Booksie's Shelves, August 4, 2023

 

Art by RF Skia & Culpeo S. Fox

It's the dog days of summer and what better to do than stay in and read?  Goodreads tells me that I've read 170 books and that's pretty close but I have a few I haven't gotten around to reviewing yet.  We were supposed to go visit our grandkids a few weeks ago but a case of covid in their house prevented it.  I'm reading there is a 'bump' of covid cases recently and I know I'm seeing a lot of friends on social media who have come down sick.  The Booker List was released this week.  I read one, Sebastian Barry's Old God's Time and have six of the others.  I also read and reviewed a lovely Booker nominee from 2014 the other day, History Of The Rain by Niall Williams.  Here's what's come through my door where I've been buying up series this month to finish where I've read the first book or decided I couldn't live without reading the series.

1. Beholder, Ryan La Sala, horror, sent by publisher
2. Where The Line Bleeds, Jesmyn Ward, literary fiction, purchased
3. The Heart's Invisible Furies, John Boyne, literary fiction, purchased
4. Life Class, Pat Barker,  historical fiction, purchased
5. Infidel, Kameron Hurley, fantasy, purchased
6. Rapture, Kameron Hurley, fantasy, purchased
7. Killing Mister Watson, Peter Matthiessen, literary fiction, purchased
8. Lost Man's River, Peter Matthiessen, literary fiction, purchased
9. Bone By Bone, Peter Matthiessen, literary fiction, purchased
10. Fever Dream, Samanta Schweblin, literary fiction, purchased
11. Maidens Of The Cave, Lloyd Devereux Richards, mystery, sent by publisher
12. The Peach Seed, Anita Gail Jones, Southern fiction, sent by publisher
13. Death Valley, Melissa Broder, literary fiction, sent by publisher
14. The Exiles, Christina Baker Kline, historical fiction, purchased
15. The Cartographer's Secret, Tea Cooper, historical fiction, purchased
16. Starling House, Alix E. Harrow, fantasy, sent by publisher

Here are my ebook purchases:

