Weekly Wrap Up : 18/02/18
18 February 2018 
Hi everyone. Hope you’ve had a good week. The weather here has been a bit naff the past week so curling up with a book seems to have been the order of the day. Still a bit behind with reviews but I’m trying to catch up – of course it’s a vicious circle – as soon as I review something I read something else, so one step forward one step back. Still, it’s not the worst problem to have now is it. 😀 So, I managed to read four books but that’s literally because I couldn’t put the RJ Barker books down. Read them.
Books read:
- The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale
- Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson
- Age of Assassins by R J Barker – which I loved
- Blood of Assassins by R J Barker – which I loved even more (how is this possible)
Next Week’s Reads:
- Semiosis by Sue Burke
- Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hockig
- Planetfall by Emma Newman
Upcoming reviews:
- Starborn by Lucy Hounsom
- Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace
- Chaos Trims My Beard by Brett Herman
- The Chrysalids by John Wyndham (Vintage Sci Fi book)
- Paris Adrift by E.J. Swift
- Pilgrimage to Skara by Jonathan S Pembroke
- The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale
- Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson
- Age of Assassins by R J Barker
- Blood of Assassins by R J Barker
I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.
Books and travelling with Lynn 
Good luck catching up with your reviews! This week, I finished reading Christian non-fiction The Case for Grace by Lee Strobel (for my church’s book club) and I am now about half way through The Dragon’s Blade: The Reborn King by Michael R. Miller. Happy reading! 🙂
Well, I keep writing the reviews but then I keep reading the books. Catch 22. Happy reading Jessica.
Lynn 😀
Thank you 🙂
I hope to start Semiosis this week as well. I wish I had time to read 4 books a week! I need to add the RJ Barker books since you obviously loved them😁
I put that increase in reading down to really bad weather and 2 fantastic books that I couldn’t leave alone.
Lynn 😀
It’s not surprising that you loved “Blood of Assassins” even more than its predecessor, because it is an even better book: despite the increased grimness and the overall darkness, I was fascinated by it – and can’t wait for your review of both! 🙂
Such a good series – where has RJBarker popped up from! Such an outstanding debut and then to follow up with a book that is even better. Wow, just wow.
Lynn 😀
I haven’t come across the R.J. Barker books, but they sound great:). I am looking forward to hearing what you think of Planetfall…
The Barker books were great – I thoroughly enjoyed them and can’t recommend them enough.
Lynn 😀
I’ll make a note of the name! Thank you, Lynn:)
Always happiest when toppling someone’s tbr
Lynn 😀
lol:))
I am SO excited to hear you that loved the second Assassins book even more than the first! I can’t wait to get to it!
it was brilliant. The character development, the flaws – just so good. I was gripped, tense, knuckles white. I can’t wait for No.3
Lynn 😀
Hope you enjoyed Envy of Angels. I’m excited, yet sad, to read the last book in that series soon. I also can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Between the Blade and the Heart. Hope you have an awesome week!
I did enjoy it and still need to read 2 and 3 – which I bought immediately afterwards. Time!
Lynn 😀
The Barker books sound amazing!!! 😀 I’m still impressed every week by how much you manage to read and review! 😀
I need to get on top of my reviews – absolutely ridiculous. But, I don’t always manage to read this many – I think I was conscious of how many review books I seemed to have acquired for February and that and a combination of bad weather (therefore no socialising) just pressed me into more reading Of course more reading = less blogging so I’m always behind in one respect or another. Can’t win.
Lynn 😀
Haha I know that feeling! I’m on a perpetual catch up!!!!
It’s inevitable really. I just need to sit down and write and schedule a whole bunch of reviews – but then I can’t do them all at once because I get fed up and rush them or they would all end up sounding very similar.
Lynn 😀
Me: I will sit down and write reviews. I will! *sits down and falls asleep* 😀
I never used to be behind with reviews and I’m sure I used to read more books – I just used to write them immediately. I hope having a backlog.
Lynn 😀
That’s the dream! 😀