Verity Reads Books (lots of them)
In which our heroine attempts to tame the to-read pile
New books read this month: 32*
Books from the to-read pile: 9
Ebooks read: 18
Books from the Library book pile: 1
Non-fiction books: 3
#ReadHarder categories completed: 0
Most read author: Susan M Boyer (2 Liz Talbot books)
Books read this year: 214
Books bought: 15- all ebooks bar 3
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 534 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (9 this month)
Nightshift week and lots of good books read. You’ll have seen some of them already in my Holiday Reading post too. I started a couple that I didn’t have the brain power to cope with with nightshift brain, but that always happens. But nights are over now and I’m attempting to get my body clock back to some semblance of normal with the help of early nights and more books!
Read:
A Quiet Life in the Country by T E Kinsey
Big Sexy Love by Kirsty Greenwood
Duke With Benefits by Manda Collins
One Kiss in Greece by Kirsty Greenwood
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Philips
Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic
Started:
Wise Children by Angela Carter
The Girl Who Tweeted Wolf by Nick Bryan
The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
Still reading:
Kick by Paula Byrne
The Greedy Queen by Annie Gray
I’m afraid some impulse purchasing took place on the nightshifts. But I think that’s entirely understandable really. I mean it’s hard to resist the urge to purchase at 3am…
By the time you read this, my nightshifts will be underway. I’ll probably just be waking up as this is posted – or at least I hope I’ll just be waking up if I’m going to have got enough sleep for me to be able to stay up all night again. This week has been really quite busy – and my brain has been quite frazzled – so there’s a lot of comics and graphic novels on this list. This may continue next week because of nightshift brain, which as usual, means expect to see a lot of cozy crime and romance on this list next week!
Read:
The Summage Solution by G L Carriger
Simple Irresistable by Jill Shalvis
Reel History: The World According to the Movies by Alex von Tunzelmann
Bitch Planet Vol 2: President Bitch by Kelly Sue DeConnick et al
Rivers of London: Detective Stories 2 by Ben Aaronovitch et al
Bitch Planet Triple Feature 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick et al
Bitch Planet Triple Feature 2 by Che Grayson
Room For Doubt by Nancy Cole Silverman
Started:
A Quiet Life in the Country by T E Kinsey
Still reading:
Kick by Paula Byrne
The Greedy Queen by Annie Gray
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
Two ebooks bought – both on deals and part of series that I’m following or want to read more of to work out if I like them or not!
Not bad going all in all – and some really good stuff. I’m going to have trouble picking my Book of the Week tomorrow!
Read:
The Hissing of the Silent Lonely Room by Paul Charles
Jeeves in the Offing by P G Wodehouse
Dead is Good by Jo Perry
Paper Girls Vol 2 by Brian K Vaughan
Killer Party by Lynn Cahoon
Lowcountry Bombshell by Susan M Boyer
The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley
Started:
Room For Doubt by Nancy Cole Silverman
Still reading:
Kick by Paula Byrne
Reel History: The World According to the Movies by Alex von Tunzelmann
The Greedy Queen by Annie Gray
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
A couple of books bought (two secondhand and two Ebooks), but nothing too bad really. I mean not compared to the last few weeks! I did treat myself to a new Kindle though…
Started the week going great guns, and then slowed to a halt – partly because of a family party on Saturday. On the bright side I got to dress up as an extra from the Bronze and live out some Buffy-ish moments!
Read:
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M Boyer
Trans Like Me by CN Lester
Dimsie, Head Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
Murder in D Minor by Alexia Gordon
Lumberjanes Vol 5: Band Together by Noelle Stevenson et al
Started:
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
Jeeves in the Offing by P G Wodehouse
Still reading:
Kick by Paula Byrne
Reel History: The World According to the Movies by Alex von Tunzelmann
The Greedy Queen by Annie Gray
The Hissing of the Silent Lonely Room by Paul Charles
I bought rather a few books again. Ooops. But some came from the Barnes Booksale – and were total bargains – and three ebooks as well. Naughty Verity. Must do better!
Back at the coalface, back on the train and back in the hostel. What more can I say!
