#unreadshelfproject2019

Button Man by Andrew Gross takes place in the 20s and 30s of NYC. Family tragedy, three brothers who each choose a different path, the garment district, the Russian Jewish mob and one brother who stands up to them. This is an uncommon story but Gross does a great job making the characters come alive. You are fully invested by the end. Be sure to read the author acknowledgement to get one more twist to the story. A great read for fans of historical fiction. #buttonman #andrewgross #unreadshelfproject2019 #historicalfiction #garmentdistrictnyc #lesliefay #vintagecamera #anscoplenax #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #novel #bookaddict #bookcover #bookhaul #bibliophile #goodreads #homelibrary #readsomebooks #fiction #thriller https://www.instagram.com/p/ByP_Q3cAkb5/?igshid=1se5taio7dspq

Are you joining any readalongs or bookish challenges this month? . I’m joining the #ardentlyaustenbookclub in reading Mansfield Park by Jane Austen this month! I’ve been meaning to read this book for years so I’m really happy that I’ll finally be getting to it. . I’m also using Mansfield Park as my #unreadshelfproject2019 March challenge pick! This challenge has been wonderful, it’s really helped me change my book buying habits, realize how many unread books I own, and just be more aware of my reading choices in general. . . . #classics #classicbooks #bookphoto #classiclit #bookstagramfeature #bookcommunity #bookish #beautifulbooks #bookaesthetic #readersofinsta #cozy #bookfeaturepage #ilovebooks #anticipatedreads #janeausten #booksandtea #penguinclothboundclassics https://www.instagram.com/p/BukXvFxnpp8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13uqp8xpq2fuy

I’ve had Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave on the shelf for a long time so when Kelli @amillionpages talked about a buddy read I was in. This is historical fiction that takes place in the early days of WW ll in London. The air raids, the rationing, the starvation, friends dying and the duty people are expected to have during war. This was a tough book emotionally but Cleave does a great job showing us the tremendous English spirit in a time of desperation. I did the audiobook and there’s a scene where the children left behind from the evacuation, the broken and damaged, are doing a Christmas play - I almost had to pull the car over. So much emotion in this story. Be sure to read the author’s note at the end. #everyonebraveisforgiven #chriscleave #historicalfiction #wwiifiction #unreadshelfproject2019 #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #novel #bookaddict #bookcover #bookhaul #bibliophile #goodreads #homelibrary #readsomebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFNFm9nK-I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m0isonqhru99

I’ve been making a concerted effort to tackle my physical owned TBR books. I bought Newt’s Emerald on @bookoutlet (professional TBR makers 😏) over a year ago. I finally got around to reading it. And it was a fun little read! If you love Regency Romance similar to Georgette Heyer’s style, you will enjoy this. I love Heyer and have read almost all her regency books. Turns out, Nix is a big fan of hers and it definitely shows in this. I would say this is more of a middle grade/younger teen version of the genre mixed with fantasy. I really hope he comes out with more books like this one! 💚 . #QOTD: Do you like Regency Romance? I love it!! I read both varieties: Heyer/Austinish and bodice rippers. 🤣 I love reading the descriptions of the fashion and ballrooms best. . SYNOPSIS: “On her eighteenth birthday, Lady Truthful, nicknamed “Newt,” will inherit her family’s treasure: the Newington Emerald. A dazzling heart-shaped gem, the Emerald also bestows its wearer with magical powers. When the Emerald disappears one stormy night, Newt sets off to recover it. Her plan entails dressing up as a man, mustache included, as no well-bred young lady should be seen out and about on her own. While in disguise, Newt encounters the handsome but shrewd Major Harnett, who volunteers to help find the missing Emerald under the assumption that she is a man. Once she and her unsuspecting ally are caught up in a dangerous adventure that includes an evil sorceress, Newt realizes that something else is afoot: the beating of her heart.” . . . . #bookstagram #tbr #unreadshelfproject2019 #bookreview #middlegradefantasy #fantasybooks #garthnix #newtsemerald #bookoutlet #regencyromance #georgetteheyer #bookworm #booknerd #kidlit #amreading #fortheloveofbooks #middlegradebooks #booknerdigans #beautybookcorner https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu5LGROHCsy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hun7msfwpuiw

