Good Monday morning fellow book lovers! Welcome to the first With A Good Book Chat! We originally started this blog as way for friends who share a love of books and reading but live far apart to be able to talk about books. We’ve done some reviews, and discussed a few books in the Book Club, but we haven’t really just chatted about books and reading… and I think it’s time to change that! Ideally you’ll all be chatting back to me and I won’t just be here talking about books, reading and the general life of a book lover all by myself… but I will if I have to, so you’ve been forewarned!
Now… let’s chat!
It’s a chilly Monday morning here in Ottawa, but thankfully the sun is out, making it a bit easier to drag myself out of bed and into the office. What’s it like where you are?
Sun or no sun, I’d still much rather be at home working my way through the last 200(ish) pages of The Sorceress by Michael Scott. Unfortunately, my goal to finish reading it over the weekend was thwarted by the combination of owning a house and living with a non-reader. The lack of a new Dollhouse episode on Friday night did allow me to spend the evening reading when I’d normally be watching TV, but most of Saturday and Sunday were spent doing yard work and other outdoor winter preparations so there wasn’t much time for reading after Friday night. How was your weekend? Did you manage to get any reading done? Did you read anything good? (or bad?) What are you reading now?
Since it doesn’t seem to be available in digital format, I’ll be stopping at Coles on my way home from work tonight to pick up my copy of our October Book Club selection, The Book Thief. (Don’t forget… join the book club in October and be entered to win a copy of our November selection Fablehaven!) I’ve been trying to go digital with most of my new books, but sometimes the option still isn’t available. How will you get your copy? Have you started it yet?
And speaking of new books, I totally broke my “No new books until the TBR (To Be Read) pile is significantly reduced!” rule last week by ordering not one, but THREE new books. Seriously folks, I have a sickness. I need to be banned from my Chapters and Amazon accounts. I did manage to wait long enough so that I had enough books on my list to qualify for free shipping, but still. Anyway, I am now the proud owner of Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich, Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull, and Heat Wave by “Richard Castle”. Now my goal is to have Fillion sign it!!
I’ve had Fearless Fifteen by Janet Evanovich for some time now, but have been waiting to read Plum Spooky before getting into it. Yes – I have an OCD need to only ever read a series in order. As you’ll learn (if you didn’t already know), I am a continuity nut, so reading a series out of order drives me batty, but that’s a chat for another time. Have you gotten any new books recently? What’s on your book wish list?
Haha, Heat Wave is on my list too. I didn’t buy it, though, I requested it from my library. (Amusingly it’s on a wait list so it’s pretty popular.)
Hmmm, also requested from the library is Kelley Armstrong’s Frostbitten. I was tempted to buy it the other night but I HAVE to stop buying books. Especially hardcovers. I’m trying to be good.
What else? OH! Craig Ferguson’s American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot.
I’ve also gotten a couple of books from the the book chain letter in the past couple of weeks and I want to try and read those. I can’t remember the titles right now tho! They’re sitting on my TBR pile.
I also have Boneshaker by Cherie Priest on my shopping list. A few of the TV writers on Twitter have recommended it so I want to check it out.
Ha. I had to have the Castle book, because like I said, I’d really love to have it signed by NF. Not sure how much of a reality that is, and of course I could have gotten a copy at a signing if I ever went, but I am weak. And I want to be able to loan the Fablehaven books to my sisters, so I decided to buy those too. But since the TBR pile is over 20, I’m good for the rest of the year (at least) and need to STOP. Says the girl who’s going to the bookstore after work! Guess what I really need is a library card. Which is on the to-do list.
You can come to my place and read Frostbitten.
I’ve only gotten one book from the chain letter, and it was in French! Not exactly what I was hoping for. At least it’s a good book in French and I know some people who will enjoy it so I can pass it on.
What did you read this week-end?
Nothing! Altho that’s mostly because my cousin and her kids were staying at my place on Sunday afternoon and I needed to do a major cleaning before they arrived, especially after being sick last week. And part of that cleaning was re-organizing a couple of things in the house. Meaning I had no time for reading.
I’ve been only buying digital books too. It works out well that Amazon offers pretty much everything that is digital format. I am going to start using the library more since I am trying to save money where I can. Of course the first book I have on hold is the October book club selection (and there is a bit of a wait) so I suspect this weekend I will just buy it on my Kindle…
Our libraries here are now offering digital book lending, so once I get caught up on the TBR pile, I’m going to get myself a Library card and test it out.
I couldn’t find The Book Thief as an e-book… so I ended up buying it. (I can’t use the Kindle books on my Sony.) Hmm, maybe I should be getting that library card sooner so I stop buying!