Read:
Death of a Bachelorette by Laura Levine
Lowcountry Bonfire by Susan M Boyer
The Headmistress by Angela Thirkell
2x Chronicles of St Mary’s short stories by Jodi Taylor
Started:
Murder in D Minor by Alexia Gordon
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M Boyer
Still reading:
Kick by Paula Byrne
Reel History: The World According to the Movies by Alex von Tunzelmann
Trans Like Me by CN Lester
The Greedy Queen by Annie Gray
The Hissing of the Silent Lonely Room by Paul Charles
I *may* have had a bit of a book buying spree – as July started and so did a whole batch of fresh offers. Whoops.
New books read this month: 28*
Books from the to-read pile: 7
Ebooks read: 20
Books from the Library book pile: 1 – sort of – I’m counting a book borrowed from a friend here!
Non-fiction books: 0 (although I have several on the go)
#ReadHarder categories completed: 1
Most read author: Alice Loweecey (2 books read)
Books read this year: 182
Books bought: 3 ebooks, 9 actual books…
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 526 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
I’m a little disappointed with progress this month to be honest – despite the holiday, I haven’t got as much read as I wanted to. On the brightside, I’m much more up to date with my NetGalley requests than I have been, but I also bought quite a few books too…
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (3 this month)
Can you tell that I’ve been on holiday? I think you can….
Read:
Nun Too Soon by Alice Loweecey
The Tell-Tale Tarte by Maya Corrigan
Written in Dead Wax by Andrew Cartmel
The Clock Strikes Nun by Alice Loweecey
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
If The Haunting Fits, Wear It by Rose Pressey
Death of a Lobster Lover by Lee Hollis
I Don’t Like Where This Is Going by John Dufresne
Asking for Truffle by Dorothy St James
The Early Birds by Laurie Graham
Paper Girls Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan
Started:
The Greedy Queen by Annie Gray
The Hissing of the Silent Lonely Room by Paul Charles
Still reading:
Kick by Paula Byrne
Reel History: The World According to the Movies by Alex von Tunzelmann
The Headmistress by Angela Thirkell
Trans Like Me by CN Lester
I don’t think I actually bought any books this week – which is a minor miracle in itself. I’m almost proud of me!
A relatively short Book of the Week post this week because it’s been a bit of a strange one really to be honest. So it seemed fairly logical to pick Bitch Planet Volume 1 because it was kick ass and a bit subversive and fitted my mood!
So, Bitch Planet is a graphic novel set in the near future. And as always (or almost always) this is a dystopian near future. Bitch Planet is the nickname for the penal colony where women who don’t do as they’re told are sent. In volume 1 we meet a gang of new arrivals and follow them as they try to form alliances and work out a way to survive. It’s a dark and twisty take on sci fi and women in prison and it’s fabulous.
It’s not been that long since I picked Lumberjanes 4 as my BotW and this is a different sort of graphic novel, but it’s definitely as good. I had heard so much about this on the bookish internet and finally remembered to look and see if my comic book store had a copy last week. It did and I’m so glad I picked it up – I just wish I’d bought Volume 2 at the same time. I can totally understand why so many people love this – the tales of Non Compliant tattoos make sense to me now. But this isn’t just a graphic novel for women – there’s plenty here for comic fans and sci fi movie fans too – the assistant behind the till at the cash register was telling me how much he likes the series too.
You should be able to pick up Bitch Planet from any good comic book store and I would encourage you to do that – read my Lumberjanes post for further and better particulars but basically it boils down to help the little guys who are experts.
Happy Reading!
PS I said this would be short but sweet didn’t I!
A busy week of news and work. Honestly I wish it would just stop. It’s starting to feel a bit end of days to be honest. Here’s hoping the world improves.
Read:
An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson
Gridiron Grit by Noel Sainsbury Jr
Fatal Forgeries by Ritter Ames
Bitch Planet Vol 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick et al
Rivers of London: Detective Stories 1 by Ben Aaronovitch et al
Fatal Facade by Alison Campbell
The Antique House Murders by Leslie Nagal
Started:
Trans Like Me by CN Lester
The Early Birds by Laurie Graham
Nun Too Soon by Alice Loweecey
Still reading:
Kick by Paula Byrne
Reel History: The World According to the Movies by Alex von Tunzelmann
The Headmistress by Angela Thirkell
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
Written in Dead Wax by Andrew Cartmel
I may have bought a few Kindle John LeCarrés, but apart from that, well behaved. I’m also trying to make the Cartmel last because I’m really enjoying it!
Verity Reads Books (lots of them) 