My monthly round up – what I’ve read/plan to read, any events, etc:

Books read:

1. Hidden Huntress by Danielle Jensen
2. Vampire Empire by Clay and Susan Griffith
3. The Devil’s Only Friend by Dan Wells
4. The Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan
5. The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton
6. Darkhaven by AFE Smith
7. Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan
8. Midnight’s Silence by Teresa Frohock (review to follow)

Backlist:

1. None this month

Unfinished series completed:

1. None this month

Books Bought:

1. A Darker shade of Magic by V E Schwab

Review Books:

1. Updraft by Fran Wilde
2. Armada by Ernest Cline
3. The Dinosaur Lords (excerpt) by Victor Milan
4. The Fifth House of the Heart by Ben Tripp
5. Dawnbreaker by Jay Posey

Books Gifted: (courtesy of Wondrous Reads – with thanks)

1. Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs
2. The Boy Who Wept Blood by Den Patrick
3. The Relic Guild by Edward Cox
4. The Straight Razor Cure by Daniel Polansky

Cover Spotlight:

US or UK cover:?? (US for me with this one)

Events:

Readalong of Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Dart (8 weeks in) See details here.

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!

Top Ten Tuesday at The Broke and Bookish (every Tuesday).  This week’s topic – The Last 6 Months in review.

Tough Travel by Nathan at the Fantasy Review Barn  (every Thursday).