Monthly/Weekly Wrap Up/What’s On My Plate April/May
4 May 2025
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Tags: April/May, Book Review, book-blog, Books, Monthly recap, reading, Weekly wrap up, What's on my Plate, Wrap Up
I’m trying to post a wrap up for the end of each month, mainly to help me to keep track of my reading and at the same time look at what I’m intending to read during the month ahead (inspired by Books Bones and Buffy’s What’s on My Plate.
Today’s post will be a bit messy. Looking back, and obviously April was a very busy month for me so I did miss a number of posts, I don’t think I posted a monthly wrap up covering March/April. So, I’m also going to post the books I read during March and April. In other news the SPFBO competition is now complete and the winner chosen. There were some great books so if you’re looking for something new check out this post here.
Since my last weekly update I’ve been reading The Devlls by Joe Abercrombie.
Next weeks reads:
Complete The Devils – I won’t say this is a quick read but I am enjoying it. Hopefully I can also pick up The Vengeance by Emma Newman.
My reading for March:
- Clockwork Boys by T Kingfisher
- The Vipers by Katy Hays
- A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall – still reading
- A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull
- Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
Not as good as I would have liked to be honest.
Reviews posted:
- Wolf of Withervale (Noss Saga #1) by Joaquin Baldwin
- Runelight (The Aenigma Lights Book 1) by JA Andrews
- Gates of Hope by JE Hannaford
- The Humane Society for Creatures and Cryptids by Stephanie A Gillis
- The Forest at the Heart of Her Mage by Hiyodori
- The Oathsworn Legacy by KR Gangi
- The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword by Dewey Conway and Bill Adams
- Mushroom Blues by Adrian M Gibson
- By Blood by Salt by JL Odom
My Monthly Wrap Up:
Books read:
- April
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- Senseless by Ronald Malfi
- Paladins Grace by T Kingfisher
- The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose
- Spellbound by Georgia Leighton – DNF
- Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
Here’s what I’m hoping to read in May:
- The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
- The Vengeance by Emma Newman
- The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North
- Vianne by Joanne Harris
- The Malevolent Eight by Sebastien de Castell
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- Version 1.0.0
I’m quite relieved that I managed to keep May’s book requests to a reasonable number as I’m also hoping to fit in some Backlist books
I haven’t started this challenge yet but hoping to read a couple of backlist books this month if I can manage it.
Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo.
and the text version:
PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO 2025 (TEXT VERSION)
| 1. A prehistoric flint knapped stone knife | 2. A lighthouse | 3. An apple on a leafy branch | 4. An archery target with three arrows in it |
| 5. A very large mechanical telescope | 6. A human skull | 7. A stag | |
| 9. A crab | 10. A sheaf of wheat | 11. An old mechanical typewriter | |
| 15. A stylized sun with a human face | 16. A Roman helmet |
The prompts I’m crossing off so far:
No.8 – The ruins of a temple-like structure – I’m using Daughter of Chaos by A S Webb
No. 12 – A cluster of four mushrooms – I’m using Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
No. 13 – A fringed umbrella/parasol – I’m using A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull
No.14 – A chemistry set-up of bottles and tubes – I’m using Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
27 April 2025
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Tags: Book Review, book-blog, book-blogger, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, reading, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Books read this week:
So, finally things are starting to calm down a little and I feel like I’m making progress. I’ve read two of my books this week – Paladin’s Grace and The Maid’s Secret and I’ve started a third. I’ve posted three SPFBO reviews and have three more left to post this week and I’ve finally managed to start blog hopping and answering comments so feeling positive.
Next Week’s Reads:
Complete Spellbound by Georgia Leighton. I’ve also made a start on Gifted and Talented by Olivie Blake.
Reviews Posted:
- Wolf of Withervale (Noss Saga #1) by Joaquin Baldwin
- Runelight (The Aenigma Lights Book 1) by JA Andrews
- Gates of Hope by JE Hannaford
Outstanding Reviews
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron
- SPFBO x 1
- SPFBO x 2
- SPFBO x 3
- Senseless by Ronald Malfi
- Paladin’s Grace by T Kingfisher
- The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose
That’s it for me this week, what have you been up to, any good books to shout out about. Let me know.
