Shelf Space Updates
Every week I like to take a look back and see what books I have
read, which books I have added to my TBR (to-be read) pile, and which books I
have tossed, i.e. decided I will unfortunately not have enough time in this
life to read. You’ll notice that this
last section will not appear very often, for two very important reasons. I LOATHE getting rid of books and absolutely
hate admitting that I can’t read them all.
read, which books I have added to my TBR (to-be read) pile, and which books I
have tossed, i.e. decided I will unfortunately not have enough time in this
life to read. You’ll notice that this
last section will not appear very often, for two very important reasons. I LOATHE getting rid of books and absolutely
hate admitting that I can’t read them all.
Books Finished
The Great Alone
Alaska, 1974.
Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.
For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.
Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a
changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive
decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off
the grid in America’s last true frontier.
changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive
decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off
the grid in America’s last true frontier.
Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous time,
caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, dares to
hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is
desperate for a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go
anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown
caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, dares to
hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is
desperate for a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go
anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown
At first, Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. In a
wild, remote corner of the state, they find a fiercely independent community of
strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of
the locals make up for the Allbrights’ lack of preparation and dwindling
resources.
wild, remote corner of the state, they find a fiercely independent community of
strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of
the locals make up for the Allbrights’ lack of preparation and dwindling
resources.
The Angel’s Share
#1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward delivers thesecond novel in her Bourbon Kings series—a sweeping saga of a Southern dynasty
struggling to maintain a façade of privilege and prosperity, while secrets and
indiscretions threaten its very foundation…
In Charlemont, Kentucky, the Bradford family is the crème de la
crème of high society—just like their exclusive brand of bourbon. And their
complicated lives and vast estate are run by a discrete staff who inevitably
become embroiled in their affairs. This is especially true now, when the
apparent suicide of the family patriarch is starting to look more and more like
murder…
crème of high society—just like their exclusive brand of bourbon. And their
complicated lives and vast estate are run by a discrete staff who inevitably
become embroiled in their affairs. This is especially true now, when the
apparent suicide of the family patriarch is starting to look more and more like
murder…
The Devil’s Cut
In #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward’s thrilling
finale of the Bourbon Kings series, the Bradford family dynasty teeters on the
edge of collapse after the murder of their patriarch–and a shocking arrest.
finale of the Bourbon Kings series, the Bradford family dynasty teeters on the
edge of collapse after the murder of their patriarch–and a shocking arrest.
At first, the death of William Baldwine, the head of the Bradford
family, was ruled a suicide. But then his eldest son and sworn enemy, Edward,
came forward and confessed to what was, in fact, a murder. Now in police
custody, Edward mourns not the disintegration of his family or his loss of
freedom . . . but the woman he left behind. His love, Sutton Smythe, is the
only person he has ever truly cared about, but as she is the CEO of the
Bradford Bourbon Company’s biggest competitor, any relationship between them is
impossible. And then there’s the reality of the jail time that Edward is
facing.
family, was ruled a suicide. But then his eldest son and sworn enemy, Edward,
came forward and confessed to what was, in fact, a murder. Now in police
custody, Edward mourns not the disintegration of his family or his loss of
freedom . . . but the woman he left behind. His love, Sutton Smythe, is the
only person he has ever truly cared about, but as she is the CEO of the
Bradford Bourbon Company’s biggest competitor, any relationship between them is
impossible. And then there’s the reality of the jail time that Edward is
facing.
TBR Additions
I wish this list was exclusive, but I add so many books that would
be impossible. So, these are the ones I
added this week that I am most excited about.
be impossible. So, these are the ones I
added this week that I am most excited about.
Escaping Houdini
In this third installment in the #1 bestselling Stalking Jack the
Ripper series, a luxurious ocean liner becomes a floating prison of scandal,
madness, and horror when passengers are murdered one by one…with nowhere to run
from the killer. .
Ripper series, a luxurious ocean liner becomes a floating prison of scandal,
madness, and horror when passengers are murdered one by one…with nowhere to run
from the killer. .
Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation,
Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked
mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS
Etruria, they’re delighted to discover a traveling troupe of circus performers,
fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the
first-class passengers nightly.
Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked
mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS
Etruria, they’re delighted to discover a traveling troupe of circus performers,
fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the
first-class passengers nightly.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The first full life–private, public, legal, philosophical–of the
107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative
legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the
cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with
the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates.
107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative
legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the
cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with
the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates.
In this large, comprehensive, revelatory biography, Jane De Hart
explores the central experiences that crucially shaped Ginsburg’s passion for
justice, her advocacy for gender equality, her meticulous jurisprudence: her
desire to make We the People more united and our union more perfect. At the
heart of her story and abiding beliefs–her Jewish background. Tikkun olam, the
Hebrew injunction to “repair the world,” with its profound meaning
for a young girl who grew up during the Holocaust and World War II. We see the
influence of her mother, Celia Amster Bader, whose intellect inspired her
daughter’s feminism, insisting that Ruth become independent, as she witnessed
her mother coping with terminal cervical cancer (Celia died the day before
Ruth, at seventeen, graduated from high school).
explores the central experiences that crucially shaped Ginsburg’s passion for
justice, her advocacy for gender equality, her meticulous jurisprudence: her
desire to make We the People more united and our union more perfect. At the
heart of her story and abiding beliefs–her Jewish background. Tikkun olam, the
Hebrew injunction to “repair the world,” with its profound meaning
for a young girl who grew up during the Holocaust and World War II. We see the
influence of her mother, Celia Amster Bader, whose intellect inspired her
daughter’s feminism, insisting that Ruth become independent, as she witnessed
her mother coping with terminal cervical cancer (Celia died the day before
Ruth, at seventeen, graduated from high school).
From Ruth’s days as a baton twirler at Brooklyn’s James Madison
High School, to Cornell University, Harvard and Columbia Law Schools (first in
her class), to being a law professor at Rutgers University (one of the few
women in the field and fighting pay discrimination), hiding her second
pregnancy so as not to risk losing her job; founding the Women’s Rights Law
Reporter, writing the brief for the first case that persuaded the Supreme Court
to strike down a sex-discriminatory state law, then at Columbia (the law
school’s first tenured female professor); becoming the director of the women’s
rights project of the ACLU, persuading the Supreme Court in a series of
decisions to ban laws that denied women full citizenship status with men.
High School, to Cornell University, Harvard and Columbia Law Schools (first in
her class), to being a law professor at Rutgers University (one of the few
women in the field and fighting pay discrimination), hiding her second
pregnancy so as not to risk losing her job; founding the Women’s Rights Law
Reporter, writing the brief for the first case that persuaded the Supreme Court
to strike down a sex-discriminatory state law, then at Columbia (the law
school’s first tenured female professor); becoming the director of the women’s
rights project of the ACLU, persuading the Supreme Court in a series of
decisions to ban laws that denied women full citizenship status with men.
Four Dead Queens
A divided nation. Four Queens. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble
messenger. And the murders that unite them.
messenger. And the murders that unite them.
Get in quick, get out quicker.
These are the words Keralie Corrington lives by as the preeminent
dipper in the Concord, the central area uniting the four quadrants of Quadara.
She steals under the guidance of her mentor Mackiel, who runs a black market
selling their bounty to buyers desperate for what they can’t get in their own
quarter. For in the nation of Quadara, each quarter is strictly divided from
the other. Four queens rule together, one from each region:
dipper in the Concord, the central area uniting the four quadrants of Quadara.
She steals under the guidance of her mentor Mackiel, who runs a black market
selling their bounty to buyers desperate for what they can’t get in their own
quarter. For in the nation of Quadara, each quarter is strictly divided from
the other. Four queens rule together, one from each region:
Toria: the intellectual quarter that values education and ambition
Ludia: the pleasure quarter that values celebration, passion, and
entertainment
entertainment
Archia: the agricultural quarter that values simplicity and nature
Eonia: the futurist quarter that values technology, stoicism and
harmonious community.
harmonious community.
Tossed
None this week, I have stayed strong and optimistic; however, my
TBR pile grew more than my read pile, so I am obviously losing this battle.
TBR pile grew more than my read pile, so I am obviously losing this battle.
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