This Week in Books | 25/07/18

This week I'm joining in with Lipsy @ Lipsyy Lost & Found to talk about the books I've been reading recently!

Have you seen my INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY?

Last weekend I gave myself a whole day to chill out and do nothing but read, and that day I finished the book I was reading and then read two more, both in one sitting, so right now my reading buzz is back. I recently made myself a TBR for the rest of the year - nothing strict, but a bunch of books, including 20 review copies, that I'd like to try and read by the end of this year - so I've been working my way through it.

Now: I've recently started The City of Brass and I like what I've read so far. It's really refreshing to read a book set in 18th century Cairo; whenever Egypt pops up in books it tends to be Ancient Egypt, so to have a book acknowledging another period of the country's history is great. I love books about con artists and all I know about this book is that it's going to involve djinn/genies at some point and I am so here for that.

Then: I was sent a copy of West to review via NetGalley and it was a really quick, beautifully written read. I didn't like it as much as I'd hoped but Carys Davies is definitely an author I'd like to read more of - check out my review here!

Next: Even though I want to focus on the TBR I set for myself, these past couple of days I've been yearning for the rest of N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy. I loved The Fifth Season and I actually started The Obelisk Gate, so I'd like to continue with it and maybe try and finish the trilogy this year.

What are you reading?

This Week in Books | 28/06/17

This week I'm joining in with Lipsy @ Lipsyy Lost & Found to talk about the books I've been reading recently!

Now: Yep, I'm still reading The Obelisk Gate and I'm really enjoying it and I'm determined to finish it soon. Work's been pretty hectic this month so I haven't had much time to read in general, hopefully that'll change soon!

Then: I finally read one of Maya Angelou's collections! 'Phenomenal Woman' is a favourite poem of mine but, despite owning my copy of And Still I Rise for a couple of years, I'd never read one of Angelou's collections until now. I really enjoyed it, and it's definitely a collection I'd read again.

Next: I swear I'm going to get to The Beautiful Ones soon. I just want to read The Obelisk Gate because it's frustrating me that I should have read it by now. The Beautiful Ones is definitely on my radar to read next, as well as The Song of Achilles, When Dimple Met Rishi, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue and Shades of Milk and Honey. There's so much I want to read, I just need some more hours in the day please!

What are you reading?

This Week in Books | 14/06/17

This week I'm joining in with Lipsy @ Lipsyy Lost & Found to talk about the books I've been reading recently!

Now: Considering I loved The Fifth Season earlier this year and the final book in this trilogy, The Stone Sky, is due to be released in August, I figured it was about time I finished The Obelisk Gate which I started a while ago. I am really enjoying it and the only reason I seemed to stop reading it is because I'm so terrible at finishing series, but I'm determined to finish this one this year!

Then: As promised, last week I did go home and start Stay With Me and I ended up finishing it in one sitting. I absolutely devoured this book, I loved it, and I can't wait to see what Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ writes next. Look out for my review soon!

Next: Once I finish The Obelisk Gate I really am going to read The Beautiful Ones - I'm looking forward to it!

What are you reading?

This Week in Books | 01/02/2017

This week I'm joining in with Lipsy @ Lipsyy Lost & Found to talk about the books I've been reading recently!

Now: I'm still reading The Obelisk Gate after I took a break from it to get ahead on a couple of ARCs I'd been sent, but now I intend to finish it! I'm really enjoying it so far and I'd like to finish it soon so I can try and dedicate most of February to reading some of the review copies waiting for me on my kindle.

Then: Every Heart a Doorway is the second novella I've read by Seanan McGuire (who also writes under the name Mira Grant, and is therefore the author of one of my all-time favourite books, Feed) and unfortunately I didn't enjoy this one as much as I hoped I would. Look out for my review later this month!

Next: Once I have The Obelisk Gate under my belt I'm aiming to finish Red Sister, which is due to be released in April, and then get ahead on my other ARCs. I've liked what I've read so far, though I'm still waiting for it to really get going - I'm happy to be patient for a novel that promises assassin nuns, though.

What are you reading?

This Week in Books | 25/01/2017

This week I'm joining in with Lipsy @ Lipsyy Lost & Found to talk about the books I've been reading recently!

Now: I really, really enjoyed The Fifth Season, so much so that I immediately bought a copy of The Obelisk Gate and I think I might be enjoying this one even more. It's frustrating to know that once I finish this I'm going to have to wait until August for The Stone Sky.

Then: Unfortunately I had to DNF The Winter Witch. I got bored and I wasn't keen on the characters; the heroine was irritating and the villains were stereotypical.

Next: I'm planning to continue with my DiverseAThon reading and finish The Other Half of Happiness once I finish The Obelisk Gate, as I was very kindly sent an ARC by the publisher. I'd like to get on top of my ARCs this year!

What have you been reading recently?