First things first! Many, many thanks for all the positive vibes you guys sent my way here and over Twitter regarding my doggie. The news was altogether pretty positive and she’s out of the woods for now. Unfortunately, it looks like it might turn into a recurring problem. She’s old after all. But we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. For now, she’s being spoilt rotten … erm, even more so than before.
What the hell happened to Spring?! It’s been so cold this past week, with a few nights even going below freezing point again and I do NOT approve! Still, that does mean I can ignore my garden for a little longer and stay nice and warm on my sofa, surrounded by books.
So, what have I been reading this week, I hear you ask.
| BOOKS I READ THIS WEEK |
Another six off the shelf! I’m happy with that amount because that C.J. Sansom series is one doorstop after the other. This one was a mere 576 pages, although it didn’t feel like it.
I also finished an audiobook but since I started it weeks ago, I didn’t feel it should count 🤣
| BOOKS I BOUGHT THIS WEEK |
I’m continuing with my collection of Harlan Coben books, of which I apparently read more than I thought 🙄. I also went ahead and bought the three books in the James Marwood series by Andrew Taylor because of Kate. If you love historical fiction, you should definitely follow her!
These are the April 4th preorders that finally arrived. Why yes, I have already read two of them.
| BOOK POST THAT LANDED ON MY DOORSTEP THIS WEEK |
Lucky, lucky blogger. With thanks to Orenda Books and Penguin!
| ON THE BLOG THIS PAST WEEK |
Monday : Reviewed The Bridal Party by J.G. Murray
Tuesday : Shared my review for My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
Wednesday : This Week in Books
Thursday : Shared an extract from Suddenly Single by Carol Wyer on the blog tour
Friday : Nothing
Saturday : Took the day off
Sunday : Weekly Wrap-Up
I didn’t get any reminder emails so it’s safe to say I didn’t forget to write anything down in my schedule and at least I managed to fill in some of the gaps. Let’s just call it the quiet before the storm. 😂
| NEXT WEEK ON NOVEL DEELIGHTS |
Monday : Nothing planned
Tuesday : Blog tour | Review | The Passengers by John Marrs
Tuesday : Blog tour | Guest Post | White Leaves of Peace by Tracey Iceton
Wednesday : Blog tour | Review | The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
Wednesday : This Week in Books
Thursday : Blog tour | Review | The Garden of Lost and Found by Harriet Evans
Friday : Blog tour | Review | Liberation Square by Gareth Rubin
Saturday : Taking the day off
Sunday : Weekly Wrap-Up
Told you things would get back to normal soon 😂. Still ahead of schedule though. I’ve read all of them, I just need to write one more review.
In other news, voting is now open in the Annual Bloggers Bash Awards. I’ve been nominated for Best Book Blog, alongside 64 other amazing book bloggers. I don’t stand a chance of winning but if you feel so inclined to cast a vote my way, please do. I don’t know if they rank everyone but if they do, I’d quite like to avoid coming last 😂 . You can vote here
Question of the week : Short versus long books. Yes, of course this was prompted by the Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. Does a high amount of pages put you off starting a book? What is your cut-off point, if you have one?
I personally don’t care. I mean, I read the Game of Thrones series. Some of those went over a thousand pages and it didn’t bother me at all. Obviously I’d need more time in my schedule to tackle something like that than I do now. And preferably someone to hold the book up and flip the pages for me. 😂
Speaking of Game of Thrones, the final series starts tonight/tomorrow, depending on where you are. I will be disappearing off social media every Monday until I’ve had the chance to watch the episode myself so don’t worry if I’m late with sharing your posts or just not interacting. Should probably say, interacting even less. I just know the second I go online, there will be spoilers and I will do anything to avoid that. I so can’t wait!
Right, enough babble for this week. Hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend. Have a great week and I’ll see you next time. Happy reading! xx
