Hello again bookish friends! I’m here again with my favourite reviews of the week.
I can only apologise that I didn’t post one of these last week. Work was hectic every day and I was doing major overtime, and by the time the weekend came around, the thought of blogging just felt like more work so I didn’t log on at all until late Sunday night. Excuses aside, the blog post is here this week and I’ve included all the reviews I collected up last week too! So prepare yourself for a long ol’ post (but loads of reviews to read!)
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy the post and find a few reviews you missed on your feed this week!
The inspiration for this blog meme comes from Novels and Nonfiction’s “Links I Loved This Week” posts.
11th May
Read Eat Sleep Repeat reviewed The Good Twin by Marti Green – this is a quick snappy review that presents both the positive and negatives well
The Beauty of Reading reviewed Surviving Execution by Ian Woods – another miscarriage of justice book, but it sounds good! Not heard of it or the crime before so it definitely caught my interest!
Books and Brews reviewed I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon – I loved Anastasia as a kid (still do, actually) so it’s interesting to see a book was written about her that weaves the nonfiction story with fictional parts from the author
Blood Red Velvet reviewed California’s Deadly Women by Michael Thomas Barry – I watched a show all about women killers which although cheesy as hell, was quite interesting as you found out about crimes never spoken about and this sounds like the book version of that!
12th May
The Book Raven Blog reviewed The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert – I love the easy-to-read set-up of this review!
Baking Thad Books reviewed The Secret Barrister, Stories of Law and How It’s Broken by The Secret Barrister – sounds like a really interesting (if not frustrating) nonfiction read. Another great gift idea for any nonfiction readers!
13th May
The Sunday Feeling reviewed My Husband the Stranger by Rebecca Done – this seems like a good recommendation for anyone in a slump!
Jo’s Book Blog reviewed The Retreat by Mark Edwards – here’s another glowing review for Mark Edwards’ new novel… they’re making me want to read it so bad!
My Chestnut Reading Tree reviewed The Old You by Louise Voss – I keep seeing reviews for this one and it sounds really good, this is a very glowing review!
The Secret Library reviewed The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson – I can’t wait to read this book myself! This is a great snappy review.
14th May
What’s Nonfiction reviewed God Save Texas by Lawrence Wright – anyone interested in the history of Texas? Who knew a book (and a review) all about Texas would sound so interesting!?
Reads and Reels reviewed The Grip of It by Jac Jemc – this is a great honest review! I really want to read this one so it’s nice to read about the highs and lows of the book.
Espresso Coco reviewed Adrift by Rob Boffard – looking for a fast-paced thriller sci-fi? Well read Dave’s very enthusiastic review for Adrift and you’ve found yourself another book to add to your TBR!
15th May
I Loved Reading This reviewed The Innocent Wife by Amy Lloyd – I always enjoy seeing what others liked about books that I didn’t
Book Booble reviewed Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre – I liked the book I read from this author so it’s nice to see this review, even if it’s not all-around positive
Fictionophile reviewed Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre – I’m not personally interested in this book, but Brookmyre is one of my dads favourite authors and I never see his name pop up on my Reader, so it was just a nice feeling seeing him pop up!
16th May
Reading Under the Blankie reviewed Sweetpea by C. J. Skuse – I have this book to read myself so it’s great seeing a big fat 5-star review for it!
A Word is Power reviewed What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell – this is a really well written and reasonable negative review
Everywhere and Nowhere reviewed Hiding by Jenny Morton Potts – this an informative review! Useful to know that’s it not necessarily a thriller even if it says it is
17th May
Owl Be Sat Reading reviewed Murder at the Mill by M. B. Shaw – this is another of Lisa’s very honest, funny reviews!
18th May
Keeper of Pages reviewed Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin – after all the really positive reviews for this book, Janel’s is the first not-as-excited, honest review but I still want to read it myself!
The Secret Library reviewed F*** You Very Much by Danny Wallace – not only a funny book but it sounds really interesting too!
19th May
The Bookish Deer reviewed The Forgotten Girls by Sara Blaedel – a new book introduction that sounds like one hell of a read! A great, excitable review.
20th May
Katie’s Book Cave reviewed The Dissent of Annie Lang by Ros Franey – I love discovering new historical fiction! This is a very convincing review… I might have to pick up the book!
21st May
Books, Vertigo and Tea reviewed 84K by Claire North – a really great review for a book I can’t wait to read myself!
Read This, Not That reviewed Force of Nature by Jane Harper – Abby says it’s better than The Dry, so that gets my hopes up for reading this one!
What Cathy Read Next reviewed Mr Peacock’s Possessions by Lydia Syson – this is a very intriguing review that gives you just the right amount of description of the story to make you eager to read it
Pace, Amore, Libri reviewed The Summer Children by Dot Hutchison – such an eloquent negative review. Interesting to see that Hutchison couldn’t ever live up to her original writing standards…
Rimpy’s Reads reviewed Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent – I had the exact same feelings about this book!! I love reading reviews that could have come from my own brain
Velvet Spade Books reviewed Something In the Water by Catherine Steadman – such a well-written review! Becky does so well to present her thoughts in such a balanced and positive way
An Introverts Adventures in Reading reviewed Gun Love by Jennifer Clement – a great mini review that reads well!
Jennifer Tar Heel Reader reviewed Star of the North by D. B. John – a new book added to my TBR due to this snappy, fast-paced review!
