New Books & Novel Discoveries (November 2023)

I ended up getting more books than last month, despite my vague attempts to buy less things for myself as Christmas approaches. In fairness, a number of them were orders that arrived later than expected, so perhaps things evened out. Once again, I am struggling with the idea that there is a book or two I’ve forgotten, but I can’t determine what they might be. There was a flurry of trips to the thrift store this past month, which I’ve decided is to blame for this.

Anyway, enough rambling, on to the books!Read More »

Reading Goals I Still Want to Accomplish Before the End of the Year

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. Since my decision to be less rigid with my reading goals this year led me to not posting updates whatsoever, I figured it would be a good idea to contribute to this week’s topic. Hopefully, this will produce a clearer picture of my goals and maybe even conjure up a few I’d otherwise be noncommittal about.Read More »

New Books & Novel Discoveries (September 2023)

It was with uncanny speed that September seemed to pass us by, though I’m not really complaining since it means that October and the Halloween season are now in full swing (today’s unseasonable warmth here notwithstanding). I allowed myself to indulge a little last month, in large part because I decided to browse some stores I hadn’t been to in a long while. I’m actually feeling especially good about all the books I picked up this month, such that I feel they’re all books I’ll read pretty soon.

Enough delay, on to the books!Read More »

Ten Horror Books on My TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s post is a “Genre Freebie”, and with a Spirit Halloween having officially possessed an empty storefront and opened near me, I figured it was the perfect time to make a list of some horror books. Not only is this a list of 10 books that have been on my TBR for a while, I actually own 9 out of 10 of them. Will I read some of them for the Halloween season this year? That remains to be seen. Still, it’s nice to take stock of what I want to get to.Read More »

New Books & Novel Discoveries (July 2023)

Although I am, as usual, paranoid that there is something I’m forgetting, I believe that July has been an especially laid back month as far as book buying is concerned. By next week, I’ll be away on a trip, so I suppose the expenses related to that have helped rein me in from spending too freely on things like books. Still, I did manage to pick up a couple of things.

On to the books!Read More »

Books With One-Word Titles

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. I found this week’s theme to be an interesting little challenge, as I decided to specifically include books that I already own a copy of; I also went to certain lengths to ensure a good number of the titles were not just named after a lead character and that the title isn’t technically a subtitle beneath a featured franchise title, e.g., almost any Star Wars book. Some usual suspects managed to sneak in here, but I always like it when these lists get me to talk about something from my personal library that I haven’t brought up as much before.Read More »

New Books & Novel Discoveries (June 2023)

As you can see, I’m getting this post for June up a little late. I had the opportunity to go home and visit my family for a few days for Canada Day weekend, so I haven’t really had the opportunity to get it done until now. As usual, I’m somewhat wracking my brain wondering if I’ve forgotten something, but I’m fairly certain I only picked up a couple of books this month. (Upon finishing this sentence, I remembered a third book, so sometimes you should trust those feelings.)

It’s late as is, so let’s move on to the books!Read More »

Books on My Summer 2023 To-Read List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. I really like putting together lists like this when they come around, but it’s funny that I always have to think of the caveat that it’s very unlikely that I will actually read all ten of the books I end up listing. My reading pace is just too slow. Still, I like to get an idea of what I want to be reading in the coming months, and this forces me to think about a little more than a small handful of titles.Read More »