Called It Quits

All four of these novels came highly recommended by several respected bloggers. I was thrilled to find them at the library earlier in the month and was eager to settle in for some great reading. Sadly, each and every one of these books failed to capture my attention. I even set one aside to try again later, but once I resumed reading it a week later, it continued to disappoint. Back to the library they went. On the plus side, I didn't waste any money. #lovemylibrary

Library Loot!

With the exception of audio books, I've been reading almost exclusively from my own bookshelves since the beginning of the year. Yesterday, while out running errands, I decided to pop into the library and look for a cookbook I'd been perusing at work this past week. The book was checked out, so I decided to see what was available in the new release displays. Then I wandered through the stacks, leisurely perusing the titles. Once my arms were full, I decided it was time to quit! Many of these books are titles I've been meaning to read, based almost entirely upon recommendations from fellow bloggers, coworkers and customers. I haven't been this excited to dive into a stack of books in a long, long time. It's been great reading from my own TBR stacks, but there's something thrilling about getting my hands on some of these gems. 

So, which shall I start with? Have you read any of these?

The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell

The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Lost and Found by Brooke Davis

Lydia's Party by Margaret Hawkins

The Railwayman's Wife by Ashley Hay

Becoming Grandma by Lesley Stahl

Library Loot

Library Loot is an event hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair and Marg at Reading Adventures.






In an effort to post here more regularly, I decided to start participating in Library Loot. We'll see how it goes. With all the books I have stacked up around the house, I really shouldn't be visiting the library. However, my face-to-face book group has chosen The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo for our August selection and I decided to borrow a copy rather than add to my toppling stacks. Of course, while I was there, I snagged a few more books that I've been keeping my eye on at work. Now to see if I actually read them. Here's what I found:

Knit Two by Kate Jacob

And now that I have it, I realize I didn't really want to read this one, but rather Comfort Food. I didn't care too much for Friday Night Knittinig Club, so back to the library (unread) this will go.

Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons

I'm hopeful that this will be as good as Colony!

Keeping the House by Ellen Baker

I've heard about this one here and there, but really don't know if it's my cuppa tea. We'll see.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I started this a couple of days ago, but so far it hasn't grabbed my attention. I may have to give the audio a try.

How about you? Do you use your library? Have any recommendations?