Weekly Wrap Up : 4th August 2019
4 August 2019
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: House of Sacrifice, Lord of Secrets, Storm Cursed, The Truants, Weekly wrap up
Hi everyone. Hope you’ve all had a good week. Frankly I can’t believe that we’re into August already. I’ve gone off plan a little this week, I’ve read one book off last week’s list and two others. Here’s what I’ve been reading:
My books:
- Shadows of the Short Days by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson
- Cry Havoc by Mike Morris
- The Undoing of Arlo Knott by Heather Child
I’m still reading the House of Sacrifice and I’m hoping to complete the following books over the next week:
Next scheduled reads:
- The House of Sacrifice by Anna Smith Spark
- Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs
- Lord of Secrets by Breanna Teintze
- The Truants by Kate Weinberg
Upcoming reviews
- King of the Road by RS Belcher
- Queenslayer by Sebastien DeCastell
- A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
- Cry Havoc by Mike Morris
- The Undoing of Arlo Knott by Heather Child
I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.
Weekly Wrap Up : 28th July 2019
Another busy week, lots of nice weather and socialising and very little reading. What can I say – I do sometimes get caught up in life just like any other person. So, this week, my reading has not been good, Not for the want of trying, I just don’t seem to have made a great deal of headway. I’ve read one book and made progress on another. I’ve also completed the first stage of my SPFBO books and cut the first five books. My post here.
Here’s what I’ve been reading:
My books:
- A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie – review to follow

I’m still reading the House of Sacrifice and I’m hoping to complete the following books over the next week:
Next scheduled reads:
- The House of Sacrifice by Anna Smith Spark
- Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs
- Shadows of the Short Days by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson
Upcoming reviews
- King of the Road by RS Belcher
- Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
- Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
- Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
- Queenslayer by Sebastien DeCastell
- A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.
Weekly Wrap Up : 21st July 2019
Hope everyone has had a good week. I seem to have been busy. I’ve read two books and also made some more progress with my SPFBO batch, plus I’ve taken part in two blog tours, managed to post three reviews and also posted an interview. So, how has your week been?
Here’s what I’ve been reading:
My books:
- Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Storm
- Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham
My current read is The House of Sacrifice and I’m hoping to pick up the following books over the next week:
Next scheduled reads:
- Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs
- The House of Sacrifice by Anna Smith Spark
- Shadows of the Short Days by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson
Upcoming reviews
- King of the Road by RS Belcher
- Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
- Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
- Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
- Queenslayer by Sebastien DeCastell
- Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham
I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.
Weekly Wrap Up : 14th July 2019
I didn’t do a weekly wrap up last week. I’ve been having a kind of crazy chaotic July and things have simply got out of control, which has made it almost impossible to even crack open a book. Anyway, this is my past two weeks wrap up – and it’s not very impressive in terms of numbers unfortunately – or reviews which I have now managed to get behind with again. Why? Is it asking too much that I simply catch up? Really??
So, here’s what I’ve been reading:
My books:
- Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
- The Toll by Cherie Priest
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
I’m about a third of the way into Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and on top of this I’ve read 30% of my first SPFBO book and started the second – I need to speed up a little to make sure I’m on track – but, as mentioned above, life sort of got in the way this week.
Next scheduled reads:
- Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Storm
- Cursed by Patricia Briggs
- The House of Sacrifice by Anna Smith Spark
- Shadows of the Short Days by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson
- Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham
Upcoming reviews
- King of the Road by RS Belcher
- Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
- Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
- Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
- The Toll by Cherie Priest
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
- Queenslayer by Sebastien DeCastell
I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.
June : My Month in Review
30 June 2019
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Month in review, My month in covers, Weekly wrap up
Well everyone, that’s it the first half of 2019 has flown by – I can’t believe how quickly this year is going to be honest but I am having a good time so no complaints. SPFBO5 starts tomorrow and I will post my first six books then, the cover competition is already underway and my choices are here. and what a tough decision that was. I’ve included my weekly wrap up in today’s post and also my month in covers which I usually post separately.
My weekly wrap up : 2 books read:
- Priest of Lies by Peter McLean
- Queenslayer by Sebstien deCastell
I also started Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa which, so far so good. And I’ve managed to catch up with some reviews.
My next reads:
- Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs
- Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
- The Toll by Cherie Priest
My month in review:
Books read: this month = 9
- Queenslayer by Sebastien DeCastell
- Priest of Lies by Peter McLean
- The Fall by Tracy Townsend
- Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence
- Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
- The Corset by Laura Purcell
- The Whisper Man by Alex North
- Nocturna by Maya Motayne
-
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
My month in covers:
Total No. of Books for first half of 2019: 57
Backlist books
- Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs

Unfinished series completed:
None this month
Books Bought:
None this momth
Audio Books Bought:
- Beautiful by Juliet Marilier

Review Books:
I think I’ve shown a good deal more restraint this month than last:
- Missing Person by Sarah Lotz
- The Girl with No Face by MH Boroson
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
- Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
- Ivory Apples by Lisa Goldstein
-
The Truants by Kate Weinberg
Cover compare:
I actually like both covers – I really like the long spindly yellow coloured trees but I think the creepy headless horse is probably my favourite – wonder what it all signifies?
Which is your favourite?
Hope you’ve all had a good month.




