As a head’s up, I’m away over the weekend, down in Wales for the interment of my grandparents’ ashes, and there’s no broadband connection at the house now. I will visit back and reply to comments as usual, but maybe not until Wednesday or so (it depends how long my phone’s data lasts me, and how much time I spend online). That doesn’t mean I’m not enthusiastic to talk books and see what you’ve been reading as usual!
Books acquired this week
I wasn’t expecting to have anything, but then I finished the last volume of Solo Leveling that I owned, and remembered I had a gift voucher… and also, my British Library Crime Classic subscription book arrived. So I ended up having some nice book post after all!
I dived on Solo Leveling right away, while waiting for everyone to be ready for the drive down to Wales. The story comes to a climax, and I was sooo eager to see what happens, and the books were the perfect length to finish up before we left… though I admit I hadn’t expected to have time to finish both of them.
I also grabbed a book from the library to read on the drive, since I’ve been curious about it a while:
I’ve read this already as well!
Posts from this week
A quick roundup of the reviews posted this week:
- Non-fiction: 100 Dresses, by The Costume Institute (3/5 stars, “liked it”)
- Graphic novel: Fence: Rivals, by C.S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
- Fantasy: Into the Riverlands, by Nghi Vo (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
- Fantasy romance: Gwen & Art Are Not In Love, by Lex Croucher (2/5 stars, “it was okay”)
- Non-fiction: Rebel Bodies: A Guide to the Gender Health Gap Revolution, by Sarah Graham (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
- Non-fiction: The Postal Paths, by Alan Cleaver (3/5 stars, “liked it”)
Other posts:
What I’m reading
I’ve been reading a lot this week, so hold onto your hats — here’s the preview of the books I finished which I plan to review on the blog!
 
Over the weekend, it’s likely that I’ll read quite a lot because of the lack of broadband. I actually set up a mini-bingo card to keep me occupied, so I guess my next read (and very appropriate too) will be focusing on finishing Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape. After that, probably The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry… but we’ll see! As ever, I’ll follow my whims.
Linking up with Reading Reality’s Stacking the Shelves, Caffeinated Reviewer’s The Sunday Post, and the Sunday Salon over at Readerbuzz.
Sudden panic that I’d skipped a day of my weekend! I hope everything goes okay for you tomorrow.
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I hope your travels are smooth and the internment of your grandparents’ ashes offers another layer of healing. I have loved the first three Before the Coffee Gets Cold books, I hope you will, too. Beautiful food for thought on this particular journey of yours. Take good care!
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Wow, you did read a lot! I’m very curious about Strange Houses.
British Library Crime Classics are really appealing, and your posts always remind me to look for more of them. I wonder if the subscriptions are available here.
I hope your trip turns out to have positive family-reunion vibes.
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