Nov 2 2013

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Stacking the Shelves – October’s Edition!

Considering I own over 4000 books, I have a difficult time justifying the purchase of new books when there are so many unread ones on my shelves. I did the math, and if you subtract the ones I’ve already read, then divide the remaining by my average 100 books read per year, it will take me at least 35 years to read everything in my current collection. That’s not even taking into account all of the new amazing books that will come out in that timeframe (I can think of at least 20 I want in the next few months alone). Because of this, I have recently started to clear out some of the titles I know I won’t get to within the next ten years. There are so many unread series that I am excited for that I honestly haven’t missed the ones I was only casually interested in. Let the book purge begin!

Does that mean I’ve stopped purchasing books altogether? Uh, no. Not even close. I’m just a little more picky. :-)

Here’s a look at my library’s new additions:

Hardcopies:

E-Books:

Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon

The Bane by Keary Taylor

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The Glasswrights’ Apprentice

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

The Fifth Wave by Ricky Yancey

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

ARCs:

Alliance by Mark Frost

$fractured$

Fractured by Sara Fine

Unhinged by A.G. Howard

Freak of Nature by Julia Crane

Pawn by Aimee Carter

Lady Thief by A.G. Gaughen

Thank you Netgalley!

There you have it – my month of splurges for October!

What books stacked your shelves this week?

Aug 31 2013

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Stacking the Shelves – August Edition!

Let’s face it, I’m no longer at the point my life where I can just blow all my money on books (these days, I have to settle for half). Therefore, I only compile a Stacking the Shelves (hosted by Tynga’s Reviews) once a month rather than weekly. In July’s STS, I featured my adult library, this week figured I’d share my YA shelves:

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve thinned out this collection to make room for new titles, but I think I finally reach the point where I can’t bear to get rid of anything else. The problem is, I’m completely out of room! I might have to try and convince my husband to sell the bed so we can fit more bookshelves. After all, our couch is pretty comfortable…

So now that you’ve seen the shelves I’m stacking, here’s a look at my new acquisitions this month:

Purchased:

: Perdition by Ann Aguirre

: Valiant by Jack Campbell

: Relentless by Jack Campbell

: Dreadnaught by Jack Campbell

: Invincible by Jack Campbell

As you can see, I was on a bit of a science fiction kick this month. I originally purchased Leviathan Wakes as an e-book but liked it so much I decided to invest in the hardcopies. The Jack Campbell books were actually for my husband’s birthday, but I’m sure I will be reading them one day.

ARCs:

(Thank you Scholastic Books!)

: False Sight Dan Krokos

: Inhuman by Kat Falls

: Sky Jumpers by Peggy Edelman

: All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

: Zenn Scarlett by Christian Schoon

(Thank you Net Galley!)

What books stacked your shelves this month?

by Niki Hawkes

Aug 3 2013

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Stacking the Shelves! (8/3/2013)

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. I’m not sure why I haven’t participated in this feature before now – I love to to collect books, show them off, and see what other people are interested in. A lot of the other book blogs I follow do this every week and I find myself geeking out on their behalf that all the cool stuff they get.

Many of you know that I’ve been a bookseller for almost eleven years. Imagine how many books you would accumulate if you went to a bookstore five days a week and were handed a paycheck before you left the building on Fridays… A lot – that’s how many. Let’s put it this way, my friends and family have informed me that I am not allowed to move ever again because they got tired of lugging my books around. Anyway, I thought I would start this first feature with a look at a section of my library (those of you on Facebook have likely seen this already):

This makes up about two thirds of my adult collection. There are a couple more bookshelves on the opposite wall with more, and then four more shelves in another room with all my teen and young adult books. I seriously could just sit on the floor and stare at my collection all day.

So now that you’ve had a chance to see the shelves I’m stacking (don’t ask me where I’m going to put the new ones) let’s take a look at the books I’ve accumulated over the month of July:

Purchased (both hard copy and e-book):