Book Shame is a monthly post
here on A Book So Fathomless where I pick out four books from my TBR jar, talk
about them and then challenge myself to read them before the next post.
I
know this is a little early in the month, but I’ve already finished my four
books from last month so I figured there was no point waiting.
I
liked Who Could That Be At This Hour by Lemony Snicket, and you can see my
review here. Unfortunately, I didn’t love Charlotte Gray or Castle Dor as much
as I’d hoped. I didn’t techanically read The White Queen but I was doing
research on the series and everyone recommends starting with The Lady of the
Rivers (which I already own) so I’m going to start that this weekend.
I
picked out four really great books for April. I really love that I don’t tend
to pick YA novels out of my TBR jar, which means I pick up things that I might
not otherwise read for months.
The
Mirror Crack’d Side to Side by Agatha Christie
I’m
trying to read 12 Agatha books this year and so far I’ve only read one, so I’m
happy to have picked this one out. This is one of her books that I know
literally nothing about.
The
Keys to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson
I
love me some Maureen Johnson. Seriously, I adore everything I’ve read by her.
Again, no idea what this is about.
Down
and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
It’s
been a while since I’ve read any Orwell, but this is probably the book of his
that I am most excited for. Also, I’ll be visiting Paris and London in a few
months so this should be a really interesting read.
The
Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
I’m
not even going to try and pretend that this isn’t the book I’m most excited
for. This a re-read for me as I went through a massive Nancy Drew stage when I
was younger. I’m so excited to return to one of my favourite characters.
I’m
genuinely excited for all of these. They are all reasonably short books so
hopefully I can get through them quite quickly.
