Monthly/Weekly Wrap Up/What’s On My Plate April/May
4 May 2025
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Tags: April/May, Book Review, book-blog, Books, Monthly recap, reading, Weekly wrap up, What's on my Plate, Wrap Up
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.
Today’s post will be a bit messy. Looking back, and obviously April was a very busy month for me so I did miss a number of posts, I don’t think I posted a monthly wrap up covering March/April. So, I’m also going to post the books I read during March and April. In other news the SPFBO competition is now complete and the winner chosen. There were some great books so if you’re looking for something new check out this post here.
Since my last weekly update I’ve been reading The Devlls by Joe Abercrombie.
Next weeks reads:
Complete The Devils – I won’t say this is a quick read but I am enjoying it. Hopefully I can also pick up The Vengeance by Emma Newman.
My reading for March:
- Clockwork Boys by T Kingfisher
- The Vipers by Katy Hays
- A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall – still reading
- A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull
- Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
Not as good as I would have liked to be honest.
Reviews posted:
- Wolf of Withervale (Noss Saga #1) by Joaquin Baldwin
- Runelight (The Aenigma Lights Book 1) by JA Andrews
- Gates of Hope by JE Hannaford
- The Humane Society for Creatures and Cryptids by Stephanie A Gillis
- The Forest at the Heart of Her Mage by Hiyodori
- The Oathsworn Legacy by KR Gangi
- The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword by Dewey Conway and Bill Adams
- Mushroom Blues by Adrian M Gibson
- By Blood by Salt by JL Odom
My Monthly Wrap Up:
Books read:
- April
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- Senseless by Ronald Malfi
- Paladins Grace by T Kingfisher
- The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose
- Spellbound by Georgia Leighton – DNF
- Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
Here’s what I’m hoping to read in May:
- The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
- The Vengeance by Emma Newman
- The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North
- Vianne by Joanne Harris
- The Malevolent Eight by Sebastien de Castell
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- Version 1.0.0
I’m quite relieved that I managed to keep May’s book requests to a reasonable number as I’m also hoping to fit in some Backlist books
I haven’t started this challenge yet but hoping to read a couple of backlist books this month if I can manage it.
Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo.
and the text version:
PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO 2025 (TEXT VERSION)
| 1. A prehistoric flint knapped stone knife | 2. A lighthouse | 3. An apple on a leafy branch | 4. An archery target with three arrows in it |
| 5. A very large mechanical telescope | 6. A human skull | 7. A stag | |
| 9. A crab | 10. A sheaf of wheat | 11. An old mechanical typewriter | |
| 15. A stylized sun with a human face | 16. A Roman helmet |
The prompts I’m crossing off so far:
No.8 – The ruins of a temple-like structure – I’m using Daughter of Chaos by A S Webb
No. 12 – A cluster of four mushrooms – I’m using Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
No. 13 – A fringed umbrella/parasol – I’m using A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull
No.14 – A chemistry set-up of bottles and tubes – I’m using Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Booking Ahead/Weekly-Monthly Wrap Up
1 August 2021
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Reviewer, Monthly recap, Weekly wrap up, What's on my Plate
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 this last year 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:
Last week:
This week was a bit poop. My internet is absolutely pants so whilst I’ve managed to post things to the blog this has been achieved by using my mobile data. Consequently I haven’t been blog hopping because this would just wipe me out. Hopefully an engineer is paying a visit in the next few days so normal service may be resumed (fingers crossed). I have posted four reviews this week though so all good on that front, I completed my second batch of SPFBO books and also read Triflers Need Not Apply by Camilla Bruce. My buddy reads were a disaster this month (apologies to my lovely blogger buddies – I will do better this month).
Continue with Empire’s Ruin by Brian Staveley (which unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to pick up this last week) and also pick up Mrs Rochester’s Ghost by Lindsay Marcott or Paper and Blood by Kevin Hearne. I will also be posting about my next four SPFBO reads.
- Come With Me by Ronald Malfi
- Stone Magus by Stephanie C Marks
- Book of Secrets by Claudia Blood
- Dragonbirth by Raina Nightingale
- Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
- Triflers Need Not Apply by Camilla Bruce
Books read during July:
- Meet Me In Another Life by Catriona Silvey
- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
- The Past is Red by by Catherynne M Valente
- The Retreat by Elisabeth de Mariaffi
- Come With Me by Ronald Malfi
- Stone Magus by Stephanie C Marks
- Book of Secrets by Claudia Blood
- Berserker by Dimitrios Gkirgkiris
- Dragonbirth by Raina Nightingale
- Triflers Need Not Apply by Camilla Bruce – rtf
What’s on my Plate for August
March brings breezes sharp and shrill… a quick recap
29 March 2015
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Tags: Backlist, Books read and TBR, Events, March recap, Monthly recap
My monthly round up – what I’ve read/plan to read, any events, etc:
Books read:
- The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis
- Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell
- His own good sword by Amanda McCrina *SPFBO
- Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier
- The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan
- Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
- Black Heart by Holly Black (Backburn and Completed Series)
- The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
- The Deaths of Tao by Wesley Chu (review to follow)
Backlist
- Black Heart by Holly Black
Unfinished series completed:
- Black Heart by Holly Black
Books Bought:
- Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake
- The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
- The Enchanted Castle by E Nesbit
- Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
- London’s Hidden Walks by Stephen Millar
- Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
- Grimm Mistresses – Stacey Turner
Review Books:
- The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence – so excited for this one!!
- Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien De Castell
- The Doll Maker by Richard Montanari
- When we were Animals by Joshua Gaylord
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
- The Awesome by Eva Darrows
- The Waterborne Blade by Susan Murray
- 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
- 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.
Books and travelling with Lynn 