Moving continues! As of last night we were done with the old flat, but there are many boxes, much new furniture, and many flatpacks in our future. I’m still at my parents’ house for now, but this week we’ll probably get my office set up and then I’ll move in too.
For now though, this weekend we’re collectively taking as much of a break as we can. Monday’s soon enough to do more, now we’ve finally finished up with the old flat.
Books acquired this week
Nothing major this week, but I did get my British Library Crime Classic book for the month, and I snagged a manga to read when I wasn’t feeling up to anything else.
I’ve warmed up to John Dickson Carr’s work over the years, but I prefer the Gideon Fell books, so we’ll see how I get along with this one. The manga was a bit of a random choice, recommended by a friend from another site.
Posts from this week
There’s been a lot of activity this week, so let’s do the roundup!
- Classic crime: Payment Deferred, by C.S. Forester (1/5 stars)
- Poetry: A Shropshire Lad, by A.E. Housman (2/5 stars)
- Non-fiction: Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day, by Peter Ackroyd (1/5 stars)
- Graphic novel: Fence, vol 2, by C.S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad (4/5 stars)
- Fantasy: Siren Queen, by Nghi Vo (4/5 stars)
- Fantasy romance: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter, light novel vol 1, by Yatsuki Wakutsu (4/5 stars)
But also some other posts:
Busy, as I said!
What I’m reading
It’s been a bit of a hectic week, but I did get some reading done… partly due to rereading Tove Jansson’s Moomin books! Here’s the covers of the books I read this week which I intend to review on the blog eventually:
Over the weekend, I’m not sure. A bit more of the Moomin books, most likely, and probably I’ll read Freya Marske’s Cinder House, but… mostly I’ll just follow my whim.
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’m glad moving is going well! I’m curious to hear your thoughts on What Stalks the Deep. I wasn’t crazy about the last book but I do want to keep going with the series.
I liked it more than the second book — it feels more like a return to the same principle as the first book, where the threat is sort-of plausible, there’s a whole biology worked out for it. And I really enjoyed a new character, Ingold.
As I remember it, moving is exhausting. We last moved our things—books (mine) and rocks (spouse’s)—forty years ago, and we swore we’d never do that again. Good luck with your move.
The Moomin books sound ideal for a busy time.
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Moving is exhausting….I feel for ya. Question about the British Library Crime Classic. Is it a physical book in the mail or a Kindle delivery?
Sometimes you just need to let go of release dates, obligations, and plans to just follow your whims – that’s where the joy of reading is rekindled.
Good luck with carrying on the move. I need to read The Moomins. I used to watch it on TV when I was younger and I like visiting the shop in London
Have a great weekend!
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Lots of reviews this week. Nicely done.
I hate moving. I hope to never do it again.
Enjoy your new books.