Good morning, folks! It’s been a busy week around here with assignments and such, but I managed to get very good marks in my Infectious Diseases class, so I’m super pleased.
News
You may have noticed, if you’re a follower of this blog, that I now have Amazon and Book Depository affiliate links — general ones in my sidebar, and specific ones on each book. If you’re not in the US or the UK, my affiliate links should redirect to the same book on your local site if you’re in Germany, France, Italy, Spain or Canada. At this point I’m not planning on enabling ads or anything like that, and there’ll be nothing more intrusive or obvious than the affiliate links I’ve just implemented.
I 100% understand anyone who doesn’t want to use Amazon and Amazon-owned companies to buy books, but if you do and you use my affiliate links, I get a 5% commission on whatever you order. I plan to put any money I earn back into this blog, either through buying books to review or just by using it to keep my URL and pay for WordPress plug-ins or whatever. If it doesn’t work out, well, never mind! If it does, I get a little back for the amount of time I put into this blog.
Bunnies
If you sat through that, you deserve a treat, so here’s a bunny picture even though I’m with them at the moment!
New books
Looking forward to reading more of Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s work! And I couldn’t resist the cover of Blood Binds the Pack, though I still need to read the first book…
Books read this week
Five stars: Castles.
Four stars: Pantomime, Abaddon’s Gate, Cleopatra’s Heir and Camelot’s Sword.
Three stars: The Viral Storm, The Essex Serpent.
Reviews posted this week:
–Bog Bodies Uncovered, by Miranda Aldhouse-Green. If you find bog bodies fascinating, this is definitely a great book for you. 4/5 stars
–Connection Error, by Annabeth Albert. A sweet romance which builds slowly and features an injured Navy SEAL and an ADHD video game developer. 4/5 stars
–The Chocolatier’s Wife, by Cindy Lynn Speer. A cosy mystery in a fantasy setting, with a bit of romance. I enjoyed it a lot. 4/5 stars
–Bring Back the King, by Helen Pilcher. If you’ve read other books on de-extinction, you might want to avoid this, but it’s a fun enough read. 3/5 stars
–Sea, Swallow Me, and Other Stories, by Craig Laurence Gidney. Powerful stories, some of which I found really disturbing. 3/5 stars
–The Five Daughters of the Moon, by Leena Likitalo. A fascinating fantasy retelling of the fall of the Romanovs, only marred by the fact that it isn’t a complete story in one volume. 4/5 stars
–Ebola, by David Quammen. Avoid it and just get the full book, Spillover. 3/5 stars
Other posts:
–WWW Wednesday. An update on what I’m reading.
–The Book Depository Bookmarks Disaster. So I collect Book Depository bookmarks, right? And I have bunnies, right? … A plea for help rebuilding my collection.
So how’s everyone else doing? Feel free to leave links to your weekend posts here; I always comment back as soon as I can!
How many infectious diseases do you have to survive to get good marks?
All of them! :p
WOWZAS! I’m not taking *that* course!
I didn’t say you had to catch them… :p
So…the opposite of Pokemon, then?
Yay on the good marks in Infectious Diseases! And it looks like you got a couple good new books.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Katie @Just Another Girl and Her Books recently posted…*Stacking the Shelves* 18 November 2017
Yep! So it’s been a good week. 😀 Thanks for dropping by!
Your books look very tempting! Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
Laurel-Rain Snow recently posted…AUTHOR’S HOME PAGE
Thanks for visiting back! 🙂
Congratulations on doing well and fingers crossed you start making a few dollars for your blog to pay its way. I’ve just started to do the same so hopefully it will work out for both of us x
Emma recently posted…Stacking Shelves: 18th November, 2017
Here’s hoping! Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
I still need to read James Corey’s Expanse series. I started the TV show, and I loved it, but I need to know what happens.
I hope you enjoy all of your new books, and congrats on the class news. 🙂
I’m enjoying it a lot!
Thanks. But only two of them are new, you know! The others I’ve already devoured. :p
I haven’t read any of the books you featured in your post but, they do look quite interesting! Hope you enjoy the new additions to your shelves and have a wonderful week!
