Welcome to This Week in Books, where we share what we’ve been up to in bookland this week and look ahead to next.
Hi, blog friends! I’m feeling good this week. I’m loving reading again after months of it feeling like a chore and I’m really enjoying writing posts. Did you catch yesterday’s Norfolk Festival post? I’d love to go to it but I think it’s a bit far away. I have been looking into Lit festivals in general though so I may well do a few more similar posts and hopefully I’ll get to at least one of them this summer.
Anywayyyy…here’s what my week has looked like:
Now: The Inexplicable Logic of my Life ~ Benjamin Alire Sáenz // The Time Machine ~ H.G Wells
I’ve only just picked up the new Sáenz book so nothing to report yet, but after Ari & Dante I have high expectations! I also managed two whole pages of my ‘lunch-time read’ The Time Machine on Monday. Baby steps.
Then: Sucktown, Alaska ~ Craig Dirkes // Six of Crows ~ Leigh Bardugo
Last night I finished Sucktown, Alaska. I liked it, but didn’t love it. It was a mega-quick read, even at over 300 pages, which is nice. Before that I finished Six of Crows and I’m not sure what I thought. I found myself getting lost in places, and I don’t think I truly got into it. But I still couldn’t stop reading it. Hmm.
Next: ???
I’m not too sure this time. I might choose something from my physical TBR shelves or could get a head start on The Marsh King’s Daughter which is out in June.
New on the Shelves
Bought:
I went on another charity shop raid at the weekend…
….and bought a book I already own. *Facepalm*
This was a great find though…
I’m Waiting On…
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Because… it sounds quite quirky and I heard really good things about Silvera’s debut More Happy Than Not (but never did get round to it).
New York Times bestselling author Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day.
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today.
Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day.
The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day.
Expected Publication: September 5th 2017 by HarperTeen
So that’s been my week in books, now why don’t you tell me about yours!?
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