Library Loot: July 29

Over at Shelfari there is a group called Play Book Tag. This months games over at PBT is called the amazing race. Where there are teams of two and the teams compete to read books based tagged a certain nation (if that makes since). My neighborhood library is really small and limited in the amount of books that they have. So, I decided to go downtown to the Main Library. I love big libraries they are so much fun and so quite.

After I got the four books that I was looking for I decided to read some of Sons and Lovers. I sat outside by a fountain and read. Even though I am Miami, it was not sunny. It was cloudy and looked like it was going to rain. But it was hot and sitting by the fountain was relaxing. I headed back into the library when it started to rain to finish up the chapter that I was reading. I hate rain.

But anywho. My Loot is:

Q&A by Vikas Swarup for the country India

Will There be Good News by Kate Atkinson for country Scotland

Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris (sequel to Chocolat) for country France

Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah continent Africa

Mailbox Monday & Library Loot (2 for 1)

The past week has been kind of good to me with the amount of books coming in. Not so much so for those headed out. In the past week I have collected about 5 more books. Three from the library and 2 were drop off at my doorstep by the postman (and yes I know for sure I postal worker is male).

The Shelfari book group Book Chat hosted a Christmas in June. Where individuals signed up to be Secret Santa's and sent other participants books from their wish list.

The ever so generous Elf-in-training Marguerite sent me The Help and The Lovely Bones. Both of which have been on my wish list for about a year now.

From the library, I gathered the following three books. Each of which, are for challenges that I am currently in. One one of them Imago was actually on my TBR list.

What books wiggled their way into your home this week?

Library Loot: January 28

Library Loot is a cousin to Mailbox Monday (just not on a specific day during the week). I found the concept over at A Striped Armchair. I don't buy books that often so this might end up being a regular feature. I try to go to the library only once every couple of weeks. But anyways.

This weeks loot is:

"The Gathering" by Ann Enright fits at least two challenges that I am doing this year. It is set in Ireland so it fits the Round The World Challenge. And I got it from the library so it fits the Library Challenge.

You can check out a portion of the book over at Google Books.

"The Journey Home: A Novel" by Olaf Olafsson also is a book that fits the Round The World Challenge and the Library Challenge. The story is set in Iceland.

I have heard a lot about "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld from various books sites and really had no intention of actually reading it even though all the reviews have been mostly positive. But a group that I am involved in over at Good Reads, has this book as a group selection. They are actually reading the whole series. So, I decided to join. It fits two challenges: The Series Challenge and the Library Challenge.

The last book is "New Moon" by Stephanie Meyer. I have already read Twilight, I actually have read it twice. The first time was to see what all the hype was about and the second time was so that I could refresh my memory after watching the movie. I am not really a fan but since I start the series I might as well finish it (and it works for the Series Challenge).