Good morning! Just a week and a bit until I have the bunnies again — time is flying. In the meantime, here’s the traditional photo of (one of) them…
Breakfast is all about dat bass.
As well as this being my general weekly roundup, I participate in Stacking the Shelves, courtesy of Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality, so if you comment here, rest assured I’ll be commenting back!
And here’s this week’s highlights from recent hauls, focusing on the crime/mystery section:
Acquired:
And nope, that’s not the end of my broken-up-into-bits hauls yet. I’ve been lucky lately!
Books finished this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–Have His Carcase, by Dorothy L. Sayers. There are some parts of this which get a little long-winded, but I still can’t help but adore it. 5/5 stars
–Subliminal, by Leonard Mlodinow. Nothing new if you’ve been reading around about the brain and the weird ways humans think. 2/5 stars
–Strange Practice, by Vivian Shaw. Another beloved reread. I just adore the characters and the way they work together and so much about the world and… yeah. 4/5 stars
–The Voices Within, by Charles Fernyhough. A really fascinating discussion of what happens when we think. 4/5 stars
–At Amberleaf Fair, by Phyllis Ann Karr. A rather gentle fantasy/mystery/romance with some interesting features in the worldbuilding. 3/5 stars
–Fury from the Tomb, by S.A. Sidor. Pulpy fun, but not quite as much fun as I might’ve hoped. 2/5 stars
–The Civilization of Angkor, by Charles Higham. A fascinating site, but this is less archaeology and more an extensive study of inscriptions, which comes off a little flat. 3/5 stars
Other posts:
–Discussion: The Rites of the Reader. What are your quirky habits surrounding reading?
–WWW Wednesday. The weekly update on what I’m reading lately, almost guaranteed to be out of date by the next day at the rate I read and hop around picking up new books!
Out and about:
–Once Upon A Blue Moon: ‘Buttercup and Primrose Save The Day’. A short story featuring two determined young women, and a mystery of sorts.
–Once Upon A Blue Moon: ‘Take Care’. A creepy short story in second person POV.
–NEAT science: Why predators are a good thing. It’s a bit more complicated than the standard story a lot of people know about wolves and Yellowstone, but predators are a key part of food webs.
–NEAT science: Blue light danger. There was a somewhat alarming article in the Guardian talking about the damage blue light from screens can do your eyes. I read the source research and dissected things a bit. (Surprise! The newspaper article had some sweeping and so far not fully supported conclusions.)
So how’re you doing? Any good books this week?
I couldn’t see the pics properly, but bunnies…how adorable! My Hubby saved a neglected bunny but we gave it next door as we’ve got dogs, and so beautiful to see this little bunny that had a broken leg, kept in a shoe box for WEEKS now running around in a beautiful home so well looked after.
Have a wonderful week, I’m sure your eager to get your furbabies back.
Angelica @ Paperback Princess
Aww, that’s a lovely story. <3
Thanks! I really am.
How cute are those bunny feet!
I know, right?!
Ha those pics! Someone looks comfortable… 🙂
Those British Crime Classics have such amazing covers- I love those! At Amberleaf fair sounds interesting, and I’ve always been kinda fascinated by Angkor Wat so that caught my eye.
I’ll have to check out that short story.
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They really do! I don’t know if I’ll ever read them more than once, but I’m totally keeping them for how nice a set they make!
Now that looks like a bunny who knows how to relax! And looking forward to your reviews, especially of Dreadful Company!
He really does! I am regularly jealous of how chill my bunnies can look.
It’s so funny! Herclues lies on his tummy with his legs behind him like your bunny does 🙂
Have a wonderful week ahead and happy reading.
Apparently, it’s called a sploot! It always makes me laugh.
You too!
Cute bunnies. I hope you enjoy your books.
Diane @ Diane’s Book Blog
Thank you!
We have tons of wild bunnies around here. They’re not as cute as yours, though. They drive my dog nuts. I hope you have a great week! Enjoy your new books!
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Well my buns are special, of course, haha. And they have a known tendency to taunt any dogs they find when we briefly take them out, gah. Thanks for dropping by!
Oooh I look forward to your thoughts on Dreadful Company! I’ve not done a lot of reading this week – lots of travelling, then Nine Worlds this weekend – but am enjoying Tade Thompson’s Rosewater along the way. And now I’m home, I can get to Record of a Spaceborn Few this week…
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I enjoyed it quite a lot! And ooh, I need to read Rosewater.