News from the Curio – 10

Posted by Kay on August 4, 2014 2:28 am in Book talk | 13 comments

Filling the Shelf – 151

Filling the Shelf simply is Mailbox Monday, 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, click away! (but beware, visiting other mailboxes will probably add to your neverending wishlist!)

Happy Monday everyone!

It’s a completely audio shelf this week, all murders and suspicious characters. After a month of reading contemporary YA fiction, I am so craving something different! The Man offered me some new credits on my Audible account for my upcoming birthday (eh, it’s still a few weeks from now, but it’s fun to celebrate a little here and there!) and I already knew what I wanted. I can’t wait to listen to these!

The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh – Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

I Love You More by Jennifer Murphy – The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier

What books did you recently add to your shelves?

Goodbye July, Hello August!

So July has come and gone. More than the usual “where-has-the-time-gone” complaint, what is striking me is that my long awaited month of reading YA contemporary fiction already is over. And I still have many more to read!

I’ll post a more complete summary of my experience later this week, but I can tell you I had some awesome reading! I read/listened to over 15 books, which is a very surprising number for me as I read almost nothing on week 3.

I am not sure what August will be when it comes to reading! It’s a big month for us; our 11th anniversary is coming this Friday and the Man took the day off to celebrate (don’t ask me what we’re doing; he’s the one planning!) and then there’s my birthday. The Man has 2 weeks vacation at the end of the month, and we have planned a few short trips here and there. So with all this going, I think my reading will get slower; I’d love to read some adult fiction and a few mysteries though.

Also, if you follow me on instagram (@infinitecurio), you may already know this but; I had a little incident this week. Swallowed the wrong potion, ended up in Wonderland. Whoops! Luckily things got back to normal quick and I am no longer trapped in giant furniture.

Wouldn’t say no to some giant cookie, though!