#AmReading + #AmWatching - August 1st 2019 #Reviews

There is no friend as loyal as a book.
~Ernest Hemingway

It's time to take a look at what I've been reading and watching during this past week.

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OK...

Here's what I read this week:

Fortune's Fool by Mercedes Lackey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This wasn't my favourite of this series so far, because I felt the tradition was too easily sent in the direction the characters wanted, taking away some of the potential conflict and tension. Besides that I really enjoyed it though, and I do think it's a nice addition to the series, hence the good rating.

As for what I've been watching:

I watched an episode of Time Team when it was on TV the other day, which I enjoyed (as I usually do). It was an old episode, though I'm pretty sure I haven't seen it before, since I didn't remember it. They had some fantastic Roman and Saxon finds, which were interesting to hear about.

I also watched an episode of Bull when it was on TV the other day. It's a new to me TV show. I thought it was good, but not great. It was interesting how the psychological side of a crime was explored more than it generally is in these kinds of shows. But that was pretty much all it had going for it (besides the actor who plays the main character, since I like him from watching him as Tony in NCIS). Sorry, Michael Weatherly. You're a great actor, and it's nothing to do with your acting skills. But I give this TV show three out of five stars.

That's all. I didn't watch anything else. No movies, and no other TV shows - new to me or otherwise.