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 1188 books. I finished three books, but added a whole bunch more to my wishlist.
This week’s books:
I Married Wyatt Earp ed. by Glenn G. Boyer – KEEP. I saw this book in one of the gift shops in Tombstone, AZ. The price was marked up and I refuse to pay more than the cover price for a book that isn’t rare or a collectable. Though it’s still on my wishlist several years later, I still want to get it at some point.
Once Upon a Crime by P.J. Brackston – KEEP.This is a Cozy Mystery set in the world of Grimm’s Fairytales. I’m very interested!
How Can I Help You by Laura Sims – KEEP. This is one of the picks for the Nightmares from Nowhere book club.
Broken Shells by Nikita and Nathaniel Edson- KEEP. I bought this Steampunk novel from the authors at their table during the first Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Book Festival. Now that I’ve remembered it’s on my TBR, I want to read it during this year’s #SciFiSummer.
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright – KEEP. I also found this book at the Book Festival, and though I didn’t see the author, I think she was on one of the panels. This looked like an interesting Gothic novel so I figured I would give it a try.
My want-to-read shelf is staying at 1188 books for now. While it probably won’t stop me from adding books to my wishlist, I’m going to severely limit how many books I buy from Amazon when I do inevitably buy some books. I recently found out how much of a cut Amazon takes from authors. The link is to an older video (6 months ago) because I couldn’t find the newer video Elizabeth Wheatley did on the subject, but I’m glad I did find the older one. Apparently several other online retailers are just as bad. Instead of giving these major companies my money, I’ll buy either from indy bookstores or directly from the author when I can.
I’ve had a great week of vacation. I did a lot of cooking, some baking, some gardening, and a lot of reading and hanging out with the cats. It was exactly what I needed.
I hope to finish at least two of my current read prior to going back to work on Monday, but I’ve got a fairly busy weekend, so I’m not sure that will happen. If I finish at least one book, I’ll be happy.
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 1185 books. I finished a few of books, but added several more to my wishlist.
This week’s books:
Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Elf by L.G. Estrella – KEEP. This book sounds like dark comedic Fantasy. I’m looking forward to reading it.
Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano – KEEP.This was one of the picks for the Nightmares from Nowhere book club. I’m hoping I’ll be able to get back into Horror by time this year’s #RIP rolls around, but for now, I’m sticking to cozier reads.
Putting the Tea in Britain by Les Wilson – KEEP. This book is about two of my favorite subjects: Scotland and tea.
Over My Dead Body by Greg Melville- KEEP. If you know me, you know I love cemeteries. I would love to someday travel around the United States, visiting cemeteries, but this book will do for a bit of armchair travel until that someday comes around.
Tombstone by Tom Clavin – KEEP. I bought this paperback when I was getting ready for a trip with my best friend to Tombstone, Arizona several years ago, but I never got around to reading it. Now that I know a lot more about the story of the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday from all of the tourist activities in Tombstone, I want to read more about them and see how much of the touristy stuff matches up with the facts. I need to be in the right mood for it, though, and that has yet to happen.
My want-to-read shelf is staying at 1185 books for now. I’m still trying to finish up a couple of the books I checked out from the library while dipping into books from my TBR in between. Luckily, being on vacation all of this week means I have plenty of time to read.
I’ll be starting seeds for tomatoes and possibly eggplant either today or tomorrow.
I’m on vacation all week, so I’ve been doing my best to live slow. I also decided that I can eat whatever I want this week as long as I’ve made it myself. No restaurants, no takeout, no delivery orders, just good homemade cooking. The only exception to that was going to a Ukrainian bakery with a friend yesterday for brunch.
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 back up to 1184 books. I finished a book, but added a couple to my wishlist.
This week’s books:
Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines – KEEP. I love Hines’ “Magic Ex Libris” series, so when I found this at Half Price Books, I had to get it.
The Places That Scare You by Pema Chödrön – KEEP.I’ve been dealing with a lot of bitterness, resentment, and anger because of everything happening in my life over the past month, and I need to read this sooner rather than later.
Naked in the Zendo by Grace Schireson – KEEP. I’m not going to lie, I mostly bought this book because of the title, but also because I think it will be an excellent and humorous book about Life and Zen.
The Hanging City by Charlie N. Holmberg- KEEP. Up until recently, Holmberg has been one of my auto-buy authors. The only reason that has changed is because she has written so.many.books. and I can’t keep up. This is one I bought, and I will eventually get to it.
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill – KEEP. A Murder Mystery in a library? Yes, please, and thank you!
My want-to-read shelf is staying at 1184 books.
I found the perfect excuse for an impromptu readathon: I’ve got three library books to finish in three days, it’s supposed to rain all weekend, and I have no plans to go anywhere at all.
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 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.
