Haul: The longest book haul in existence (Stacking The Shelves)
Thank you! I try and let go of a fair number of books, but it is hard…
Bunniessssss! That second picture is the cutest. 😀 All of your additions are new to me! What on Earth Evolved looks good though. I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
Have a fabulous week, Nikki. =)
Check out my STS post!
Alyssa Susanna (The Eater of Books!) recently posted…Stacking the Shelves (#254)
Thanks, but if you read the post, I added literally no new books. :p These are all ones I read this week.
As always I love the bunnies. Looks like you got a lot read. I know I own Rabbit Back Literature Society but I never read it. Good job on no new books!
Barb (boxermommyreads) @ Booker T’s Farm recently posted…Stacking the Shelves (135)/Sunday Post
I found it… weird. It might be more your thing than it was mine, but I found it rather bizarre. Thanks for dropping by!
Congrats on unstacking the shelves! I’m hoping to read Provenance soon too, it’ll be a good fit for our blog’s Sci-Fi Month.
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
I really liked it! It’s rather quieter than the Ancillary books, I think, but I really loved the themes.
Awww, the bunnies are so cute.
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They are grateful that you think so!