Shelf Control and Books from the Backlog #10
These mid-week memes suit me well because they provide me a quick reminder to check my own shelves and see what interesting books are lingering there. How about you? Why don't you feature one of your shelf books (or e-reader) and see if that helps you decide to read it or toss it.
Shelf Control and Books From the Backlog #10
Both of these memes target a particular problem of mine - reading books I already own. Like many of you, I'm sure, I can't stop adding to what I already own and my stacks grow while my pocketbook shrinks!
Shelf Control is hosted by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies. Every Wednesday you have the opportunity to peruse your shelves and share one that is STILL sitting there. Details here. I may not make it EVERY Wednesday, but I'm interested because my shelves are TOO full.
Books From the Backlog is hosted by Carole's Random Life and, similar to Shelf Control, it's about acknowledging and READING something I already own. Posted weekly on Thursdays, just visit the link, leave a link to your post about a book you have on your shelves that you'd like to read sooner rather than later.
On my TBR since 2018, I read about it in the comments of a blog post from Modern Mrs Darcy. There's always a wealth of bookish treasures in the comments on her podcasts and blogs. Then when I read the premise and saw the cover, I decided I had to read it. Still interested in the trilogy.
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Published 2016, 435 pages
Thou shalt kill.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.
Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
I've been meaning to read this book for a while now so I actually added it to my COYER list to read by the end of the year. That's a pretty bold statement, but I'm standing by it!
Hope you join the fun and share what's been lingering a LONG time on your shelves. Happy Reading.
