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Reading Roundup: The 41st week of 2025
October 15, 2025
IT’s been another poor week of reading, unsurprisingly. The first week with a newborn baby was never going to be easy, but the lack of sleep really hits...
Reading Roundup: The 40th week of 2025
October 8, 2025
Afraid to say there was literally no reading finished this week either. I started and was enjoying regaling my wife with escapades from a Fanfic, but given...
Reading Roundup: The 39th week of 2025
October 1, 2025
So we're still waiting on a baby. I've slept a few nights on a hospital chair, and burned my way only through a reread of Harry Crow by Rob St. It's a fairly...
Reading Roundup: The 38th week of 2025
September 24, 2025
No books this week. None finished, at any rate. We did eventually get the chimney out, which is a relief, but doesn't really help on the literary front. I...
Reading Roundup: The 37th week of 2025
September 17, 2025
Crunch time is almost well-and-truly upon us with baby. My wife now has a planned induction date toward the end of next week, but of course, anything could...
Reading Roundup: The 36th week of 2025
September 10, 2025
Another week closer to the baby and the DIY madness continues. Another fortnight and all the messy stuff will be done, so there is light at the end of the...
Reading Roundup: The 35th week of 2025
September 3, 2025
Revisited 'Harry Is A Dragon, and That's Okay'—a fun, thought-provoking fanfic full of clever wordplay.
Reading Roundup: The 34th week of 2025
August 27, 2025
From time-travel tales and AI adventures to fanfic, it's a varied literary journey!
Reading Roundup: The 33rd week of 2025
August 20, 2025
Juggling home renovation and surprising pregnancy issues while keeping up the reading
Reading Roundup: The 32nd week of 2025
August 13, 2025
Tackling house renovations and powering through notable reads by Whates and Asimov this week!
Reading Roundup: The 31st week of 2025
August 6, 2025
Another quiet reading week.
Reading Roundup: The 30th week of 2025
July 30, 2025
Struggled through 2,500 pages of "Mastermind Hunting" amidst work and DIY home stress.
Reading Roundup: The 29th week of 2025
July 23, 2025
Rereading old favorites and exploring unfinished fanfiction - that sums up my bookish week!
Reading Roundup: The 28th week of 2025
July 16, 2025
Coping with a heatwave, surprise power outages, and a mixed bag of book reviews this week!
Reading Roundup: The 27th week of 2025
July 9, 2025
work stress, anticipating another baby, but a totally awesome 5 star read to share with you this week.
Reading Roundup: The 26th week of 2025
July 2, 2025
Some '90s horror nostalgia and of course fanfic, this week.
Reading Roundup: The 25th week of 2025
June 25, 2025
It's been a scorching week filled with two fantastic 5-star reads and a couple of strong science fiction stories, one old, one new.
Reading Roundup: The 24th week of 2025
June 18, 2025
Caught between a dead-end job and monster girls in a warm week of rereads!
Reading Roundup: The 23rd week of 2025
June 11, 2025
After a costly holiday, I dive into a compelling sci-fi romp featuring Dracula and quirky AIs!
Reading Roundup: The 22nd week of 2025
June 4, 2025
After a blissful holiday, I dove into thrillers, a political comedy, and the enchanting "The Incandescent."
Reading Roundup: The 20th and 21st weeks of 2025
May 21, 2025
well, life gets in the way some, eh? I'd planned this week to be a bumper edition! Read lots before I go somewhere where Internet access isn't guaranteed,...
Reading Roundup: The 19th week of 2025
May 14, 2025
A Busy week of re-reads and new thrilling zombie action, time twists, and haunting survival stories!
Reading Roundup: The 18th week of 2025
May 7, 2025
a chilly bank holiday, a horror and some Star Trek.
Reading Roundup: The 17th week of 2025
April 30, 2025
busy days and an unfinished fanfic are this weeks key headlines, hardly good for the reader in me!
Reading Roundup: The 16th week of 2025
April 23, 2025
Despite a rough week, two new books and more fanfiction.
Reading Roundup: The 15th week of 2025
April 16, 2025
This week I squeezed in only a couple of new books, plus a fun fanfiction binge before the holiday!
Reading Roundup: The 14th week of 2025
April 9, 2025
two new reads this week, one published today, and a dive into nostalgic fanfiction!
Reading Roundup: The 12th week of 2025
April 2, 2025
This week, I laughed through Scalzi's cheesy absurdity, tackled fanfic, and revisited Piers Anthony.
Reading Roundup: The 12th week of 2025
March 27, 2025
Late but alive, I share my latest reads and a sneak peek at what's on my horizon!
Reading Roundup: The 11th week of 2025
March 19, 2025
An average thriller and a quirky short story collection round out my quiet reading week.
Reading Roundup: The 10th week of 2025
March 12, 2025
Struggled with slow Internet and disappointing fanfiction this week, but at least got a reread in!
Reading Roundup: The 9th week of 2025
March 5, 2025
This week features four mixed reviews on books and a struggle with slow Internet—ugh!
Reading Roundup: The 8th week of 2025
February 26, 2025
This week was a reading dud; all three books fell flat despite intriguing premises.
Reading Roundup: The 7th week of 2025. (copy)
February 21, 2025
This is a retransmission of Wednesday's message, which for readers by email failed to send. I was utterly responsible by messing up the domain. Sorry about...
Reading Roundup: The 7th week of 2025.
February 19, 2025
Discovering a new author and an unexpected romance while diving into 8 diverse reads this week!
Musings: Don't judge a book by its cover
February 17, 2025
I'm diving into a LITRPG book and questioning why cover art can mislead readers about the content!
January in books
February 16, 2025
January wasn't a bad month for reading as things go. I started the year with fanfiction as I ended the year before. In fact, half of January's books were...
So I have no subscribers, but I must still write something
February 16, 2025
I'm simplifying my reading rundowns by switching to email, starting with a weekly roundup this Wednesday!