Stacking The Shelves

A weekly post where I can gush about my new books? Yes please. Granted I definitely won’t have something to post every week, I’ll just do it as required. I will be including everything from my purchases, to NetGalley, gifts and books from authors.
For more information head over to Tynga’s reviews.

I was going so well. I had only spent $2.99 on books up until this last fortnight, then it all went out the window. I’ve probably only spent $50 or so now, but I requested a few from NetGalley and managed to grab an arc from a favourite author. Maybe next month I can keep it under $10, which is my goal.

Physical books:
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow – I have been seeing the love for this all over Twitter and when I saw it in store I decided it had to be mine. So pretty.

On a side note since joining Twitter I’ve become more and more disappointed by the mainstream bookstores near me. The fantasy/sci-fi section never seems to have what I want. Also, there is no fucking need to have three shelves of Sarah J. Maas. Fuck me, get a better variety and you might not have to shut your freaking stores.

Ebooks:
Not a Diet Book by James Smith – I wasn’t going to get this, I was going to wait and get a physical copy eventually, but as I was watching one of his videos, I decided fuck it, and bought the book. I’m almost finished and while the writing style frustrates me sometimes and it can get repetitive, I think I am picking up new to me information and I don’t feel like he is just scamming me. In fact, I’ve logged my food into my fitness pal for several days in a row now, I’m aware of what I’m eating again and I’m not starving myself. I haven’t been hangry once.

Vultures by Luke Tarzian – I have had my eye on this one, it’s been getting fantastic reviews, so I figured it was time to add it to my to be read pile.

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti – Home by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti – The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
– Amazon kills me every time with their “People who bought this also bought” lists. I get suckered in, but I did get all three so I can make time to sit down and enjoy them all.

Gifts:
City of Kings by Rob J. Hayes – I had a voucher and this is what I got. I have the ebook already, but it is the type of book you need a physical copy of. My review is HERE.

NetGalley:
The Glamourist by Luanne G Smith – which as I write this I realise its book two in a series. Damn I hate that. It might be ok to read on its own. It looks wonderful though.

Ballistic by Marko Kloos – I read the first book in this series, Aftershocks, last year and thought it had a lot going for it, but I was really frustrated with the ending. I thought it finished to abruptly, like he couldn’t come up with a way to finish it, so he just said fuck it, and stopped where he was. I’m very interested to see where Ballistic takes the characters.

Review:
Along The Razor’s Edge by Rob J. Hayes – Sorry to all the books I have on the go, but this is jumping to the front of the queue. Expected release date March 30th 2020.
See any favourites?