I have all of one book to feature this week, and it’s not even one I bought! Yep, I passed through London and did not buy a book ‘for the road’ (for the Eurostar), and now I’m back in Belgium where the chocolate is good and the books are expensive.
Received to review:
I quite enjoyed The Darkest Part of the Forest, as I recall, so I’m interested to follow Holly Black’s new foray into Faerie.
Read this week:
Four stars: Zika: The Emerging Epidemic.
Three stars: Goldilocks and the Water Bears, The Earth After Us, Summerlong and Futureland.
Reviews posted this week:
–The Brain, by David Eagleman. A bit basic for me, but probably great if you haven’t taken every free course on neurology you could find! 2/5 stars
–Away with the Fairies, by Kerry Greenwood. Phryne is terribly daring, there’s a blatant homage to Sayers, and everything ends well for the good guys. It’s your standard Miss Fisher mystery, and none the worse for that. 4/5 stars
–A Sting in the Tale, by David Goulson. A nice non-fic book that makes bees seem rather charming. 4/5 stars
–Close Encounters with Humankind, by Sang-Hee Lee. Some interesting topics tackling humans from the point of view of a palaeoanthropologist. 3/5 stars
–Adventures in Human Being, by Gavin Francis. A readable set of facts illustrated by anecdotes about the human body. 3/5 stars
–The Twilight Pariah, by Jeffrey Ford. Kind of fun, but not really very memorable in the end. Bit goofy at times. 2/5 stars
–I Hate Everyone But You, by Gaby Dunn and Allison Rankin. I was not a fan. 1/5 stars
Other posts:
–WWW Wednesday: The latest from my climb of Mount TBR.
So how’s everyone doing?
Eek! You passed through London without buying a book? It shouldn’t be allowed! *grins*
chucklesthescot recently posted…Chuckles Weekend Roundup
It really shouldn’t! But I am a bit broke, so it’s all for the best…
You’ve read a fab selection of books this week! 🙂 The Cruel Prince looks intriguing.
I have, it’s been a good week! Thanks for dropping by.
Someone else who wasn’t thrilled with The Twilight Pariah. I was so looking forward to that book and then after I read it, I was so disappointed. I gave it 2/5 as well. Hope The Cruel Prince is a good read for you too.
Barb (boxermommyreads) recently posted…Stacking the Shelves (136)/Sunday Post
Yeah, it didn’t quite come together, did it? Ah well. Better books ahead!
So ashamed to admit I’ve never read Holly Black! Must remedy that. I put The Cruel Prince on my tbr!
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I haven’t read much of her work either — I think only The Darkest Part of the Forest so far! So you’re not too far behind me. Whether that’s a consolation though is another question… I’m behind on everything!
How do you manage to post so many reviews in a week? You are so productive 🙂 amazing.
Also, the one you grabbed looks good 🙂 have fun!
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Haha, I schedule them waaaay in advance, so as long as I’m keeping up with reading, there’s nearly always something ready to go. Thanks for dropping by!
Mmm, chocolate. Now I want chocolate. Belgian chocolate would be good. 😀 I loved The Darkest Part of the Forest, so I’m thinking this new Holly Black book will be a success for me. I hope you enjoy The Cruel Prince!
Have a fabulous week, Nikki. =)
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I can’t actually afford good chocolate at the moment and really shouldn’t anyway because I do not need the extra fat and sugar, but mmmm Belgian chocolate is good!