Hey everyone!
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a list about books and we’re overdue for one. And today’s topic is exciting!
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt has come in the right time because there have been quite a few additions to my bookshelf recently, and I can’t wait to talk about all of them.
I’m listing my physical additions first and then the ones on my Kindle!
[1] Release by Patrick Ness
I met up with my Bangalore Book Club on Sunday and Sukhaja from Bookish Bulletin* was SO KIND to giveaway** the books that she doesn’t have space for anymore. It went off almost like an auction, with first dibs called on the Whatsapp group.
I managed to nab this book and I’m so happy to finally own a Patrick Ness! I’ve been wanting to read his work for a long time and this will finally push me to it.
*check out her YouTube channel as she has some really good book recs on it!
**P.S. I gave away a couple books as well, so my bookshelf is still kinda balanced haha.
[2] Stories We Never Tell by Savi Sharma
I went to my favourite bookstore with the other Book Club members and sold back two* of my books for store credit. Of course I had to get new books, and I wanted to go for some new books that I haven’t heard of before.
Stories We Never Tell caught my eye as I was just going around in the bookstore, and the tagline “the most popular female author of India” caught my eye. With the South Asian Reading Challenge going on, I’m definitely trying to read more books by Indian authors and this looked perfect to try.
I will let y’all know how it is once I’m done!
*yes 4 books disappeared from my shelf in total! I like how I’m managing to keep my number of books constant haha.

[3] The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I actually also own Americanah by the same author, which was an old Book of the Month picked by the club but one that I haven’t gotten to yet. I am intrigued by the popularity of Adichie’s works though and definitely will read more. I hadn’t heard of The Thing Around Your Neck before but many fellow book club members have and loved it, so of course I got it.
It’s a pretty thin book so I do think I’ll pick it up sooner, especially since it’s also a collection of short stories.
[4] Six of Crows Collector’s Edition by Leigh Bardugo
I already spoke about this in my life update but if you haven’t read that yet, my awesome-sauce friends gifted me this GORGEOUS edition after seeing it on my wishlist. I was so shocked when I saw it and my reaction is recorded on video for proof. It’s the most beautiful book I own at the moment.

[5] Circe by Madeline Miller
Another birthday gift that I received, this one from my book club, was Circe. It is a book that most of the members have either read or want to read, so I trust where they’re coming from and am super excited to read it.
Also, doesn’t hurt that this book is gorgeous too haha. I can’t resist pretty books.

[6] Frankly In Love by David Yoon
My book club* did a Secret Santa pool back in December, and this LOVELY book was the gift that I got from my Santa. It’s a book that was on my wishlist but one that I would always pass up for another book, so I’m super glad that my Santa got it for me. I’m definitely going to be reading it soon when I need a YA contemporary kick.
*wow they’re being referenced a LOT today haha

