Overflowing Bookshelves - April 13, 2014

I have come to accept that I own many more books than I can possibly read in this lifetime.  I once culled through my books looking for giveaways for the public library.  Out of the almost thousand books that I probably own (but haven’t counted) I came away with a grocery sack of about thirteen.  Yet, only two of the following books actually came from my bookshelves and are were not new acquisitions.  I’m fairly certain a more sane person would find this to be a problemJ

 

Currently Reading:

• Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones (received through Goodreads)
• The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers who Reinvented American Literature by Ben Tarnoff
• The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (received through NetGalley)

On Deck:

• We Were Liars by e. lockhart (received through the publisher)
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
• Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
• From Souk to Souk: Travels through the Middle East by Robin Ratchford (received through NetGalley)
• Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

 

Recent Reviews:

The Duke’s Shotgun Wedding by Stacey Reid (received through NetGalley)

4 stars

 This novella of a little over 100 pages is an enjoyable romance with likable characters with complex back stories.  Jocelyn charges into Sebastian’s life with gun drawn.  His attraction to her causes him to finally accept his duty as a Duke to marry and provide a heir.  While Sebastian comes from a dysfunctional family that has scarred him for a healthy marriage, Jocelyn is trying to recreate the very close family relationship that she had when her mother lived.  These contrasting personalities make the story heartfelt and believable.  I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.