Yay, it’s the weekend! It’s too warm here to do much and indeed I’ve deliberately planned a very calm weekend without any scheduled tasks…
Books acquired this week
This week I ended up getting a bunch more volumes of the Solo Leveling manhwa, in part since it was indie bookshop week, and in part because I had some vouchers to use. Plus, on a very different note (and looking a bit funny beside it!) I got an epistolary novel on a whim, as it might be a good one to review for Postcrossing’s blog.
I’m looking forward to reading more of Solo Leveling!
Posts from this week
Right, time for a quick review roundup!
- History: Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife, by Hetta Howes (2/5 stars)
- Science: The Animals Among Us: The New Science of Anthrozoology, by John Bradshaw (2/5 stars)
- Romance graphic novel: Chef’s Kiss, by Jarrett Melendez et al (4/5 stars)
- Fantasy short stories: Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz, by Garth Nix (2/5 stars)
- Classic: The Mark of Zorro, by Johnston McCulley (3/5 stars)
- History: A Short History of British Architecture: From Stonehenge to the Shard, by Simon Jenkins (3/5 stars)
What I’m reading
It’s been a really quiet week, reading-wise, and that’s okay. I’m still decompressing, I think! And there was plenty of work to catch up on now I’m not mid-exams.
Here’s a sneak peek at the books I did finish!
Not bad for a week where I often didn’t feel like reading, really! As for this weekend, no plans, I’ll just follow my whim.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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 illustration style on the covers of that series is interesting: reminds me of Japanese manga and other book covers as they have been for decades, but it’s now kind of classic.
Yeah, there’s a lot of commonality, though honestly the style reminds me at times of some Western artists too. Unlike the manga I grew up with and know now, though, the whole thing is full colour, which I really like. It gives it a very different feel!
I’m looking forward to The Correspondent, it’s on my Goodreads list. Nice week of reading!
It’s not my usual genre, but it looks like it might be fun! It’s always nice to try new stuff.
Your new book covers just make me happy. I don’t read books like Solo Leveling but I really love their covers!
I’ve struggled with reading this last week. Partly because of the book I was reading. It’s finished now so I have hope for this coming week.
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They do have striking covers, don’t they? And what’s nice is that the art on the inside is very much the same, including colour, unlike some Western comics or even manga.
Here’s hoping you have a better reading week now!