Reviews:
Here We Are & There We Go by Jill Dobbe
Zinsky the Obscure by Ilan Mochari
Pilgrim's Wilderness by Tom Kizzia
Read:
The Returned by Jason Mott
The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
Currently Reading:
Necessary Errors by Caleb Crain
Upcoming:
Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber
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| Conquer those stacks! |
What does this mean? Basically, for the month of August- we aren't buying new books. We are going to shine a spotlight on our book shelves and start crossing books of the TBR List.
This also means that my self-imposed library ban will be staying in place. I will not be bringing new books into my house in August. I have enough review books to keep me busy for the foreseeable future.
If you'd like to see the list of books I read in July you can do so here. I read a ton in July...it was too damn hot to do anything else.
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| Hooray for August, let's make it a good one! |
Lastly, you'll definitely want to enter my latest giveaway. Unless you don't want to win a $50 gift card to Amazon that is.
Have a great August!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Pat, the same to you :D
DeleteGood week! I definitely like the idea of Conquering the Stacks, though in my case it will have to be virtual stacks (ebooks) as I will be traveling all month. I've already put a moratorium on getting more any books in August unless they're already on my TBR list and just haven't come out yet.
ReplyDeleteI checked out Pastrix on Goodreads, and it sounds fascinating! I'll look forward to your review.
Have a great week! Here's my Sunday Post.
A month of travel sounds exciting...and exhausting ;) Doesn't Pastrix sound great? Shannon from River City Reading recommended that one. She hasn't steered me wrong yet :)
DeleteIt really does. I've put it on my Goodreads "someday" list. . . someday, because I've got so many books in my print and e-book TBR piles to get through first!
DeleteI know just what you mean! You don't have to explain those crazy monstrous piles to me, lol. :) That's what I'm working on...getting through the piles!
DeleteI read the bit about Conquering the Stacks and thought, "That doesn't apply to me because I don't buy books." After reading your comment, Lark, I remembered all those free e-books on my iPad! I have about 90 unread books in my Kindle app. I also have 330 books on my Goodreads TBR list, all of which are available at my local library. Perhaps I should do more reading and less adding in August myself!
DeleteAh ha! You thought your ebooks didn't count ;) It would be great if you'd just CTBS!! Thanks for visiting Dani :D
DeleteI wish I was as brave as you! The number of used books, library books and review copies that come in to my apartment is pretty crazy :)
ReplyDeleteI won't be able to stop those review copies from coming in but I won't be physically bringing any in myself ;) I need to get these stacks under control! :D
DeleteImpressive plan for August! I wish you luck....and enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI joined a Mt. TBR Challenge for the year, so I'm gradually crossing them off, but yes, not buying would certainly help!
Here's MY SUNDAY UPDATES/MAILBOX MONDAY POST
Thanks! I've just GOT to get some control around here! I'm buried, I'm drowning! ;)
DeleteGood luck clearing your shelves!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, I'll need it ;)
DeleteI was thinking that the Conquering Your Bookshelves thingie sounded like a fantastic plan and then I realized I already have a small stack of books sitting here that I bought August 2nd so I've already failed at the task! ::Sigh:: Good luck to you though!
ReplyDeleteLOL, that made me laugh! Well, maybe you forgo buying books for the REST of the month ;) Thanks Kristen!
DeleteLooks like a bunch of interesting books! I hope you have a great August!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you! I'm looking forward to them :D
DeleteBah! August! My least favorite of all months.
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to read The Wicked Girls. Sounds super fun!
Oh no, it is? Because of the weather?? I hope we don't have any more of those steamy hot days we did in July. Gag!
DeleteGood luck with the book challenge! Every month I say to myself I will not be buying books and every month I fail. I think I'm just going to roll with it now. I'll get round to reading them all...eventually. Have a lovely week :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha, I hear you Ellie! I'll be so happy to get a handle on my stacks...if I ever manage it ;)
DeleteGood luck with the TBR challenge! It's so hard to read books you own when you can read those any time. I mostly get distracted by library books with those darn due dates... they always seem to come so fast!
ReplyDeleteExactly!! I hope this works. I can't wait to see what my shelves look like at the end of the month :)
DeleteHere's to a wonderful August! I try to conquer the unread books on my shelves every other week, but when I put a limit on myself or say that I can't buy anything, I go a little crazy. But good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteHere's to hoping that I don't lose my mind, lol. Thanks!
DeleteConquering the Stacks is a genius idea (although not a smart one for me right now, since I'm moving. I kind of have to live off of library books for the moment).
ReplyDeleteI hope August is just as awesome for you as July was!
No, that wouldn't work for you would it? I imagine you're books are all in boxes! Thanks Sarah :D
DeleteConquering the stacks sounds really good, perhaps I must do the same!
ReplyDeleteHave fun with it,
kind regards,
It's a lofty goal, hope it works! It would be great if you'd join us :D
DeleteA self-imposed library ban? No!!! (runs away screaming) I've tried to cut back on my library habit to tackle more reviews, but I'm weak! So weak!
ReplyDeleteBahahaha!! It wasn't easy at first. My librarians are quite worried about me as well. ;)
DeleteYou've inspired me! My TBR list is OUT OF CONTROL! So, I just suspended all my requested books at the library until 9/1. I don't normally buy books, but I may still have some coming in with giveaways, but other than that...I'll spend this month tackling my TBR shelves as well!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Melinda!! I love that you can do that with your hold list! I don't think that is possible on my libraries site. Hmmm...?
DeleteI hope August will be good to you - and that TBR pile will go down even further!
ReplyDeleteTanya Patrice
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Thanks so much Tanya :D You and me both!
DeleteFabulous! Good job with reading so much, I'll have to catch up on all of your reviews that I missed while road tripping. And fabulous giveaway of course.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the idea of reading your own books for August. I was thinking of maybe doing a classics month or even a classics 2 weeks, where all I read for 2 weeks or a month are classics from my club list.
-Rebecca @ Love at First Book
I love the idea of reading only classics for a month Rebecca! I'm definitely going to tackle Les Mis in September...interested??
DeleteThe Wicked Girls looks intriguing!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with conquering your shelves this month - I know you can do it. :)
I started The Wicked Girls last night, so far so good!
DeleteThanks Lindsey, I sure hope so!
The weather was great for reading, that's for sure. I'd join CTBS except I bought a book the other day (well, technically it was a gift card but that still counts I'd say).
ReplyDeleteLOL, whoops! I had to fight temptation today. It was the annual library book sale! I didn't go! I can't believe it, lol.
DeleteOooh, The Telling Room. I have it on my Nook. Story of my life.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I hear you Andi, I hear you.
DeleteI definitely did want to enter your giveaway! :D
ReplyDeleteI love those new Penguin novels you've got there [Necessary Errors, The Wicked Girls], mmm they know how to design a good cover!
I've got The Returned and Whistling Past the Graveyard on my Kindle too. When when when??!
Have a great week Jennifer!
I'm glad! It's a good one :D I agree about you on those covers, they're lovely. You have a great week too Shannon!
DeleteYour upcoming reads all look good. Happy Conquering the Book Stacks!
ReplyDeleteThanks Naida! I'm going to be strong ;)
DeleteI can't wait to read The Returned! I've heard such good things about it and the publicity is huge (never mind that it's already been made into a tv show!)
ReplyDeleteI just watched the trailer for the upcoming show yesterday! I could already see the changes from the book but it still looks very interesting.
DeleteBoy, I've been away for too long! I'm glad to be finally getting caught up! You definitely had awesome reading weeks in the meantime!
ReplyDeleteWhere have you been woman? Lol ;) I did have a great couple of weeks, yay!
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