Welp, that sure was a week! It felt weirdly both fast and slow… but it’s done, and now it’s time for the weekend and lots of books. Right?!

Books acquired this week

This week saw the arrival of a couple of preorders, some longer-awaited than others…

I only read the first volume of Love in the Palm of His Hand a week or two ago, so I was lucky the next volume was out so soon! But I’ve been waiting a while for Mockingbird Court and All of Us Murderers, and I’m excited to get round to them.

And of course, there’s also my British Library Crime Classics subscription book for the month — I’d forgotten that was due to arrive! It’s a Christmas mystery, so I’ll probably leave it until December, though.

Posts from this week

First off, let’s do the usual roundup of reviews:

• Mystery/thriller: Strange Houses, by Uketsu (3/5 stars, “liked it”)
• Non-fiction: A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps, by Jonn Elledge (2/5 stars, “it was okay”)
• Graphic novel: Fence, vol 5, by C.S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
• Horror: Cackle, by Rachel Harrison (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
• Historical mystery/romance: Copper Script, by KJ Charles (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
• Poetry: Missel-Child, by Helen Tookey (2/5 stars, “it was okay”)

And a couple of other posts, the usual features:

• Top Ten Tuesday: Satisfying Series
• What Are You Reading Wednesday

What I’m reading

It’s been quite the week for reading, in part due to trying out some more manga — as usual, here’s a sneak peek of the books I plan to review soon:

 

I did also read one or two others which I’m not planning to review (e.g. Jordan L. Hawk’s Rattling Bone, which was a reread that I’ve reviewed here before), so it really was a busy week.

For this weekend, I’ve got a few plans. It’s Bookshop Day UK, and I’d like to be able to get a couple books to support local bookshops… but I still have my self-imposed cap of 20 books bought in 2025 and not started, and I’m currently on 19. I just started Eating to Extinction last night, which I’d like to read more of, and maybe I’ll dig into KJ Charles’ new book, and find out how I feel about The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish. If I like it, maybe I’ll get the rest of the series to celebrate Bookshop Day!

Either way, I will as ever be following my whim.

Linking up with Reading Reality’s Stacking the Shelves, Caffeinated Reviewer’s The Sunday Post, and the Sunday Salon over at Readerbuzz.