1. Ember And Stone, Megan O'Russell, fantasy
2. The House Of The Spirits, Isabel Allende, literary fiction
3. Lost, Michael Robotham, mystery
4. Ashes Of The Sun, Django Wexler, fantasy
5. The Contessa Of Mostul Ubar, L. James Rice, fantasy
6. If You Could See Me Now, Peter Straub, thriller
7. Bone, George Chesbro, mystery
8. Properties Of Thirst, Marianne Wiggins, literary fiction
9. Justice, Larry Watson, anthology
10. Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie, fantasy
11. Tess Of The Road, Rachel Hartman, fantasy
12. The Gap, Ninie Hammon, thriller
13. Memphis, Tara Stringfellow, literary fiction
14. The Sixth Wicked Child, J.D. Barker, thriller
15. The Blood Doctor, Barbara Vine, mystery
16. The Wall Of Storms, Ken Liu, fantasy
17. The Punishment She Deserves, Elizabeth George, mystery
18. The Secret History, Donna Tartt, literary fiction
19. Betrayal Of Trust, J.A. Jance. mystery
20. Sophie's Choice, William Styron, literary fiction
21. The Second Death Of Goodluck Tinubu, Michael Stanley, mystery
22. The Bleeding, Johana Gustawsson, thriller
23. Many Rivers To Cross, Peter Robinson, mystery
24. Caleb's Crossing, Geraldine Brooks, literary fiction
25. The Kingdoms Of Savannah, George Dawes Green, mystery
26. Bad Art Murders, George Cleaver, mystery
27. The Lost Girls Of Camp Forevermore, Kim Fu, thriller
28. The Buddha In The Attic, Julie Otsuka, historical fiction
29. The Summer Of The Bear, Bella Pollen, literary fiction
30. Exit, Belinda Bauer, mystery
31. Feed, Mira Grant, horror
32. A Place Of Hiding, Elizabeth George, mystery
33. Shardik, Richard Adams, fantasy
34. The Enemy At Home, Kevin O'Brien, historical fiction
35. The Evening Star, Larry McMurtry, literary fiction
36. A Morning For Flamingos, James Lee Burke, mystery
37. Cherry, Nico Walker, literary fiction
38. Honeycomb, Joanne Harris, fantasy
39. Rotherweird, Andrew Caldecott, fantasy
40. Tidepool, Nicole Willson, horror
41. The Book Of Hidden Things, Francesco Dimitri, fantasy
42. The Brass Queen, Elizabeth Chatworth, historical fiction
43. Soul Remains, Sam Hooker, fantasy
44. Peril In The Old Country, Sam Hooker, fantasy
45. The Damage Done, Michael Landweber, literary fiction
46. A Cast Of Falcons, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, mystery
47. The Impossible Dead, Ian Rankin, mystery
48. Longing For Sin, Kennedy Layne, mystery
49. Thirst For Sin, Kennedy Layne, mystery
50. Dead Of Winter, Tom Threadgill, mystery
51. Coming Of Winter, Tom Threadgill, mystery
52. Winter's Fury, Tom Threadgill, mystery
53. The Englishman's Boy, Guy Vanderhaeghe, literary fiction
54. The Last Crossing, Guy Vanderhaeghe, literary fiction
55. What Never Happened, Rachel Howzell Hall, mystery
56. The Hanging City, Charlie Holmberg, fantasy
57. Attribution, Linda Moore, literary fiction
58. American Midnight, Adam Hochschild, nonfiction
59. All's Well, Mona Awad, literary fiction
60. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck, literary fiction
61. Court Of Assassins, Philip Quaintrell, fantasy
62. The Forever King, Ben Galley, fantasy
63. The Bright Side Of Disaster, Katherine Center, women's fiction
64. We Are The Brennans, Tracey Lange, literary fiction
65. Difficult Women, Roxane Gay, anthology
66. Commonwealth, Ann Pratchett, literary fiction
67. The River Why, David James Duncan, literary fiction
68. Swimming Lessons, Claire Fuller, literary fiction
69. The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai, literary fiction
70. Late City, Robert Olen Butler, literary fiction
71. The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver, literary fiction
72. Gunmetal Gods, Zamil Akhtar, fantasy
73. Conqueror's Blood, Zamil Akhtar, fantasy
74. The Library Of The Dead, Tendai Huchu, fantasy
75. Luna, Ian MacDonald, science fiction
76. Isolate, L.E. Modesitt, fantasy
77. Obsidian, Sarah Daley, fantasy
78. Silver Under Nightfall, Rin Chupeco, fantasy
79. When The Devil Drives, Christopher Brookmyre, mystery
80. A Wasteland Of Strangers, Bill Pronzini, mystery
81. Empire Of The Senseless, Kathy Acker, literary fiction
82. Blood Hunt, Ian Rankin, mystery
83. Yumi And The Nightmare Painter, Brandon Sanderson, fantasy
84. Blade And Bone, D.K. Holmberg, fantasy
85. City Of Fog And Ruin, D.K. Holmberg, fantasy
86. This Is Happiness, Niall Williams, literary fiction
87. The Lost War, Justin Lee Anderson, fantasy
88. The Anarchy, William Dalrymple, nonfiction
