Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Top Ten Tuesday | They See Me Haulin'...


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with that week's theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here!


This week's theme is the 'Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession', and because I can't control myself I'm always acquiring new books.

I got back from Rome last night after an amazing holiday and I'm back at work tomorrow. I'm pretty tired, but it felt wrong to miss out on Top Ten Tuesday!

From my most recent backwards, here are the last ten books I've bought:


Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee: I only read To Kill a Mockingbird for the very first time last month, but I loved it and not long after I finished it I pre-ordered a pretty hardback copy of Go Set a Watchman and it arrived today! I'm looking forward to seeing what adulthood made of Scout.

Wytches, Vol.1 by Scott Snyder and Jock: I love Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque's American Vampire series, and when I heard Snyder was writing another graphic novel series about witches I had to have it. This is another one I pre-ordered, and it arrived the day I left for Rome so I'm looking forward to reading it!

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: I was hardly going to come home from Rome without a new book. I tried desperately to find an Italian version of Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, purely because I really like the film and I liked the idea of owning a book set in Italy in Italian, but I couldn't find a copy. I found a little copy of this, however, in the gift shop at the Colosseum and fell in love with it. I've never owned a book of philosophy, but I started flicking through this and I couldn't resist it. Some of it's really funny and some of it's incredibly thoughtful. I'm going to enjoy dipping in and out of this.

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey: I found a brand new hardback edition of this for just £2 in The Works, so I snapped it up! I have yet to read any Yancey, but I've heard primarily good things.

The King's Mistress by Claudia Gold: I also found a hardback edition of this in The Works for just £4, and I picked it up for the simple reason that it's about a woman I'd never heard of. I like historical nonfiction and I love my historical ladies, but as much as I'm a history enthusiast I know very little about the whole Georgian and Regency periods so I thought this book might make for an interesting read!


The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan: I'll be honest, the main reason I picked this up is because of the gorgeous cover. I have the hardback edition, and the cover is even more stunning beneath the dustjacket. I do also love the sound of plot and I've heard a lot of great reviews, plus it turns out one of the author's favourite children's books is Roald Dahl's The Magic Finger, which is also one of mine. I'm looking forward to reading it!

Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier: I already own this and I've already read it, but I decided to treat myself to the VMC edition to match my copy of Jamaica Inn.

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier: Same again here, I've read it and owned another copy but I wanted this pretty one!

Uprooted by Naomi Novik: So I've heard nothing but amazing things about this one, including a rave review from my lovely friend Natalie, and I so rarely come across standalone fantasies that I couldn't resist buying this stunning hardcover. I'm reading it right now, and enjoying it so far!

The Secret Life of Aphra Behn by Janet Todd: This is another piece of historical nonfiction all about Aphra Behn, a woman who wrote novels, plays and poetry during the 17th century. She was also employed as a spy in Antwerp by Charles II, and was good friends with his mistress, Nell Gwynn, an actress whom she dedicated one of her plays to. Basically she's one of my heroes and I can't wait to learn more about her.

Which books made your list?

12 comments:

  1. YOU'RE READING UPROOTED!!! Ahem, ahem, well I'm REALLY glad about that... I've got a beautiful library copy of The Gracekeepers (although I've only just realised that this Kirsty Logan is the Kirsty I met earlier this year at a Litfest event, she was lovely and her short stories were wonderful so I'm looking forward to this even more). Hmm I've got my eye on Aphra Benn too - looks very interesting! Very good list!

    Natalie @orchestratingaseachange

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    1. Ah, how cool that you met Kirsty Logan! I watched an interview with her and she seems lovely. :) I'm enjoying Uprooted so far, though I'm also currently reading The Goblin Emperor and Fingersmith and they're all so good that I'm struggling to pick one to finish before the other!

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  2. I really want to get my hands on The Gracekeepers! Such a stunning book! I love those Du Maurier books, and those are the editions I am hoping to spring for someday. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn sounds really interesting; I am always up for reading about extraordinary women!
    Thanks for stopping by the The Local Muse

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    1. They're really pretty editions, aren't they? They're releasing a couple of her short story collections in these editions in October, so I've pre-ordered them, and now I just need to get my hands on the pretty edition of My Cousin Rachel which, for some reason, is so difficult to find! I'll let you know what The Secret Life of Aphra Behn is like. :)

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  3. I cannot wait to read Go Set A Watchman! Eek!
    Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings

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    1. I must admit I'm pretty excited to read it myself!

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  4. Very intrigued to see what people think of Go Set A Watchman.

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    1. To be honest I think I'm going to stay away from the reviews, because like most hyped books I think it'll be a while before the honest reviews come out. There'll be reviews saying it's amazing purely because want it to be amazing, and there'll be reviews saying it's rubbish by all the people who read books like Go Set A Watchman just to say it's rubbish. I'm certainly looking forward to reading it, though!

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  5. Your cover of Uprooted is SO gorgeous (I have a copy too, need to get to it soon!) And AH! Rome! I've always wanted to go! Hope your vacation there was fantastic!

    -Cristina @ Girl in the Pages

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  6. I'm pretty hesitant myself to read Go Set a Watchman, but I really respect your comment above when you say you'll be staying away from reviews. I think that's a great idea :) Hope you enjoy it! - Maggie @ macarons & paperbacks

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