Books for the TBR Pile... 'This is what happens when I have Annual Leave without my kids' Edition

Yep, I've had four days of annual leave and it has been lovely :o) Well, apart from my ex's cat holding a bit of a grudge from the last time I looked after it. To be fair, the poor thing did end up sedated by the vet and had its front legs shaved, all for what turned out to be a big misunderstanding on my part but even so... You would have thought she'd have gotten over it by now but apparently not :o( Anyway...

I've had four days off work with no-one to please but myself and you know what that means... Yep, my good intentions of 'no book buying' ended up trampled in the rush for me to buy even more new(ish) books. Dammit. At least I've been going down the second hand route, that's something I guess. Anyway, lets take a look shall we?


I had to get rid of my 'Otherland' books, years ago, and always regretted it. I managed to find the first two books a while ago but somehow never got round to buying 'Mountain of Black Glass' and 'Sea of Silver Light'... Until now that is, my collection is complete again and I can look at that particular shelf without feeling anxious. I think I've got a problem... I also think that 'Otherland' may well be a re-read project for the New Year; I really want to finish 'Into the Narrowdark' before I think of picking up any of Tad Williams' other books...

And 'The Thousand Names'? I enjoyed reading it, way back in the day, and thought it was due a re-read so... Here it is :o) I'm not quite sure where it sits on the TBR Pile but it's there or thereabouts.


My local pharmacy is only a bus stop away from Brockley Books so it made sense to combine the two, that's what I keep telling myself ;o) And that's where I found a copy of 'Blackwing', another book that I've heard great things about but somehow never got round to finding out for myself. Until now that is, you can probably tell that I've made a start on it and it's looking very good so far. I reckon you'll see a review next week.

And the 'Crimson Empire' books? I've had my eye on these books for a week or two (they were only a couple of quid each in the British Heart Foundation shop) and when I won some money on a scratch-card, that was all the excuse I needed. Again, I'm not sure where these will sit on the TBR Pile but I'm hoping to pick up 'A Crown for Cold Silver' soonish. 

And that's your lot for this week. Lets see if I can finish more books, than I buy, next week ;o)

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