Oh boy, it’s not been a week for reading. I did carve out some catchup time for my classes, though, and I trust I’m on the way back to an even keel.
Books acquired this week
First off, the books I snagged at the library this week:
I didn’t adore Alix E. Harrow’s work that I’ve read so far, but I did enjoy it well enough, so I thought I’d give Starling House a shot. I’ve been curious about Fathomfolk a while, and I had the idea at the back of my mind that I’d seen someone say good things about Where the Dead Brides Gather, so… another one to give a shot.
I did also get a new book from my wife this week, as well. There’s a couple more coming, but for now it’s just this one:
Looks like a quick read, and I’ve been curious about this series of short books for a while.
Posts from this week
As usual, here’s a roundup of what I’ve been posting this week:
- Classic mystery: The Man in the Brown Suit, by Agatha Christie (3/5 stars)
- Chinese light novel fantasy/romance: Heaven Official’s Blessing, vol 8, by MXTX (5/5 stars)
- Non-fiction: Overleaf: An Album of British Trees, by Susan & Richard Ogilvy (4/5 stars)
- SF dystopia: Arch-Conspirator, by Veronica Roth (3/5 stars)
- Classic mystery: Rope’s End, Rogue’s End, by E.C.R. Lorac (3/5 stars)
- Non-fiction: The Secret Life of the Owl, by John Lewis-Stempel (3/5 stars)
Other posts:
What I’m reading
I’ve really been struggling to read this week, so I only have one book lined up ready for me to review here at some point soon:
Not sure what exactly I’ll read this weekend, but I’ve made a start on All the Violet Tiaras, and I’m partway through Amal El-Mohtar’s The River Has Roots. So those are good guesses for where I’ll start. I’ll probably also try to get back to The Other Olympians, which is a fascinating lookback at the development of sex verification as a concept in sport (and of course all the transphobia that goes with it). I hope to find a bit more time for it this 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 love the suggestions I get for reading from bloggers. Sometimes a book wasn’t on my radar, thanks for the nonfiction titles you posted.
The blog community can certainly be great for that! 😀
I enjoyed The Ten Thousand Doors of January but haven’t read any other Alix E. Harrow books, yet.
I enjoyed her novellas too! I can’t remember quite what I thought of The Ten Thousand Doors of January — from memory, I liked it but not as much as I’d hoped…
I really enjoyed Starling House — I hope it works for you!
Thanks! Fingers crossed — I’ve liked some of Harrow’s work quite a lot.
All of the Violet Tiaras sounds intriguing. My reading has been slow as well. Too distracted.
It was an interesting one! I should post the review soon… or at least eventually, haha.
Where the Dead Brides Gather is a fascinating title and makes me curious! Happy reading week.
Harvee https://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-house-swap-three-domestic-thrillers.html
I’m very curious about it!
Fathomfolk is on my TBR. I’m curious about The Other Olympians, thanks for sharing
Wishing you a happy reading week
Thanks for dropping by! I’m enjoying The Other Olympians so far… should get back to it.
I spent most of the week forcing myself to finish Ringworld. It really wasn’t my sort of read, and I should have moved on to something else. I kept thinking I would eventually understand why it won the Hugo and Nebula Awards. I did not.
I’ve heard a lot of good things about Starling House. I look forward to hearing what you think.
Aw, that always sucks as an experience. 🙁
I’m curious about Where the Dead Brides Gather.
I’ve struggled with reading this week as well. It happens.
Me too! I can’t find where I found someone talking about it, so I’m all the more curious now.