Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
Bought
Technically, I bought none of these books. They're from a Random House staff sale, and I have connections and that connection bought them!
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grisson
The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne
The Last Quarter of the Moon by Chi Zijian
The Dark Road by Ma Jian
Strange Times, My Dear - The Pen Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature
A War of Choice by Jack Fairweather
Mirror to Damascus by Colin Thubron
Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
Shadow Dancer by Tom Bradby
Celandine by Steve Augarde
Then by Julie Myerson
From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming
On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming
What have you added to your bookshelves?
Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
Borrowed
Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman
Bought
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Ghost Road by Pat Barker
Imran Khan The Biography by Christopher Sandford
It's
been a few weeks since I've last done Stacking the Shelves, and I can't
quite remember what I've bought and borrowed, so there's definitely a few
missing, especially as some have gone back to the library.
What have you added to your shelves recently?
Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
Bought
Me and Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter - a light summer read
Deja Dead, Death Du Jour, Deadly Decisions, Break No Bones and Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs - I've been wanting to read these ever since I started reading the Virals series by Reichs, and because I want to read some of the books before I start watching Bones
Mayada, Daughter of Iraq by Jean Sasson - when I was young I read Princess by this author, the story of a Saudi princess, which was fascinating and heartbreaking. This book looks intriguing, and as it's a true story (like Princess) it should strike an extra chord.
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Struck by Lightning by Chris Colfer - I'm hoping to go to a book signing Colfer is doing tomorrow, but it's going to be very popular so I don't know if I'll get a space in the queue. *fingers crossed* I have his other book The Land of Stories, The Wishing Spell, so bought this for the signing. I won't be reading it until I've seen the film though (weird, I've never said that sentence that way round before!).
Borrowed
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
Missing You by Meg Cabot
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Skin Deep by Nora Roberts
What have you added to your shelves?
Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
I've had a few quiet weeks book gathering wise, but in the last week I picked up loads.
For review/gift
A bit of a confusing categorisation. I have a friend who works for a publishers, and before meeting her for dinner this week we scoured the storerooms and she let me take a bunch of books (mostly YA fiction), some already released and some unproofed copies of books yet to be released - and there's a couple of real gems in the pile.
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas - yes, I've got my hands on the sequel to Throne of Glass, which I loved.
Winter Damage by Natasha Carthew
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
Fortunately, the Milk... by Neil Gaiman (one of the best looking uncorrected proofs of a book I've ever seen)
Ghosts by Daylight by Janine Di Giovanni
The Dead Men Stood Together by Chris Priestly
Throwing Sparks by Abdo Khal (banned in a whole bunch of countries, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait)
The Wall by William Sutcliffe
The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism by Steven Barnett
Game On by Monica Seles (yes, the former tennis player)
Madd Addam by Margaret Atwood
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (you have no idea how much I love The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns)
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
I also got another book sent to me by a publisher for review, but I had to sign a non-disclosure agreement to get a copy, so all I can show is the packaging the book came in:
Bought
I did quite a lot of second hand book shopping, picking up a variety of things.
Among them were the first five books in Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider series:
Stormbreaker
Point Blanc
Skeleton Key
Eagle Strike
Scorpia.
I also bought the sequel to Wicked by Gregory Maguire, Son of a Witch, which has a lovely cover:
And finally I bought:
Quantum of Solace, The Complete James Bond Short Stories by Ian Fleming
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Heroes by John Pilger
Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult.
Phew! That's my haul. What have you added to your bookshelves?
Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
I didn't add much to bookshelves this week, but what I did add was quality.
For review
The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway - this is an epic (500+ pages) story of time travel and love. I'm really looking forward to reading it.
Freebie
I went to a preview screening of The Great Gatsby, and everyone was given gorgeous film cover editions of the book.
What did you add to your shelves this week?
Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
Bought
A mix this week - some fantasy, some historical fiction and a book where I've heard of the film but never realised the author had such a cool name.
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Borrowed
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz
The Hit by Melvin Burgess - Junk by Melvin Burgess was one of my favourite books at school, and I told everyone I knew about it, so I have high hopes for The Hit.
What did you add to your shelves this week?
Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
Borrowed
A few additions from the public library, including one I'm very happy about as I have the sequel at home but haven't been able to start it without reading the first one.
The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Seizure by Kathy Reichs
Code by Kathy Reichs
Seizure and Code are both from Reichs' YA series, which started with Virals, a great read. Go get it if you haven't read it already.
Bought
I forgot, I bought some books second hand last week. The Michael Palin collection contains his books for various television series:
Around the World in 80 days
Pole to Pole
Full Circle
Himalaya
Sahara
What did you add to your shelves this week?
Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
Borrowed
Just a few additions this week, from the local library:
The Lunar Chronicles: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
If you've read The Lunar Chronicles, can you let me know if I need to read Cinder first, or if I'm okay to skip around the order of the books?!
What have you added to your shelves this week?
Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
Bought
I went second hand book shopping a couple of times this week, and picked up some great bargains, including books I've wanted to read, and some completely new ones that I'm taking a chance on.
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
Running in Heels by Anna Maxted
The Island by Victoria Hislop
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
What did you add to your shelves this week?
Stacking The Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews,
and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be
they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed
from the library.
Borrowed
So I spent some time at my local library this morning (I'm still pretty old school), and picked up a few interesting reads...
Stealing Phoenix by Joss Stirling
A Family Daughter by Maile Meloy
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
Ban This Filth: Letters from the Mary Whitehouse Archive edited by Ben Thompson
What did you add to your shelves this week?
Stacking The Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews, and it's all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves, be they physical or virtual, sent to you for review, bought, or borrowed from the library.
For review
The entire Penguin Tube 150 series by various authors
Cold Killing by Luke Delaney
Borrowed
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
What did you add to your shelves this week?
