It’s Saturday again. Doesn’t it come around quickly? We’re hurtling towards Halloween and the end of October but today is another beautiful sunny Autumn day.
Saturday means it’s time for my weekly Stacking the Shelves post. Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality and details are on her blog. The gorgeous graphic is also used courtesy of the site.
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!
My STS posts are generally my library books. I’m a great supporter of libraries, mainly because I could never afford to buy all the books that I want to read, and visit mine every week whenever possible. I love the fact that I can look at the online catalogue and request books to borrow. This is great for books that are recommended to me by different bookbloggers. It works much better for crime and mystery stories rather than fantasy though. For some reason, Leicestershire readers don’t borrow fantasy books so not many of them are purchased by the library system. It’s also great for finding books in bookshops that I might like. Getting a book from the library means that I don’t need to worry about wasting my money if I don’t like it!
This week was another mammoth haul of books that I had reserved at the library. It’s going to take a while to read them as I still haven’t finished two of my books from last week and we’re also very busy this week as we’re performing on stage at the end of the week so madly rehearsing. Pictures to follow for anyone who is interested 😃 🎭
Babel by R F Kuang
I have seen so much about this book and am very excited to read it. Set in an alternative Oxford in 1836, Babel is the university’s Royal Institute of Translation. But is it a paradise or a prison?
It’s a lengthy book at 541 pages so we’ll see how it goes.
The Starless Crown by James Rollins
I have wanted to read this since it came out at the beginning of the year. My mother and I used to avidly read his Sigma thrillers and so I’m intrigued by this new fantasy novel.
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
The library had the latest volume of this series which sounded interesting so I thought I would read the first book to see what it was like.
For two hundred years, the Scion government has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in London.
Clairvoyance of any kind has been decreed a criminal offence but Paige Mahoney is a powerful dreamwalker who leads a double life, hiding her gifts from her father who works for the government.
Other People’s Husbands by Elizabeth Noble
As a break from all this fantasy, I’ve got this contemporary novel by one of my favourite authors.
A group of friends met two decades ago at the school gate and think they know each other so well. Then the affair happens…..
That’s what I’ve added to my shelves this week and I am so looking forward to reading all of them.
What’s been added to your bookshelves this week?
This is post 22 for Blogtober 2022
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Nice haul, Janette. What are you performing? Good luck with your performance.
We’re doing the Strauss opera Die Fledermaus in Derby this week. A bit different to our normal musicals
Oh, nice! I can’t wait to hear what you think about The Starless Crown! (it’s on my reading list but I haven’t found the time for it yet)
Happy reading!
Nice haul, Janette! I hope you get to all of these and enjoy them.
I’ve seen Babel everywhere! I didn’t realise that it was so long. I hope you enjoy them all when you get time!
Hope the rehearsals go well.
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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Babel sounds amazing, I don’t think I’ve read much alternate history before that’s definitely piquing my interest. I hope you enjoy them all
Ooh all of your picks look good this week! Babel is already on my TBR, but I may need to add the other three. 😅 Other People’s Husbands sounds super fun and I’m loving the covers for the other two.