The Ten Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection

Most of the books I buy these days are ebooks, or books I'm technically "renting" (I guess that's the right term?) on Kindle Unlimited. I also get a few ebooks for review, usually from LibraryThing or directly from authors. Mostly I get books from the library, but I also try to buy/preorder from my favorite authors--sometimes ebooks or sometimes an actual book if I don't have a signed copy from that author yet! Here are the most recent books I've either bought or rented (TBR would be a whole other list!).

Happy Top Ten Tuesday over at That Artsy Reader Girl!

Top Ten Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection

Everlasting Spring: 101 Poems for Every Season of Life by Sonya Matejko (Ebook for review from LibraryThing)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawagachi (Kindle Unlimited)
Spark by Allie Lasky (Kindle Unlimited)
The Hannukah Hook-Up by Jessica Topper (Kindle Unlimited)
Hooked by M.C. Frank (Kindle Unlimited)
A Dance of Blood and Destiny by K.R.S. McEntire (Kindle Unlimited)
Cave of Secrets by Lynne Golodner (Kindle Unlimited)
No One Will Save Us by Julie L. Brown (Ebook for review from LibraryThing)
Our Comeback Tour Is Slaying Monsters by Kim Smuga-Otto (Ebook for review from LibraryThing)
A Bargain with the Fae King by Megan Van Dyke (Kindle Unlimited)

Comments

Lydia said…

I’ve heard good things about Before the Coffee Gets Cold.

January 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Space Station Mir said…

@Lydia--I had too.I thought it was fine--the time travel mechanism was pretty cool. I found the characters interesting but I didn't especially connect with them.

January 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Susan said…

I hope you enjoy all these!

Happy TTT (on a Thursday)!

January 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM

Aj @ Read All The Things! said…

Before the Coffee Gets Cold is on my TBR too. I hope you love all these!

January 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM

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