Welcome to This Week in Books, where we share what we’ve been up to in bookland this week and look ahead to next.
Happy Wednesday, Everyone! This week has gone so quick I totally forgot to schedule this post! Oh well, it’s here now. Today is a good day because it was my last day at work until a week on Monday. Yayyyy! I can’t really afford to go away, but my friend Conny is coming over from Germany for a few days and we’ll be spending most of it at Wimbledon to see the tennis, so I’m excited! Whoop.
Anyway, here’s what my week has looked like…
It finally happened! I’m about half way through and really enjoying it but it’s taken a bit of a backseat since Wimbledon started on Monday.
Then: The Horse with My Name ~ Colin Bateman
Loved this. After a long break from Bateman’s books it was a welcome comfort read. Funny and action-packed with a perfect balance of violence and silliness!
Next: ???
Probably Retribution Rails which isn’t out until November but I’m really eager to read it. Might sneak Strawberries at Wimbledon in first though.
New on the Shelves
Netgalley:
I’m weirdly not a fan of dogs (apart from Manchee) but I thought this sounded funny and interesting…it’s not out until September.
Every dog has its day…
And for Lineker, a happy go lucky mongrel from Peckham, the day the world ends is his: finally a chance to prove to his owner just how loyal he can be.
Reg, an agoraphobic writer with an obsession for nineties football, plans to wait out the impending doom in his second floor flat, hiding himself away from the riots outside.
But when an abandoned orphan shows up in the stairwell of their building, Reg and Lineker must brave the outside in order to save not only the child, but themselves…
Bought:
This cute-looking short novella is currently free on Amazon so I couldn’t resist. Good time of the year for it!
The one that got away?
Sipping Pimms and eating fresh strawberries at Wimbledon are the perfect start to the British summer for Rayne. Immersed in her career as a journalist in the City, she’s been too busy and distracted to give men – or other outside interests – much of a chance lately. That’s something her friend Lily thinks she should correct, coming up with the perfect ‘sex with an ex’ solution – much to the amusement of the crowd on Centre Court!
When Rayne runs into old flame Adam, former good guy who is now all grown up with a hint of bad boy about him, it’s a tempting thought. But is that such a good idea, when she knows that four years ago, she broke his heart?
Back from traveling the world and settling into running the family business, Adam never expected to see his university girlfriend again. And he definitely didn’t think he would still be angry with her for running away, or that she would still have the same stunning effect on him. But she does, so maybe the perfect way to get her out of his dreams and from under his skin, is to have a hot sex-filled night with her? The only trouble is, one night might not be enough…
First love – can you ever go back?
I’m Waiting On…
…The Cruel Prince, because… I need more Holly Black in my life. Plus, if it’s anything like The Darkest Part of the Forest then it’s going to be epic!
Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.
In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
Expected Publication: January 2nd 2018 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
So that’s been my week in books, now why don’t you tell me about yours!? Advertisements
