Bookshelf Roundup: 07/17/21: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
Bookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every weekend which fills the role of several blog memes, like Stacking the Shelves where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, as well as It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? where I summarize what I’ve finished reading in the last week and what I’m planning to read soon. Mostly it also serves as a recap post, so sometimes I’ll throw in stuff like reading challenge progress reports, book lists, and other random bookish thoughts or announcements.
Received for Review
My thanks to the publishers and authors for the following review copies received, and be sure to click the links to their Goodreads pages for more details and full descriptions!
Back from my break and feeling refreshed and well-rested! Here’s what arrived in my mailbox this past week. First, with thanks to Minotaur Books for a finished copy of The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones! I’ve already read a couple books by the author and I’m really enjoying her thrillers, so needless to say I’m pretty curious to see what this one will have in store.
Thank you also to the kind folks at Kaye Publicity and Thomas & Mercer for this ARC of Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons, described as a mind-bending thriller in which a breakthrough in human cloning technology becomes our eponymous protagonist’s waking nightmare.
And finally, much thanks to Orbit Books for an ARC of Blood of the Chosen by Django Wexler, book two of his Burningblade & SilverEye series!
Nothing in the digital haul this week, which means after the avalanche of ALCs I added last week, my audiobook TBR gets a much needed break!
Reviews
Come With Me by Ronald Malfi (5 of 5 stars)
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing (4 of 5 stars)
Roundup Highlights:
What I’ve Been Reading
Have you heard of or read any of the books featured this week? What caught your eye? Any new discoveries? I hope you found something interesting for a future read!
The BiblioSanctum 
Ooh nice new reads! Those are new to me ones. I hope you enjoy them all!
My StS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
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Thanks, happy reading!
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As exciting as huge piles of new books can be I have to imagine it’s also very refreshing to have a smaller one every so often to give you a little time to breath between books. 🙂 Very glad to hear your break went well!
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Exactly, my tbr needs a break, especially in the summer when I have all these trips planned and people coming cover 😀 I’m barely getting any reading time in these days!
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I’ve never heard of Constance before, it sounds really good!
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It was new to me too when it was pitched to me – it sounded so interesting though!
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Can’t wait to see what you think of Capture the Crown!
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I liked it – not as much as the first trilogy, but it was a decent start and I’ll probably read the sequel 🙂
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Good to know!
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Django Wexler! i need to try that series
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I still need to catch up!
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Jealous of Blood of the Chosen! And what is this “break” you speak of? Sounds made up 😉
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Oh, definitely made up. Despite the lighter tbr load, I’m not reading as much these days because of RL getting in the way, so I’m still just as behind, lol!
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I need the Chambers and the new Lapena!
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They were both fun! Neither were what I would consider their respective authors’ best, but still worth it!
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Wow 5/5 for Come With Me – I need that book.
Lynn 😀
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You really do – I think you’ll love it!
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