April : My Month in Review
April is over. The first third of the year has simply flown. I’m having a good time, in terms of books it’s been a good start to the year. I hope you’ve all had a good start to 2019 and a good April too. I’ve read two more of my SPFBO finalists and the reviews will follow shortly – and at the moment I’m still keeping on top of my reviews although I do have a few outstanding from last year. This month I’ve read a total of 11. My month in covers is here and my month in reviews looks like this:
Books read: this month = 11
- The Binding by Bridget Collins
- A Time of Blood by John Gwynne
- One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence
- The Brotherhood of the Wheel by RS Belcher
- Emily Eternal by M G Wheaton
- A Boy and His dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher
- Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
- Ruthless Magic by Megan Crewe
- Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young
- The Gods of Men by Barbara Kloss
What’ve you been reading??
Backlist books
None.
Unfinished series completed:
None.
Books Bought:
- The ABC Murders (Poirot) (Hercule Poirot Series Book 13 by Agatha Christie
- My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
- Killman Creek (Stillhouse Lake Book 2) by Rachel Caine
Review Books:
Even more restraint this month than last – I realise I have some catching up to do and I can’t do that by constantly adding more so here it is:
- Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young – I’ve already read this and will review shortly – I really enjoyed it.
- For Emily by Katherine Slee
- The Absinthe Earl by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Cover compare:
I like both covers but the little blue shoe cover appeals more to me.
Which is your favourite?
Hope you’ve all had a good month.
“A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.”
30 April 2019
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Book Quotes, That Artsy Reader Girl, Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme where every Tuesday we look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) bookish examples to demonstrate that particular topic. Top Ten Tuesday (created and hosted by The Broke and Bookish) is now being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and future week’s topics can be found here. This week’s topic is:
Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes
‘Even the smallest person can change the course of history’ – Lady Galadriel, Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. I like this – it has nothing to do with the fact that I’m just over 5 feet in height. Nothing I tell you.
‘It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends’ Albus Dumbledore Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
‘What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.’ – American Gods by Neil Gaiman. So very, very true.
‘The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.’ Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Enough said.
‘The trip from could to should is short and allows little time for reflection.’ – Red Sister by Mark Lawrence. Quite right – ‘could I stay up all night to finish this book?’ – yes, of course I could. Should I though…yes, yes I should, most definitely.
‘Yes my lord, but questions are dangerous, for they have answers’ – Kushiel’s Dart, Jacqueline Carey
‘If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.’ Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier. This suggestion didn’t go over terribly well in the book and yet I quite like the idea.
“Think it over, think it under.” —Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne
‘There is no place like home.’ – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
I leave this one blank for you to tell me your favourite quote
April : My Month in Covers
Hi everyone, hope you’ve all had a lovely April. I’ve managed to complete 11 books in total this month, which includes two of my SPFBO finalists (reviews to follow very soon). I’m also still managing to keep on top of my reviews . My month in review will follow tomorrow with lots of links. For now, feast your eyes on my last month of covers:
Weekly Wrap Up : 28th April 2019
I hope everyone has had a good week. I’ve been rewatching Game of Thrones and reading of course. Yes, I know that everyone has been watching the new series but I’m waiting – well, I decided to rewatch the entire series and I’m nearly there – then to the latest. I’ve read three books this week. Here’s my week in review:
My books:
- Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
- Ruthless Magic by Megan Crewe
- Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young
Next week’s reads:
- Nocturna by Maya Motayne
- Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen
- The Gods of Men by Barbara Kloss
Upcoming reviews:
- A Boy and His dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher
- Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
- Ruthless Magic by Megan Crewe
- Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young
I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.