Thanks for dropping by! Hope you have a great week too. 🙂
I remember when my niece was taking Infectious Diseases courses, I always had questions for her. Now that she has graduated, she is doing AIDS research and I still ask plenty of questions. Great job on your studies 🙂 Looks like you had a wonderful review week, enjoy your new reads and have a wonderful day.
Jovita recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #26
I’d love to do research like that! I love it.
Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
LOL, I saw Blood Binds the Pack and was going to ask how you liked the first book, but then saw that you hadn’t gotten to read it yet either 😀 I’m very curious about that series though, so I look forward to your thoughts once you get a chance to check it out!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
Yep. Oops. I’m terrible!
OK, I have to know how you read seven books in a week! That’s just crazy. But I’m jealous of course! I backed the Kickstarter for Prime Meridian so I’ll wait for my copy to come. Hope you love it!
Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy recently posted…Over-Booked [78] – A Book Haul Post
Insomnia, dedication, fast reading speed, that’s all, haha.
Congrats on getting affiliate links 🙂 I wonder how it’ll go for you. My book depository ones aren’t really yielding anything. And I can’t use Amazon 🙁 cause it will only accept people in the US. That’s a bummer, huh.
Your new books look pretty awesome! And looks like you’ve read a lot. Anyway, have a great week 🙂
Evelina @ AvalinahsBooks recently posted…It’s Explosive, It’s Blue, It’s In Space… It’s GEMINA!
That’s weird, ’cause I’m not in the US either! There’s affiliate programs for various countries… Thanks for dropping by, anyway!
I seriously need to read Leviathan Wakes as soon as possible, I’ve heard such great things about it! I hope you’ll enjoy the new books you got! Have a great week and happy reading!
I’m enjoying the series a lot! Fair play, I know there are some people who really don’t enjoy them and I can see some flaws, but mostly I’m just letting them be my brain candy. 🙂
All new books I know nothing about! Oh well, haha, hope you enjoy all of them.
Nina recently posted…Finally Fall Book Tag
All two of them. :p The others are books I’ve already read.
I had no idea it was possible to have an affiliate link with Book Depository! And I tried doing one with Amazon in the past, but I needed a social security number for the US in order to actually get paid, so I just stopped using them.
Your new books look really good, Nikki, I hope you’ll enjoy them.
Have a wonderful week ahead and happy reading.
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews recently posted…2018 New Release Challenge Sign-up
That’s weird, it didn’t ask me for that! Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
The bunny picture is adorable! Hope you enjoy your books and have a great week!
Hulk is pleased to hear it! Haha. Thank you. 🙂
Yay on getting good marks 🙂 I have also requested for Prime Meridian. I hope I get it 😀 I hope you enjoy your books
Happy weekend!
Sim @ Flipping Through the Pages recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #11
Here’s hoping we both enjoy it when we get chance! 🙂
Congrats on doing well on your Infectious Diseases class! You were certainly reading some intriguing titles. Your bunny is adorable, too. Happy reading!
Natalie @Natflix&Books recently posted…Weekly Rewind 11.18.17
Thank you! Hope you have a good week!
Good job with your Infectious Diseases class! OMG your bun is so cute, peeking out of the carrier. 😀 I hope you enjoy both of your new books!
Have a fabulous week, Nikki. =)
Check out my STS post!
Alyssa Susanna (The Eater of Books!) recently posted…Review: Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan
It’s her tunnel, actually! She used to have a whole network of them, but to stop us falling over everything, now we’re narrowed it down.
Bunny cuteness always cheers me up! An infectious disease class sounds really interesting so good luck with that! Oh, I’m posting your bookmarks today as well. Enjoy!
chucklesthescot recently posted…Chuckles Cover Love #52
I really love it! Best class so far. And thank you! Dad says they’ve arrived. 🙂
Congrats on getting a good score in your class! I have thought about trying to add some affliate links but have never really looked into it. I hope you are able to make some money for all of your work. Have a great week and enjoy your new books!
Carole @ Carole’s Random Life in Books recently posted…Review – The Christmas Cowboy Hero by Donna Grant
No luck so far, but it’s early days! Thanks for dropping by. 🙂