Posting much later in the day than usual because I was working on the submissions of my final(!!) assignments for this degree. Exams still to go, but my assignments are in and I am free for a while. Wooo!
So let’s quickly get to talking about books…
Acquired this week
This week was a quiet week until today, where I both got a package of new books (having spent the last of my store credit at Bookshop.org) and went to Waterstones to take advantage of their double Plus stamps offer for this weekend. I haven’t catalogued the Waterstones haul yet, so let’s just stick with my new light novels from Bookshop.org for now!
I’ve been having fun with the manga (even if I have some reservations that I’ll discuss when I review them), so I’m looking forward to these!
Posts from this week
Mostly just reviews! So here’s the roundup…
- Non-fiction: Endangered Languages, by Evangelia Adamou (3/5 stars)
- Romance manga: A Side Character’s Love Story, vol 10, by Akane Tamura (4/5 stars)
- Fantasy: The Rainfall Market, by You Yeong-Gwang (3/5 stars)
- Classic mystery: Villainy at Vespers, by Joan Cockin (3/5 stars)
- Non-fiction: Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You To Hate, by Anna Bogutskaya (1/5 stars)
- Non-fiction: A History of Britain in Ten Enemies, by Terry Deary (2/5 stars)
What I’m reading
Sadly not a lot, this week, though I have been getting through some manga! Here’s my usual peek at the covers of books I’ve finished this week and plan to review…
Which isn’t too bad considering how busy I’ve been!
As for what I’m going to read over the weekend… now I’m free, who knows? Probably my new light novels, but I’m not ruling anything out.
Linking up with Reading Reality’s Stacking the Shelves, Caffeinated Reviewer’s The Sunday Post, and the Sunday Salon over at Readerbuzz, as usual!
Way Togo on getting your degree assignments done!
Olivia recently posted…Weekly Reading Update 4-18-2025
Thank you! Now for some much-missed reading time, ahaha.
Huzzah! Enjoy that feeling of freedom 🙂
Thank you! I definitely am!
Congrats on getting your assignments in! Good luck with exams:-)
Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy recently posted…Buffy’s Corner 4/20/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead
Thank you! At least there’s a bit of a break before the exams…
I know the joy of finishing everything up! I hope you are rewarding yourself for your diligence…
I suggest some book purchases!
I had an indulgent day of reading and gaming and no productivity, for my Sunday, and of course… there was a liiiittle book haul on Saturday. Tiny. Really minuscule. Definitely. (Oops…)
Exciting that you are nearly there with your degree.
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Indeed, finally! I’ve experienced the grind at the end with my other degrees too, but this one takes the biscuit…
Sometimes one just needs to dig into their reading preferences and go with it. Happy Manga reading! Happy Easter.
Anne@HeadFullofBooks recently posted…Sunday Salon — Easter Week and before
To be honest it’s less reading preferences and more just time at the moment — it’s quick to finish a manga, after all!
Well done on finishing your assignments!
Hope you have a great week.
Marg @ The Intrepid Reader recently posted…This week
Thank you! Hope you have a good week, too!
Congratulations on completing your assignments! I remember that feeling and it is a *good* one! I hope you enjoy the week ahead and allow yourself to dive into those books! Looks like you’ve got some good ones there!
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Yeah, never gets old, even though this is hardly my first rodeo. I’m slowly starting up reading again, but my brain’s having trouble swapping tracks!