Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
28 December 2025
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Tags: Agatha Christie, Book Reviews, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, fiction, reading, Sunday Post, T Kingfisher, The Last Death of the Year, Weekly wrap up, What Stalks the Deep
Weekly Update
To those of you who celebrate Christmas I hope you’ve had a lovely time and happy holidays to those who don’t I hope you’ve enjoyed the past few days. I’ve definitely eaten too many naughty treats and not been terribly good at exercising so that’s something I need to work on. In bookish news I completed The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah, this was okay but not quite as gripping as I’d hoped. I also picked up and completed What Stalks the Deep by T Kingfisher. This was also okay, I enjoyed the writing but didn’t think it quite captured the atmosphere I was hoping for. I’ve now picked up and am hoping to complete before the year concludes The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas – at the moment its slow going so we’ll see.
Next Week’s reads
Hopefully complete The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas and I’m thinking that will be it for my reading for 2025.
Reviews Posted:
- Ragwort by Sam K Horton
Outstanding Reviews
- Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
- Outlaw Planet by MR Carey
- The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah
- What Stalks the Deep by T Kingfisher
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
21 December 2025
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Weekly Update
I’m still moving forward with my reads. I completed MR Carey’s Outlaw Planet this week and I must say that the ending brought a tear to my eyes! I then picked up I’ll Make A Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker but I’ve had to set this aside for now as it wasn’t working it’s magic for me, could just be a mood thing and I’ll give it another shot soon. I’ve now picked up The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah. It got off to a decent start so fingers crossed.
Next Week’s reads
Hopefully complete The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah and then I’d like to pick up What Stalks the Deep by T Kingfisher.
Reviews Posted:
None this week but hoping to post a couple on Monday/Tuesday next week.
Outstanding Reviews
- Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
- Ragwort by Sam K Horton
- Outlaw Planet by MR Carey
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
14 December 2025
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, James Logan, Outlaw Planety MR Carey, Sunday Post, The Blackfire Blade, Weekly wrap up
Weekly Update
Hi everyone. I hope you’ve all had a good week. I’m making very slow progress with reading – but at least I am reading so I’ll take it – I just don’t seem to have as much free time as I’d like. But, I completed and reviewed the Blackfire Blade by James Logan, I didn’t love it quite as much as The Silverblood Promise but that was a tough act to follow to be fair. And, I’m about a third into MR Carey’s Outlaw Planet.
Next Week’s reads
Well, I’d like to finish Outlaw Planet by MR Carey and then I shall be picking up I’ll Make A Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker.
Reviews Posted:
- Too Old For This by Samantha Downing
- The Blackfire Blade by James Logan
Outstanding Reviews
- Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
- Ragwort by Sam K Horton
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
7 December 2025
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Weekly Update
Hi everyone. I’m catching up slowly but surely, hope you’re all doing well and not too busy. I’m still reading The Blackfire Blade by James Logan (The Last Legacy #2). Hopefully I should finish tomorrow. It’s taken me a little longer than I expected for one reason or another. I am catching up with reviews and blog hopping though! And, like probably most of you all, it’s the time of year when you just feel a bit chaotic, I can’t believe how quickly the time is going and now December has arrived it’s like we’ve progressed to double time.
Next Week’s reads
Well, all going well I should complete The Blackfire Blade by James Logan tomorrow. And then I’m going to start Outlaw Planet by MR Carey.
Reviews Posted:
- The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry
- The Naked Light by Bridget Collilns
Outstanding Reviews
- Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
- Ragwort by Sam K Horton
- Too Old For This by Samantha Downing
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
30 November 2025
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Weekly Update
Busy, busy, busy. Hope you’re all doing well? I’m still playing catch up to be honest, but, I’m making progress. I have a few reviews to catch up with and I’m not fully caught up with blog hopping but slowly, slowly. I also posted my ‘Countdown to Christmas’ – the prompts are here. So, this week I’ve read Too Old For This by Samantha Downing which was so completely different from my usual reading and I really enjoyed it. A serial killer who is trying to give up. Dark humour indeed. And, I’ve picked up The Blackfire Blade by James Logan (The Last Legacy #2).
Next Week’s reads
Well, I’d like to finish reading The Blackfire Blade by James Logan and maybe start Outlaw Planet by MR Carey. I also posted my ‘Countdown to Christmas’ – the prompts are here.
Reviews Posted:
The Austen Christmas Murders by Jessica Bull.
Outstanding Reviews
- Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
- The Naked Light by Bridget Collilns
- The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry
- Ragwort by Sam K Horton
- Too Old For This by Samantha Downing
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