Sunday Post/Weekly Wrap Up plus Monthly Wrap Up/What’s On My Plate August/September

Posted On 1 September 2024

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Today I’m combining my Weekly Wrap Up with my Monthly Wrap Up plus What’s on My Plate for September.

Sunday Post

Books read this week:

I didn’t manage to fit in as much reading this week but I’m still getting ahead with reviews and comments/blog hopping so I’m relatively happy.  I’ve also posted my second batch of cuts for SPFBO which leaves me with five titles to explore further.  I think some of my more recent reads have slowed me down a little.  This week completed and reviewed The Mercy of Gods by James SA Corey. I then picked up one of my September books, The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart – this is good, the writing is excellent, but I am finding it a little slow but I think maybe I needed to fit a quick, light read inbetween.

Next Week’s Reads:

I’ll be continuing primarily with my SPFBO books this week and also hoping to pick up So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison which I’m really looking forward to.

Reviews Posted:

  1. Storm Child by Michael Robotham
  2. The Voyage Home by Pat Barker
  3. The Mercy of Gods by James SA Corey

Outstanding Reviews

  1. The September House by Carissa Orlando
  2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Monthly Wrap Up/What’s On My Plate August/September

So, below are the books I read in August and what’s on my tbr for September – inspired by Books Bones and Buffy’s What’s on My Plate.

Here’s what I read during August:

  1. A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher
  2. Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning
  3. A Poisoner’s Tale by Cathryn Kemp
  4. Tales of a Monstrous Heart by Jennifer Delaney
  5. The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno Garcia
  6. The Mercy of Gods by James SA Corey
  7. Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate  Atkinson
  8. The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow – DNF
  9. Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
  10. The Voyage Home by Pat Barker

This month I read and reviewed all my review books, even a late addition with The Voyage Home (although one of those was a DNF).  I’ve also nearly completed the Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie (I was hoping for it to be this month’s Backlist book but I couldn’t quite fit it all in – perhaps I’ll have two books next month).

What I’m hoping to read during September (with links to Goodreads).

  1. The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart
  2. Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
  3. This Girl’s a Killer by Emma C Wells
  4. So Thirsty By Rachel Harrison
  5. The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
  6. The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
  7. Gorse by Sam K. Horton
  8. The Ravening by Daniel Church
  9. The Wilding by Ian McDonald

Hopefully I can squeeze in a backlist title during September. 

BTB

This month I read no Backlist Books -boo (but I have nearly finished The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie).

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo

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This month I’m ticking two books off my Picture Prompt bingo card.  The picture with the old Roman coin and the picture of a crown

For the Roman coin I’ve chosen The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno Garcia.  This is a story of three different women, two from 1950s era Hollywood and the other Princess Salome, a character straight out of the bible who is being used politically and torn between her own desires and those of her mother.  This was a time of Roman rule and in fact one of Salome’s suitors is an ambitious Roman.

For the picture of a simple crown I’ve chosen The Voyage Home by Pat Barker.  This is a retelling of Cassandra’s tale (herself a princess and daughter of King Priam) and her arrival in Mycenae as King Agamemnon’s trophy bride.

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

I must say I don’t know how I’m going to cross the next four books off, I have the time but the bees and the microscope I’m hitting a block with.

So far this year I’ve read a total of 83 books so I’m on track to read my 100 books for a year.  Also this year I am only behind with two of my review books.  Both are books that I didn’t quite get time to, and when I did pick them up they weren’t quite working their magic – but I’m hoping to return to them soon.

How did you get on during August?

Monthly Wrap Up/What’s On My Plate July/August

Posted On 1 August 2024

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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 July and what I’m hoping to read during August. Last month was a bit of a struggle for me due to personal issues, but all that being said I did manage to read almost all my review books.  A couple of them I’ve had to put to one side for now as they weren’t working for  me but I’m going to give them a second chance because it could simply be a mood thing (especially given the mood I’ve been in).  I had a lot of review books for July, twelve in total (due to a late arrival that I was more than happy to take on board)  I managed  to read nine of them.  Two, as mentioned above I will return to eventually and the final book I’m about just over half way through.  I think I can genuinely say I can’t recall ever having such an unusual range of books. I’ve also made a start on one of my August reads.  I have a few reviews to catch up with so my blog might be a little hectic for the next week or so.

Here’s what I read during July:

  1. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
  2. The Moonlight Market by Joanne Harris
  3. Love Letters To A Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
  4. The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst by Katie Lumsden
  5. The Drowning House by Cherie Priest
  6. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
  7. Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
  8. The Wilds by Sarah Pearse
  9. A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience by Stephanie Burgis

This month I didn’t manage to read and review all my review books but I am determined to get fully up to speed (if not this month, which is also a bit busy, then during  September.  Unfortunately I didn’t read a Backlist book this month but fingers crossed for August.  I’ll be posting my third batch of SPFBO books this weekend. Once I’ve read the first 25% of those I’ll be moving forward with the books I’mi intending to read fully before choosing Semi Finalists (unfortunately this will involve cuts along the way.).

