Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
1 February 2026
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Sunday Post, 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 still very rainy and blustery although to be fair we did have sunshine today. It’s the kind of weather that quickly turns your garden into a nightmare as everything grows for fun with this combination of wet and warm. Anyway. I’ve had another good reading and blogging week – long may it continue – I managed to complete The Storm by Rachel Hawkins, which was very good. I will be reviewing that in the next week. I also decided to pick up my Backlist Book – Traitor in the Ice by KJ Maitland. It was a strong addition to the series. Finally, I read A Forest Darkly by AG Slatter which I adored. Review tomorrow.
Next Week’s reads
I’ve already made a start on the latest Heather Fawcett book and so far I’m enjoying it and making good progress. I have an audio copy of Boudicca’s Daughter which I’m hoping to start and I’d then like to move on to another review book, I’m thinking next will be Temple Fall by RL Boyle.
Reviews Posted:
- Outlaw Planet by MR Carey
- Nightshade and Oak by Molly O’Neill
Outstanding Reviews
- The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
- A Forest Darkly by AG Slatter
- Traitor in the Ice by KJ Maitland
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
25 January 2026
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Tags: Book Reviews, book-blog, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, reading, The Sunday Post, 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 still horrible, rain, rain and more rain. Anyway, reading and blogging has been okay this week. I finished Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis which I really enjoyed and I also read Nightshade and Oak by Molly O’Neill. In audio I started Rachel Hawkin’s The Storm which is turning out to be a very quick story.
Next Week’s reads
Next week I’m hoping to make a start on my first Backlist book, Traitor in the Ice by KJ Maitland. I’d also like to finish listening to The Storm by Rachel Hawkins and maybe make a start on another February review book – A Forest Darkly by AG Slatter.
Reviews Posted:
- Enchanting the Fae Queen (Queens of Villainy #2) by Stephanie Burgis
- Fiend by Alma Katsu
- The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May (The Broken Accords #1)
Outstanding Reviews
- Outlaw Planet by MR Carey
- Nightshade and Oak by Molly O’Neill
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
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