89. The Road Home, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
90. Don't Know Tough, Eli Cantor, thriller
91. All He Ever Wanted, Anita Shreve, literary fiction
92. Android Karenina, Ben Winters, fantasy
93. The Assembler Of Parts, Raoul Wientzen, literary fiction
94. The Girl Who Survived, Lisa Jackson, mystery
95. At Night All Blood Is Black, David Diop, literary fiction
96. Dirty Laundry, Disha Bose, mystery
97. Memorial, Bryan Washington, literary fiction
98. The Lost Man Of Bombay, Vaseem Khan, mystery
99. Maverick Gambit, Marjorie King, science fiction
100. Rogue Invasion, Marjorie King, science fiction
101. Prodigal Schemes, Marjorie King, science fiction
102. The Book Of Essie, Meghan Weir, literary fiction
103. In A Summer Season, Elizabeth Taylor, literary fiction
104. The Dead Tell Lies, J.F. Kirwan, mystery
105. Homegrown, Jeffrey Toobin, nonfiction
106. Little Birds, Anais Nin, literary fiction
107. The Secret Intensity Of Everyday Life, William Nicholson, literary fiction
108. Five Sparrows, Dan Alatorre, mystery
109. American Black Widow, Greg Olsen, true crime
110. Undercurrents, Maria Frankland, mystery
111. Early Grave, Paul Levine, mystery
112. One Last Prayer, Wes Markin, mystery
113. Search, Michelle Huneven, literary fiction
114. The Island At The Center Of The World, Russell Shorto, literary fiction
115. Rattlesnake Wind, Lilith Saintcrow, mystery
116. Underland, Maxime Durand, fantasy
117. The Murder Loop, Ben Barnes, mystery
118. Route 666, J.D. Toepher, horror
119. Widespread Panic, James Ellroy, literary fiction
120. Chronicle Of A Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, literary fiction
121. Rimrider, L.A. Kelley, science fiction
122. Berserker Of Gambria, pdmac, fantasy
123. 48 Hours To Kill, Andrew Bourelle, mystery
124. Into The Minds Of Madmen, Don Denevi, true crime
125. Last Call, Elon Green, true crime
126. Beyond The Bone, Reginald Hill, mystery
127. October Light, John Gardner, literary fiction
128. The Son Of Seven Mothers, Benjamin Risha, nonfiction
129. Altdorf, J.K. Swift, fantasy
130. Verge Of Darkness, Ollie Odebunmi, fantasy
131. The King's Banquet, Ollie Odebunmi, fantasy
132. A Chill Wind Blows, Ollie Odebunmi, fantasy
133. Siege, Ollie Odebunmi, fantasy
134. The Outsider, Stephen King, horror
135. Promise Of The Witch-King, R.A. Salvatore, fantasy
136. The Rise Of Light, Olivia Hawker, literary fiction
137. The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin, fantasy
138. Small Animals Caught In Traps, C.B. Bernard, literary fiction
139. In Service Of Death, JD Kirk, mystery
140. Good Neighbors, Sarah Langen, literary fiction
141. You'll Get Yours, Gerald Hansen, mystery
142. The Tower Of Fools, Andrej Sapkowski, fantasy
143. Asymmetry, Lisa Halliday, literary fiction
144. A Room Away From The Wolves, Nova Suma, horror
145. Valient Gentlemen, Sabrina Murray, literary fiction
146. A Carnivore's Inquiry, Sabrina Murray, thriller
147. The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman, fantasy
148. Really Good, Actually, Monica Heisey, literary fiction
149. The Wise Women, Gina Sorrell, literary fiction
150. American Gods, Neil Gaimen, fantasy
151. Lark And Termite, Jayne Anne Phillips, literary fiction
152. One Of Us Is Lying, Karen McManus, thriller
153. Dragon Forged, D.K. Holmberg, fantasy
154. The Couple At The Table, Sophie Hannah, mystery
155. You Betrayed Me, Lisa Jackson, thriller
156. Red Hood, Elana Arnold, horror
157. The Art Of Fielding, Chad Harbach, literary fiction
158. The Southern Book Club's Guide To Hunting Vampires, Grady Hendrix, thriller
159. A Hat Full Of Sky, Terry Prachett, fantasy
160. Stories From The Tenets Downstairs, Sidik Fofana, literary fiction
161. Belgravia, Julian Fellowes, literary fiction
162. Redemption, Deborah Ledford, mystery
163. Cloud Girls, Lisa Harding, literary fiction
164. Disappearance At Devil's Rock, Paul Trembley, mystery
165. Collected Essays, Joan Didion, nonfiction
166. Fellowship Point, Alice Elliot Dark

Here's what I'm reading:

1. The Heart's Invisible Furies, John Boynes, hardback
2. City Of Miracles, Robert Jackson Bennett, paperback
3. March, Geraldine Brooks, Kindle
4. Everyone Brave Is Forgiven, Chris Cleave, Kindle
5. The Violin Conspiracy, Brendan Slocumb, Kindle
6. The Tiger's Wife, Tea Obreht, paperback
7. Crocodile Soup, Julia Darling, hardback
8. Crazy Horse And Custer, Stephen Ambrose, paperback

Happy Reading!