[7] The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
This book was this month’s Book of the Month pick, and I’m actually already done reading it. It came at the right time since Toni Morrison is rising in popularity and I’ve become intrigued by her works as well.
As I read this book, I was confused by the timeline and the point of the story. We kept shifting focus on characters, and some chapters are in first person while all others are in third person point of view. The author’s intention was to let us read and assemble the timeline ourselves, but it caused a disconnect between me and the characters. I couldn’t truly connect with them because I was trying to grasp the story.
It is a profound story involving themes of racism, sexism, neglect, abuse, and other strong topics. I am still looking forward to read more from the author as I’ve heard her writing is not like this all the time.
[8] My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma
As I am taking part in the South Asian Reading Challenge this year, I will be picking up some books for their prompts.
My So-Called Bollywood Life is the backlist book recommended by the hosts for this month’s theme “shuruat” i.e. beginning. The premise sounds interesting and while I may not be able to read it this month itself, I am excited to read it soon.
[9] Us, Again by Elle Maxwell
Recently, I’ve been reading books with strong themes—ones that require concentration and mulling over. This has made me want a light hearted book to offset them and I always turn to romance during these times.
Us, Again is a romance book that I got on impulse off my Goodreads TBR and am currently reading. I’m not enjoying it very much, as the male lead is pushy and slightly problematic, but it’s a book I’m simply reading to pass the time. So, yeah. Hopefully I like it by the end but I won’t be too disappointed if I don’t.
[10] Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
I’m pretty sure this book caught my eye either on Goodreads as someone else was reading it or through a book recommendations blog post. I’m unsure of where exactly, but it sounded really nice and I impulsively got it on my Kindle.
I’m generally quite picky about my paperback and hardback buys but I go all impulsive on ebooks haha.
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What are the most recent additions to your bookshelf? Have you read any of the books I mentioned above?
Circe is so good!
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I’m looking forward to reading it! 😊
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Release sounds like a very good read. And what a fun origin story for your copy of it. 🙂
My TTT .
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Thank you! 🙂
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I have been adding so many books to my shelves recently, too! I love seeing all the books you read. Such a great round-up!
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Thank you! These bookshelves grow a lot haha.
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Oh my gosh I love that Adichie collection. I mean I love everything she writes lol but that collection is amazing. Hope you love it too! And yay Circe🎉🎉
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It’s great that you love her work! I can’t wait to dive into them 🙂
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That Six of Crows collector’s edition is awesome!
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It is! 😄
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I’m listening to Frankly in Love right now. It’s so good!
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That’s great! I can’t wait to pick it up 😄
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I’ve never read any of these, but I’ve seen some of them around! A friend of mine read Circe recently and really enjoyed it, so I’m thinking I’ll have to borrow the copy from them! 🙂
Hanne
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I hope you enjoy Circe! 😊
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Never read any of these! But always looking for recommendations! Thanks for all the suggestions.
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No problem! I hope you read and like them 😊
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The Six of Crows is a truly good book, so I have no doubt the collector’s edition must be lovely!
Filling up a shelf with books I will enjoy again and again is one of my favorite pastimes. 🙂
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It is VERY lovely 😄 And agreed!
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I haven’t heard of any of these before. I will have to check them out. I am always up for a good read!
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I hope you do check them out and like them! 😊
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So obsessed with the collector’s edition of Six of Crows! Such an amazing edition!
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Yass! It’s beautiful 😍
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I can’t really remember the last book I bought for myself, my partner’s the one that loves to read. I just read book reviews and suggestions so I can figure out what books to buy them next as presents, so this has given me a few books to consider for them
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It’s great that you read book reviews to find out what you can gift your partner! #couplegoals 😊
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The collector’s edition of Six of Crows looks beautiful! Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
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Thank you! 😁
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So many good ones on your list! That edition of Six of Crows is GORGEOUS! Circe is on my tbr for this year. And I loved Frankly in Love. I’ve been surprised by all the mixed reviews. I hope you enjoy them!
My Top Ten Tuesday
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Thank you! I’m excited to read them 😊
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Ooh! I think I am going to put My So-Called Bollywood Life on my TBR now 🙂
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It’s very promising! I hope you like it 😊
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Hope you like it!
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Ooh that Six of Crows edition is beautiful! And I so need to get to Circe. Have heard it’s really good.
Awesome list!
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It is!! And I hope you’re able to get Circe soon 😊
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I haven’t read any of these books, but I’m always looking for new recommendations! Thanks for sharing! I loved reading this post! 🙂
melissakacar.blogspot.com
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I hope you like them! 😊
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I haven’t read any of the books you have shared but they seem like interesting reads! Love that you have a collection going on and that these books encompass different genres. Hope you will enjoy reading all of them!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
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Thank you! 😊
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Oooh Circe! I am super interested in that one but I am waiting to get it until I read her first book A Song of Achilles. I feel like I need to at least read that one first to see if I like her writing style. I hope you enjoy all of these when you get around to them!! ❤
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I hope you like A Song of Achilles! I haven’t read it but I did hear good things. Thank you!
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