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The Week In Books: July 6 – July 12

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A better week of reading – although there’s a fair few novellas in there.  I’ve had a blast reading stuff this week though and having reorganised the to-read bookshelf I’m feeling reinvigorated in my quest to get the backlog down…

Read:

The Wedding Reject Table by Angela Britnell

How to Manage your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx by Jerry Toner

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich

Wellies and Westies by Cressida McLaughlin

Sunshine and Spaniels by Cressida McLaughlin

The Great Allotment Proposal by Jenny Oliver

One Summer Night at the Ritz by Jenny Oliver

The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson

Started:

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

Still reading:

The Weightless World by Marcus Trevelyan

A bit naughty on the purchase front – 4 novellas and two ebooks – and I preordered the new Harper Lee book because I couldn’t restrain myself.  I’m seriously debating just returning it after reading the early reviews.  I don’t think I can bear it.

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The Pile: July 2015 update

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So. It’s been 11 months since I did an update on the to-read pile. Which is shocking to be frank, because the whole point of this blog when I started was to try to get me to get a grip on the pile and bring it down.  While time has got away from me somewhat, I’ve also been a bit embarrassed that the pile hasn’t really shrunk.  There’s been turn over, don’t get me wrong, but it’s still huge.

The top layer of one of the boxes

But last week I had to pack it all away so that the men could come and replace our windows.  I took the opportunity to have a bit of a weed of the pile – getting rid of books that have been sitting on the pile for ages that I know deep down I won’t get around to and sending them on to the charity shop.  Despite this, the books that I’m waiting to read still took up the vast majority of two 65 litre crates.  Oops.

The book crates
Yes, that really is two 65 litre crates full of books waiting to be read….

Now the windows are done and the post-window cleaning is done (mostly) I’ve unpacked.  I’ve reprioritised the pile – the 40 books that I want to read next (or think I’m likely to read next) are now on the bookshelf next to me, along with the little stack of books I’ve borrowed from people – to remind me to read them.  Then next to the bookshelf is the pile of books that I’ve been sent to review for Novelicious and then next to that are the complicated series of piles that make up the rest of the to-read pile.

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The reassembled to-read bookshelf – whith the stuff I think I’ll read first.

I didn’t count how many there are waiting to be read, beyond what’s on the actual shelves, but I think as well as the shelves there’s probably another 50ish hidden out of sight of The Boy.  I’ve been better at not buying books recently – although I’m still on the Janet Evanovich jag and I’ve just discovered Ben Aaronovitch as well which I suspect may not help on the purchase restraint front.  Here’s hoping I can restrain myself a bit and get the pile down to manageable proportions soon!

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The Week In Books: June 29 – July 5

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Home improvement works have disrupted my reading schedule this week!  Lots of packing up and cleaning to do and no time for books, but I’m sure the new windows will be worth it when they’re done.

Read:

The Chateau on the Lake by Charlotte Betts

Mr Rosenblum’s List by Natasha Solomons

The Rhyme of the Magpie by Marty Wingate

Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine

Started:

How to Manage your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx by Jerry Toner

The Weightless World by Marcus Trevelyan

Still reading:

The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson

A little bit of backsliding on the purchase front this week – three books – after prices dropped on a couple of things I’ve been hankering after. But I did have a bit of a cull of the physical pile as I was packing everything away for the window fitters so the pile has actually shrunk really!

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June Stats

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On Good Reads to-reads shelf (I don’t have copies of all of these!): 457

New books read this month: 32*

Books from the Library Book pile: 0

Books from the to-read pile: 15

Ebooks read: 11

Most read author: Janet Evanovich (again)

Books read this year: 186

Books bought: 3 ebooks – no paperbacks!

A miracle has occured.  I didn’t buy any physical books this month!  That almost excuses the continuing failure on the library book New Year’s Resolution and the non-fiction one – although I have got a non fiction on the go, I just haven’t finished it yet!  I caught up slightly on the NetGalley list and tried to control the Janet Evanovich obsession so I’ve done better than I did last month.  Here’s hoping the improvement continues…

*Includes some short stories – 1 this month

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The Week In Books: June 22 – June 28

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This week I was on holiday – as in out of the country, on a beach sunning myself – for six days – so I had plenty  of time to do some reading – although we did do some sightseeing too, so it wasn’t entirely a reading-on-a-sunlounger kind of holiday.  It does mean that you’ll be getting a holiday reading suggestion post in the next little while too!

