Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday Post

Books read this week:

I’ve struggled a bit this week. Although I’ve made really good progress on blog hopping and catching up with comments.  I’ve read and loved one of my review books, the conclusion to Sarah Pinborough’s Tales From the Kingdoms series (I think it’s the conclusion, it certainly reads like a traditional fairytale ending).  I adore this series of fairytales reimagined, they’re wickedly good fun.  On the other hand I’m reading the Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E Pearson.  I was really hooked to this when it started.  The writing is so lovely.  But, I can’t deny that my progress is very slow, there’s something about it that feels over indulgent and drawn out, and it just feels so familiar.  Plus, the fae, they’ve morphed into normal everyday humans.  It doesn’t feel like a fae world, it feels more like a training academy with a bit of magic.  Anyway, that probably sounds very negative which isn’t my intention but I am on the verge of DNF’ing this – the only thing atm that’s keeping me going is that I’ve already read 50% which feels like such a commitment that I really ought to finish – I’ll just have to read this little by little and pick up other books at the same time.

Next Week’s Reads:

I didn’t really make progress with Fury of the Gods – mainly because I was trying to plough through Bristol Keats.  I’ll hopefully be getting back to that this week.  Also I still have The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso to start, and, I was approved for Jen Williams Titanchild – which is the conclusion to her talon duology.  I’m really looking forward to that.

Reviews Posted:

  1. Run by Blake Crouch
  2. You All Die Tonight by Simon Kernick

Outstanding Reviews

6 Responses to “Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up”

  1. Tammy's avatar Tammy

    I’ve been reading Swarm for 2-3 weeks lol, with other books in between. But I really do like it, it’s just too long. But I’m finishing it today and I’ll post a review this week. Good luck with Bristol Keats!

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      Yes, I think I’ll press on with Bristol Keats but read other books at the same time.

      Lynn 😀

  2. pagesandtea's avatar pagesandtea

    Sorry to hear Bristol Keats is almost a DNF. I usually end up thinking that way too – once I’m past the 50% mark I need to carry on to the end. Good luck with it, I hope it’s worth it if you do carry on reading 😀

  3. Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum's avatar Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

    I’m reading a book that is very different but feeling that sense of familiar and drawn out as well. It’s definitely tough and I’m also stalling on a couple reads right now because of it.

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      Yeah, I mean, this isn’t a short book either and it all feels so predictable. Hopefully things get shaken up a bit.

      Lynn 😀

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