I don’t think that ‘pretty’ is the right word for this week’s covers, unless it’s part of the phrase ‘pretty fascinating’. THAT seems accurate because this week’s stack is chock-full of books I’m really curious about, really fascinated by, or just plain am simply gasping to read ASAP.
The book I’ve been looking forward to reading for the ENTIRE year is The Blackfire Blade. The first book in the series, The Silverblood Promise, left me with an absolutely aching book hangover so this one is at the top of the TBR pile although I’m planning to get the audiobook as soon as it’s available because the audio of that first book was just SO GOOD.
The other book I can’t wait to get to is Days at the Torunka Café. It’s by the same author as Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and I loved that one hard and am hoping for something similarly delightful.
The two that I’m most curious about, but in entirely different ways, are The Tortoise’s Tale and We Are Legion (We Are Bob). I’m kind of hoping that The Tortoise’s Tale is going to be bit like Remarkably Bright Creatures, but with a tortoise – with a much longer lifespan so much more time to observe – that that remarkably bright octopus. As far as Bob goes, it’s not actually a new book, just a new cover, but it’s supposed to be humorous SF – which is damn hard to do. I could use a bit of funny these days.
How about you? What’s in your stack this week that you’re looking forward to?
For Review:
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy #1) by Elise Kova
The Blackfire Blade (Last Legacy #2) by James Logan
Bloodtide (Ex Romana #2) by Sophie Burnham
Days at the Torunka Café by Satoshi Yagisawa, translated by Eric Ozawa
The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine
The Devil in Oxford (Ruby Vaughn #3) by Jess Armstrong
Doll Parts by Penny Zang
History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
How They Were Taken (Jenna Wyatt #1) by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
I Did Warn Her by Sian Gilbert
I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones
The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
The Nameless Land (Witch Roads #2) by Kate Elliott
Observer by Robert Lanza, Nancy Kress
Off Menu by Amy Rosen
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes (Savvy Summers #1) by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
Songs for Other People’s Weddings by David Levithan with songs by Jens Lekman
The Summer War by Naomi Novik
The Tortoise’s Tale by Kendra Coulter
Upstanding Young Man by Sharon Doering
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse #1) by Dennis E. Taylor
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I love the excitement of finally reading a book I’ve been waiting a long time for. Happy reading!
I hope you’ve got some coming up that you’re looking forward to as well. Have a great weekend!
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Off Menu caught my attention. It looks like a delicious read. Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
All the puns intended, right? Have a great weekend!
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I don’t know about any of these books, but they all look so good. Enjoy them. Have a great week!
You too. Thanks for stopping by!
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Thanks for the introduction to so many good sounding books. Fascinating titles that make me curious.
I’m so glad that you’re finding stuff that looks interesting to you! I hope you have a terrific rest of the weekend.
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