Greetings you guys! It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by Jana @ That Arsty Reader Girl. I’ve tried to come up with a clever twist or play with today’s prompt, but alas. It will have to be as literal as it comes. Books I liked so much, I had to buy a copy for my personal library. The only creativity I could come up with, was the title. Just to put you all at rest, I didn’t steal a single one of my books on my list today. We did rightfully purchase them all. Some for a pretty penny and some for a steal.
No clever CANVA graphics today, I’ll just use some photos. They aren’t very good. My Mommy and me took a few sneak ones now. The puppy is sleeping and that saying of let sleeping dogs lie is ever so true if you have a fox terrier puppy in the house.
- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles – My Mommy listened to this one on audible and just had to have a copy. It’s now a very popular choice in our Book Club as well.
- The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune – Another audible choice and I am so glad we listened to it as an audio recording. But w just had to have a copy on the shelf as well.
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – Gosh we loved this book so much, my Mommy ordered a copy in especially for her form our local Book Shop. It cost a pretty penny. But we have it on the shelf and that’s all that matters.
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen – Loved the book and the adaptation, so when my Mommy got it for a steal at a market sale, she just had to buy it.
- Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew – This one was in my Mommy’s previous Book Club and when the second, third and fourth instalment in the Tannie Maria Mysteries series came out, we just had to buy it. All with matching covers of course.
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – The best audio book ever. My Mommy bought the physical book for a pretty penny as well and I can promise you, we will read it again.
- Chocolat by Joanne Harris – My Mommy read this one many years ago as a borrowed copy from a friend. The same market she got Water for Elephants from, also provided this copy.
- The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson – One of those books you just have to own so you can borrow it to every Tom, Dick and Harry. Read it on Kindle the first time.
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce – Another Book Club pick that wasn’t my Mommy’s book to begin with. Now we just need to still find a copy of The Love Songs of Miss Queenie Hennessy.
- The Bridgerton Series – The Duke and I was recommended to us a couple of years ago and my Mommy first read it on Kindle. When the Netflix series came out, we devoured a couple more of the books and then my Mommy spent all her birthday money last year to buy the whole series. Who wouldn’t?
What books landed on your bookshelf only after you’ve read it?
Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Gentleman in Moscow is so good and I need to read Recipes for Love and Murder. That sounds like a book I’d love!
Oh you would love Recipes for Love and Murder, Katherine! It’s very South African and oh so funny. And the recipes are to die for. Best part, it’s actually a part of a series. Let me know if you get to it!
So many of those I want to read, are on my TBR and I’m excited to get to
I need a copy of Project Hail Mary! How lucky you found it at a sale. I’m keeping my eyes out for a cheap copy in good condition 🙂
HI Lisa! I actually found a brand new new copy on sale. Hopefully you will find a copy as well.
Thanks for the visit and so sorry for the late reply….
What a great list, Mareli and Elza. I read quite a few of the books. A Gentleman in Moscow, Water for Elephants, Chocolat, The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Some I loved, others not so much. The first one is definitely my favourite.
Thanks for visiting my TTT this week.
Hi there Marianne!
So glad you enjoyed our list and I am so sorry that we reply only so late!! It was a bit of a crazy week.
No rush, we all have a life outside the internet. I hope your week goes better from now on.
Nice list! I want to read all the Bridgerton books soon.
I almost can’t believe that you haven’t read The Bridgerton series yet! I think you will love them.
This is another great list from you! I adored A Gentleman in Moscow and the Bridgerton books 😍 and really need to finally read Project Hail Mary already – everyone seems to love it. Happy Tuesday!
Hi there Leah! Thank you for the lovely compliment.
A Gentleman in Moscow was a lovely read and I’m so glad I have a copy of it. Yes! Do try to get to Project Hail Mary, there’s a reason why everyone loves Project Hail Mary. It’s a stunning read.
So sorry for the late reply, I hope you will have a wonderful weekend.
My husband is reading Project Hail Mary right now. I have not read any of these, but Julia Quinn’s are super pretty!
Hi there Cindy!
I think you will love a number of these and I hope you will get to them soon. How does your husband find Project Hail Mary? I loved that book so much!!
So sorry for the late reply, I do hope you will have a wonderful weekend ahead.
He currently doesn’t have a lot of time to read, so he’s been in it for 3 weeks, he is halfway through and enjoying it 🙂
Ooh nice ones! Those are pretty much new to me ones.
Thanks for visiting for my TTT!
I loved all of these and hope you will enjoy them too if you ever get the chance.
Have a wonderful weekend ahead!
