“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.  Every Wednesday we get to highlight a book that we’re really looking forward to.  I just had to go there – I so want this book.  The Thorn of Emberlain by Scott Lynch.  Hopeful for a 2016 release (maybe July) – if anybody wants to chuck me a bone and tell me a confirmed release date then that would make my day!

Locke Lamora, thief, con-man, pirate, political deceiver, must become a soldier.

A new chapter for Locke and Jean and finally the war that has been brewing in the Kingdom of the Marrows flares up and threatens to capture all in its flames.

And all the while Locke must try to deal with the disturbing rumours about his past revealed in The Republic of Thieves. Fighting a war when you don’t know the truth of right and wrong is one thing. Fighting a war when you don’t know the truth of yourself is quite another. Particularly when you’ve never been that good with a sword anyway..

Well, November certainly did bring the blast – I’m surprised the trees are still standing, never mind the leaves falling!

So far this year I’ve read 108 books – I’m thinking I might just get that to 120 by the end of the year but we’ll see (my list so far here).  Such a lot of good books this year, I’m looking forward to and dreading in equal measure making my top 10!  Anyway, my monthly round up – what I’ve read/plan to read, any events, etc:

Books read:

1. Domnall and the Borrowed Child by Sylvia Spruck-Wrigley
2. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers(readalong)
3. Kushiel’s Avatar (readalong)
4. The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
5. The Beast of Barcroft Bill Schweigart
6. The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M H Boroson
7. The Shards of Heaven by Michael Livingston
8. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
9. The Machinery by Gerrard Cowan- review to follow
10. The Grudging by Michelle Hauck – review to follow
11. The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman – review to follow

Backlist:

None – my bad

Unfinished series completed:

None – also bad

Books Bought:

1. Uprooted by Naomi Novik – really looking forward to this one.
2. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (hoping to start this series in January as part of a readalong organised by Over the Effing Rainbow so if you’re looking for a new series to pick up and fancy jumping on board there will be a notification soon).
3. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman.

Review Books:

1. Drake by Peter McLean
2. Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman
3. Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller
4. Northwoods by Bill Schweigart
5. Changers, Book One: Drew by Allison Glock-Cooper, T Cooper
6. A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley
7. The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
8. Shutter Man by Richard Montanari
9. The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May
10. Sidekick Returns by Auralee Wallace
11. Beyond Redemption by Michael R Fletcher
12. Winter Be My Shield by Jo Spurrier

Cover Spotlight:  (I love both of these, they have a lovely wintery feel)

Which of these covers do you like best?  My favourite is the first:

Events:

Backlist Backburn is an end of month event organised by Lisa at Tenacious Reader. If you’ve caught up on any of your backlist then call over and link up.   I find this a good incentive to dust off some of my books!  I’ve done a bit abysmally this last month but I’m hoping to read some of my backlist books in December.

Top Ten Tuesday at The Broke and Bookish (every Tuesday).

Tough Travel by Nathan at the Fantasy Review Barn .  Last Thursday was the last Tough Travel – it’s a shame to see this end as it was such good fun not to mention a great way to highlight lots of books every week!, but lots of thanks to Nathan for running this for so long and making it such an excellent weekly event to take part in.

Completed the readalong for Kushiel’s Avatar by Jacqueline Carey. Thanks to all the participants for making this so excelent.  A readalong of the next in series is anticipated for January if anybody wants to jump onto that – notification to follow.

Took part in Sci Fi Month 2015 which started at the beginning and concluded at the end of November.  As part of this event I took part in a readalong of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and read The Machinery by Gerrard Cowan (review to follow)

Signed up for two further sci fi events.  Details here.

I’m hoping to read two (maybe three) of my SPFBO (link here) books in December as I’ve kept review copies for December fairly low.  Currently read 4 out of 10 so I’m a little behind at this point and would really like to get the figures up to 7.