What an amazing week with lots of lovely weather – quite unknown in the UK for this month of the year – all the little green buds are peaking up hopefully through the soil!  Fingers crossed that this mild weather continues and all these new green shoots don’t get blitzed with frost.  Reading wise I’ve read three books this week.  I’ve gone a little off plan though.  I read The Anointed and also Never Contented Things.  I did read some of The Orphanage of Gods but I’ve had to put that down for the moment.  I think it’s a case of ‘it’s me not you’ but my mood just isn’t in the right place so I’m going to give us both a bit of space.

My books:

1. Never-Contented Things by Sarah Porter
2. The Anointed by Keith Ward (one of the SPFBO finalists)
3. Bound by Mark Lawrence

Next week’s reads:

1. Symphony of the Wind by Steven McKinnon (one of the SPFBO finalists)
2. The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty
3. The True Queen by Zen Cho

Currently reading:

1. Symphony of the Wind by Steven McKinnon

Upcoming reviews:

1. Never-Contented Things by Sarah Porter
2. The Anointed by Keith Ward (one of the SPFBO finalists)
3. Bound by Mark Lawrence

I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.

Hope everyone’s had a good week.  The temperature has dropped suddenly, I feel like Christmas is only round the corner and, of course, I’m not at all organised.  Not a problem, Christmas Eve is the perfect day for getting ready I always feel.  So, I’ve read two books this week and I’m over half into a third so a good deal of reading, and I’ve managed to catch up with a few reviews.

My books:

1. Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean
2. The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Next week’s reads:

I’m keeping this open at the moment for some much needed catching up.

Upcoming reviews:

1. Starborn by Lucy Hounsom
2. Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace
3. Noir by Christopher Moore
4. Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
5. The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso
6. Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean
7. The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.

Hi all.  Hope you’ve all been having a good week.  This week we’ve been in Porto which is a really beautiful city. Yesterday I visited the above bookshop which was visited (so I’m told) many times by JK Rowling during the time she spent in Portugal and was inspirational in certain areas of her writing.  What do you think?  Anyway, reading plans straight out the window.  Sorry this isn’t the best picture but google Livraria Lello to get a better idea online.  I completed only one book this week, Songwoman by Ilka Tampke.  This is the second book by this author, I really enjoyed the first book Skin and Songwoman picks up from where that left off.  Think of Celtic Britain and the Roman invasion.  Rich with detail and very character driven this is a great historic read that takes us back to an era full of superstition and folklore.  I really enjoyed it.

1. Songwoman by Ilka Tampke

1. Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean
2. The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Upcoming reviews:

1. Starborn by Lucy Hounsom
2. Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace
3. Noir by Christopher Moore
4. Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
5. The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso
6. An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
7. Dragonshadow (Heartstone #2) by Elle Katharine White
8. Songwoman by Ilka Tampke

I’d love to know what you’re reading this week.