Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday Post

I’m trying to get back into the habit of doing a round-up of the week just completed and also take a look at my plans for the forthcoming week.  I rather got out of the habit of doing so but I would like to reinstate this type of post as I feel it keeps me on track.  So, I’m linking up to The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s  Caffeinated Reviewer.  Without further ado:

Books read this week:

So, I haven’t quite got back to normality this week although I am trying.  I’ve been gardening a little although still plenty to do.  In bookish news I completed The Silverblood Promise by James Logan which was great.  I also completed two audio books – Lying Beside you by Michael Robotham and The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien De Castell.  I’ve made a start on The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins.  I’m not sure about this one but it’s fairly early days so I’ll read a little more before I make a decision..

  1. Hills of Heather and Bone by KE Andrews
  2. The Puppet Master by Sam Holland
  3. The Silverblood Promise by James Logan

Outstanding Reviews

Monthly Wrap Up/What’s On My Plate April/May

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.

In this post I shall be looking at the reading I completed for April and what I’m hoping to read during May.

Here’s what I read during April:

  1. The Gathering by CJ Tudor
  2. The Fates by Rosie Garland
  3. When She Was Good by Michael Robotham
  4. The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenjé
  5. The Hungry Dark by Jen Williams
  6. The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier
  7. You are Here by David Nicholls
  8. The Silverblood Promise by James Logan
  9. Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham
  10. The Puppet Master by Sam Holland

So I managed to read all my review books last month and have just three reviews to catch up with.  I caught up with two books from the Cyrus Haven series and I’m about 50% into my backlist book.  In other news SPFBO 9 has concluded and the winner is Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang.  This is a great book so if you’re looking for a fantasy mystery with some quirky characters and a slice of chaos, give this a go.  I’ll be posting a round up post for SPFBO soon and talking about the other books.

What I’m hoping to read during May.

  1. The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins
  2. The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry
  3. Hera by Jennifer Saint
  4. Elusive by Genevieve Cogman
  5. Moonstone by Laura Purcell
  6. Cinderwich by Cherie Priest
  7. Backlist book
  8. Backlist book

As with last month, I think this should be manageable and if all goes to plan I’m hoping to squeeze in a couple of backlist titles.BTB

I haven’t completed my book for April but I’m about 50/60% through so should complete in the next couple of days.

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo

PPBBC

This month I’m again ticking two books off my Picture Prompt bingo card.  Firstly, for the cannon picture I’m using The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden.  This is a fantastic book set during WW1 and so fits the prompt perfectly.  My second picture is for the armillary sphere.  The sphere was used by ancient Greeks as an astronomical tool therefore I’m going to use The Fates by Rosie Garland which is all about Greek mythology and a story when The Fates try to intervene and stop their meddling once and for all.

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO 2024 (TEXT VERSION)

A heeled shoe decorated with a bow A microscope A partially unrolled scroll and a pen A land snail
An old Roman coin A fern plant A simple crown An armillary sphere
A seashell A cannon on a gun carriage A harp (one of the big ones) Two hands making a shadow puppet dog
An old camera and tripod A dog (a very good doggo) A beehive (with four bees flying around it) Fluffy cumulonimbus clouds

How did you get on during April?

The Friday Face Off: You Are Here by David Nicholls

FFO

Today I’m returning to the  Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy).  I’ve missed these for the past few months and so would like to get back to comparing covers (and hopefully I will be updating this page with a new banner.  This is an opportunity to look at a book of your choice and shine the spotlight on the covers.  Of course this only works for those books that have alternative covers (although sometimes I use this to look at a series of books to choose a favourite). . So, if you have a book that has alternative covers, highlight them and choose your favourite.  If you’re taking part it would be great if you leave a link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.

This week my book is a recent read that I shall be reviewing next week.  You Are Here by David Nicholls.  Perhaps not my typical read but I read One Day by this author many years ago and so wanted to give this a try.  Anyway, here are the covers:

My favourite this week:

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It’s a no-brainer for me this week.  I don’t dislike the other covers but this is reminiscent of an older style novel somehow, I don’t know, I simply like it.

Which is your favourite?

Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.

Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday Post

I’m trying to get back into the habit of doing a round-up of the week just completed and also take a look at my plans for the forthcoming week.  I rather got out of the habit of doing so but I would like to reinstate this type of post as I feel it keeps me on track.  So, I’m linking up to The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s  Caffeinated Reviewer.  Without further ado:

Books read this week:

This week I’m hoping to get back to some normality.  I’ve been doing some spring cleaning, not going crazy, just taking things nice and easy and slowly but surely winning the race.  We have some lovely weather so I’d really like to get to the garden.  In bookish news.  I completed You Are Here by David Nicholls.  This probably seems like a strange choice for me and outside my normal style of reading but I really enjoyed it.  It’s a romance between two characters who thought their chances of meeting someone were over.  I also read The Puppet Master by Sam Holland, I really enjoyed getting back to Cara and Griffin.  Review to follow tomorrow.  I’ve made a start on the Silverblood Promise by James Logan which is good so far.  I’m also listening to the third in series – Lying Beside you by Michael Robotham.  I’m enjoying this series very much and I have the fourth book already lined up as one of my June reads – Storm Child.  And, I only have one more SPFBO Finalist to review.  This week I’ll be catching up with comments and checking out all the blog posts I’ve missed the past two weeks.

Reviews Posted:

  1. The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier
  2. Cold West by Clayton Snyder SPFBO Finalist
  3. Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang SPFBO Finalist

Outstanding Reviews

The Friday Face Off : The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell

FFO

Today I’m returning to the  Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy).  I’ve missed these for the past few months and so would like to get back to comparing covers (and hopefully I will be updating this page with a new banner.  This is an opportunity to look at a book of your choice and shine the spotlight on the covers.  Of course this only works for those books that have alternative covers (although sometimes I use this to look at a series of books to choose a favourite). . So, if you have a book that has alternative covers, highlight them and choose your favourite.  If you’re taking part it would be great if you leave a link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.

This week my book is one by a favourite author.  The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell.  This is one of my favourite authors – I’ve loved everything I’ve read so far.    Here they are:

My favourite this week:

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I love this image and the subdued colours.  I feel like this perfectly fits a gothic read.

Which is your favourite?

Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.

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