What I’m hoping to read during August (with links to Goodreads).

  1. Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
  2. A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike
  3. The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  4. The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
  5. A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
  6. Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning
  7. The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow
  8. Death at the sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
  9. Tales of a Monstrous Heart by Jennifer Delaney

Hopefully I can squeeze in a backlist title during August. 

BTB

This month I read no Backlist Books -boo

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo

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This month I’m ticking two books off my Picture Prompt bingo card.  The picture with the seashell – I’m equating this to anything that is from the sea and therefore my book is The Drowning House by Cherie Priest.

also, the  prompt with An old camera and tripod.  I’m using  Middle of the Night  by Riley Sager because the  MC purchases a wildlife camera that he very much relies on to capture images from his backyard.

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

So far this year I’ve read a total of 71 books so I’m on track to read my 100 books for a year.

How did you get on during July?

Sunday Post/Weekly Wrap Up/Monthly Wrap Up/What’s On My Plate June/July

Posted On 30 June 2024

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Today I’m combining my Weekly Wrap Up with my Monthly Wrap Up and What’s on My Plate for July.

Sunday Post

II’m linking up to The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s  Caffeinated Reviewer.  Without further ado:

Books read this week:

Not as much reading this past week. I completed my final review book.  Storm Child by Michael Robotham. I also started a backlist book which I hope to complete later.

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Next Week’s Reads:

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager and The Moonlight Market by Joanne Harris.

Reviews Posted:

  1. The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman
  2. Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine
  3. The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
Outstanding Reviews
  1. The September House by Carissa Orlando
  2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
  3. When She Was Good by Michael Robotham
  4. Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham
  5. Storm Child by Michael Robotham

My June in Review

Here’s what I read during June:

  1. Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi
  2. Hera by Jennifer Saint
  3. Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
  4. Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
  5. Bitter Waters by Vivian Shaw
  6. We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
  7. Two Sides To Every Murder by Danielle Valentine
  8. The Daughter’s War by Christopher Buehlman
  9. Storm Child by Michael Robotham
  10. The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks

Some very good reads during June. Here’s what I’m hoping to read during July (with links to Goodreads).

  1. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
  2. The Moonlight Market by Joanne Harris
  3. The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
  4. Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
  5. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
  6. A Poisoner’s Tale by Cathryn Kemp
  7. The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons
  8. The Wilds by Sarah Pearse
  9. The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst by Katie Lumsden
  10. Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
  11. The Drowning House by Cherie Priest

I think I may have got a little carried away with my requests for July but  I’ll have a good try at completing these..

BTB

I’m hoping to complete my backlist book later today.

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo

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This month I’m ticking another book  off my Picture Prompt bingo card.  The picture with the harp.   I’m using Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs.  This involves the search for a magical item, a lyre – but this item changes and is sometimes referred to as a  harp.

Winterlost

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

So far this year I’ve read a total of 62 books so I’m on track to read my 100 books for a year.

How did you get on during June?

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

Posted On 1 June 2024

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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 May and what I’m hoping to read during June.  Initial thoughts – I may have gone a little overboard with books this forthcoming month.  It’s still doable I think (fingers crossed).

Here’s what I read during May:

  1. The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell
  2. The Silence Factory by Bridget Collings
  3. The House that Horror Built by Christina Henry
  4. Moonstone by Laura Purcell
  5. The CInderwich by Cherie Priest
  6. Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman
  7. Hell for Hire by Rachel Aaron
  8. Hera by Jennifer Saint
  9. Elusive by Genevieve Cogman

Again this month I managed to read and review all my requested books so I’m quite happy with that.  I also read another Backlist Book.  I had some really good reads.  If you’re looking for a new Urban Fantasy then check out my thoughts on Hell for Hire by Rachel Aaron.  I also really enjoyed The CInderwich by Cherie Priest which was very thought provoking.  I have my new batch of SPFBO books for the 10th year of the competition – and I’ll be taking a look at those shortly.

What I’m hoping to read during June (with links to Goodreads).

  1. Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi
  2. The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
  3. The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
  4. We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
  5. Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
  6. The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman
  7. Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine
  8. Bitter Waters by Vivian Shaw
  9. Storm Child by Michael Robotham

As with last month, I think this should be manageable and hopefully I can still squeeze in a backlist title. 

BTB

This month I read two Backlist books Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman and the Malevolent Seven by Sebastien DeCastell.

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo

PPBBC

This month I’m ticking another book  off my Picture Prompt bingo card.  The picture with the dog.  I read this month The Malevolent Seven (which also counted as one of my Backlist Books.  If you check out the picture you can see a dog.  And you’ll perhaps notice that there are only six characters in a book with a title about seven characters – yes, the dog is one of the characters.  Not sure if it’s a very good doggo but…

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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?

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

Posted On 4 May 2024

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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?

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