Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
18 January 2026
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Tags: Book Reviews, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, fiction, reading, Sunday Post, Weekly Update, Weekly wrap up
Today I’m posting my Weekly Wrap Up and I’m linking up to The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s Caffeinated Reviewer. Without further ado:
Weekly Update
The weather is horrible, it seems to rain 80% of the time at the moment which makes everything very dreary, and it’s so cold. I feel like this is the worst winter I’ve had for about 5 or 6 years. Still, it is what it is. In other news, I’ve had quite a good week in terms of reading and blogging. This week I posted a TTT which was all about anticipated books in 2026, I’ve posted a couple of reviews Rings of Fate and The Last Death of the Year and also took part in my first Spell the Month in Books post *reminder to self to go link up! I’ve also managed to read The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May and Fiend by Alma Katsu. I’ll be posting reviews for both next week along with my review (hopefully) for Outlaw Planet by MR Carey. Later today I’ll be making a start on Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis which I’m really looking forward to.
Next Week’s reads
Next week I’m hoping to complete Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis which will mean I’ve completed my January books and can make a start on February, and also fit in a Backlist book. I decided to generate a random number list for the books that I’ve chosen to read and the first book picked out was number 6. So, Traitor in the Ice by KJ Maitland will be my first Backlist Book. My first February review book is Nightshade and Oak by Molly O’Neill – I might have to pick this up directly after finishing the Fae Queen book – I don’t think I can wait any longer.
Reviews Posted:
- Rings of Fate by Melissa de la Cruz
- The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah
Outstanding Reviews
- Outlaw Planet by MR Carey
- The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May
- Fiend by Alma Katsu
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
11 January 2026
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Tags: Book Reviews, book-blog, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Kimberly, reading, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Today I’m posting my Weekly Wrap Up and II’m linking up to The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s Caffeinated Reviewer. Without further ado:
Weekly Update
I have been a bit sporadic with my weekly updates but I really need to get back on board otherwise I completely lose track of what I’ve read and when I’ve read it. Plus it helps me monitor outstanding reviews. I’ve also (literally just) decided to update my A-Z of book reviews, this hasn’t been updated for years so I imagine it will take some time but I’m determined to do it.
So, this is my first update since the new year. I’ve posted a number of posts starting with my favourite books of 2025, my December round up, a Top Ten Tuesday post that gave me the opportunity to come up with another ten great books, my bookish resolutions and three reviews (What Stalks the Deep, Play Nice and A Box Full of Darkness. My reading has got off to a good start kicking off with A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St James (spoiler alert – I loved it) and earlier today I completed Rings of Fate by Melissa de la Cruz. I have three books left to complete in January – The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May, Fiend by Alma Katsu and Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis.
Next Week’s reads
Next week I’m hoping to read The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May and make a start on Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis. That will mean I have only one more January review book so I can then pick up a couple of February reads and maybe one of my backlist books. Although you know what they say about the best laid plans.
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Reviews Posted:
- What Stalks the Deep by T Kingfisher
- Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
- A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St James
Outstanding Reviews
- Outlaw Planet by MR Carey
- The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah
- Rings of Fate by Melissa de la Cruz
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
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