Weekly Book Round Up #19

 

 

I originally promised myself I wasn't going to read these super fast because the author is still writing the series and the next book doesn't come out until 2015, but I'm completely devouring them. In this part of A Storm of Swords, a lot of stuff happens. There are major plot developments with most of the characters, and as much as I'd like to, I can't elaborate more without getting into super spoiler territory! I think this has probably been my favourite book so far, mainly because we're past the point of the TV series now, so whenever anything big happens it's a genuine surprise or shock! I loved it.

 

 

Nicola's rating: 5/5

 

 

 



This is a reread, and it's one of my most favourite books ever. The book is about two magicians who each teach a student how to use magic, and then pit them against each other in a venue. The venue in this case happens to be the night circus. It's just such an absolutely magical book. The circus itself is described in such stunning detail, and the story is completely captivating. This is also such a seasonal book. I can't imagine reading it in Spring or Summer, it's very much an Autumn/Winter book. I can't really do it justice on here, all you need to know is that if you haven't read it, then you definitely should!

 

 

 

Nicola's rating: 5/5

 

 





Weekly Book Round Up #18

 

 

While only reading one book this week may seem underwhelming, this is my 150th book this year! YAY! I'm really pleased to have completed my Goodreads challenge, it's nowhere near as many books as I read last year (254), but I got married this year, and acquired an adorable puppy. So it's been kind of a busy one. Plus work has become busier as we've had some shenanigans going on which I shall not get into here. I'm fairly sure that I'm not going to set myself a reading goal for next year. I'm considering applying to start a degree with the Open University in October 2014, so I don't want to set goals that are unattainable! Anyway, onwards to the book review. This is the first part of the third Game of Thrones book. I was quite excited to start this one, as it starts to go into territory that hasn't been covered by the TV series yet, although not much. The second part that I'm reading at the moment is really getting into it. I enjoyed the introduction of Jaime as a viewpoint, but I was a bit miffed about the lack of Theon. Not that I like Theon, but I wanted to know what was going on with him. It seemed like we were getting updates from everyone else! He's yet to appear in the one I'm reading at the moment as well, so I'm wondering if he doesn't reappear until book 4. I'm also really enjoying Jon and Ygritte. I really liked her in the TV show though, so I was bound to be a bit biased. I'm trying to take these books slowly because it's ages until the final ones come out, but I seem to be devouring them unfortunately!


Nicola's rating: 4/5