Weekly Wrap Up : 01/10/17
I love this time of year, I have to confess, the colours of the trees, the falling leaves, there seems to be a certain scent in the air and the nights start to draw in. It’s my time of year. I realise it’s not everyone’s favourite time of the year but for me it just feels like the season of promise. That probably sounds odds because of the cold weather and the shorter days but I love the seasons and Autumn and Winter are my favourites – perhaps because I’m a December child. Anyway, I thought I’d just get that out of the way because I was feeling all whimsical. I’ve had a lovely week, I have no grumbles and I hope you all have too. I’ve already had a monthly round up post so this week my wrap up is purely to look at my potential reads for the next week which will hopefully be:
- The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera
- Deadlands by Seanan McGuire
- The Crow Garden by Alison Littlewood
A bit ambitious maybe, but lets just see how it goes.
Hope you have a lot of good reading to look forward to.
Let me know what you’re reading.
If you only knew the power of the Dark Side.
It’s time once again to go Tough Travelling with Fantasy Faction, On the first day of each month, with a pre arranged theme in mind, we will all come up with out own individual selection of books that take us travelling through the tropes of fantasy. This month’s theme:
MINIONS.
Minions of the DARK LORD can be male or female, though he tends to favour males (who seem to be more susceptible to the Evil One’s wiles). They can take many forms: BAD KINGS, ENCHANTRESSES, HIGH PRIESTS, EUNUCHS, DUKES, REGENTS or WITCHES. Additionally, there are the non-human minions, such as ORCS, TROLLS, GOBLINS and random OTHER PEOPLES . . . not to mention MUTANT NASTIES, carefully selected MONSTERS, UNDEAD, and DEMONS.
So, is there anybody at all who didn’t immediately think of these guys??:
Moving on:
Talk of the Dark Lord – you know I have to go there – Tolkien’s LotRs, Ors and lets not forget Saruman and his army of Uruk-hai:
The Sa’ba Taalor from James Moore Seven Forges series. A whole army of people who serve the will of their Gods.
The Death Eaters. JK Rowlings Harry Potter and Lord Voldermort’s army of witches and wizards:
Wolves, dwarves, giants and others who serve the White Witch in CSLewis’s Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe:
Renfield – Count Dracula’s human minion from Bram Stoker’s Dracula:
And, can I just add these guys for good measure:
September : My Month in Review
September has gone and we’re into the month of all things spooky – or October if you prefer. I’ve had a busy month and I’ve managed to read some absolutely excellent months. I hope October is as good a reading month. On a personal note I’m currently on a road trip in Europe – which is wonderful, visiting lots of places and taking a whole truck load of photographs, at the moment in the romantic city of Verona. Hope you all had a lovely September.
Books read:
- An Alchemy of Masques and Shadows by Curtis Craddock
- Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
- Sea of Rust by C Robert Cargill – review to follow
- The Last Dog on Earth Adrian J. Walker – review to follow
- The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman – review to follow
- A Pocketful of Crows by Joanne M Harris – review to follow
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman
- The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
My covers are here.
I must say that all my books this month have been amazing and my reviews will follow shortly.
Backlist books
American Gods by Neil Gaiman – audiobook.
Unfinished series completed:
None this month.
Books Bought:
- Dragonship by J P Ashman (well, I actually picked this one up when it was on offer but – it’s still very reasonable on Amazon :D)
Review Books:
- The Stone in the Skull by Elizabeth Bear
- A Time of Dread by John Gwynne
- The Toy Makers by Robert Dinsdale
- Weave a Circle Round by Kari Maaren
I must say that I’m pretty damn pleased with myself for showing such restraint this month. 😀
My Cover compare this month – The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman:
I prefer the golden cover – I’d not seen the other cover before and I do like it but the first one just seems to have a glow about it – as though it’s been dusted with fairy dust.
I’ve completed the third month of the SPFBO and will be posting about that shortly.
Hope you’ve all had a great September and hope your October is even better..
My September Covers
29 September 2017
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: My month in covers, My September Covers
Below is a quick round up of the books I’ve read during September displayed in covers. My month in review will follow shortly. I’ve read some great books this month, in fact I feel like I’ve had nothing but good reads which is just incredibly pleasing, and I hope you have too:
‘In my heart of hearts’
29 September 2017
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Books by Proxy, False Hearts, Friday Face off, Laura Lam
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. This week’s theme:
Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady – a cover featuring a heart
I struggled this week – I had two books in mind but they didn’t have alternate covers so I’ve gone for a book that I currently own but haven’t yet read – this can be my incentive to get into gear: False Heart by Laura Lam:
Which is your favourite?
Next week – a cover featuring a Viking
Future themes:
6th October 2017 – ‘Then let the crabs be cursed by Odin’ – a cover featuring a Viking ‘
13th October 2017 – You have nice manners for a thief, and a LIAR!’ – a cover with a dragon
20th October 2017 – ‘Me and my….’ – a cover featuring a Shadow
27th October 2017 – “Thus with a kiss I die” – a cover featuring a couple
3rd November 2017 – ‘Desperate affairs require desperate measures’ – a regency style cover
10th November 2017 – ‘zip it, lock it and throw away the key – a cover featuring a key
17th November 2017 – Snap! – a cover featuring a double image or reflection
24th November 2017 – ‘I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently’ – a cover featuring snow
1st December 2017 – The pen is mightier than the sword – a cover featuring a fancy font
8th December 2017 – ‘Do not go gentle’ – a cover featuring the night…
15th December 2017 – Hubble bubble toil and trouble – a cover featuring a portion/perfume bottle
