Hey guys! It’s been a good week for me, with plenty of reading! And Record of a Spaceborn Few is out in paperback, so I’ve snapped that up, obviously!
Books acquired:
Books read this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–Fayke Newes, by Derek Taylor. Not a bad history of the press vs people in power, but not properly sourced and thus rather hypocritical. 3/5 stars
–The Bell at Sealey Head, by Patricia McKillip. Beautifully written fantasy, as ever, with only a couple of hitches. 4/5 stars
–The Case of the Murdered Muckraker, by Carola Dunn. Very different setting and feel for Daisy; includes an epic cross-country plane chase. 3/5 stars
–The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison. Yep, again. What can I say? 5/5 stars
–Pale Rider, by Laura Spinney. A good history of the 1918 flu pandemic. 4/5 stars
–My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite. This felt kind of predictable for me? Like most of it was just following an obvious path. The ending didn’t exactly surprise me, but it was nicely done. 2/5 stars
–Space Opera, by Catherynne M. Valente. Not a winner for me. Holy cow, I am tired of the TORRENT OF GLITTER just thinking about it. 1/5 stars
Other posts:
–WWW Wednesday. The usual weekly update!
Out and about:
–NEAT science: ‘Blue-blooded.‘ Ever wanted to know how copper-based blood works? Tahdah!
That’s it for the week! How’s everyone else been doing? Reading anything good?
Currently obsessed with Daisy Jones and the Six. How it ends will determine my opinion!
It’s been a proper week off for me (I start a new job on Monday), so I’ve had fun sorting out my wardrobe for the first time in a couple of years (thanks to an HMRC tax rebate, hoorah) and doing lots of baking. I’m spoilt for good reading at the moment – alternating The Traitor Baru Cormorant with Tiamat’s Wrath and The Vela. Smug and happy? Yep, until Monday when reality bites 😉
Space Opera was not a good book for me either…but haha, 1 out of 5 stars! I probably liked it a little more than that, but man, it was trying a bit too hard to be Hitchhiker’s Guide.