July - August TBR Pile

Its been a while since my last entry and to start things off, I am posting my July - August TBR.  The books I have on the list are some of the books I am itching to read for some time now.  Without further ado, here is my required reading list for the next two months:

1.  Nancy Drew #1 ; The Secret of the Old Clock (Carloyn Keene) - yup, that's right, Nancy Drew!  Since I wrote in an entry a few months (or weeks) back that I want to collect Nancy Drew books and read them all, I am re-starting my Nancy Drew experience with the first book of the series.

2.  The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde) - It took me a while to read this since it also took me quite a while to find it and if there are available sequels to the book available in the local bookstores.  The book first came to my attention when I read a review about it online.  I googled it and I liked the plot and the story, so here it is now.  I hope by the time I finish this, I can easily find the next book in the series.

3.  Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (Rachel Cohn and David Levithan) - So begins my David Levithan book journey.  I loved Every Day and since then I tried to get my hands on any Levithan book available.  I am especially curious on this book since some people I know saw the movie and really loved it, I'm betting the book would be even better :)

4.  Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan) - I haven't exactly read an LGBT novel before this and I am quite excited about this book to say the least.  The good reviews I read also added to my curiosity and I spent quite a while looking for it since it was mostly out of stock.  It seems like other readers out there have the same idea on getting their hands on this book like I did.  I found a copy after 3 weeks.

5.  How They Met and other Stories (David Levithan) - the 3rd Levithan book on my list.  I like the fact that the book is a collection of stories.  I think I would start off my Levithan journey this month with this one so I can get acquainted with his early writing style. 

6.  Paper Towns (John Green) - I have been reading John Green Books for the past months and it was always such a reading pleasure.  I will be posting my reviews on Looking for Alaska and the Fault in our Stars soon.  Its quite obvious that I like his books and that is why I am so excited to read this one.

7.  The Demonologist (Andrew Pyper) - When I picked this book up from Fully Booked I was not able to put it down.  I was quite intrigued by the book's plot.  I loved The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova and this book is right along that alley.  Likewise, it has been a long time since I read anything from that genre.

So that's it, my TBR list for the next two months.  Looking forward to reading during the coming rainy days while sipping hot coffee :)

Till next time! :)

-M

My Nancy Drew Challenge

Nancy Drew was my childhood hero.  A female icon depicting a brave, smart and determined young woman.  I had a collection of Nancy Drew Mystery Books when I was younger, and got around to owning around 20 books or so.  I started reading Nancy Drew when I was in Grade School.  My parents used to reward me with books when I did good at school.  That explains my love of them, my parents were the perpetrators and nurturers of my being a book geek :P

I loved the way Nancy and her friends solve their cases.  It enabled me to think beyond what is conventional, to see beyond what is normally visible to the eye.  Deep, huh?  I am not being philosophical or anything, but Nancy Drew made me believe at a young age that girls can kick ass and be smart and save the day.  She embedded the notion that certain things can be questioned and that brains are needed to succeed.  

Photo from : therelentlessreader.blogspot.com

I kept those books I collected when I was a kid until 2009.  When Typhoon Ondoy ravaged the country we were part of the population that felt its wrath.  Our house was submerged under flood waters for almost 4 days. Part of my book collection including my Nancy Drew Books were sure goners by the time the flood waters subsided.

Now, I am striving to build that collection again, hence the Nancy Drew Challenge.  I plan to rebuild my collection, but in a bigger scale.  I want to collect all 64 books in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Series.  I started this project last year and I was able to collect Books 1 - 15.  Will now start to collect 16 - 30.  Then if I am done with that, will move on to the rest :)

Why am I doing this?  aside from the fact that I am a bibliophile and collecting and reading books is part of my DNA, Nancy Drew is a part of my childhood.  And reading those books make me feel nostalgic, happy :)  It kinda takes me back to the days when as a child, life was simpler and brighter :)

So wish me luck!  Will post updates on this project from time to time :)

Till next time!

-M