New on the Library Shelves 11 01 15

AKA Showcase Sunday

Inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and the Story Siren, the aim of Showcase Sunday is to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. For more information about how this feature works and how to join in, click here.

Well, welcome to the first New on the Library Shelves of 2015!! How is everyone? Did you all have a nice holiday season? I'm back at work and the holidays seem very far away already. Still, 2015 promises to be a great year for reading, so yay! 

Here are my books read, received and bought this week: 

Read:

L'Exil des Anges by Gilles Legardinier

Edgar Allan Poe by Paul Collins

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe by Romain Puertolas

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

The Vines by Christopher Rice

1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies

The Line by J D Horn

Bought:

Firefight by Brandon Sanderson

Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Received:

Signal to Noise by Silva Moreno-Garcia (netgalley)

Something Coming Through by Paul McAuley (netgalley)

 

Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Judd Trichter (netgalley)

Scent of Triumph by Jan Moran (netgalley)

What books have you read, received or purchased this week?

New on the Library Shelves 07 12 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

Inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and the Story Siren, the aim of Showcase Sunday is to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. For more information about how this feature works and how to join in, click here.

Hello all! How was your week? Last night was the Fete des Lumières (or Festival of Lights) here in Lyon. A huge event that brings people from all over the world, with some pretty amazing light shows using the beautiful architecture of this city. I'll try and share some photos tomorrow.  

In terms of books read, received and bought this month, looking forward to getting to the two graphic novels I received from Netgalley, as well as delving into the All Souls Trilogy after the third book won at the Goodreads Choice Awards.  

Read:

New Rules (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 Volume 1) by Christos Gage
A nice start to the new season, with some old friends and some movement in long term story lines.

Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
A great addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon with two interesting characters and a fantastic twist ending.

The Midas Touch (Green Arrow New 52 Volume 1) by Dan Jurgens
A 'meh' graphic novel, never really caught my attention. If you like Green Arrow, you're better off with the TV series.

 

Bought:

All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness (fantasy)
The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport (history, biography)
Fire and Movement by Peter Hart (history)
Missing Reels by Farran S Nehme (mystery, thriller)
What the Lady Wants by Renée Rosen (historical)
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor (sci-fi)

Received:
The X-Files: Year Zero by Vic Malhotra (netgalley)
Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Forever by Harlan Ellison (netgalley)
Feardom by Connor Boyack (netgalley)
The Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg (netgalley)

 

What books have you read, received or purchased this week?

New on the Library Shelves 30 11 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

 

Bought:

Chaucer's Tale by Paul Strohm (non-fiction)

Pin Action by Gianmarc Manzione (non-fiction)
Citizen Coke by Bartow J ELmore (non-fiction)
Star Trek: The Original Series: Foul Deeds Will Rise by Greg Cox (sci-fi)
The Game of Our Lives by David Goldblatt (non-fiction)

 

What books have you received or purchased this week?

New on the Library Shelves 02 11 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

Some good books this week: From Netgalley I think The Leopards of Normandy looks like it could be a nice historical series, while in the books that I purchased I'm excited to get a look at The World of Ice and Fire.

For review:
The Murder of Adam and Eve by William Dietrich (science fiction, Netgalley)
Empire by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard (science fiction, Netgalley)
The Leopards of Normandy: Devil by David Churchill (historical, Netgalley)
The Last Word by Hanif Kureishi (fiction, Netgalley)
The Children's Crusade by Ann Packer (fiction, Netgalley)
The Jefferson Rule by David Sehat (non-fiction, Netgalley)
More Awesome than Money by Jim Dwyer (non-fiction, Netgalley)

Bought:

The Lodger by Louisa Treger (historical)

Ebola by David Quammen (non-fiction)

Bathing the Lion by Jonathan Carroll (fantasy)

Of Bone and Thunder by Chris Evans (military fantasy)

Us by David Nicholls (literary)

The World of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin (fantasy)

The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore (non-fiction)

 

What books have you received or purchased this week?

New on the Library Shelves 26 10 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

A nice haul for review this week, from both Netgalley and Edelweiss. Cool to get the new Patricia Cornwell, I haven't read many of hers but the ones I have I have enjoyed. Path of Needles is also one I'm looking forward to - Alison Littlewood's horror is always nicely chilling! In terms of books purchased, I have been anticipating Cat Winters' The Cure for Dreaming for a while.

For review:
Children of the Canyon by David Kukoff (literary fiction from Netgalley)
Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell (crime & thriller from Edelweiss)
Electric City by Elizabeth Rosner (historical fiction from Edelweiss)
The Mouth of the Crocodile by Michael Pearce (historical crime from Netgalley)
Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe by Kathy Lynn Emerson (historical crime from Netgalley)
Red Notice by Bill Browder (non-fiction from Netgalley)
Cane and Abe by James Grippando (crime & thriller from Edelweiss)
When The Dead Awaken by Steffen Jacobsen (crime & thriller from Edelweiss)
Path of Needles by Alison Littlewood (horror from Edelweiss)
Ostland by David Thomas (historical mystery from Edelweiss)
John the Pupil by David Flusfeder (historical from Edelweiss)
Will Starling by Ian Weir (historical from Edelweiss)
The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins (literary comedy from Edelweiss)
The Strange Death of Sullivan Chance by Thierry Maugenest (literary crime from Edelweiss)

Bought:

Star Wars: Rebel Girl by Brian Wood and Stéphane Créty (graphic novel)
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters (fantasy)
The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca by Emily Wilson (biography)
The Golden City by J Kathleen Cheney (fantasy)
The Seat of Magic by J Kathleen Cheney (fantasy)
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas (fantasy)
The Perilous Sea by Sherry Thomas (fantasy)
Beware the Wild by Natalie C Parker (YA horror)
The Archived by Victoria Schwab (fantasy)
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe by Romain Puertolas (literary)
Malice by Keigo Higashino
Gray Mountain by John Grisham

So, what's new on your shelves this week?

New on the Library Shelves 21 09 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

The most exciting release I purchased this week is definitely Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett - I have loved his Century trilogy so far and can't wait to see how he ties it all up in this last book, set in the latter part of the 20th century. If you haven't read the Century trilogy yet, and you like historical fiction, pick it up. Extremely addictive! Also worthy of special mention: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord and The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter.

For review:
The Ghost Shift by John Gapper
The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord
The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones
What You Left Behind by Samantha Hayes
In These Times by Jenny Uglow

Bought:

Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett

The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter
Thirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wright

So, what's new on your shelves this week?