Originally published in the Canberra Weekly on 17 October 2019.
Make sure to check out my extended review of The Grace Year.
Tag: The Harp of Kings
WWW Wednesday – 28 August 2019
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that they’ve recently finished, what they are currently reading and what books they are planning to read next. Essentially you have to answer three questions (the Three Ws):
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
So, let’s get to it.
What are you currently reading?
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Hardcover)
This is a fun science fiction novel, and features lesbian necromancers in space. I have been looking forward to this one for a while and so far it is pretty good.
The Possession by Michael Rutger (Audiobook)
The follow up to last years awesome novel, The Anomaly, The Possession is another cool book that has a pretty intriguing horror storyline. I had hoped to finish this book off today, but my phone crashed for a bit. I should get it knocked off tomorrow and will hopefully get a review up for it soon.
What did you recently finish reading?
The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (Trade Paperback)
Red Metal by Mark Greaney and Lt. Col. H. Ripley Rawlings IV. USMC (Audiobook)
What do you think you’ll read next?
Ok, I will admit it, these are a couple of nerdy choices, but both sound really cool and I am looking forward to checking them out.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Black Spire by Delilah S. Dawson (Trade Paperback)
The latest Star Wars novel for 2019. I am curious to see how a book whose release is mainly thanks to a theme park ride turns out, but I reckon it should be a fantastic read.
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Antares Maelstrom by Greg Cox (Audiobook)
I have been really getting into Star Trek fiction lately, especially the audiobook formats which are particularly good. The Antares Maelstrom has an interesting sounding plot, and I have previously enjoyed the audiobook narrator’s work in Available Light and The Captain’s Oath. I should start listening to this book tomorrow and hopefully I will be able to power through it fairly quickly.
That’s it for this week, check back in next Wednesday to see what progress I’ve made on my reading and what books I’ll be looking at next.
WWW Wednesday – 21 August 2019
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that they’ve recently finished, what they are currently reading and what books they are planning to read next. Essentially you have to answer three questions (the Three Ws):
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
So, let’s get to it.
What are you currently reading?
The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (Trade Paperback)
I am about 100 or so pages into this one so far and it is pretty interesting. Hopefully I will finish it off in the next couple of days and get a review up of it soon.
Red Metal by Mark Greaney and Lt. Col. H. Ripley Rawlings IV. USMC (Audiobook)
Currently just over half way through Red Metal and I am still really enjoying this book. Just as I predicted, this is a great military thriller and the authors do a fantastic job of showing off a major, modern day conflict.
What did you recently finish reading?
It has been a bit of a slow week for me reading wise, as I have only managed to finish off one book. Still it was a pretty intriguing read and I am looking to pick up the slack in the next few days.
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett (Trade Paperback)
What do you think you’ll read next?
The Dirty Dozen by Lynda La Plante (Trade Paperback)
The Possession by Michael Rutger (Audiobook)
Both of the above books sound like they will be amazing reads and I have had good experiences with the previous entries in their respective series. As always, what I read next may change, depending on if I get some cool new books.
That’s it for this week, check back in next Wednesday to see what progress I’ve made on my reading and what books I’ll be looking at next.
WWW Wednesday – 14 August 2019
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that they’ve recently finished, what they are currently reading and what books they are planning to read next. Essentially you have to answer three questions (the Three Ws):
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
So, let’s get to it.
What are you currently reading?
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett (Trade Paperback)
This is an intriguing novel that looks at a dystopian society where women are oppressed through a series of rituals. I am only about 50 pages in at this point, but it is a compelling read.
Red Metal by Mark Greaney and Lt. Col. H. Ripley Rawlings IV. USMC (Audiobook)
I have been wanting to read Red Metal for a while now, as I believe it has the potential to be one of the best military thrillers of 2019. I am three and a half hours into it at the moment, and it is an amazing book that I am having a lot of fun listening to.
What did you recently finish reading?
Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio (Audiobook)
Spaceside by Michael Mammay (Ebook)
The Bone Fire by S. D. Sykes (Hardcover)
What do you think you’ll read next?
The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier
This sounds like a very cool fantasy novel and I am looking forward to checking it out.
That’s it for this week, check back in next Wednesday to see what progress I’ve made on my reading and what books I’ll be looking at next.
Book Haul – 10 August 2019
I have managed to pick up a good number of books in the last two weeks, including some fascinating reads that look like that they are going to be really cool. I actually got a real interesting mixture of books from several different genres and I look forward to checking them all out.
Usagi Yojimbo – Vol. 33: The Hidden by Stan Sakai
This is the latest volume of the excellent Usagi Yojimbo comic book series, which I am a massive fan of. I have actually read this one already (pretty much the day it came in) and I am hoping to get a review of this one up in the next day or so.
Hudson’s Kill by Paddy Hirsch
This should prove to be a good historical mystery novel. I quite enjoyed Hirsch’s first novel, The Devil’s Half Mile, last year and I am interested to see what he comes up with this time.
The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier
I have been hearing a lot of good buzz around The Harp of Kings and it sounds like it could be one of the best new fantasy books of the year. This is pretty high up on my reading list and should be a good one to check out.
Shatter City by Scott Westerfeld
This is an intriguing sounding young adult science fiction novel with a cool concept.
Deep River by Karl Marlantes
Deep River is a fairly massive historical novel that actually sounds really interesting. Following a Finnish family who settle in America at the start of the 20th century, this looks like it is going to be one of the those novels that follows it’s protagonists for a long period of time and several major historical events.
Evermore by Sara Holland
A very cool sounding young adult fantasy novel, should be a fun one to read.
Pretty Revenge by Emily Liebert
Let us round out this list with this compelling sounding revenge thriller from Emily Liebert. Pretty Revenge sounds like a pretty dark novel, and I am very curious to see what happens in it.
That is my latest book haul. Which books do you like the sound of the most? Make sure to stay tuned to see my reviews of all of these.
The Unseen Library 