Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality. It's a place to showcase any books I have purchased, borrowed, or been lucky enough to have been given an advance copy of.
Hope you find something that looks interesting to you or that makes you remember a favorite book you need to finish. Happy reading y'all!
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
Free with Kindle points
I used to read lots of books like this one. The documentary type stories about other countries and reporters who bravely venture through dangerous territory. I got tired of the genre and hadn't read any for many years. But this story caught my eye and I started it and found it was hard to put down. This daring author retraces the famous Livingstone/Stanley journey into the Congo in the early 2000's. He has an obsession with completing the journey despite everyone warning him not to.
I'm on chapter 3 and already full of anxiety for him! Not my usual book to post about but I consider it history (he starts with an account of the Congo's long internal conflict and Livingstone and Stanley's journeys), adventure, and current events. It is also a bit of a mystery in that you are kept wondering what scary event will befall him next. I am really enjoying it.
Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt by Nina Burleigh
Library borrow: Free
Loving all things Egypt and the Napoleonic Era this book looked interesting, combining both. I had absolutely no idea that Napoleon took a group of scientific explorers and intellectuals into the Middle East to investigate, explore, and catalog everything in the surrounding country of the pyramids.
I am honestly surprised I'd not heard about this as it seems like a pretty amazing undertaking. It took them three years and created a huge written account of the pyramid treasures.
Trouble On a Country Lane by Isabella Bassett
Free with Kindle Unlimited trial
Of course no Sunday Stacking the Shelves would be complete for me without a cozy mystery! This is book 4 in one of my favorite series about an English socialite turned assistant who keeps getting involved in....you guessed it....murders. Along with her adorable, eccentric Uncle Albert (who she works for), she and her love interest, James, work to find out whoodunit.
I love the locations for these books, Uncle Albert's quirkiness and affiliation with the Royal Society, and Lady Caroline's humor. It's one series I will continue to stick with.
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