Hey everyone!
Perhaps it’s no surprise, but after the epic barrage of books for Christmas, I didn’t get anything this week. So I just get to showcase the books I read!
Books read last week
Five stars: The Goblin Emperor (reread), Lumberjanes to the Max vol 1.
Four stars: Fossils: The Key to the Past, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (reread).
Three stars: The Unbelievable Gwenpool: Believe It.
Reviews posted this week:
–Prime Meridian, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. I feel like saying too much about this would be a disservice — not that it has an epic plot to be spoiled, but I don’t think I’d be able to convey the right things. 4/5 stars
–Imagining Head-Smashed-In, by Jack W. Brink. About the buffalo jump called Head-Smashed-In, this goes into all the details of how people made the buffalo jumps work and why they needed them. It goes into a lot of detail I didn’t really find interesting at times, but it’s definitely a great window into a different way of life. 4/5 stars
–The Statues that Walked, by Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt. Fascinating stuff about Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island, and debunks the “ecocide” theory credibly. 4/5 stars
–The Earth After Us, by Jan Salasiewicz. More geology-focused than I hoped (perhaps not surprising, given the author’s other book I’ve read) but it does have a good chapter at the end that was more what I was looking for. 3/5 stars
–The Glass Town Game, by Catherynne M. Valente. This feels very like the Fairyland books, but if you’re a fan of both those and the Brontes, this might well be right up your alley. 4/5 stars
–Winterwood, by Dorothy Eden. Not the most original or fascinating Gothic-romance-mystery I’ve ever read, but solid enough fun. 3/5 stars
–Suspicious Minds, by Rob Brotherton. Not about conspiracy theories as such, but about why we believe in them. I found it interesting, though not always surprising. 4/5 stars
Other posts:
–2017 stats. What I read, when I read it, and other such fascinating stats from 2017’s reading year.
–Game of Books 2018. Did you join in my little game last year? Whether you did or not, you miiiight be interested in checking out this post which explains how I earn points by reading whatever I want, instead of a strict challenge.
So how’s everyone’s 2018 looking so far? Read anything good?
Congratulations on an unstacking week! I’m happy to have stayed away from sales and limited my purchases this week! I’m reading the Kitty Norville series at the moment. I like it but it’s just missing that something great to make me love it…
chucklesthescot recently posted…Chuckles Weekend Roundup
Aw, that’s a shame; it does seem like a fun concept, even if I didn’t love it either. Oh well, plenty more books on the shelves, right? 🙂
I’m off to a good start with The Boy on the Bridge and All Systems Red. I tried to read Age of Assassins, but gave it up as a bad job – apparently assassin coming of age stories are really not my jam (I’m the stray that doesn’t like Robin Hobb either, but I’d thought that was Hobb – now I wonder if it’s a broader context problem too)
imyril recently posted…Gnomon: asking all the questions
But assassins! (Nah, I can get it.) And man, I still need to read The Girl with All the Gifts.
Well done for managing not to buy any books this week! I failed… but not in an epic way!
Chrissi Reads recently posted…Stacking The Shelves #180
Haha, at least there’s sales, right?!
Congratulations for not buyimg any book I have Prime Meridian too and I hope to read it soon. I am glad you enjoyed it. ❤️
Sim @ Flipping Through the Pages recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #14 | First book haul of 2018!
It was very understated, but worth it! Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
Grats on unstacking the shelves! And I’m pleased to see you gave your reread of The Goblin Emperor 5 stars. I must have missed the first time you read it. I haven’t been having much luck, so far my completed books in 2018 have been 2-3 star reads.
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…YA Weekend Audio: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
I think this was my third reread? I’ve definitely read it a bunch of times by now. I love it so. <3
Yay for not adding any books to the pile. I really need to do that for a few weeks so I can have a chance to catch up. It looks like you had a good reading week. Have a great week!
Carole @ Carole’s Random Life in Books recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #101
I always look forward to seeing what you are reading. Such diverse choices. I hopped over and checked out your Game of Books post and it looks like a lot of fun. Have a great week!
Barb (boxermommyreads) recently posted…January 2018 Musts & Mights