Yay, it’s the weekend! I feel the need for the chill time, since I had a horrible headache last night. And I have so many reading plans!

Books acquired this week

Last week I posted part of my birthday haul, but not all, as I was kinda spoiled and it was a lot. So here’s the rest, plus the books my wife got me to celebrate the completion of my degree!

First up, more books from my wife:

And here are the books from my parents and sister!

I’ve been digging into some of these already, and I can’t wait to read more.

Posts from this week

As ever, it’s been busy on the blog! Let’s see what we’ve got — first up, the reviews:

• Classic crime: The Odd Flamingo, by Nina Bawden (2/5 stars, “it was okay”)
• Comic: Immortal Red Sonja, vol 2, by Dan Abnett et al (1/5 stars, “didn’t like it”)
• Fantasy romance: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter: Magic Research Exchange Plan, by Yatsuki Wakutsu (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
• Historical fiction: The Sea Road, by Margaret Elphinstone (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
• Science: Preventable: How A Pandemic Changed the World and How To Stop the Next One, by Devi Sridhar (3/5 stars, “liked it”)
• Non-fiction: A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World, by González Macías (3/5 stars, “liked it”)
• Fantasy manga: A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, vol 10, by Misaki et al (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)

And a couple of non-review posts:

• Top Ten Tuesday: Reading Spots
• What Are You Reading Wednesday

What I’m reading

As ever, let’s start with a peek at the books I’ve finished this week which I plan to review on the blog!

A pretty good reading week, especially as I also fit in a couple of rereads.

This weekend, I want to finish my Book Spin Bingo reads: Paladin’s Strength (T. Kingfisher) and Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside (Victoria Shepherd) are the last two, and I’m most of the way through both of them. I also want to read more of Cackle (Rachel Harrison) and Rebel Bodies (Sarah Graham), but we’ll see — I’ve also got back to my playthrough of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and might have plans to game with people in Final Fantasy XIV as well. The most important thing is that I spend some time relaxing, regardless.

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.