Good afternoon! As ever, it’s been a busy week for me, but I’m on track with my studying etc etc, so that means a nice chill weekend (as long as I’m on track, I like to make sure my weekends are work- and study-free zones). Reading time!
…And an eye test and such, but you know, there’s still plenty of time for reading around that.
Acquired this week
This week featured a trip to the library, a new book from my wife, and a book via my British Library Crime Classics subscription. So without further ado, here are the books I picked for myself at the library:
And here’s the books I got from the “blind date with a book” display left over from Christmas — I felt so bad that they’d gone to a lot of effort to wrap them beautifully and hand-decorate them, etc, and there were still a bunch left, so I grabbed all the SF/F ones. I’ll try all three!
I thought I might’ve read Spirits Abroad before, but apparently not, and I’ve read Feist and Lord’s work before and enjoyed it, so all in all, not a bad match for me for something chosen just because it was SF/F!
And then there’s the books I got in the mail, with thanks to my wife for the third Hilary Tamar book by Sarah Caudwell!
I already finished The Sirens Sang of Murder — I’m really loving this series, and irritated the fourth book doesn’t seem to be readily available — and I’m eager to read The Ten Teacups, since I’ve started enjoying John Dickson Carr/Carter Dickson’s work. It’s an “impossible mystery” again (which he was famous for), so I’m very curious how he makes it work this time.
Posts from this week
Aaand here’s the roundup of reviews:
- Historical fantasy manga: The Apothecary Diaries (manga), vol 1, by Nekokurage & Natsu Hyuuga (3/5 stars)
- Historical fantasy/fairytale retelling: A Sweet Sting of Salt, by Rose Sutherland (4/5 stars)
- Classic crime: Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight, by R. Austin Freeman (4/5 stars)
- Science non-fiction: Sing Like Fish, by Amorina Kingdon (4/5 stars)
- Non-fiction: Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma, by Claire Dederer (4/5 stars)
- Romance manga: A Side Character’s Love Story, vol 8, by Akane Tamura (4/5 stars)
And a What Are You Reading Wednesday post, as well, of course!
What I’m reading
As usual, let’s start with a sneak peek at the books I’ve finished this week which I plan to review on the blog…
Over the weekend, I plan to amuse myself by continuing to avoid a bingo on my BookSpinBingo card on Litsy (latest update to it posted here), so I’ll probably read The Tomb of Dragons (Katherine Addison), A Pirate’s Life for Tea (Rebecca Thorne) and Sir Hereward & Mister Fitz (Garth Nix).
But, as ever, I’ll also just go wherever my whim takes me.
Linking up with Reading Realityâs Stacking the Shelves, Caffeinated Reviewerâs The Sunday Post, and the Sunday Salon over at Readerbuzz, as usual!