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
20 April 2025
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Tags: Book Review, book-blog, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, reading, reviews, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Books read this week:
I’ve been so busy just recently that blogging and reading and everything has taken something of a backseat. That being said I’ve finished all my SPFBO Finalists and already posted three reviews – three more to follow this week. In my review books I finished Senseless by Ronald Malfi – the writing was, as ever, amazing but I’m not sure the story worked quite so well for me – it certainly veers into horror. I also started to read Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou, I’ve read almost 50% of this but at the moment I’m not sure whether it’s winning me over or not. I do like the writing and the fairytale feel but it does seem to meander. On the other hand I picked up Paladins Grace by T Kingfisher just last night and I’ve already read 50%. I’m loving it. I think I’ll probably finish this later as I’m extremely reluctant to put it down. Hopefully things will calm down this next week and I shall be back to normal blogging and blog hopping.
Next Week’s Reads:
Complete Paladins Grace (no problems with that). I’m also hoping to pick up a book given to me recently by a friend and another review book – I’m thinking either The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose or Gifted and Talented by Olivie Blake.
Reviews Posted:
The Humane Society for Creatures and Cryptids by Stephanie A Gillis
The Forest at the Heart of Her Mage by Hiyodori
The Oathsworn Legacy by KR Gangi
Outstanding Reviews
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron
- SPFBO x 1
- SPFBO x 2
- SPFBO x 3
- SPFBO x 4
- Senseless by Ronald Malfi
That’s it for me this week, what have you been up to, any good books to shout out about. Let me know.
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
23 March 2025
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Tags: Book Reviews, book-blog, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, reading, Weekly wrap up
Books read this week:
This week has flown by so quickly that I’m in a bit of a whirlwind. In terms of books I’m still reading A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Silvie Cathrall, I think at this point it hasn’t quite pulled me in but tbh I was expecting a slowish start with this one so will press on. I read Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman – I liked this but I’m also still thinking about it, I’m kind of torn. And, I’ve picked up another SPFBO book and I’m doing really quite well with it just about reaching the 30% mark. I’m hoping to read one more SPFBO book this month and finish Luminous Deep. Of course if I can fit in another SPFBO book that would be great – but, I’m being realistic and with such a lot going on at the moment in every day life I realise it’s probably unlikely.
Next Week’s Reads:
Hopefully complete A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Silvie Cathrall and also finish two more SPFBO finalists – then I need to start posting reviews.
Reviews Posted:
- A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull
Outstanding Reviews
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron
- SPFBO x 1
- SPFBO x 2
- SPFBO x 3
- SPFBO x 4
- Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
That’s it for me this week, what have you been up to, any good books to shout out about. Let me know.
Top Ten Tuesday: Things Characters Have Said
4 March 2025
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Tags: book-blog, book-blogger, bookish, Books, reading, That Artsy Reader Girl, Things Characters Have Said, 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 prompt is:
Things Characters Have Said
I’ve decided to have a bit of fun with this one. I’ve chosen ten, fairly (I think) well known books/quotes. They’re highlighted below. See if you can guess the book (scroll down for answers):
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“There’s more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!”
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“Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”
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“Sir,”she said,”you are no gentleman!”
“An apt observation,” he answered airily. “And, you, Miss, are no lady.”
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
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“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.”
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“Once again…welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.”
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“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.”
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“Always winter but never Christmas.”
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“Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They’ll believe anything they see in print.”
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“My Oberon, what visions have I seen! Methought I was enamored of an ass.”
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Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol
JRR Tolkien – Lord of the Rings
Margaret Mitchell – Gone With the Wind
Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice
Stephenie Meyer – Twilight
Bram Stoker – Dracula
Daphne Du Maurier – Rebecca
CS Lewis – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
EB White – Charlotte’s Web
William Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Books and travelling with Lynn 