Working through my #unreadshelfproject2019 Audiobook version of An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. Maybe you don’t normally read YA fantasy but Tahir has given us a nice story. There’s Laia the Scholar, who is now a slave and spy for the Resistance. Elias is in his final days of Mask training at Blackcliff Military Academy. But the Augurs have other plans. Tahir does some nice world-building. One issue with the audiobook. It took a few chapters to understand the narrator. Once I got used to her voice and cadence, it worked okay. #anemberintheashes #sabaatahir #ya #yafantasy #audiobook #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #novel #bookaddict #bookcover #bookhaul #bibliophile #goodreads #homelibrary #readsomebooks #fiction (at Ballentine, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuT8h-YHVAz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aj1qqjk0bgct

January was a good reading year (right? 🤷🏼‍♂️) Winter Loon was a surprise hit and a book you should definitely add this year. THREE botm books, so I stayed even 🙋🏼‍♂️ And the final book in Kristen Orlando’s Black Angel trilogy. A great YA series you should already be reading. What was your favorite book in January? Thunderhead ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Need to Know ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Last Lullaby ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Silent Patient ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cinder ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Cutting Edge ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Winter Loon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You Won’t See Me Coming ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An Anonymous Girl ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Circe ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Legendary ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Break Down ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 #januarywrapup #bradswrapup #bookofthemonth #unreadshelfproject2019 #unreadbotmchallenge #kristenorlando #youwontseemecoming #winterloon #bookstack #thesilentpatient #ananonymousgirl #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #bookreview #hardcover #novel #bookaddict #bookcover #bookhaul #bibliophile #goodreads #homelibrary #readsomebooks #fiction #crimefiction #thriller #thunderhead https://www.instagram.com/p/BtYlxFvnPWr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x72kn1xeafwg

The Breakdown by B.A.Paris is her follow-up to the buzzy Behind Closed Doors. And part of my #unreadshelfproject2019 “Cass is having a hard time since she saw the car in the woods. She didn’t stop to help and found out the woman had been murdered. And Cass had been friends with her. Cass starts forgetting things and getting calls from the murderer (she thinks) Can she pull it together? Then she gets something that makes her rethink everything. Now what will she do?” Book is a decent read. Cass’s breakdown gets tiresome. Too me it takes a bit long to make a point. You may guess some of the end. And there are several moments where you’ll yell at Cass. (Don’t you talk to fictional characters? 🤷🏼‍♂️) Would be great for the beach 🏖 #thebreakdown #baparis #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #novel #bookaddict #bookcover #bookhaul #bibliophile #goodreads #homelibrary #readsomebooks #fiction #beachread #thriller https://www.instagram.com/p/BtV2LvSnOHw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bvqvyfe2tv6e

Kicking off #theunreadshelfproject2019 by finishing 1984 this month! For January, you read any unread book, and if by the end of the month you haven’t finished, you get rid of it. This project is started by @theunreadshelf on Instagram if you want to learn more! ❤️ ✨ I love this idea, I’ve realised how much books in my possession I have not read yet, yet was meaning to for so long 📚 Here’s to a year of getting through the unread books ❤️ ✨ I talk a bit more about my reading goals for 2019 in my new blog post (link in profile) so feel free to check it out 😘 ✨ What unread books on your tbr shelf do you have to read this year? 😄And what are your reading goals for 2019? ✨ . . . #unreadshelfproject2019 #booknerd #bookstagram #booklover #booklife #reading #bookish #penguinenglishlibrary #bookgram #1984 #bookphotgraphy #bookaddict #instabook #bookishescape #georgeorwell #bookstagramza #bookandflower #lavendelove https://www.instagram.com/p/BsimeBOnujQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10fa1k8dbq9u9