Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
9 March 2025
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Books read this week:
This week has been busy. I’m well over the cold fortunately and out and about quite a bit so not too much reading unfortunately. Since my last update I’ve read and enjoyed Clockwork Boys by T Kingfisher. I started a few of my other reads but wasn’t getting on very well with anything. Obviously a mood thing. I’ve started The Vipers by Katy Hays which is so far quite good.
Next Week’s Reads:
Complete The Vipers by Katy Hays and also, hopefully, A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall.
Reviews Posted:
- Clockwork Boys by T Kingfisher.
Outstanding Reviews
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron
- SPFBO x 1
- SPFBO x 2
- SPFBO x 3
- SPFBO x 4
That’s it for me this week, what have you been up to, any good books to shout out about. Let me know.
Monthly/Weekly Wrap Up/What’s On My Plate February/March
2 March 2025
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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.
Today’s post will be a dual post covering my weekly and monthly wrap up. How are we even in March already – it’s crazy. My February reading has been okay, particularly as it’s a short month. I’m over my cold thankfully and I’ve caught up with quite a few reviews, comments and blog hopping. So feeling quite positive. This month I managed to complete 10 books. I still have a couple of February books to complete – but I did give both a try and for some reason we just weren’t getting on so I’ve put them aside for now. One of the ten was one of my March books and I’ll be reviewing that on Monday (all going well – Once Was Willem).
My Weekly Wrap Up:
Books read:
- Greenteeby by Molly O’Neill
- 1 x SPFBO
- Once Was Willem by MR Carey
Next weeks reads:
- Clockwork Boys by T Kingfisher
- The Vipers by Katy Hays
Reviews Posted:
- Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde #3) by Heather Fawcett
- Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill
- Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
My Monthly Wrap Up:
Books read:
- Grave Empire by Richard Swan
- Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey – currently reading
- The Crimson Road by AG Slatter
- Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
- Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill
- 1 x SPFBO Finalist
- Once Was Willem by MR Carey – review to follow
Here’s what I’m hoping to read in March:
- Clockwork Boys by T Kingfisher (already started this one)
- A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
- The Vipers (Salt Water in the US) by Katy Hays
- A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull
- Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
- 1 x SPFBO
- 1 x SPFBO
- 1 x March review book
This seems like a possibility – fingers crossed.
You can find the SPFBO finalists here.
I haven’t started this challenge yet as I do need to squeeze in some of the SPFBO finalists.
Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo. I’ve completed four books so far – my progress update is here.
Total books read so far this year: 17
How did you get on during Feburary? Have you read any of these books yet?
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
23 February 2025
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Tags: Book Review, book-blog, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Fantasy, reading, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Books read this week:
This week has been good in terms of reading – unfortunately, I seem to have caught a cold which is quite unpleasant but hopefully I’ll shake it off soon. I’ve been doing some catching up, visiting all your lovely blogs to see what I’ve missed and also responding to comments. I’ve posted two reviews this week and I probably need to post three more next week. I also need to make a start on reviewing my SPFBO books and I’m hoping to squeeze in one more title before the end of February. In books – I completed Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett. I’ve loved this series and this was a very satisfying conclusion (at least I think it’s the conclusion). I’ll be posting a review next week. I also read, and already reviewed, Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis. This was a lovely romantasy, cosy with low stakes. Check out my review here. I then picked up Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey, this is quite a sad read, or at least that’s how I felt about it. Beautifully written and very atmospheric. Finally, I picked up Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill, which I’m absolutely loving and can’t wait to dive back into.
Finish Greenteeth and then I’d like to try and fit in one more review book and maybe another SPFBO finalist (perhaps one of the shorter books – there are some very chunky finalists this year).
Reviews Posted:
- The Crimson Road by AG Slatter
- Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Outstanding Reviews
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron
- SPFBO x 1
- SPFBO x 2
- SPFBO x 3
- SPFBO x 4
- Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
- Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
That’s it for me this week, what have you been up to, any good books to shout out about. Let me know.
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
16 February 2025
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Tags: Booking Ahead, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Books read this week:
So, this week was chaotic. So much going on and such a lot to do, it’s been fun but I’m hoping next week will be much quieter and finally give me the chance to catch up with a few things – maybe not everything. Since my last Sunday post I managed to complete the SPFBO finalist I was reading (I now have four finalists to review and rate which I’ll be getting round to soon). I also read The Crimson Road by AG Slatter which was fantastic, I absolutely loved it and will be posting about it shortly. I’ve also made a start on Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett.
Finish the Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales and then I have a few lovely books to choose from. I’m thinking I’d like to pick up The Sirens by Emilia Hart and also Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey.
Reviews Posted:
None
Outstanding Reviews
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron
- SPFBO x 1
- SPFBO x 2
- SPFBO x 3
- SPFBO x 4
- The Crimson Road by AG Slatter
That’s it for me this week, what have you been up to, any good books to shout out about. Let me know.
Booking Ahead/Weekly Wrap Up
26 January 2025
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Tags: Book Review, book-blog, Booking Ahead, Books, Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Fantasy, SPFBO, Sunday Post, Weekly wrap up
Books read this week:
So, you may have noticed a slight absence from me for the past (almost two weeks). Just for the record, I’m not having a reading burn out or ditching my blog. I’ve been really busy personally and then I got the winter stomach bug that totally floored me. On top of that my language courses restarted after Christmas break and so that sucked some of my time (a lot of my time). My reading has been slow, but, I’ve read all my review books for January (thankfully this was a quiet month) and I’m just about to complete my second SPFBO finalist. I need to come visit all you lovely peeps and write a couple of reviews to catch up – easy right – what could possibly go wrong!
Once I complete my second SPFBO finalist (this evening) I’m definitely picking up Grave Empire by Richard Swan.
Hopefully complete Grave Empire and then make a start on Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett.
Reviews Posted:
None.
Outstanding Reviews
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron
- Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
- SPFBO x 1
- SPFBO x 2
That’s it for me this week, what have you been up to, any good books to shout out about. Let me know.
Books and travelling with Lynn 