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

Books read:

1. The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis
2. Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell
3. His own good sword by Amanda McCrina *SPFBO
4. Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier
5. The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan
6. Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
7. Black Heart by Holly Black (Backburn and Completed Series)
8. The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
9. The Deaths of Tao by Wesley Chu (review to follow)

Backlist

1. Black Heart by Holly Black

Unfinished series completed:

1. Black Heart by Holly Black

Books Bought:

1. Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake
2. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
3. The Enchanted Castle by E Nesbit
4. Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
5. London’s Hidden Walks by Stephen Millar
6. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
7. Grimm Mistresses – Stacey Turner

Review Books:

1. The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence – so excited for this one!!
2. Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien De Castell
3. The Doll Maker by Richard Montanari
4. When we were Animals by Joshua Gaylord
5. Angelfall by Susan Ee
6. The Awesome by Eva Darrows
7. The Waterborne Blade by Susan Murray
8. Hidden Huntress by Danielle L Jensen

Books Gifted:

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Cover Spotlight:

US or UK cover:??

Events:

Self Published Fantasy Blog Off – details here.

Once Upon a Time event being hosted by Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings

1. Black Heart by Holly Black

Readalong of Max Gladstone’s Three Parts Dead with Susan at Dab of Darkness. Now complete.  Readalong of book No.2 looking very likely – details to follow if you’re interested in joining in.

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!  This month I read Black Heart by Holly Black.

Top Ten Tuesday at The Broke and Bookish (every Tuesday). Next week’s topic is: Ten Books You Recently Added To Your To-Be-Read List

Tough Travel by Nathan at the Fantasy Review Barn (every Thursday). Next week’s topic is:

ENFORCERS

Some people are made to give orders; others are made to make sure they are carried out. Be it through muscle or guile there are just some people you don’t want to hear are looking for you.