Booksie's Shelves, February 17, 2022

 

Mid-February and it's going to be 72 today in North Carolina.  My daffodils are about to burst into bloom and I have high hopes for the new forsythia bush we planted.  Those cheery yellow blooms scream renewal and better weather ahead.  I've been busy reading and buying more books!  Here's what's come through the door:

1. Home So Far Away, Judith Berlowitz, historical fiction, sent by publicist
2. Unmasked, Paul Holes, true crime, sent by publicist
3. The Quaker, Liam McIlvanney, mystery, purchased
4. Gun Love, Jennifer Clement, literary fiction, purchased
5. Those Who Knew, Idra Noey, literary fiction, purchased
6. Call Me Zebra, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, literary fiction, purchased
7. The Australian, Emma Smith-Stevens, literary fiction, purchased
8. Destroy All Monsters, Jeff Jackson, literary fiction, purchased
9. Fast Friends, Jill Mansell, women's fiction, purchased
10. Sympathy, Olivia Sudjic, literary fiction, purchased
11. Sorry To Disrupt The Peace, Patty Yumi Cottrell, literary fiction, purchased
12. The Floating World, C. Morgan Babst, literary fiction, purchased
13. Lost Empress, Sergio De La Pava, literary fiction, purchased

Ebooks I've bought:

1. Necessary As Blood, Deborah Crombie, mystery
2. Nemesis, Jo Nesbo, mystery
3. The Magnus, John Fowles, literary fiction
4. All My Puny Sorrows, Miriam Toews, literary fiction
5. Broken Monsters, Lauren Buekes, literary fiction
6. The Killing Boys, Luke Delaney, mystery
7. Throne Of Glass Bundle, Sarah Maas, fantasy
8. Portents Of Chaos, K.C. Julius, fantasy
9. Murder In Little Shendon, A.H. Richardson, mystery
10. Oh William!, Elizabeth Strout, literary fiction
11. A Lesson In Dying, Ann Cleeves, mystery
12. The Forest Of Stolen Girls, Jane Hur, literary fiction
13. The Raven Spell, Luanne G. Smith, fantasy
14. The Devil And The Dark Water, Stuart Turton, mystery
15. Here And Now And Then, Mike Chen, science fiction
16. The Locked Door, Freida McFadden, mystery
17. Women Talking, Miriam Toews, literary fiction
18. The Quiet People, Paul Cleve, mystery
19. Collecting Cooper, Paul Cleve, mystery
20. Whatever It Takes, Paul Cleve, mystery
21. Empress Of Forever, Max Gladstone, fantasy
22. Dialogues Of The Dead, Reginald Hill, mystery
23. In The Lake Of The Woods, Tim O'Brien, literary fiction
24. Harrow The Ninth, Tamsyn Muir, fantasy
25. Final Girls, Riley Sager, mystery
26. Skin Game, Jim Butcher, science fiction
27. A Hard Ticket Home, David Housewright, mystery
28. Wizard's Rise, Phillip Tomasso, fantasy
29. Edge Of The Grave, Robbie Morrison, mystery
30. Kingfall, David Estes, fantasy
31. Mort, Terry Prachett, fantasy
32. The Hidden Place, Helen Wecker, fantasy
33. D, Michael Faber, literary fiction
34. The Comfort Of Monsters, Willa Richards, mystery
35. A Bird In The Hand, Ann Cleeves, mystery
36. Dragonfly Falling, Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy
37. Battle Ground, Jim Butcher, science fiction
38. The Angel's Mark, S.W. Perry, mystery
39. The Defense, Steve Cavanaugh, legal thriller
40. Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, Paul Torday, literary fiction
41. Master Of Poisons, Andrea Hairston, fantasy
42. Legendborn, Tracy Deonn, fantasy
43. Dark Is The Grave, DG Reid, mystery
44. The General's Daughter, Nelson DeMille, legal thriller
45. Death In The Sunshine, Steph Broadribb, mystery
46. Like Me, Haley Phelan, mystery
47. Give Me Your Hand, Megan Abbott, mystery
48. Body Parts, Caitlin Rother, true crime
49. Some Of The Best Of Tor, 2020, anthology, science fiction
50. Some Of The Best Of Tor, 2016, anthology, science fiction
51. Some Of The Best Of Tor, 2019, anthology, science fiction
52. Some Of The Best Of Tor, 2021, anthology, science fiction
53. The French Lieutenant's Woman, John Fowles, literary fiction
54. A Man Called Ove, Fredrick Bachman, literary fiction

Here's what I'm reading:

1. Gideon The Ninth, Tamsyn Muir, hardback
2. The Night Swim, Megan Goldin, Kindle
3. Anxious People, Fredrick Bachman, Kindle
4. The Last Dickens, Matthew Pearl, historical fiction
5. The Moral Lives Of Animals, Dale Petersen, nonfiction

Happy Reading!