Saturday, June 11, 2022

Stacking the Shelves #196

           

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.


NetGalley ARC

Library Treasures


Happy Reading!
Sarah

20 comments:

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    1. This is just getting silly. Still not your target audience. Stop your spammy nonsense.

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    2. I think *bots* are generally deaf to that sort of thing..... [grin] Presumably you can't block people/accounts?

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    3. I have not found a way to block certain people but there has to be, don't you think? I don't like the idea of locking my blog so only people who have subscribed or whatever can access it. That would severely limit conversations and interactions, especially from new readers from First Line Friday, Stacking the Shelves, etc. But this one in particular always goes on and on about getting reviews for her books, blah blah, and when I do mark her as spam, her comments still get through sometimes without being shipped to the spam folder. So weird, much like the other spam conversation we have been having recently.

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  2. Looks like a Jaime Jo Wright binge session. Happy reading.

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  3. I'm not familiar with Jaime Jo Wright - are those all a series? Genre? The covers look spooky so maybe horror? I'll have to look her up. Happy Reading.

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    1. She's great, I am really loving her work so far. They are all stand alone novels. I guess technically they are Christian fiction because they are published by Bethany House, but they don't read that way, if that makes sense. The characters talk about God as He relates to what is happening in their lives, but they are in no way preachy or condescending at all. I am honestly not sure how to classify them really, but definitely not horror. There is some crime that has occurred, so there is the aura of a msytery to be solved and all her books so far are told in two different plots, with two women as lead characters separated by decades but who end up being connected as the full story is eventually revealed. There are paranormal aspects that sometimes end up not being paranormal at all. The atmosphere that Wright creates in each novel is practically a character itself. I am really loving these books and encourage you to check her out! I loved The Souls of Lost Lake, which was my first Wright book, but they've all been fantastic so far.

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  4. Looks like you are a Jaime Jo Wright fan. Hope you enjoy them (and the others).

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    1. Thank you! I read The Souls of Lost Lake and knew I had to read everything else she has written. So far, so good. She's an incredibly talented writer.

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  5. Looks like some very spooky summer reads!

    Mall trip this week to pick up the latest Sharpe paperback, so.... Nothing to worry you though. Mostly fiction and the only non-fiction you'd be interested in I think you've already read in hardback (maybe).

    Non-Fiction:

    The Anglo-Saxons - A History of the Beginnings of England by Marc Morris
    When the Lights Went Out - What Really Happened to Britain in the Seventies by Andy Beckett
    And In The End - The Last Days of the Beatles by Ken McNab

    Fiction:

    Sharpe's Assassin by Bernard Cornwell
    The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
    Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
    Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell
    Future Crimes - Mysteries and Detection Through Time and Space edited by Mike Ashley

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    1. I really am loving Wright, she is a talented writer. Her books are kind of hard to classify. I guess technically they are Christian fiction, since they are published by Bethany House, but conversations about God are not preachy or condescending or even occurring all that often. There is a mystery, sometimes something paranormal-ish that may not be paranormal at all, and sometimes even a crime. The books are always told in two plots, with a woman as the lead character, and usually separated by decades. In the end their stories come together somehow. The books really are fantastic reads.

      Lucky for me, the only book I am interested in this week is the one by Marc Morris and it is already on my TBR!

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  6. Weird comment, but like every book you choose to read just has such great covers!

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    1. Wright's covers are especially beautiful! And I am kind of a cover snob, who is partial to UK covers.

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  7. Boone is one I want to get, I saw that somewhere last month or whenever.

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    1. I haven't started it yet but I am looking forward to it big time!!

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  8. Pretty Dead Queens sounds good! Enjoy all your books!
    Lisa Loves Literature

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    1. It was a great read! I really liked it. Have you read The Ivies? That was a good one, too.

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  9. I've had some good library books recently too. The House of Chao and The Lioness were outstanding ones.

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