Read:

Three Times the Scandal by Madelynne Ellis

The Mangle Street Murders by M R C Kasasian

Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell

The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance by Kirsty Greenwood

The Norma Gene by M E Roufa

The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffries

The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett

The Doris Day Vintage Film Club by Fiona Harper

The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronvitch

False Scent by Ngaio Marsh

Started:

The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson

The Rhyme of the Magpie by Marty Wingate

Still reading:

Mr Rosenblum’s List by Natasha Solomons (which I started last week and accidentally left off the list in my pre-holiday excitement)

The Chateau on the Lake by Charlotte Betts

No books bought!

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The Week In Books: June 15 – June 21

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Not a bad week of reading really – and a nice mix of genres too.  Exciting times.  Even if Chateau on the Lake is still Awol…

Read:

Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich

Full House by Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughe

Stealing the Show by Christina Jones

Spelled by Betsy Schow

The Comforters by Muriel Spark

Soulless the Manga III by Gail Carriger and REM

Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh

Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich

Started:

Three Times the Scandal by Madelynne Ellis

The Mangle Street Murders by M R C Kasasian

Still reading:

The Chateau on the Lake by Charlotte Betts

No books bought!

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The Week In Books: June 8 – June 14

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This week’s big question: Where has my copy of Chateau on the Lake gone?  I can’t find it anywhere.  Also, not a very productive week reading wise.  Bad Verity.  On the bright side, I managed to control my urges and only started a Janet Evanovich book late on Sunday night.  So, points to me!

Read:

Fetch Nurse Connie by Jean Fullerton

Death at the Opera by Gladys Mitchell

The Saffron Trail by Rosanna Ley

Off With His Head by Ngaio Marsh

Come Away Death by Gladys Mitchell

Started:

Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich

Still reading:

The Chateau on the Lake by Charlotte Betts

Only one book bought this week – a Christina Jones that I haven’t read from a charity shop.  So it doesn’t really count does it?!

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The Week In Books: June 1 – June 7

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Another week gone and the Janet Evanovich obsession continues.  I got really into book ten on the train journey at the start of the week and was so excited by the developments therein that finding out what happens next took over my week.  I also had a rarity this week – I book which I gave up on (which isn’t on this list).  I know.  Terrible.  And I still can’t find my copy of Chateau on the Lake…

Read:

A Moment of Silence by Anna Dean

Motherland by Jo McMillan

Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

Ladies Who Launch by Milly Johnson (novella)

The Major’s Faux Fiancee by Erica Ridley

Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

Plum Lovin’ by Janet Evanovich

Mary Ann in Autumn by Armistead Maupin

Started:

Fetch Nurse Connie by Jean Fullerton

Still reading:

The Chateau on the Lake by Charlotte Betts

The Saffron Trail by Rosanna Ley

One ebook bought this week – so a massive improvement on last week.  Not all of last week’s purchases have arrived yet either…

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May Stats

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On Good Reads to-reads shelf (I don’t have copies of all of these!): 462 (because I’ve added a whole load of series to the to-read list)

New books read this month: 35*

Books from the Library Book pile: 0

Books from the to-read pile: 4

Ebooks read: 10

Most read author: Janet Evanovich (by a country mile)

Books read this year: 154

Books bought: 26 paperbacks and 1 ebook

Abject failure on the New Year’s Resolutions front – no non fiction, or library books and I bought nearly 30 books.  The Janet Evanovich obsession means I’ve fallen behind on the NetGalley list again, after working so hard to get back up to date – and wifi woes at home haven’t helped either.  A must do better performance for sure.

NB – Book of the week will follow tomorrow – I don’t know why but two posts each a day late seemed better than one post 3 days late!

*Includes some short stories – 1 this month

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The Week In Books: May 25 – May 31

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Not a great week in terms of quantity – but there were a couple of really good books in there (and a few less good too).  I’ve also misplaced my copy of the Chateau by the Lake – which explains why I haven’t finished that one!

Read:

Dayshift by Charlaine Harris

Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich

To The Nines by Janet Evanovich

Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich

Souless the Manga II by Gail Carriger and REM

The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman

Bound with Love by Megan Mulry

Started:

The Saffron Trail by Rosanna Ley

Still reading:

The Chateau on the Lake by Charlotte Betts

Five books bought.  Oops.