On My Radar: February
For the shortest month of the year, there sure are a lot of new books I want to read. Becky Chambers’ final Wayfarers book, the next of James Smythe’s Anomaly Quartet and a new Rockton book are all on my…
New Look Blog!
This week’s check-in comes with a brand new look for Curiosity Killed the Bookworm! Yup, I’ve finally moved it from Blogger onto self-hosted WordPress after nearly ten years. I still have a few things to sort out and fiddle with,…
Winter’s Orbit
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. My reviews are my honest opinion and are not biased for the purpose of…
The perils of book buying… a weekly check-in
So this time Jay Kristoff broke Waterstones. I think retailers need to be made more aware of the risks of doing a special edition of one of his books. Through the highly weird workaround of turning off the wifi I…
Truly Devious
In 1936, industrialist and founder of Ellingham Academy, Albert Ellingham received a threatening letter signed Truly Devious. His daughter and wife were kidnapped, never to be seen again and a student went missing. The case was never solved. Stevie wants…
Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades, Oh My!
The third Popsugar Reading Challenge prompt is to find a cover with a heart, diamond, club, or spade on it. I have so many options for this one I am very tempted to tick off all four shapes. The easiest…
Cobwebs everywhere… a weekly check-in
Days can get monotonous right now but to break up the dreariness we had a hoar frost at the weekend, which coated all the spiderwebs and tree branches, making our daily walk quite magical. It’s amazing how much of the…
A Sky Beyond the Storm
A Sky Before the Storm is the final book in the Ember Quartet and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous books. If you haven’t started this series, please check out my review of An Ember in the…
Mrs Death Misses Death
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. My reviews are my honest opinion and are not biased for the purpose of…
Refreshed and raring to go… a weekly check-in
This is my fourth blog post of the year! I feel I needed a couple of weeks off work to detach from reality a bit. I still find myself doomscrolling now and then but I’m trying to redirect my attention…