I'm participating in today's Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's prompt is:
The Last Ten Books I Returned To The Library Unread
The original prompt asked to list the last ten books that came into my possession. I thought my answers to that question would be to close to my answers to this prompt from a few weeks ago, so I changed it a little.
I'm actually quite fastidious about my library books. I really hate returning books to the library unread, so I try really hard to only check out a reasonable number of books I know I can read before they're due. But occasionally a bunch of my requests will come through all at once, and I don't always get to them all. Or sometimes, I'm just not in the mood for that book, so it gets sent back unopened. Here are the last ten books I've returned to the library unread:
10. Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman
I actually did start this one, but I didn't get very far. It seemed like a good book, it just wasn't what I was in the mood for.
9. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
I do love me some Shannon Hale, and I've been wanting to read this series. But I ended up reading her third Princess Academy book instead.
8. The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson
This book sounds amazing. I just ran out of time.
7. The Wizard's Promise by Cassandra Rose Clarke
I love Clarke's The Assassin's Curse duology, so I will read this book someday. Just not yet, apparently.
6. Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Did anyone else see that miniseries based on this book last year? I thought it was really well done, and have been itching to read this book ever since. Though I'm apparently not itching hard enough.
5. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott
The American Civil War is not my favorite era to read about, but I do like spy stories. I'd like to give this book another shot.
4. Talon by Julie Kagawa
Hello, this book is about dragons. Why didn't I read it?? I have no answers here.
3. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
I devoured Chima's Seven Realms series. I want to do the same to this series, but just haven't started yet.
2. Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
This one hurt to return unread. I still want to read it really badly, I just didn't have the time when I had it in my possession.
1. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
I still want to read this one, too. I might wait until the whole series is released before re-attempting to start, though.
Tell me, how many books do you check out from the library at once? How often do you return books unread?
And this is why I don't go to the library. I can't stand returning books unread. To much stress for me.
ReplyDeleteThere totally is unnecessary stress involved with library books! But it's a lot easier on my wallet to get my books from there, so I deal with the stress.
DeleteI hate returning books unread to the library too. I rarely go to the library anymore. That's because I have so many unread books on my bookshelves that I'm trying to read them instead, lol.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! I go through phases where I won't let myself buy or check out any new books until I've read something from my own shelves first. But the grass is always greener at the library. (That's the saying, right? :) )
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