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Today’s topic is – Sequels I need to read!

APRIL 30

There is a common theme with all these books with me – why the hell haven’t I read yet!  The answer is time, I need more reading time!!!!!

Archenemies by Marissa Meyer

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Raw: Rebirth by Belle Aurora

Becoming his Monster by Amelia Hutchins

Drago by Sarah Brianne

 

Have you got any sequels you need to read?

 

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews & Reading Reality. It’s all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

So this month hasn’t been a great one, reading wise…and it seems my book buying has also suffered, well maybe that’s a good thing for my bank account!  Looking at May though I think my book buying will increase greatly!!!

Anyhoo, back to April….

Here are the 3 books I bought (yes only 3!!)

The Winter Court by Amelia Hutchins

Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Lev by Belle Aurora

 

What books did you get in April?

Welcome to The Weekly Epilogue!

Hope you all had a good week?

After getting so excited over season 8 of Game of Thrones on Monday, I thought it would be a great idea to watch from season 1…..and I got up to season 2 episode 2 but this is a total time commitment that I dont know if I can keep up! I mean its interfering with my reading!

Just a short update today so I apologise!

Pretty Reckless by LJ Shen (arc and total 5 star read!)

The Gathering by LA Fiore (50% in!)

I’m stuck between 2 books. If you have read these, please let me know in comments which I should read first!

• To Best the Boys by Mary Weber
• The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

My favourite post from the blogosphere this week is keeping in line with my GoT obsession! Have a read of this by the Orangutan Librarian….it will make your day!

How was your reading week?

What books did you read?

My Harry Potter Shelf!!

I know, some of these look battered…and they are!  I should feel ashamed but the amount of joy I have had by reading and rereading these totally overshadows the guilt!

My copy of The Chamber of Secrets is actually a first edition but I would never part with it!

I bought my son a set of the series as well when he wanted to read as I didn’t want him to touch mine #possessivemuch!

I also have a healthy collection of Harry Potter Funko Pops but they will not fit on the shelf so Quidditch Harry and Hedwig grace the books with their presence!

 

Do you have a Harry Potter Shelf? 

I thought I would do a tag as I haven’t done one for a while and swiped this from Michelle at Chelles Book Ramblings , go check her out!

Find out a bit more about your fellow bloggers……

RULES

• Tag the creators @bookprincessreviews

• Pick either THIS or THAT for each prompt

INTROVERT or EXTROVERT

I am an introvert…with a big mouth! I have no filter so words just pop out as they please!

WIN THE LOTTERY or WORK AT THE PERFECT JOB

Winning the lottery! I could read EVERYDAY and not have to worry about work getting in the way of my reading!

READING or WRITING

Reading, no doubt.

BREAKFAST or NO BREAKFAST

First coffee, then breakfast about an hour after!

MARVEL or DC

Marvel. No one can beat Thor for me!

TV SHOWS or MOVIES

Movies. Totally movies. Unless its Game of Thrones!!!

DYED HAIR or NATURAL COLOURS

Im not adverse to dyed hair so I’ll go with that!

FRENCH FRIES or SALAD

French Fries…..as long as they are gluten free #celiacdisease

LEGGINGS or JEANS

Jeans all the way!

DISNEY CLASSIC or PIXAR

Either, I don’t have a preference…

CATS or DOGS

Cats, I’m a cat person!

How about you??

This post is so late!

I had a really busy 4 day weekend over Easter and didn’t have time to do anything, I haven’t posted, haven’t blog hopped, haven’t commented, I haven’t even read *gasp*  But anyway, I wanted to say…..

Happy Belated Easter!

I’ll start off with a little egg humour……

We had our usual family dinner which was delish and then my son and I ate our own weight in Easter eggs!

On the reading front, I thought I was getting my groove back but now I really don’t know…….I just don’t know what is wrong with me.  I’m praying it comes back soon!

1 book.  Just 1 book…..but what a great read!

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

 

The Gathering by LA Fiore (50% in)

Pretty Reckless by LJ Shen (arc)

 

In a perfect world (in my head!), I’ll finish off my 2 currently reading’s and also read the 2 books below before the end of April.  But its not a perfect world so doubt I will! Wish me luck!!

The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

To Best the Boys by Mary Weber

 

 

How was your reading week?

What books did you read this week?

My first update of the year for this challenge!

You can see my original post here and I said I would try and read 1-30 books, ie a New Release Newbie!!!!

Well I did sign up for 1 to 30 books but I think I may best this by June as I’ve been flying through those new releases (due to the fact I suffer with the sickness called ‘not saying no to arcs’!!)

I thought I would stick to a list format for these as there are quite a few…..

January

The Kiss Thief by LJ Shen

The Boys of Brayshaw High by Meagan Brandy

Darkness Embraced by Tillie Cole

Knights Fury by Bella Jewel

Total = 4

February

Enchantee by Gita Trelease

Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

Only Work, No Play by Cora Reilly

Malum by Amo Jones

The Wicked King by Holly Black

Slayer by Kiersten White

Twisted Pride by Cora Reilly

Bennett Mafia by Tijan

Total = 8

March

Dangerous Love by Jamie Begley

Kiss and Break Up by Ella Fields

Free by Kristen Ashley

Never-Contented Things by Sarah Porter

Repeat by Kylie Scott

Wicked Saints by Emily A Duncan

Enthralled by Giana Darling

A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

Meet Cute by Helena Hunting

Total = 9

April

Tristan by Cora Brent

Gluttony by K Webster

The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

To Best the Boys by Mary Weber

Total = 4

That’s a grand total of 25/30

I need to up my status to a New Release Pro I think!

 

 

My ‘most loved’ shelf!

These are the books I have fallen in love with! From their pretty covers to the words inside! Sometimes I just gaze at them and remember the beauty that was reading them!!!

Sometimes I wonder how everyone else sets up their shelves…..I have

• My most loved shelf
• Unread shelf
• Harry Potter shelf
• My guilty pleasures shelf

How do you set up your shelves?

 

 

 

 

Do you believe in ‘the need to read’?

Do you find the need to read comes at the most inopportune times?

No, this isn’t a commercial! But read on!

I find that I suffer with the need to read often!

• I’m waiting for my son to get ready to go shopping. I flick open my book and I’m a chapter in and I have to close it. But I don’t want to!
• Its past 12 at night and I have to go to work the next day. And I have to force myself to close my book to sleep….
• I’m at my sons swimming lesson and promise myself I’ll talk to the other mums to not appear rude…..but the need to read is strong (sometimes stronger!)
• Sat in work and all of a sudden the pull of my book is too much to bear….but I have to squash it down as I have work to do (and the fact they pay me to actually work and not read!!)
• I get up and have to get ready for work….but the need to read makes me read 1 chapter….that turns into 4 and I have to rush around to get ready!

Is this an affliction all bookworms suffer with?

Let me know your situations in comments!