Saturday again! It comes round so quickly. No real news from me this week, so straight into the book haul that I accidentally acquired…
Received to review
I always enjoy Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s ideas — only one of her books has seriously clicked with me, but I enjoy them anyway.
Stacking the Shelves
A real mix, as usual! I’m excited about Black Water Sister and The Jasmine Throne, in particular; I’ve been wanting to get my hands on those for a while now, since I first heard about them. Likewise The Fabric of Civilization, actually — ever since I was going on a tear of reading books about sewing and textiles, at the start of the year.
The most impulsive purchase was Seashaken Houses, which would not usually be my thing. Something about the idea of a book about lonely lighthouses built onto rocky reefs got under my skin, apparently. I’ve gone with the whim and started reading it right away!
Books read this week
Not a big reading week — or a big finishing week, at least: I’m halfway through seven books at once!
Reviews posted this week
- And Only To Deceive, by Tasha Alexander (4/5 stars) [mystery/romance]
- The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights, by John Steinbeck (3/5 stars) [arthuriana]
- White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf, by Aaron Bobrow-Strain (5/5 stars) [history]
- The Echo Wife, by Sarah Gailey (5/5 stars) [speculative fiction]
- The Secret Life of Books, by Tom Mole (3/5 stars) [history]
And that’s all from me this week! How’ve you all been doing? Have you got any great new books this week, or been reading anything that knocked your socks off?
Ooh some interesting books in here! Love a bit of history and The Jasmine Throne is big time on my radar.
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I’m really excited for The Jasmine Throne, from all I’ve heard! It sounds so great.
The lighthouse one does look good! And I’m loving those Tasha Alexander covers!
I don’t know why it grabbed me so much, but I’m going with it, heh! Whims are meant to be indulged.
I can’t wait to get my hands on Velvet was the Night!
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is always fun, after all! 😀
I haven’t read any of these. I hope you enjoy them all. Have a great week!
Thanks for dropping by — you too!
I read Mexican Gothic and I liked it although it was not what I expected in the end. I got in line for Velvet on my library website. I also requested it on NetGalley.
I find that Silvia Moreno-Garcia has some awesome story ideas, though I’ve only really loved one of her books so far!