Stacking the Shelves: January Edition

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Alexandra Bracken, Amy Ewing, Anne of Green Gables, Barry Jonsberg, Black Beauty, Classics, Dead of Winter, Derek Landy, In the Afterlight, John Flanagan, Kresley Cole, Lauren Oliver, Pandora Jones, Panic, Peter Pan, Puffin Classics, Rachael Craw, Ranger's Apprentice, Skulduggery Pleasant, Spark, Stacking the Shelves, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Call of the Wild, The Jewel, The Secret Garden, The Wind in the Willows

Stacking the Shelves is a thing where we talk about the books we’ve collected in the past week/month/whenever. These can be bought, delivered, ARCs, ebooks, etc.. Pretty self-explanatory.
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tygna’s Reviews

This year, instead of doing weekly StS posts, I’ve decided to  monthly. Just to make my life a little easier.
It will usually go on the last day of the month, but I was away yesterday, so it didn’t happen.

Books Bought:

Puffin Classics box set (paperback). Including:
– Black Beauty
– Peter Pan
– The Call of the Wild
– The Wind in the Willows
– The Adventures of Robin Hood
– The Secret Garden
– The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
– Anne of Green Gables

Other books bought include:

Ranger’s Apprentice, by John Flanagan

Skulduggery Pleasant 1 and 2, by Derek Landy

In the Afterlight, by Alexandra Bracken

Pandora Jones: Admission, by Barry Jonsberg

 

Books Won:

Spark, by Rachael Craw

The Jewel, by Amy Ewing

 

Books received as Presents:

Panic, by Lauren Oliver

Dead of Winter, by Kresley Cole

Top Ten Tuesday

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A Tale of Two Cities, Anne of Green Gables, Classics, Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, The Illiad, The Importance of Being Ernest, The Odyssey, Top Ten Tuesday, Wuthering Heights

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This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Favourite Classics/Classics that I want to read

Top 5 Classics that I want to read:

1. Dracula
I’ve always wanted to read this…the library has it on audio, so I’ll definitely be listening to it soon.

2. Pride and Prejudice
Another one that I’ve always wanted to read. I want to read pretty much any Jane Austen, really.

3. A Tale of Two Cities
I’ll be honest, one of the main reasons I want to read this is because of The Infernal Devices trilogy (by Cassandra Clare). Also, because it’s Charles Dickens.

4. Wuthering Heights
I started reading this once…it was a few years ago and I gave up after, like, 3 pages. I’ve been wanting to give it another go ever since.

5. The Illiad/The Odyssey
Ever since reading Percy Jackson, I’ve wanted to read the original myths. Where better to start?

Top 5 Favourite Classic books:

1. Anne of Green Gables
Read this when I was younger, absolutely loved it.

2. The Importance of Being Ernest
I had to read this one for school, but I loved it. It was absolutely hilarious.

3. Frankenstein
This was one that I wanted to have to read for school, but we did another book instead. I read it anyway and did enjoy it.

4. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I’d been wanting to read this for ages, and I finally got around to it a couple of weeks ago. It was weird, strange and the ending was a little abrupt, but it was still good.

5. Jane Eyre
Yet another book that I had to read for school, but still good.