Filling the shelf – 13
Filling the Shelf is basically Mailbox Monday (created by The Printed Page) or In my Mailbox (created by The Story Siren ), but with a title that suits my blog 🙂 If you’re interested in joining the fun or seeing what other bloggers added to their shelves, I invite you to visit those two awesome bloggers!
So it’s been a while since I haven’t had a “filling the shelf” feature (almost two months, in fact) and let me tell you, this does not mean that I haven’t received any book since! On the contrary, the holiday season has been very prolific, and so I decided I would spread this over a couple of posts. So here’s part one!
Spin by Catherine McKenzie : I discovered this one at the bookstore and was even more interested when, after searching through the internet, I discovered the author lived, like me, in Montreal. I was really disappointed that I missed the books launch since I was stuck home with a cold, but I can’t wait to read it!
The Outlander by Gil Adamson : I read many great reviews about this historical fiction, and I love the idea of reading more Canadian fiction.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini : I received this one from my father-in-law for Christmas and was really excited! I have been wanting to read it for so long, I can’t wait to get to it!
Seven days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton : I borrowed this one from the library a long while ago and never got the chance to read more than a few pages. This goes with my objective of reading more non-fiction and more art-related reading outside of university.
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl : This book was barely on the shelves that it received great praise not only from bloggers, but also from various stores and magazines. It looked interesting (I like paranormal YA) so I thought I would give it a try.
Juliet Naked by Nick Hornby : I love Hornby’s writing but it’s been a while since I read anything of his. I have to say, I LOVE this one’s cover. It took me a while before I realized those were profiles, but once I did, I just loved it!
But enough about me! What got onto YOUR shelves recently? 😀
Nice mailbox! I’ve never seen that cover for The Kite Runner before.
I’ve been told Juliet Naked is so good!
Nice stack! Happy Reading!
Here’s mine: http://www.passagestothepast.com/2010/01/mailbox-monday_17.html
I’ve been thinking about buying Beautiful Creatures but been a little scared to. Happy reading!
I really need to read more Canadian fiction, too. I’ll keep Spin and The Outlander in mind!
I read The Kite Runner over Christmas and really enjoyed it. It’s definitely one of those books that’s hard to put down.
I liked Beautiful Creatures and passed it along to a friend, but I was hoping for a little more… maybe in the next in the series.
Hope you enjoy your books!
Tara SG
http://25hourbooks.com
Weeeeell, you already saw what I received for my book shelves 😉 Juliet Naked was also on sale but I didn’t pick it up. Maybe I should have :/
Anyways, I hope you enjoy all those books! especially Beautiful Creatures (reading it right now and loving it!)
I hope you enjoy all your new books. You’ve got some good ones there.
Hornby’s books are usually terrific — hope this is another goodie!
I still need to read The Kite Runner. You got a nice variety . Have a great week, enjoy all your new books and happy reading!
Got a few awesome books I want.
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I like the look of Spin. And The Kite Runner is meant to be amazing. Oh, and I love anything by Nick Hornby so I can’t wait to see what you think of that. 😀
Great loot there, Kay.
Great books! I’ve heard Beautiful Creatures is amazing.
Nick Hornby’s one of those authors I’ve wanted to read but haven’t yet.
I still need to read The Kite Runner. The Outlander looks good too. Enjoy!