Hi everyone! Stacking the Shelves which looks at which books I’ve recently added to my reading list.
The Stacking the Shelves meme was originally hosted at Team Tynga’s Reviews. For the last few years it’s been co-hosted at Team Tynga’s and at Reading Reality.
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. Don’t forget audiobooks!
So without further adieu, let me show you what I’m Stacking the Shelves with this week!
Stacking The Shelves with Netgalley Ebooks:
Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting had been on my reading list for a few months when it became available as a read now on Netgalley. I read the author’s book The Authenticity Project in 2020 and really enjoyed it. I loved the message for the book relayed in the synopsis and I look forward to reading it.
Synopsis:
Every day Iona, a larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, travels the ten stops from Hampton Court to Waterloo Station by train, accompanied by her dog, Lulu. Every day she sees the same people, whom she knows only by nickname: Impossibly-Pretty-Constant-Reader and Terribly-Lonely-Teenager. Of course, they never speak. Seasoned commuters never do.
Then one morning, the man she calls Smart-But-Sexist-Manspreader chokes on a grape right in front of her. He’d have died were it not for the timely intervention of Sanjay, a nurse, who gives him the Heimlich maneuver.
This single event starts a chain reaction, and an eclectic group of people with almost nothing in common except their commute discover that a chance encounter can blossom into much more. It turns out that talking to strangers can teach you about the world around you—and even more about yourself.
Stacking the Shelves With Netgalley Audiobooks:
When I saw the synopsis for The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle several months ago I immediately added it to my reading list. I love that the protagonist is older and trying to find his best life after forced retirement.
Synopsis:
Every day, Albert Entwistle makes his way through the streets of his small English town, delivering letters and parcels and returning greetings with a quick wave and a “how do?” Everyone on his route knows Albert, or thinks they do—a man of quiet routines, content to live alone with his cat, Gracie.
Three months before his sixty-fifth birthday, Albert receives a letter from the Royal Mail thanking him for decades of service and stating that he is being forced into retirement. At once, Albert’s simple life unravels. Without the work that fills his days, what will he do? He has no friends, family, or hobbies—just a past he never speaks of, and a lost love that fills him with regret. And so, rather than continue his lonely existence, Albert forms a brave plan to start truly living, to be honest about who he is . . . and to find George, the man with whom he spent one perfect spring and summer long ago.
One painful yet exhilarating step at a time, Albert begins searching for George and revealing his story to those around him. As he does, something extraordinary happens. Albert finds unlikely allies, new friends, and the courage to help others—even as he seeks the happiness he’s always denied himself.
Beautifully written, funny, and wise, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle is a book to fall in love with and to be inspired by, one that proves it is never too late to live, to hope, and to love.
The Bodyguard is another book that has been on my reading list for several months. When the audiobook was available on Netgalley, I requested it and happily I was approved. A female bodyguard protecting a celebrity? Yes please!
Synopsis:
She’s got his back.
Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka “bodyguard”), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker.
He’s got her heart.
Jack Stapleton’s a household name—captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But a few years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public eye and went off the grid.
They’ve got a secret.
When Jack’s mom gets sick, he comes home to the family’s Texas ranch to help out. Only one catch: He doesn’t want his family to know about his stalker. Or the bodyguard thing. And so Hannah—against her will and her better judgment—finds herself pretending to be Jack’s girlfriend as a cover. Even though her ex, like a jerk, says no one will believe it.
What could possibly go wrong???
Hannah hardly believes it, herself. But the more time she spends with Jack, the more real it all starts to seem. And there lies the heartbreak. Because it’s easy for Hannah to protect Jack. But protecting her own, long-neglected heart? That’s the hardest thing she’s ever done.
That’s what I’m Stacking the Shelves with this week! Have you read any of these books, or are they on your list of books to read?
Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Taken
Hope you enjoy all your new reads!
thathappyreader
Thank you Sarah!
Jaya Avendel
Rules for Commuting sounds like such a great read! I love that it has an interesting set-up and the promise of fun character interactions as the story builds up.
thathappyreader
It does sound like a great read! Thanks for reading and commenting Jaya!
Carla
Rules for Commuting sounds like a great story. Thanks for highlighting it.
thathappyreader
I think so too Carla! Thanks for reading and commenting.
Lauren
I haven’t heard of or read any of these before but I like the sound of the body guard book, that sounds like it would be something I would enjoy. I haven’t added any new books recently. I need to read what I have first ha ha. Thank you for sharing your suggestions.
Lauren x
thathappyreader
Thanks for reading and commenting Lauren!
Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog)
Oooh! All of these books sound interesting! Great haul!
thathappyreader
Thank you Ronyell!
Wendy Williams
Nice haul, Jodie. I’m so glad you were able to get The Bodyguard. I haven’t got to it yet, but I’ve heard it’s very good.
thathappyreader
Thanks Wendy! I’m looking forward to listening to it.
Mark
Always great when a book you were wanting to read becomes available for free. Hope you enjoy all three of these.
thathappyreader
Thank you Mark!