Welcome back to Back Shelf Books!
We finally lost all our snow this week! In its place, though, we got a heck ton of rain. Rain, I can handle. It’s been a much more normal week this week, and normal is perfectly good in my book.
News & Fun
I’m super excited to now be volunteering with Strong Women, Strange Worlds, a group of women and non-binary authors who write speculative fiction. They hold completely free reading events twice a month, where authors read a small selection from their works. Authors from around the world and in a ton of different sub-genres read their books, and the authors differ each event. Our next event is held on February 2nd, if you’re interested!!
Recent Posts & Reviews
Reviews From This Week:
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson – 4.5 Stars
A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers – 4 Stars
Giantess by Jean-Christophe Deveney – 3.5 Stars
My Name is Shingo: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 by Kazuo Umezz – 3 Stars
Other Posts:
Four Mini-Reviews: My Recent Indie Romance Reads
- The Lady is Trouble by Tracy Sumner – 3 Stars
- Wish Upon a Christmas Duke by Amanda Mariel – 4 Stars
- Fate & Future by Tamar Sloan – 3 Stars
- The Officer and the Thief by Cara Devlin – 4.5 Stars
Books I Meant To Read in 2023 But Didn’t Get To
Upcoming Posts & Reviews
These are the reviews you’ll likely see from me next week!
- Watson & Holmes: A Scandal in Harlem
- Sentient by Jeff Lemire
- The White Slipper by Brittany Fichter
- The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
- Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn
What I Read This Week
I had some disappointing reads this week and even DNFed a few books. My philosophy when it comes to books is that life is too short to read bad books. Even more than that, life is too short to read books that you just don’t enjoy. Instead of focusing on those, here are the highlights of my reading week!
I finished all these this week except The Tainted Cup, but I should finish it before the end of the weekend!
- First Test Graphic Novel by Tamora Pierce
- The White Slipper by Brittany Fichter
- Sentient by Jeff Lemiere
- The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
- A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers
Currently Watching & Reading
Currently Watching:
We watched The Creator this week and it is so incredibly good. AI. Androids. Humanity. An international wars about it all. SO GOOD. It’s definitely intense and worth looking up content warnings for, but I’m so glad we watched it.
Books Up Next:
OKAY. Since I basically never read the books I say I’m going to read, I’m phrasing this section a new way. I’ll be listing one audiobook, one ebook, and one graphic novel/comic I hope to get to this week. Hopefully this works better for me in planning my reads!
- Audiobook – Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher
- Ebook – We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed
- Graphic Novel – The Banks by Roxane Gay
Recent Purchases
Here are a few ebooks I’ve recently purchased:
- Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher – Only $1.99!!
- Into the Bargain by Colleen Cowley – $.99 Pre-Order Price
- Rose of the Fae by Brittany Fichter – $4.99
Final Thoughts on the Week
For those keeping up with my sick pups from last week, they are all doing much, much better this week! One of the three actually got a completely clear bill of health from the vet! Fingers crossed the other two follow suit soon.
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