Friday, April 17, 2020

Friday Fives - Five Books I Got From The Library

I'm taking a bit of a break from my usual Friday Linkups to try something a little different.  Michelle over at Because Reading is Better Than Real Life   used to do a Five on Fridays that I always enjoyed and I've seen a few other variations on the theme.  As well I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd give start making random five lists.  Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much. I'm also going to start linking up with Kathryn over at Book Date for her Connect Five.  Today I'm looking at five random books I picked up last time I was at the library - before it closed of course!  I've had decent luck getting some of these read during quarantine.


1.  Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein - This is one that was on my TBR forever and when I saw it on the shelf when I was looking for a middle grade to review at the beginning of this month I figured it was a sign.


2.  Digging Up the Dirt by Miranda James - I love James' Cat in the Stacks series and when I saw this was a series centered around my favorite side characters I knew I had to pick this up.


3.  Thunderstruck by Erik Larson - I loved Dead Wake when I listened to it last year and this is a story I'm really curious about.  I'm hoping the read is as good as the listen.


4.  All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior - I really enjoyed another parenting book I read (The Read Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie) so I thought I'd give this a try.  It's definitely a trap I think lots of us fall into parents or not.


5.  Come Sundown by Nora Roberts - So I've been wanting to read this one since it came out but then I saw that it takes place in Montana which is a state I haven't found many books set in that particular state and my goal is to "visit" as many states as possible this year.

What books have you picked up recently?
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9 comments:

  1. SusanApril 17, 2020 at 3:12 PM

    The nice thing about the library being closed is that I can actually get all my library books read! That rarely happens.

    I enjoyed MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY when I read it. I haven't picked up the sequel yet though.

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  2. BeaApril 17, 2020 at 5:20 PM

    I've been requesting so many ebooks and audiobooks from my library over the past month, mostly fiction but some non-fiction too. I read Come Sundown but don't remember it; your other books are new to me. Happy reading!

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  3. Laurel-Rain SnowApril 17, 2020 at 6:33 PM

    I have Come Sundown on my Kindle, so I'm eager to read it soon. Thanks for the reminder. I've actually been in Montana, back when I was a kid and we went on road trips across the country.

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  4. Literary FelineApril 18, 2020 at 10:24 PM

    Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library sounds like such a fun book. I have All Joy and No Fun on my wish list. I've heard good things about it. I really miss the library. :-(

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  5. Kathryn TApril 19, 2020 at 1:37 AM

    I only have three books from the library before it closed. I've only read one and browsed through one. I did rad the Nora Roberts one, can't remember what it was about but generally her suspense ones are good.

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  6. YvonneApril 19, 2020 at 11:31 AM

    These all look good. Enjoy!

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  7. Carole's Random LifeApril 19, 2020 at 6:39 PM

    I haven't read any of these books but I see a couple that I wouldn't mind picking up. Nora Roberts is usually good and Digging Up the Dirt looks like fun. Enjoy!

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  8. chucklesthescotApril 24, 2020 at 6:51 AM

    I seem to be picking up too many books and then not getting round to reading anything! Just grabbed a pile of horror books to add to the TBR thanks to Erica's Corona Con post!

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  9. La La in the LibraryApril 29, 2020 at 7:17 AM

    All Joy and No fun sounds interesting. 👍

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