Good morning, folks! Here it is mostly far too warm and I am very much hoping that when I travel back to the UK on Tuesday, it’s going to be cooler there. Mind you, I hope it cools down here too, because the bunnies are too warm to even be nuisances, which is always worrying.
Received to review:
Read this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–Hadrian’s Wall, by David Breeze and Brian Dobson. Lots and lots of info, most of which the layperson won’t want to memorise, but interestingly presented. 4/5 stars
–Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky. A book I enjoyed a great deal, although a good bit of my review is puzzling over the science! 4/5 stars
–Human Universe, by Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen. Very much a book by Brian Cox, so it’s quite physics-focused, but more comprehensible to the non-math minded than, say, Universal. 3/5 stars
–The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All The Way Home, by Catherynne M. Valente. A lovely end to a lovely series. 4/5 stars
–The Henchmen of Zenda, by K.J. Charles. An entertaining rewrite which doesn’t quite rehabilitate the Zenda side of the conflict, but adds some interesting motivations. 3/5 stars
–Thirteen Guests, by J. Jefferson Farjeon. I find something really moreish about this author’s books: it’s a shame I only have a couple left to read. Thank goodness the love story in this one is far less creepy, though. 4/5 stars
–Gorgon, by Peter D. Ward. Mostly about Ward’s work in the field, rather than actually being about gorgonopsids. Interesting in its way, but not quite what it says it’s going to be. 3/5 stars
Other posts:
–Discussion: Rereading. Once more, probably predictably, I argue in favour of reading for fun, whatever that might be, and never letting it turn into work for any reason.
–WWW Wednesday. My usual weekly update on what I’m currently reading.
–Find me elsewhere. If you feel like checking out my other blogs…
Out and about:
–NEAT science: the first giant. Wanna read about one of the earliest giant dinosaurs?
–NEAT science: should boys get the HPV vaccine? Spoiler: yes. Obviously.
–Once Upon A Blue Moon: ‘How The Story Goes’. A short (very short) story about two men and a woman and a story many of us know very well indeed. If you’re a fan of Arthuriana, this one might just be for you.
So how’s everyone doing? Too warm where you are, or not so bad? Plenty of reading getting done?
It has been so unbearably hot here in the UK for over a month! Thankfully, Scotland has been getting clouds and a brisk wind which has made it much better than what England is getting! Reading has improved and I read two books in 12 hours which is pretty good!
It’s quite cool here in Yorkshire at the moment, but apparently it’s set to change. Sigh. But hurrah for you getting chance to read comfortably!
Hope you get a cooldown! I know it’s summer but when it gets TOO hot it’s just a pain. 🙂
I’ve always been fascinated by hadrian’s Wall.
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It’s cooler in Yorkshire in my parents’ house at least! It’s not too hot to think anymore. :p
It was hot here too, and worse, it also rained all week. The only thing I hate more than horrible heat, is horrible humid heat! Hope things cool down for you soon, and happy reading!
Ugh, yes, the humidity has been deadly.
Oh my word, not so much too warm as too humid – I’ve been in Washington DC this past week and it was either hot but raining or hot but not raining, which was worse. Not so much reading after last weekend’s binge, but I spent my weekend flying west to Portland so I have had the pleasure of a morning browsing the enormous Powell’s Books SFF collection …I restrained myself, so just the 4 books to squeeze into my luggage. Um.
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…It kind of sounds like I need to manufacture a visit to Portland some day. I love a big bookshop…
It’s warm here everyday (Caribbean), windy and hazy too (which is odd).
Sounds kind of unpleasant! But I prefer cold temps, so maybe it’s to your taste?