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Stacking The Shelves - November 2016

Stacking The Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! It is a list of what books you have received over the previous week or in our case over the previous month. 
Just take a moment to prepare yourselves for this months Stacking the shelves, It was Laura's birthday this month and everyone knows to buy her books and Jen has last months books aswell as this months to share with you all.
The Chemist By Stephenie Meyer
I loved Twillight back in the day and also enjoyed Host by her, this is such a pretty book and sounds really interesting, I was torn on whether to buy this book or not as I have heard a rumour that she gives her profits to an anti-gay charity and disagree with that strongly is this true?

Fun Science By Charlie Mcdonnell
I have watched Charlie on Youtube for as long as I can remember, it may have even been before he was famous so when I seen this in Waterstones signed by him I just had to have it!!!

In The Afterlight By Alexandra Bracken
This is the final book of a trilogy I started years ago... Can't wait to read it and see how it ends

The Time Keeper By Mitch Albom
Just another enjoyable Mitch Albom book to tick off my list

Bookends By Jane Green
Jen has been trying to get me to read this since I first ever met her I think, after reading Falling by Jane I am more up for giving this book a go... Jen bought me it for my birthday along with a singing village Belle christmas tree ornament!... Thank you Jen!

I Was Here By Gayle Forman
I have read another one of Gayles books in the past and loved it so one of the girls I work with bought it for me for my birthday after Jen so kindly suggested it.

Britt-Marie Was Here By Fredrik Backman
I have read A Man Called Ove by Backman and enjoyed it so got this for my birthday off someone else in work... The joys of working with books for a living!

The Reader On The 6.72 By Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
Another gift from work, I have had my eye on this one for months and months

The Handmaid's Tale By Margaret Atwood
My Fiance bought me this as he has been raving on about me reading it...

The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet By Becky Chambers
Another one that has been grabbing my attention for a while, this is also signed by the author

Small Great Things By Jodi Picoult
I think this was on of my stress book buys, It felt nice and looked really pretty

Truly Madly Guilty By Liane Moriarty
Jen passed this book on to me as she has way too many books in her new home and knows it is going to a good home

Replica By Lauren Oliver
I am half way through this book, I love Lauren Olivers work and she is still yet to dissapoint


Once Upon A Dream by Liz Braswell
Laura bought me this book as she said I needed it in my life.

Clover Moon by Jacqueline Wilson
Read the back, loved the front cover and yes I am very young at heart

The Midnight Gang by David Walliams
Loved his book ‘The Boy in the Dress’; can’t think why??? So I got this one.

Tom Gates: Dog Zombies Rule (For Now) by Liz Pichon
Dog zombies???? I was intrigued.

The Butcher’s Hook by Janet Ellis
Loved the front cover and it felt nice.

Replica by Lauren Oliver
Laura recommended and it looks pretty

Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell
I want to be scared

Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman
Ooooooh what happened???

Murder in Midwinter by Fleur Hitchcock
Miss Scarlet in the ballroom with the lead piping…. I love whodunnits!

The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher
Me trying to like Christmas this year

Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop
Book with pretty pictures

Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks
Never read or watched ‘The Notebook’ by him, but will be reading this

This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer
The final Clifton Chronicles book is here

Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland

Laura bought me this after an argument

Girl Online: Going Solo by Zoe Sugg
Loved the first two, so I bought the third

Winter’s Snow by Carrie Hope Fletcher
Companion novella to ‘On the Other Side’…loved that book

Home by Harlan Coben
Oooooh a thriller!

Out of Bounds by Val McDermid
I like to be thrilled

Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward
Thrill me more!

Stacking The Shelves - September 2016

Stacking The Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! It is a list of what books you have received over the previous week or in our case over the previous month.


 
Summer Secrets by Jane Green
After reading Falling by Jane Green I wanted to read more books by her so Jen has surprised me and brought in two Jane Green books to add to my shelves... Thank you Jen!

The Return Of The Young Prince by A.G Roemmers
I watched the film version of the first one of these on Netflix and it had me in tears can't wait to read this.
 
Sunshine On A Rainy Day by Bryony Fraser
Been feeling a bit down lately and this book caught my attention with the title, it also looks pretty
 
The Curious Case Of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
I was curious about this book, it also looks pretty
 
The Readers Of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katrina Bivald
It's a book about books you know what i'm like about that!
 
The Shock Of The Fall by Nathan Filer
This came back into our store last week after it catching my eye so much when it was originally on sale in our shop, I took it as a sign and bought it
 
Babyville by Jane Green
The other Jane Green book that Jen gave me.
 
Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
One of the Richard and Judy book club books in our store, I had to buy it.

The History Of Us by Jonathon Harvey
It was signed by the author in Waterstones and also read of the week in work, I had to buy it I collect authors signatures now supposedly.
 
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
Sounded so intruging so I got it.
 
The Last Boy And Girl In The World by Siobhan Vivian
I don't know why I bought this but I did and I will read it.

The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe
The next thoughts for 50 book to read at the same time as Jen after we read the Hope book.
 
The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin
This looks pretty, sounds interesting and will be the next book I read

 


Username: Evie by Joe Sugg
I have wanted this one for ages and the sequel just got released!!!
 
Username: Regenerated by Joe Sugg
The sequel to the above, half price and staff discount!!!
 
The Potions Diaries: Royal Tour by Amy Alward 
Read the first one and loved it, so this is the second one in the series
 
Maestra by L.S Hilton 
A thriller and I want to be thrilled. Wasn’t interested till I read the first page!
 
Trans: A Memoir by Juliet Jacques 
Laura pointed this out to me and told me to buy it…..she will not be disobeyed.
 
Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall 
More teenage angst: my type of book. Laura wouldn’t let me purchase Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, just for the new front cover, so I had to get this one instead!
 
The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe 
Another one of Laura’s choices, for us to read together 

Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah 
Hercule Poirot returns in the second of Sophie’s Poirot novels.
 
Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher 
The last of Zoella’s book club books
 
If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo 
Trans girl meets cis boy …
 
What’s a Girl Gotta Do? By Holly Bourne 
3 for 2, teenage angst with red lips on the front cover!
 
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan 
3 for 2, like both authors!
 
You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan 
3 for 2, love triangle with teenage angst!
 
The Widow by Fiona Barton 
A husband with secrets…..
 
Magic by Danielle Steel 
Nice front cover!
 
Truly Madly Guilty by Lianne Moriarty 
3 couples, one barbeque that affects them all….
 
The Ballroom by Anna Hope 
A ballroom in an asylum….intriguing….
 
Silence is Goldfish by Annabel Pitcher 
Damn you Laura for notifying me of this book’s existence!!!