Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
8 June 2025
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up, What's on my Plate
Books read this week:
To be honest my reading is still a bit dodgy atm, I can’t seem to settle down fully with certain books. I’ve had to set The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater to one side because I just couldn’t get into it. I then picked up Riley Sager’s latest book, With A Vengeance, that I was very excited about, but also I was struggling a little with this one. So, I was feeling a bit worried about going into a reading slump. I did complete The Countdown Killer by Sam Holland which was really good. Then, fortunately my next book, The Rush by Beth Lewis was really good, quite honestly one of my favourites so far this year. I’ve started listening to Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and I’m also a third into The Bodies by Sam Lloyd both are good so far.
Next Week’s Reads:
Aiming to complete Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and The Bodies by Sam Lloyd. I’m then hoping to pick up Swordheart by T Kingfisher.
Reviews Posted:
- We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
- The Countdown Killer by Sam Holland
Outstanding Reviews
- Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
- The Rush by Beth Lewis
That’s it for me this week, what have you been up to, any good books to shout out about. Let me know.
Books and travelling with Lynn 
I’ve been in a sort of slump and had a few books going at once. Now I’m finishing up one that ok but not my favorite. So I know what you mean. I’m looking forward to hearing more about The Rush!
Yeah, I hate that I can’t settle down to my reading at the moment. Hopefully things are improving.
Lynn 😀
I added The Rush to my wishlist so long ago that I’ve only a vague memory of what it’s about so I’m definitely going to look out for your review 😀
I hope you get a chance to grab a copy.
Lynn 😀
I hope you avoid a reading slump. They’re the worst!
I know. I’ve decided that given my current mood, if a book doesn’t hook me pretty quickly then I’m putting it down.
Lynn 😀
Not being able to get properly invested in any book is so annoying! I really enjoyed Shield of Sparrows and Swoedheart – perhaps one of them will pull you out of the slump!
Yes, I have high hopes for both.
Lynn 😀
Ah, sorry to hear you hit a snag with the Riley Sager too. It was a bit of an adjustment for me too, because I wasn’t used to him writing something historical.