Great list and funny spin on this week’s prompt. Project Hail Mary keeps popping up, I think it’s a sign 😉
Have a great week 🙂
Hi there Rae, you can’t go wrong with Project Hail Mary! Do give it a try wen you get a chance.
Sorry for the late reply, I hope you will have a wonderful weekend ahead.
I started Water for Elephants in February but had to put it down because I needed to read other books. I still plan on finishing it, though. I’d love to read the Bridgerton series. I just don’t know when I’ll have the time. LOL.
I hope you will get to read Water for Elephants soon again. It is a great read and I’m sure you will love it.
Luckily the Bridgerton books are all quick reads and always so much fun.
Sorry for the late reply, I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend.
No stealing! (But if you do, blame it on the pup).
So… Water for Elephants. I liked the movie, but I haven’t read the book .
Now that’s a brilliant idea Greg! Just blame it on the little mutt.
Water for Elephants is a really great read, sure you will like it as well.
Hope you will have a great weekend!
With a title like that I was intrigued. Now I’m sad that there was no actual story of theft involved. LOL Your Bridgerton series looks so pretty all lined up together.
LOL Tanya! Stealing books are just wrong on so many ways. But I am sure all of us have a story about a book we “kept” from a library or borrowed from a friend….
So sorry about the late reply, I hope you had a great week and will have a good weekend!
I also listened to The House in the Cerulean Sea on audio first and loved it so much I bought a physical copy afterwards too 🙂 Also, those Bridgerton books look so nice together.
I am so glad to hear you’ve enjoyed House in the Cerulean Sea so much that you also bought a physical copy. It’s a great book.
The Bridgerton books are so much fun and all those covers are great yes!
Andy Weir is a genius, isn’t he?
Oh he sure is Bonnie! I’ve read The Martian and Project Hail Mary. I’ve bought Artemis with Project Hail Mary but haven’t read it yet.
Sorry for the late reply, Bonnie and I hope you will have a good weekend!
I loved the title! It made me laugh. I love the list too. I am a bit scared to read more Bridgerton as I wasn’t sure on the first one but loved the second one!
Have a great week and I hope the puppy sleeps well 😂
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Hi Emily!
Glad our title could make you smile and be assured that it’s not the truth at all. We won’t steal a book, that’s just wrong.
I’ve also enjoyed the second instalment of the Bridgerton series more than the first one. But yes, go ahead with reading the rest of the series. It’s a lot of fun!
I’ve read and enjoyed all but the Bridgerton series, and though I don’t keep books I’ve already read, if I did, Cerulean Sea and Project Hail Mary would likely be on the shelf! Great list of good books.
I just love to collect books and look at all my pretties here on the shelve! Even if I have read it already….
The Bridgerton series is nothing but fun and I just had to buy it. They all look so pretty together!
Great list! I really enjoyed The House in the Cerulean Sea, so I can see why you would want to have a copy of it on the shelf. I’ve yet to read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, but I hope when I do read it that I like it as much as you did!
Addie LaRue was brilliant in my opinion, but I also know of one or two people who actually didn’t enjoy it at all. So give it a try and let me know!
Glad to hear you’ve also loved The House in the Cerulean Sea, such a great read!
Have a good weekend coming up.
I got The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue on Netgalley, but I love VE Schwab and wanted the pretty Waterstones special edition for my collection, so I got it even though I’d already read it.
I have Addie LaRue on Audible as well, but just needed to have a physical copy. It’s such a great book.
Thanks for stopping by today!
I’ve read and loved 6 of these from your list; I can understand wanting them to be keepers. The other collections look good as well. I like this topic.
Hi there Diane!
So glad to hear we are still great minds that think alike. I loved all of these and I am very glad to have them on my shelf.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will enjoy the rest of your week!
Project Hail Mary was amazing. I can’t wait until the film version comes out.
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Hi there Lydia!
I couldn’t agree more. I can’t wait to see what they are going to do with Rocky….
Now I’ve just spent a half hour adding books to my wishlist, thanks to you! lol I’ve read and loved most of what’s on your list, but the four books that I haven’t read are now on my wishlist. Sigh. Enabler! lol
Yea!! My list is quite diverse, I know. But that’s how I love to read! Would love to know your thoughts on Addie LaRue… And Bridgerton is nothing but fun. I need to still finish my series.
Enjoy the rest of your week Debbie!
I loved reading The 100-Year-Old Man! It made me laugh so many times. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a great audiobook, and James Broadbent narrates it.
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I know Pam! The 100 year old man was just brilliant and I borrow my copy to so many people. Have you read any of his other works? The Girl who saved the King of Sweden was also really good.
Thanks for the visit! Hope you will enjoy the rest of your week.