Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
29 September 2024
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, currently-reading, reviews, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up, writing
Books read this week:
So, I missed last week’s update, things just becoming chaotic, so this week I’ll be recapping two weeks instead of one. To be honest my reading has been pretty dreadful for some reason, I’ve not been getting really absorbed and keep putting books to one side. Hopefully this improves. For example, I put The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore to one side for now. I have read Gorse by Sam K Horton which I loved and already reviewed. I also completed The Ravening by Daniel Church – this one didn’t work for me unfortunately. I also just completed The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier which was very well executed and I’ll be reviewing soon..
Next Week’s Reads:
I’ve started reading The Wilding by Ian McDonald and I’d like to pick up one of my October reads. Either The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister or The Coven by Harper L Woods. I have a pretty busy month for October and in fact have some more SPFBO books to read passed over to me by the Critiquing Chemist.
Reviews Posted:
- Smile and Be a Villain by Yves Donlon
- Gorse by Sam K Horton
Outstanding Reviews
- The September House by Carissa Orlando
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
- The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
15 September 2024
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Tags: #SPFBO, blogging, Booking Ahead, Books, Weekly wrap up
Books read this week:
I seem to have had a busy week this week so I’m a little behind with blog hopping and comments. I’m quite happy with my reading and reviewing (it felt like my reading was going slowly but when I look at my books this week that clearly wasn’t the case. I’m still reading The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart (although I’ve decided to put it down and pick it up in a few days – it’s a mood thing). I read and reviewed So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison, I also read the other vampire story that I was excited about Lucy Undying by Kiersten White. In SPFBO news I’ve now completed the five books I chose to read fully. Touched by Magic by Celine Jeanjean and Smile and Be A Villain by Yves Donlon – I’m now waiting to see what books the Critiquing Chemist will be giving me to read..
Next Week’s Reads:
This week I am hoping to read a ghost story with an interesting historic setting, The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore and I’m also keen to pick up Gorse by Sam K Horton.
Reviews Posted:
- This Girl’s a Killer by Emma C Wells
- So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
- Touched by Magic by Celine Jeanjean
Outstanding Reviews
- The September House by Carissa Orlando
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
- Smile and be a Villain by Yves Donlon
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
8 September 2024
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Today I’m combining my Weekly Wrap Up with my Monthly Wrap Up plus What’s on My Plate for September.
Books read this week:
This week has been quite a busy one and I’ve completed a number of books. I’ve read and reviewed three of my SPFBO books. Fortitude’s Prize by Ceril N Domace, The First Assignment by Billy Kramer and River of Crows by NP Thompson (review links below). I also read and will be reviewing soon This Girl’s a Killer by Emma C Wells. I’m still reading The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart and I’m just over half way through So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison.
Next Week’s Reads:
I’m hoping to complete So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison and also The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart. Plus I have two more SPFBO potentials to complete. Smile and Be a Villain by Yves Donlon and Touched by Magic by Celine Jeanjean
Reviews Posted:
- Fortitude’s Prize by Ceril N Domace
- The First Assignment by Billy Krame
- River of Crows by NP Thompson
Outstanding Reviews
- The September House by Carissa Orlando
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- This Girl’s a Killer by Emma C Wells
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
25 August 2024
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Today I’m posting my Weekly Wrap Up and II’m linking up to The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s Caffeinated Reviewer. Without further ado:
Books read this week:
I’m still catching up but after this week, my reading has slowed down a little but I’m on track with my August review books. This week I completed and reviewed Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan which I really enjoyed. I also read a book that I was really looking forward to and unexpectedly was approved for a copy, The Voyage Home by Pat Barker. I think this concludes the series and it was a good ending. I’ve also made a good start on The Mercy of Gods by James SA Corey. I’m about 50% into this one, it is a little bit slow in parts and it’s more hard sci fi than I was hoping for but I’m making good progress. In SPFBO news I’ve posted my first cuts which was a really difficult post to pull together and actually gave me a headache. I really dislike this part of judging but it has to be done and I have more cuts which I’ll be posting next Saturday.
Next Week’s Reads:
I’m hoping to complete The Mercy of Gods by James SA Corey then I need to decide whether to retry two of the titles I’m still behind with from July or try and get an early start on September review books.
Reviews Posted:
- Tales of a Monstrous Heart by Jennifer Delaney
- Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
- Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Outstanding Reviews
- The September House by Carissa Orlando
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Storm Child by Michael Robotham
- The Voyage Home by Pat Barker
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
18 August 2024
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Tags: blogging, Book Reviews, Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, reading, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Today I’m posting my Weekly Wrap Up and II’m linking up to The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s Caffeinated Reviewer. Without further ado:
Books read this week:
Slowly but surely I’m catching up with my blogging and reviewing. This past week I posted five reviews and I might have another intense week going forward which should then put me back on track. In terms of reading I finished The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno Garcia. It’s not my favourite book by the author but that’s more an issue of personal taste because the writing is really good (I wasn’t absolutely in love with the storyline but I think others will be). I read Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson, this is really good for lovers of cosy mystery, I had a good time with it, it perhaps wasn’t quite what I was expecting in some respects but it has good characters and a great sense of humour. I also started Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan – which I’m enjoying, about 40% into the story so far. Unfortunately I’ve had to set aside one of my review books as it wasn’t quite working for me. The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow. This gets off to a really good start, with good world building and some very creepy early scenes but then we run into an instalove situation that just didnt work for me but to be fair that’s one of my pet gripes and really I’m not the target audience so don’t be put off by my grumps. In SPFBO news I’ve completed my final batch of five books (reading the first 25%). I shall be posting soon about the books that will be cut and those that I’m going to read fully with a view to choosing SFs.
Next Week’s Reads:
I’m hoping to complete Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan and then pick up The Mercy of Gods by James SA Corey.
Reviews Posted:
- The Drowning House by Cherie Priest
- A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience by Stephanie Burgis
- The Wilds by Sarah Pearse
- A Poisoner’s Tale by Cathryn Kemp
- The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Outstanding Reviews
- The September House by Carissa Orlando
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Storm Child by Michael Robotham
- Tales of a Monstrous Heart by Jennifer Delaney
- Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
Books and travelling with Lynn 