Wow, it’s been a warm week! I’m not really built for warm weather… nor for cold weather… I think I’m just not really built for weather. But the sunshine has been nice on my walks, I must admit!
The latest Bookly readathon has started, so I have been doing a little more reading than I was, and I hope the week ahead will be pretty busy, reading-wise. Especially given the haul I got last weekend.
Books acquired this week
I’m going to split my haul over the next 2-3 weeks, since I got a lot of books in one go. (Next haul… probably due the week after that, since August 20th is my birthday, ahaha.) First up, a little non-fiction:
And here’s a couple of the fiction books I got as well:
It’s a rather random mix, I know, just like the full haul. I do love having such a range around to read!
Posts from this week
Here goes the usual roundup:
- Fantasy: The Hands of the Emperor, by Victoria Goddard (5/5 stars)
- Classic crime: Tour de Force, by Christianna Brand (2/5 stars)
- Horror/fantasy/romance comic: Love Everlasting vol 1, by Matt Hollingsworth, Tom King & Elsa Charretier (4/5 stars)
- Non-fiction: The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution, by Dan Hicks (3/5 stars)
Other posts:
What I’m reading
Right now I’m trying to finish up one of my new books, Standard Deviations, which is all about how data/statistics can be twisted to support totally made-up or opposite conclusions. It’s pretty well-explained, though I do have the advantage that I have (of necessity, as a science student) done two courses on stats.
It’s been a fun week, with some comics I plan to review and some manga which I won’t, alongside my chunkier non-fiction reads. Here are the books I read this week which I will post reviews of soon:
Combined with the manga I read, it was definitely a busy reading week!
Linking up with Reading Reality’s Stacking the Shelves, Caffeinated Reviewer’s The Sunday Post, and the Sunday Salon over at Readerbuzz, as usual!
I think of all the places we have lived, Nairobi had the best weather, it was 60’s, 70’s, rarely low 80’s all year round! Have a great weekend!
That sounds ideal, actually! Though I do like a bit of cold weather here and there… makes it cosier inside. 😀
I love the variety of books your reading! I might consider posting the genres on my SP going forward, so people can sort reviews but what they like to read, it’s a great idea.
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I found it made people more inclined to click and check things out, which makes sense actually! So it’s worked well for me, at least!
LOL I totally understand the “not built for weather” comment. I’m partial to the transition seasons, Spring and Fall, but I think that’s true for a lot of people. I hope you have a good week!
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Yeah, spring and fall can be perfect. It’s mostly temperatures that do me in, the mild weather is perfect.
We’ve been having heat waves here as well but it’s about to get cooler this week so at least there’s a reprieve! Love your haul this week, can’t wait to see the rest of them!
It was a bit cooler here too, such a relief. Getting warm again now though…
I find statistics fascinating and wish I’d taken more math/stats classes when I was younger. Would the book be understandable for a layperson? LOL I love summer and don’t mind the heat 😉 My husband hates it enough for both of us, though.
I think so! There was some stuff I found a bit boring and didn’t bother to follow too closely, but it was explained well.
LOL I feel the same way about the weather. In Florida I complain about the heat, when I was in New York I complained about the cold. I hope you enjoy your reading and have a great week!
I definitely prefer cold weather to hot, at least! If I didn’t have circulation problems I’d love a bit more cold weather.
I totally feel you on the weather. I do better in cold weather because I can bundle up, but I prefer when the weather’s just right. I wish we had more just right days. That would be too much to ask, though, wouldn’t it?
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Alas, yes! I keep thinking I should move somewhere a bit further north, though, as summers seem to get hotter and hotter.
I do love book hauls, but then yes, you have to find time to read them, haha! And then more books come that you want to read as well. I’m not a fan of the heat either! I’m thankful that we’re back to our normal 90s temps instead of the 100+ heatwave we had for 10 days! That was 2 weeks ago. My garden and I wilted. I can deal with the cold way better. I love wearing sweaters and having a fire to read by! Enjoy your books and have a great week! 🙂
Having a neverending TBR isn’t so bad, though! XD
All your nonfiction looks like books I’d love to read. I do love me a good book haul.
It’s in the mid-90s here in East Texas right now. I do miss my Gulf breezes. I am not a person who likes weather extremes either.
It was fun to let loose, ahaha.
I’ve read some of those — I especially remember “ Color: A Natural History of the Palette” but I can’t find any reviews that I wrote. Amazon confirms that I bought it in 2016!
Good reading!
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I should post my review soon! I have to keep them all in a folder so I don’t forget, ha.
I love the variety! The cover for Love Everlasting cracks me up. I was surprised to see that it is fiction. I am off to find out more about it. I am intrigued. Have a good week.
It was a fun read! 🙂