Friday Face Off : “The sunrise was the colour of bad blood”
Here we are again with the Friday Face Off meme created by Books by Proxy . This is a great opportunity to feature some of your favourite book covers. The rules are fairly simple each week, following a predetermined theme (list below) choose a book, compare a couple of the different covers available for that particular book and choose your favourite. Future week’s themes are listed below – the list has been updated to help out those of you who like to plan ahead – if you have a cover in mind that you’re really wanting to share then feel free to leave a comment about a future suggested theme. I’ve also listed events that take place during the year, that I’m aware of, so you can link up your covers – if you’re aware of any events that you think I should include then give me a shout. This week’s theme:
“The sunrise was the colour of bad blood” – A cover featuring a sunrise/sunset
Sunsets/sunrise – I did have a few that I think I could have used for this week’s theme so hopefully everyone has found this week’s covers a bit easier. My book this week is : The Ship (The Ship #1) by Antonia Honeywell.
My covers this week:
My favourite:
Which one is your favourite?
Like last week I’ve added a Mr Linky here so that you can leave a link if you wish or please leave me a link in the comments so we can all visit and check out each others covers. Thanks
I’ve updated the list and included themes through to the end of 2019 – I’ve also included events that I’m aware of so that you can perhaps link your themes up where possible (if you know of an event you’d like to share that let me know in the comments). I also have a list prepared for 2020 and so will set up a separate page soon for forthcoming themes. As always, if you wish to submit an idea then leave me a comment.
Next week – A cover that is predominantly blue
Future themes: (if you’re struggling with any of these themes then use a ‘freebie’ of one of your favourite covers)
2019
(May is the month of Wyrd and Wonder – details here, Twitter: @wyrdandwonder)
3rd May – “How sweet to be a cloud, floating in the blue” – A cover that is predominantly blue
10th May – “As full of spirit as the month of May” – A cover featuring a festival/party/celebration
17th May – “The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow!” – A cover featuring a fantasy beast
24th May – “bibbity, bobbity, boo” – A cover that features ‘magical things’
31st May – “simples” – A favourite fantasy cover
7th June – “One swallow does not make a summer” – A cover that makes you think of Summer
14th June – “Coraline opened the box of chocolates. The dog looked at them longingly.” – A cover featuring something sweet
21st June – Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year – Pagan rituals/standing stones/blazing suns – a cover with your own interpretation
28th June – “And who decided which people wore the striped pyjamas” – A cover that is striped
5th July – “The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe… has been answered” – a cover featuring something/somebody historic
12th July – A wrap around cover
19th July – “You can’t choose between life and death when we’re dealing with what is in between.” – A cover that is grainy or looks like ‘white noise’
26th July – “Ludo ….. down” – A cover that is Upside Down
2nd August – “There are children here somewhere. I can smell them.” A cover featuring children
9th August – “I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request.” – A cover featuring Pirates
16th August – “The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagles own plumes” – a cover featuring feathers
23rd August – A cover that is a movie tie in
30th August – “I wandered lonely as a cloud” – a cover that is predominantly yellow
6th September “Warm September brings the fruit” – a cover that is seasonal for Autumn/Fall
13th September – Friday the 13th – unlucky for some! A cover with ‘curse’ in the title
20th September – “Your hair is winter fire,January embers.” – A cover featuring hair
27th September – Freebie
4th October – “Feed me Seymour” – A cover that is 60s horror
11th October – ““And, though there should be a world of difference between the smile of a man and the bared fangs of a wolf, with Joss Merlyn they were one and the same.” – a cover featuring an Inn
18th October – “It’s your favorite scary movie, remember? He had on the white mask, he stalked the babysitters.” – A cover featuring a scream
25th October – for Halloween – pick any scary cover you like
(I’m hoping that November will once again bring to us SciFiMonth – Twitter @SciFiMonth)
1st November – A cover that is predominantly grey
8th November – “big badda boom” – a cover that features an explosion
15th November – “No thinking thing should be another thing’s property, to be turned on and off when it is convenient.” – a cover featuring a robot
22nd November – A cover that is Futuristic
29th November – “When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.” – a cover that is 60s sci fi
6th December – Now is the winter of our discontent, Made glorious summer by this sun of York” – a cover that puts you in mind of winter
13th December – A cover that features a temple/or religious icon
20th December – Longest Night – a dark and foreboding cover
27th December – the festive season – a cover that is glittery or sparkling
(2020 – January is Vintage SciFi month so I’ll be including possible themes to take that on board.)
