Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the Shelves meme is hosted at Reading Reality.
Net Galley: None
Library Treasures: This is our book club pick for this month. There is nothing in me that wants to read it. I am not a fantasy reader. Have you read it?
Bought: None
Book Mail: None
Kindle Freebies: None
Other updates:
I finished SIX books this week and DNFd one, all the reviews are already up. I started a series on audio book this past week, they are shorter books, which is how I finished so many this week. I listened to them commuting to work, on my walks, and when I was sewing. I sent all my books back to the library (unread) so I could focus a little more on the books on my shelves without distractions. I have requested a few from the library, but they are not in yet.
What you might have missed on the blog this week:
Book Review: Bittersweet by Cathy Marie Hake
Book Review: God is Closer than You Think by John Ortberg
Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Occupations in the Title
Book Review: The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter (audio)
Book Review: Cold Dead Night by Lisa Phillips
Book Review: How Not To Fall for the Guy Next Door by Meg Easton (audio)
Book Review: How Not To Fall for the Wrong Guy by Meg Easton (audio)
I am also linking up with the Sunday Post. The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted at Caffeinated Reviewer. I will also be joining Deb at Readerbuzz for the Sunday Salon.
I LOVE The Blue Sword. It's probably my all-time favorite fantasy. McKinley's writing is poetic, and I love her main character, Harry. It's hard though when you're not a fantasy reader. I hope you don't end up hating it. :D
ReplyDeleteLark, glad to hear it. Yeah, I hope I don't either, but you know how hard it is to read a genre you don't enjoy, and then enjoy it, LOL!
DeleteKnowing reading is not a competition, I'm still left in awe when I read how many books some can get through in a day/week/month. Congratulations on completing six books last week! Fantastic! I haven't read any of the books listed here but am sure you enjoyed each one greatly (except for the DNFd book)!
ReplyDeleteMelissa, it absolutely is not a competition, and the audiobooks were short, so with my commute and walking, I knocked them out pretty quickly. This is the most books I have read in a week in forever, I have been averaging 2-3.
DeleteI should explore The Blue Sword. It sounds so good.
ReplyDeleteAnne, my husband is reading it, and is not impressed.
DeleteI remember my sons reading The Blue Sword (and maybe a sequel?) when they were in school. They were avid fantasy readers. I see that it has an average rating of 4.2 on Goodreads.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you are getting opportunities to hike almost daily.
Deb, yes, there is a sequel which I won't be reading. We are hiking almost weekly, but I am walking almost daily, it was been so nice, and I am soaking up these moments until it gets too cold to do it!
DeleteYou read so many books!! That's awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to get to relax a bit today. I hope that you are enjoying your weekend!
Thanks Erin!
DeleteI have read The Blue Sword! I love Robin McKinley's writing.
ReplyDeleteKaris, you also enjoy fantasy writing, LOL! I hope I like it, or at least can get through it.
DeleteTo be honest, I prefer the companion novel, The Hero and the Crown. But I hope you're able to enjoy The Blue Sword!
DeleteThanks Karis, me too!
DeleteYou had a great reading week! I hope you are enjoying your long weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvonne!
DeleteI'll occasionally send a batch of library books back unread, too. Sometimes a 'reset' is just what I need. Sounds like you had a good reading week.
ReplyDeleteJoAnn, well, I did it because my unread books were calling my name, LOL!!! I did have a good reading week and hope you did as well!
DeleteGlad to see there's good reviews for the Blue Sword. I haven't read that, but I've been pleasantly surprised by most of the fantasy I've read in the last couple years. I was reluctant before. Don't remember what the turn off was for me, but once I tried some, I actually like it :) Hope you and your book club enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Becki!
DeleteSounds like an awesome week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bree!
DeleteSounds like a lovely week, Cindy. Hope you have a slower week and can relax soon. Enjoy your reading.
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Thanks Cheryl!
DeleteWhat a productive reading week! I hope you got that relaxing weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks Olivia!
DeleteI love some of McKinley's work, but The Blue Sword didn't work for me, if I remember rightly. I should possibly try it again sometime, but her other stuff is more my thing. Hope you have fun, though! Sometimes it can be nice to try something new.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicky, I hope so!
DeleteI hope you enjoy Robin McKinley's book. Perhaps not the best choice for someone who doesn't care for fantasy, but maybe it will surprise you. The books I read for my book clubs that I don't care for take me forever to get through--if I don't end up giving up. I hope you have a good week and enjoy your reading!
ReplyDeleteWendy, I am the SAME. I have to start it this weekend if I hope to finish it by next Thursday. My husband is a fantasy reader and is reading it, but he doesn't love it.
DeleteI remember this book and I was so excited to see it because I love a lot of McKinley's books, but I went on GR to check what I thought about it and I only gave it 2 stars! Oops! Sometimes it could be that I just wasn't in the right frame of mind at the time; I have reread some books that I liked more the second time around but I don't know if this would be true for this book. I hope you and your book club enjoy it though!
ReplyDeleteHaze, thanks. My husband has three pages left and he said I will not like it, but I know one of the ladies in the book club had read it and enjoyed it.
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