Hi everyone! I have been a little bit absent in the last few weeks, but yesterday I finally handed in my thesis (!!!) and now I have some time to actually devote to relaxing... which involves a lot of reading! It might also involve some Nintendo... and eating this cake, which I made yesterday:
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Anyway... moving on from cake, and on to books.
From the library:
Agatha Christie - The Moving Finger
Poison pen letters in a sleepy village - and a late appearance from Miss Marple.
Camilla Läckberg - The Hidden Child
Swedish crime thriller - I read The Ice Princess a few years ago, and am hoping for another good mystery! This will also count towards my Translation Challenge.
Simone Elkeles - How to Ruin a Summer Vacation
Impulse pick up, based on the fact that I have never read a YA novel set in Israel before.
Louise Rennison - Luuurve is a Many Trousered Thing
I read ...And Then It Fell Off In My Hand recently, and this is one of the latest volumes of Georgia's adventures.
Jo Brand - It's Different for Girls
I am a big fan of Jo Brand's comedy, and this is a story about growing up as teenagers in the 1970s, in Hastings.
Terry Pratchett - A Hat Full of Sky
Another Discworld story involving Tiffany Aching, who was the protagonist of The Wee Free Men, which I read last year.
Via Netgalley:
Nicole Hayes - The Whole of My World
Love this cover! Thanks to Random House Australia for my copy.
Mark Goldblatt - Twerp
A kids' novel that I wasn't sure whether or not I would read, but Celine from Nyx Book Reviews did a great review on Goodreads so I'm going to give it a go!
A crossover between the Gallagher Girls and Heist Society worlds.
Free Kindle download:
L. Frank Baum - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Recent reviews:
Katie McGarry - Pushing the Limits - 3/10 (So. Many. Issues.)
I have a review of Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil coming up this week (preview: GO READ IT), and a weekend of uninterrupted reading to look forward to - have a good one!
Congratulations on handing in your thesis! And I absolutely love baking, so glad you found time to make a cake :D
ReplyDeleteGreat haul :) You have some really interesting books and I really hope you enjoy them all :)
Happy reading!
Megan xxxx
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Great haul, so many good books. I love Agatha Christie, I'm slowly making my way through the Poirot series. Twerp looks cool as well. And I have to get started on Pratchett's books, I read one I think and quite liked it.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading and thanks for stopping by :)
Hurray! Congratulations on handing in your thesis! :) I know how amazing it feels, I submitted mine this time last week. Hope you manage to catch up on reading in the next few weeks.
ReplyDeleteThe Moving Finger is actually one of Christie's books I didn't really enjoy but hope you like it more than I did. The Whole of My World looks great too, I'll need to check it out on Goodreads.
Have a great weekend :)
Haha, I love Georgia! Those books are hilarious :D Congrats on handling your thesis.
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I love the Georgia Nicholson series! They're hilarious! How to Ruin a Summer Vacation sounds really good! Enjoy your books :)
ReplyDeleteWow, tons of books that I haven't heard of! How to Ruin a Summer Vacation sounds good though. Happy reading!
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Wow looks like a lot of awesome books! I actually haven't heard of many of these, so I'll have to check them out! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteAlly Carter books always get such good reviews but I have yet to read any of them, I didn't know that there was one on NG right now! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks amazing!! I've already read Double-Crossed, it was a really quick and fun read. I love how the two worlds were blended together! I need to read more Agatha Christie books too. The only one I've read is And Then There Were None, and I really enjoyed it, so I'll definitely be reading more of her back catalog soon. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI've just started baking with oil instead of butter and I prefer it! My tastebuds believe it tastes better :) Lovely haul.
ReplyDeleteKit that cake looks so yummy! You received a brilliant set of books! I can't wait to start How to ruin a summer vacation! I'm glad you have more time now to tackle this fantastic pile! Enjoy! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the look of the cake - and the fact that you worked with what you had - no eggs necessary :-) And a YA book based in Israel - added that to my reading list!
ReplyDeleteOh yum, what a cake! And yay for it being almost vegan ;)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the cover of The Whole of My World.. is it YA? The Goodreads synopsis doesn't give much away. I might request it anyway ;)