22nd May
Julie Davide reviewed Wicked River by Jenny Milchman – a well-worded review that puts my expectations of this book on a certain level. I actually enjoy hearing less positive things before I go into a book so I know what to expect (often times liking the book more than I thought I would)
Candid Cover reviewed The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold – it’s a shame this is YA book because it sounds fun! This is a great ambiguous review that lets you know the book is worth reading without giving too much away!
23rd May
What’s Nonfiction reviewed Incendiary by Michael Cannell – and another true crime to add to my TBR list! This review is absolutely glowing and makes the novel sound well-worth the read
Linda’s Book Bag reviewed The Coffin Path by Katherine Clements – this sounds like a fascinating read! Another fantastic review from Linda!
The Opinionated Reader Blog reviewed Bird Box by Josh Malerman – excellent review for one of my favourite books from last year! I just wish I could reread it again for the first time!
Emma’s Bookish Corner reviewed The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull – this is a rather unique sounding crime novel, definitely sounds entertaining! Emma is a great blogger for some more obscure crime recommendations!
The Black Lit Queen reviewed Hunger by Roxane Gay – sounds like a really inspiring read. Now only is the book said to be open and real, the review for it is too!
24th May
For Winter Nights reviewed 84K by Claire North – every time I read a review for this book I want to read it even more! Another incredibly detailed review from Kate!
25th May
I Loved Reading This reviewed The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead – a beautifully written review of a book I really need to read at some point!
Keeper of Pages reviewed The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong – this is another one of those novels that keeps popping up everywhere and every good review I read (like this one!) makes me itch to read it as soon as possible even more.
So there we have it! Those are my favourite review posts from this week. Thanks to all the bloggers featured for the fantastic content this week!
And onto the next week… I’m looking forward to reading some new reviews!
Thank you for including a couple of my reviews here, it’s put a smile on my face! Also some other great reviews there, which I wouldn’t otherwise have seen!
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I’m so glad! ☺️
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This is a dangerous post! My TBR is going to increase by a couple of books for sure 😀
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It’s so dangerous! My TBR is growing rapidly each week since creating these posts 😋
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Thank you for the shout, Zuky! ❤
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Great roundup, Zuky! And thanks for the shoutout! 😉
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Thanks 🙂
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Thanks so much for the mentions, really glad you liked them 🙂
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Thanks for the shoutout! RIP Hutchison’s elegant writing…
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Zuky, this is a fabulous round-up and I loved it. There are some reviews that I hadn’t seen before. You have such a keen eye and I appreciate it. I am honored to be included in this list. You’ve made my week! Thank you!
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Thank you so much and aw! I’m so glad 😋☺️
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Thanks for the double feature 🙂
I cannot wait for you to read Sweatpea, you better love it, I’ll cry if you don’t, haha!
PS. I DNFed Hiding by Jenny Morton Potts
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I hope I love it! I think I’m gonna take it on holiday with me in July. It feels like a good read around the pool book ☺️
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Love finding so many great reviews through this round up 🙂 and so glad you liked those of mine – hope to hear your thoughts on them soon!
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What an awesome idea! I might have to steal it for my end of the month wrap up & include some of my favorite reviews from the month. ❤
Also, thank you so much for the shout out!
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Go ahead! I love seeing other bloggers tag back to posts they loved. It’s great to share all the posts you’ve loved that we might have missed ☺️
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Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thanks for the mention. A great round-up of some of the reviews I loved this week as well but was far too disorganized to collate in a fab post like this!
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Τhank you so much, Zuky! You are too kind:)
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Thanks for sharing my review. I actually based my new way of reviewing off of the way big city bookworm does their reviews http://bigcitybookworm.com/2018/04/26/review-white-rabbit-by-caleb-roehrig/
It’s not exactly the same, but I found my thoughts are clearing and my reviews have become a little bit more interesting and easy to connect with.
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It’s definitely a great way to set out your reviews! Makes them so easy to read & understand quickly! 🙂
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Wow, I am so honored and thrilled to have my review included in your post! While I’m not new to reviewing, I’m only three weeks into blogging, and I am grateful beyond words to be included. I will be spending some time reading through this post and all the reviews included. Such a wonderful idea, and thank you so very much. And I cannot wait to read your thoughts on Star of the North!
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Ahh amazing! Welcome to the blogging world – you’re already off to an amazing start!! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Zuky! ♥️
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Ahh thank you so much for including my review! 😍❤️
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This is such a fantastic post. I love that you take time to shout out other bloggers for their reviews. I feel that is what I love about the community. It’s so loving and supportive. Plus a great way to find new reviewers. I can’t wait to go check out to read some of these reviews and discover some new blogs to follow.
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Thanks! Yeah I felt like I wasn’t being particularly proactive in liking and sharing fellow bloggers posts so I came up with this idea ☺️
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It really is a great idea. I ended up looking through the posts and saw a lot of thriller books so I was so excited for that. I ended up finding a lot of new blogs to follow.
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That’s great! I love thrillers and thriller bloggers, so lots of the posts I link back are those! ☺️
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Oh yay that’s so good to hear. I look forward to finding more thriller bloggers from you.
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Thank you for including one of my reviews! I appreciate it, a fab post of some reviews I haven’t seen yet!
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Thank you for sharing the review! I am really hoping 84K receives a lot of love. Cannot recommend it enough!
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So many great reviews, I’ll have to check them all out!
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Thank you so much for including my review! Love this idea of spotlighting your favorite reviews of the week! Will have to check out your whole list!
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Thank you! ❤️
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Thank you! I always love these posts 😄
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