Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
My want-to-read shelf is up to 1184 books. I bought a couple of books and added a couple more to my wishlist after finishing a couple of books this past week.
This week’s books:
The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland – GO. I can’t remember where I got this book from or why I bought it, and the synopsis did not spark my interest.
Fire Watch by Connie Willis – KEEP.This book is part of the “Oxford Time Travel” series, and I’m hoping to finally get to it this year during #SciFiSummer.
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer – KEEP. I’m getting Willy Wonka vibes from the synopsis, but instead of chocolate, it involves books. I might be way off, but I’ve heard great things about this book, so I’m in.
Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill- KEEP. I’m going to give this one a chance because it was one of the picks for “Nightmares from Nowhere,” but I’m a bit skeptical.
The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett – KEEP. I’m very much looking forward to reading this book, and I’ve only put it off because I would like to get through the “Discworld” series first. I may need to change that.
My want-to-read shelf is down one book to 1183. I’ll have to finish some books and try to not add anymore to my wishlist since I don’t think I’ll be getting rid of any books in the next post.
My back bothered me off and on all week, but yesterday I went out to lunch with friends for International Women’s Day and now I’m having trouble walking despite not doing a whole lot. I won’t be doing anything today so that I can hopefully go to work tomorrow.
I was supposed to start some of the seeds for my garden (bell pepper and lettuce), but that won’t be happening today. That will have to be something else I will hopefully be able to do tomorrow after work.
I’m back to trying to finish way too many library books before they’re due back instead of reading my own books (other than audiobooks). I’ve stopped putting anymore library books on hold so I can at least catch up with the books I’ve got checked out, and I’m hoping to start a 1:1 library book and book from my TBR once I am caught up.
What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
My want-to-read shelf is up to 1180 books. I added a few more books to my wishlist after finishing a couple of books this past week.
This week’s books:
The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth von Arnim – KEEP. I’m hoping to get to this one this year.
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree – KEEP. Legends & Lattes is one of my all-time favorites, so I’m very much looking forward to this prequel.
Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert – KEEP. I loved the first book in Gilbert’s “Blue Ridge Library Mysteries,” and I’m hoping this first book in her “Booklover B&B Mysteries” will be just as good.
Can’t Judge a Book by its Murder by Amy Lillard- KEEP. I’m going to give this one a chance despite the synopsis sounding exactly like another bookstore-related Cozy Mystery I’ve read from another series.
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis – KEEP. Willis has become an auto-buy author for me, and I’m looking forward to hopefully reading this or at least one of her other books I have on my TBR this #SciFiSummer.
My want-to-read shelf is staying at 1180 books. There is only one book for the next post that I’m not immediately sure I’ll be keeping.
My Boyfriend and I took his Mom to German Village to walk around, go to the Book Loft, and eat lunch. Somehow, I over did it, and have been feeling worn out and not well since last night. I’m hoping some rest today will get me back to normal, but I’m not looking forward to work tomorrow.
My Boyfriend’s Mom is visiting so I’ve been fairly busy, especially since my job is getting more and more chaotic and stressful. I’ve been reading whenever I get a little time, and greatly enjoying each book. Two of the library books I have checked out are due within a couple of days, so I’ll be trying to finish those this weekend.
What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
My want-to-read shelf jumped back up to 1178 books. I added a couple of Cozy books to my wishlist.
This week’s books:
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman – KEEP. I absolutely loved the “Practical Magic” series, and since this story is book-related, I want to give it a try.
Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire – KEEP. This book about books has such a beautiful cover that I accidently bought two copies!
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik – KEEP. I will definitely be reading this second book in the Dark Academia “Scholomance” series.
Lone Women by Victor Lavalle- KEEP. This is either the second or third book pick for Jenny Lawson’s Horror book club, “Nightmares from Nowhere.” I started reading it last year during #RIP, but put it down because I want to read another book, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë first.
Unnatural Magic by C.M. Waggoner – KEEP. I read The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry already, not knowing it’s the second book in the “Unnatural Magic” series, of which this is the first. I may need to reread the second book after I read this one, but I’m not sure yet.
My want-to-read shelf is staying at 1178 books. There are several Cozy reads coming up on my want-to-read shelf for the next post, so I doubt I’ll be letting any of them go.
I’m slowly getting caught up on all of the library books I checked out, and am getting more into Cozy reading. I’m hunkering down this weekend thanks to even more uncertainty with my job, the possibility of two of my work friends getting let go (both of whom moved long distance away from friends and family for their jobs), and now I’m sick with either a cold or a sinus infection. I hope it’s only a cold and that a lot of rest and soup will take care of it. I hope my friends still have jobs on Monday.
What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
My want-to-read shelf jumped up again to 1178 books. I finished several books this past week, but I added several Cozy books to my wishlist.
This week’s books:
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher – KEEP. This book keeps coming up in Fantasy recommendation lists of all kinds. My hope is to get to it sooner rather than later.
Live Your Best Life by Dr. Stuart Farrimond – GO. I tried listening to this audiobook during my morning commute as part of my Miracle Morning routine, but I just couldn’t get into it, and I stopped listening. I meant to come back to it and give it another chance at some point, but every time I see it in the Chirp app, I’m reminded of how boring I thought it was.
A Book of Bosh by Edward Lear – GO. I don’t remember where I learned about this “book of nonsense”, but it’s been on my wishlist for two years, is out of print, and I haven’t bothered to try finding a copy.
Miss Peregrine’s Museum of Wonders by Ransom Riggs- KEEP. I love this world and want to read more about it.
Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix – KEEP. I wonder how many Cozy Mystery books have this exact same title? I also wonder how many other Cozy Mystery books have a main character who inherits a bookstore after the owner is murdered. Will this book be predictable? Oh, most certainly, but I need more predictableness in my life right now.
My want-to-read shelf is down a little bit to 1176 books. These posts are a reminder of how many great books I already have waiting for me to pick up while allowing me the chance to weed out the ones that I’m no longer interested in reading. Though I’ve been checking out a lot of books from the library lately, I have been mixing those in with the books I own so I can get my “new” book fix while slowly chipping away at my TBR. It may not look like it, but that system is working, even if the number of books on my want-to-read shelf expands more than it contracts.
