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Oof. Self-restraint was turned off this month! o.O Still, it's such a clean and civilised hobby lol! eBooks I've heard many, many good things about Ninth Rain by Jen Williams, and to be honest thought I'd maybe bought it a while back - nope! So a bargainous copy of The Winnowing Flame trilogy omnibus (Ninth … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – July 2023
Another month, another ridiculous amount of books added to my shelves both real and virtual. I'd say I have a problem, but I kinda like it 😉 Physical books I was lucky enough to win another giveaway on social media, and nabbed myself this little stash: The Shadow of the Gods is the first of John … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – June 2023
If April was a little more restrained, it's like I was trying to make up for it in May 😉 eBooks Offers, and promotions, these are the things that override my restraint entirely! I started with a pair of books that I will read, but to be honest were mainly bought for my dad (his … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – May 2023
By my standards (hah!) April was a little more restrained than usual. Five books read out of seven acquired isn't all that bad for me 😉 eBooks No joke, April 1st saw me pick up What Moves the Dead by the ever-wonderful T Kingfisher aka Ursula Vernon. I adore her writing, but I am also … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – April 2023
Huzzah! It's my second year participating in Wyrd & Wonderful - a celebration of all things fantastical 🙂 If you want to know more about this event, check out the introduction posts from Imyril @ There's Always Room for One More, or Annemeike @ A Dance with Books. And if you want to join in … Continue reading Wyrd & Wonder-ful reading plans
Another month, another haul of books that's larger than my stack of read titles. By a lot. Oops 😉 eBooks I do try not to buy too many books - especially as these are the least likely to be read, if I'm honest! - but when one pops up on offer it can be hard … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – March 2023
The month started with an ARC approval on the 1st, promising good things for February 😉 ARCs I'm going to call this a really nice haul, and manageable - how unlike me 😉 Juliet E McKenna's The Cleaving is a 'feminist retelling of the Arthurian legends', which promises to be high on historical detail giving characters … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – February 2023
I always enjoy seeing these posts on other blogs, but to be honest didn't feel I 'acquired' (ahem) enough books in a week to make it worth while. Why did it take me so long to think about a monthly haul post, instead?! This month has been very generous on the book-buying, hurrah, so suddenly the … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – January 2023
def. Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory ... as Martha Wells put it, which is highly appropriate given the wonderful Murderbot books (starting with All Systems Red) are very much fitting this prompt for me. My reading comfort zone probably tends more towards fantasy, really, because it's a little easier to do 'cosy' in that genre. … Continue reading SciFiMonth: Home Sweet Home
When I saw this prompt in the schedule I had one instant thought: Mr Iain M Banks. Fantasy was my first love of spec-fic, but science fiction came hot on its heels. One of the keys to that was the work of this quirky, off-beat Scottish writer, who tantalised my teenage imagination with out there … Continue reading SciFiMonth: Gone But Not Forgotten
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