I’m safely back in Belgium! And in our little game of doing chores and healthy things, my wife and I have hit 200 stars (ish), so we’re off to Amsterdam today for books, yarn and goodness knows what. (Mostly books and yarn.) So I’ll reply to any comments tomorrow!
Books bought/received to review:
A bit of a weird mix, maybe…
Read this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–The Hazel Wood, by Melissa Albert. It took me a while to figure out what this was trying to do, but I ended up enjoying it. 4/5 stars
–Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero. Okay, this had its annoying aspects (oh my goodness, you can use the word “said”, I promise!) but I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Especially Kerri and Andy. 4/5 stars
–The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang. Lovely. The historical setting doesn’t quite work, but I loved the rest of it. 4/5 stars
–Daphne du Maurier, by Margaret Forster. I found this interesting, but I felt like I was prying. 3/5 stars
–Lost for Words, by Stephanie Butland. Not quite as light as I expected, and gah, the mental health clichés. 2/5 stars
Other posts:
–WWW Wednesday: The usual weekly post.
So how’re you doing? Reading plenty? Got weekend plans?
I’m glad you’ve arrived safely back at home, Nikki 🙂 It’s great to travel, but even better to come home, right?
Your new books look interesting, I hope you’ll enjoy them.
Have a wonderful weekend and happy reading.
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews recently posted…Weekend Wrap-up #233 – Spring Has Spr… *atchoo* … ung!
Lucky for me, it’s home on both sides, really. 🙂 But yeah, it’s good to be back with the bunnies. Hope you have a good week!
Glad to hear you got back through the strikes! I think I need to have a holiday of some kind this year when the weather improves. Hmmm, doing chores to get book rewards is certainly something I could embrace…
chucklesthescot recently posted…Chuckles Weekend Roundup
Yeah, there was no trouble on the day I travelled, thank goodness! And hmmm, holiday… somewhere quiet to read sounds like enough holiday to me!
What a mix of books! Enjoy. 🙂 I love the idea of book rewards!
Chrissi Reads recently posted…Stacking The Shelves #192
Yeah, I remain eclectic as ever, haha. Thanks for dropping by!
Wow you got alot read this week!! I like your books, enjoy!!
Yes, I was lucky to have the time and inclination! Thanks for dropping by.
Yay, books and yarn! I’m heads down and tearing through my awards reading list, which is a little uncomfortable (lots of things that I’m not necessarily in the mood for or that are not quite my home turf, but are good) and starting to wonder about promising myself something off-list for pure enjoyment as a breather (I’ve got my eye on Marie Brennan’s Cold-Forged Flame, which I picked up recently).
But today has been a warm sunny spring Saturday in New York so I went for a walk across Central Park to visit the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum 🙂 I hope you had as much fun in Amsterdam as I did geeking out over fossils!
imyril recently posted…Chalk: proving nostalgia isn’t always comforting
That’s why I’d hesitate to do a reading awards type thing — I’m such a mood reader. If I try something when I’m not in the mood, it’s entirely likely I’ll just be contrary and determined to dislike it, heh.
Eee, dinosaurs! My second favourite kind of day trip.
…I read Cold-Forged Flame last night by way of a palate cleanser. Definitely helped 🙂 (so did the dopey titanosaur at the museum <3)
imyril recently posted…Bite-size Books: Passing Strange
Ooo, yarn shopping sounds just as fun. Make sure to post a pic of what you get. Happy reading.
vvb recently posted…Lovely Books and Things – 4.14.18
I didn’t get any yarn for myself, but my wife’s making me some socks with a gorgeous blue we found! Pic!
Ooh yay for Amsterdam! I like the look of Booked to Die plus the British classic. The Cornish Coast and Hazel Wood sound nice too.
Greg recently posted…Sunday Post #241
It was a good day! Thanks for dropping by! 😀
You have The Traitor God! Can’t wait to hear what you think about that one. Hope you had a great time in Amsterdam!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Book Review: Impostor Syndrome by Mishell Baker
I shall have to be good and actually get around to reading it… And thanks, we did!
I’m glad you got home safely. Enjoy your book and yarn shopping. I hope you have a great week and love your new books!
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It was great! Thanks. 😀
Yay for books and yarn. Hope you guys had a blast. I need to read Meddling Kids, I mean really I couldn’t resist grabbing a physical copy, so I can’t wait to read it and am glad you enjoyed it. Very curious about your “said” comment. Have a wonderful week.
Barb (boxermommyreads) recently posted…Stacking the Shelves (156)/Sunday Post – Sit Back and Have a Cup of Something
We did, thank you! Meddling Kids was a lot of fun, in my opinion!