Oof, feels like it’s been a long week. I’ve been productive and got some important stuff done, at least!
Books acquired this week
I wasn’t really planning a library trip this week as well, but I was in town anyway to sort something out, and I ended up with some free time. So I went to the library again…
I picked up some poetry on a whim; I haven’t read much poetry in ages, but I did start reading some again quite recently, and it seemed like a fun idea to dip into whatever the library has to try some poets I haven’t read before. Though I already love the song project based on The Lost Spells; give “The Snow Hare” and “Selkie Boy” a try, if you’re curious.
And checked out a local indie bookshop, The Book Vault. I have a couple more books I want to pick up later, but I settled for just two for now.
Posts from this week
As usual, time for a bit of a roundup. Here are the reviews first:
- Horror/fantasy/romance graphic novel: Love Everlasting, vol 2, by Tom King and Elsa Charretier (3/5 stars)
- History: Moneta: A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins, by Gareth Harney (4/5 stars)
- Fantasy short story: Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit, by K.J. Parker (4/5 stars)
- Danmei (romance)/fantasy: Heaven Official’s Blessing, vol 4, by MXTX (4/5 stars)
And the non-review posts:
What I’m reading
This week I did get back into the groove and start reading a bit more again, though it was mostly short stuff until today, when I tucked into a non-fiction book grabbed from the library and finally got back to reading Heaven Official’s Blessing (vol 6, which I’ve been struggling with due to the flashback interrupting the plot). Here’s a sneak peek of the books I’ve finished since last week (the ones I plan to review, at least):
Hopefully today I’ll finish this volume of Heaven Official’s Blessing, and maybe get a bit more into the swing of reading again.
How’s everyone else doing?
Linking up with Reading Reality’s Stacking the Shelves, Caffeinated Reviewer’s The Sunday Post, and the Sunday Salon over at Readerbuzz, as usual!
The Book at War looks very interesting. What period does it start with? My interest will quadruple if it’s WW1 or earlier!
The inside blurb says it starts with the American Civil War, through to the current invasion of Ukraine. It looks like there’s a section on the World Wars (difficult to tell from a quick look whether it’s treating both together or separately).
An interesting mix of books there. I haven’t been to the library in a couple of weeks. I need to get back there!
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2024/09/21/stacking-the-shelves-78/
I tried to just go with whatever caught my eye to see if I could find anything tempting! I guess it worked, since I’ve read three of the five library books. XD
Added the Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy to my TBR and I’m listening to that Selkie Boy song and it’s gorgeous! What a great weekly haul!
I don’t love all the songs the group did for that project, but there are some lovely ones! I think “Selkie Boy” is my favourite. Glad you liked it!
Yay for getting things accomplished, that always feels good. I hope you enjoy your books. Have a great weekend!
It was so nice to get it off my plate! Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
I want to read all your highlighted books! Especially Undying Love! thanks for bring them to my attention.
My Sunday Salon:https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2024/09/sunday-salon-wonderful-week.html
It’s an excellent collection — not all the poems were to my taste, but it’s a really raw exploration of love and grief that I appreciated a lot.
During the pandemic, like everyone else, I stopped going to the library and now I can’t seem to get back to it. Instant access via Kindle has spoiled me. I need to change that! Your library trips look great.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Yeah, same — these last two weeks have been all about me getting back to it. Though I admit it helps that I can borrow ebooks from them as well.
Looks like a successful library visit. Hope you have time to read them. That’s my struggle with books. I get them, but then I don’t wind up having time to read them.
Yes, same! I’m trying to be restrained and not get 20 books at once, to help with that…
That Anthony Boucher book cover is crazy good. Enjoy.
Harvee https://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/
I picked it up mostly because of the cover, because it was such an intriguing design!
I’m at the library for pickup about twice a week. They said if a week went by and I didn’t come they’d think I was sick. haha! Love that Zoologust Guide and the one about plants. Thanks for the suggestions as I am putting together a list of nonfiction and more fall reading books!
I used to be like that with the library in Cardiff! But this one’s quite impersonal, all machines to check books out etc etc.
I read quite a bit of non-fiction — you might want to browse my non-fiction tag for a bit for other ideas. 😀
All your nonfiction sounds great to me, especially the book about plants. I completely missed seeing everyone’s posts about the redemption topic for Top Ten. I must remember to do that this week.
The Book at War looks intriguing, too.
I liked the one about plants! Finished that yesterday all in one day.
The Book at War is definitely intriguing me. I know a little about publishing in one of the World Wars (second, I think), but I’ve forgotten most of the details, so I’m wondering if it’ll refresh my memory or teach me new things. Either’s fun!
I currently have 3 library book that I need to return. I’ve never heard of The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy. I’m going now to see if my library has a copy. I LOVE animals!
It’s a really fascinating attempt to figure out what alien life might look like by extrapolating from life on earth — I’m enjoying it!
The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy looks so interesting! I’ll have to find a copy! I hope you enjoy it!
I’m finding it fascinating (I started it today). I don’t always agree 100% with the conclusions so far, but it’s an interesting read.
The Lost Spells sounds so intriguing as I’m getting back into poetry as well. Thanks for sharing!
My Sunday Post post: https://stephaniemward.com/2024/09/18/book-review-giveaway-how-to-make-a-sandwich/
It’s a very pretty little volume! The illustrations by Jackie Morris are amazing, and Macfarlane plays around with language and sound a lot in the poems.
I read a lot of gardening and plant books as references but I don’t include them on Goodreads because I guess I don’t read all the way through but read sections for reference. It’s the same with cooking, knitting, quilting and sewing books. Anyway they make interesting reading. I did read all the Jane Goodall books, some are very scientific in terminology as well as the other Leaky “girls” books on gorillas, bonobos and orangutans. I went through a strong primate reading phase there for awhile when we were taking lots of zoo trips.
Jane Goodall’s work was pretty amazing! I’ve actually mostly just read about it, rather than reading Goodall’s own words. I wonder if my library has any…