2024

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Marlene of Reading Reality. It is all about sharing the books that you have recently added to your bookshelves. These books can be physical books, ebooks and of course audiobooks.

Hello!

This week I spent a few days in Bath and of course this resulted in book shopping. Bath has some of my favourite bookshops and this always results in a quite a few book purchases.

I bought books from three bookshops.

Mr B’s Emporium

I only bought one book from Mr B’s which was quite restrained. I’ve been wanting a really nice edition of the Hogfather by Terry Pratchett for ages and I really want to re read over Christmas.

Topping and Company Booksellers

I got distracted by the Christmas books again and I bought two new ones. I’m really not sure I will manage to read all these Christmas books over December as the pile is getting higher and higher. However, I do keep reading Christmas books until January 6th so I might manage to finish the pile.

Samantha Shannon and Silvia Moreno-Garcia are two of my favourite authors so I was quite excited to get these pretty hardbacks.

Persephone Books

I only bought two Persephone books and another is a Christmas gift. I was hoping to buy a few more but sadly the shop was full of hyacinths. As pretty as hyacinths are I am also highly allergic and was really struggling to breathe so it was a quick in and out of the shop.

I bought:

Little Boy Lost by Marghanita Laski

William – An Englishman by Cicely Hamilton

My TBR pile is getting bigger and bigger but I’m really hoping I can get loads of reading done this month.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 7/12/2024

Hello!

I took advantage of the Waterstones Black Friday deals and over the last few days the orders have been arriving. A lot of the books are presents but I did buy a few for myself. So here are the ones which have arrived and are for me.

Every year a get a different edition of The Nutcracker to read and this is the edition I have chosen for this year. My husband wants to read it as well this year because we went to see the ballet which was amazing but he has never read the book.

I have read a few of Miranda Hart’s books and some I have loved and some I have struggled with. I am really hoping this will be one of the ones I love because I love Miranda Hart and how down to earth and real she is.

I still have a few books left to arrive so watch this space for another update!

Happy Reading!

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 23/11/2024

Hello!

I was rather naughty this week and went book shopping. I did however have a book voucher so I had the perfect excuse. My local independent local bookshop has a brilliant loyalty scheme where if you collect ten stamps you get a £10 voucher. I had a voucher so I thought it was high time to spend it.

I love the poetry books compiled by Allie Esiri so I was really pleased to see there is one for Christmas. I’m looking forward to starting this on the 1st December.

I’ve always been interested by Catherine De’ Medici but don’t know much about her so I was quite excited to see this book by Mary Hollingsworth on the bookshelves. There was only one copy and apparently it had literally only just been put on the shelves that day so I was quite pleased to have gone in just at the right time.

I can’t wait to get reading!

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 19/10/2024

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. I have had a busy day playing for a wedding and prepping music for harvest festival tomorrow.

I had a preordered book arrive this week. I will be honest I ordered this book because it looked really pretty and I love Christmas themed books.

I can’t wait to read it and look at the beautiful illustrations over Christmas.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 12/10/2024

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I have only bought one book this week and it was a book that I had preordered so it was a nice surprise when it arrived.

I started the Joubert Family Chronicles whilst on holiday last year and really enjoyed the books so I am looking forward to continuing with the series.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 28/9/2024

Hello!

This week has been a busy week of book buying. On Tuesday I visited my local bookshop. I am so lucky to have a bookshop so close to my house and it is really nice to support an independent bookshop. I bought three books from Booka Bookshop and filled another loyalty card so I have a £10 voucher to spend on my next visit.

I also had three books from Waterstones two were preordered and one was one that my husband and myself would both like to read.

Booka Bookshop

Table for Two by Amor Towles – I recently read A Gentleman in Moscow by Towles and absolutely loved it so I really want to read more of his books.
Mary I Queen of Sorrows by Alison Weir – I absolutely love Alison Weir so any of her new books is a must buy.
The Voyage Home by Pat Barker – I read the previous books of this series on NetGalley so it is nice to read the third book and own a physical copy.

Waterstones

Crimson Lake by Candice Fox – We love the TV series Troppo and now we both really want to read the books.
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros – I am currently reading Fourth Wing and I absolutely loving it so I’m happy to have the next book in the series.
Odyssey by Stephen Fry – I really like Stephen Fry’s books and I’m looking forward to reading this.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 31/8/2024

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far. I have had a busy day doing jobs around the house and work on the library continues.

I haven’t done much book buying recently as I am trying to read the books I already have piled up everywhere but I have been reading House of Odysseus by Claire North and realised I hadn’t got the third book in the series yet. So obviously when I went to Worcester Waterstones I had to buy myself a copy. I also bought a couple of books when I visited Belton Estate.

I have the first National Trust On Screen book and really found it interesting so I was very excited to find there was a second one.

I am currently doing a mini course on Art History so when I found this enormous book in the second hand book shop in perfect condition for just £8.50 I knew I had to get it.

Happy Reading!

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 3/8/2024

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. I actually went book shopping this week which was rather nice as I haven’t been on a proper book shopping trip in a while.

Hera by Jennifer Saint – Jennifer Saint is an auto buy author for me and I am really looking forward to reading her take on Hera’s story.
The Last Word by Elly Griffiths – You have all probably seen by now that I am slightly obsessed with Elly Griffiths. My favourite series is the Dr Ruth galloway books but I also enjoy Griffiths’ other books.

I can’t wait to get reading!

Happy Reading!

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 22/6/2024

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. This week I visited the second hand bookshop at Attingham Park and I came away with a book that is brand new and clearly never read. New books at a second hand bookshop is always a favourite find.

I’ve got a few Jo Nesbo books dotted around the house but I still haven’t read many of his books. This one looks really good so hopefully I will read it soon.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Stacking the Shelves: 1/6/2024

Hello!

My week so far has been wonderful. I’ve been on loads of adventures but sadly this does also mean less reading. I have done some book buying on my adventures and I have also done some kindle book buying in readiness for my holidays.

Kindle Books

These were all on offer for 99p each and because I love all these authors I just knew I couldn’t resist.

Books

I bought these two books from the second hand bookshop at Coughton Court. I love the bookshop there and always find a gem or two when I visit.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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